PMID- 36519023 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230616 IS - 2218-6751 (Print) IS - 2226-4477 (Electronic) IS - 2218-6751 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 11 DP - 2022 Nov TI - Immune profile analysis of peripheral blood and tumors of lung cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. PG - 2192-2207 LID - 10.21037/tlcr-22-421 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have become central to lung cancer drug therapy, and establishing biomarkers that can predict effects and adverse events (AEs) is awaited. We prospectively analyzed the association between the immune-related molecular expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and lung cancer tissues, and the effects of ICI monotherapy. METHODS: Twenty-one patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received ICI monotherapy were included. Changes in the expression of immune-related molecules in PBMCs before and after the administration of ICI were analyzed by flow cytometry. The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I and programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression of cancer cells, and the PD-L1, CD8 and CD103 expression of tumor infiltrating immune cells in lung cancer tissue before the administration of ICI were confirmed by immunohistochemistry (IHC). RESULTS: Twenty-one patients were investigated, including 11 adenocarcinoma and 10 squamous cell carcinoma cases. Anti-programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) antibody (n=18) and anti-PD-L1 antibody (n=3) were administered. The clinical responses were graded as follows: complete response (CR) (n=1), partial response (PR) (n=7), stable disease (SD) (n=10) and progressive disease (PD) (n=3). Among immune-related molecules expressed in PBMCs, the CD103(+) CD39(+) CD8(+) T cell change after administration closely correlated with the clinical response. In the univariate analyses of the factors associated with progression-free survival (PFS), CD103(+) CD39(+) CD8(+) cell change after administration was identified as a significant prognostic factor, while the CD103(+) CD39(+) CD8(+) cell change after administration and Brinkman index were independent prognostic factors in a multivariate analysis of the factors associated with PFS. CONCLUSIONS: The CD103(+) CD39(+) CD8(+) cell change after administration may predict the efficacy of ICIs. CI - 2022 Translational Lung Cancer Research. All rights reserved. FAU - Ichiki, Yoshinobu AU - Ichiki Y AD - Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Saitama Hospital, Wako, Japan. AD - Second Department of Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, Kitakyushu, Japan. FAU - Fukuyama, Takashi AU - Fukuyama T AD - Division of Biomedical Research, Kitasato University Medical Center, Kitamoto, Japan. FAU - Ueno, Mari AU - Ueno M AD - Department of Diagnostic Pathology, National Hospital Organization, Saitama Hospital, Wako, Japan. FAU - Kanasaki, Yoshiro AU - Kanasaki Y AD - Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Saitama Hospital, Wako, Japan. FAU - Goto, Hidenori AU - Goto H AD - Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Saitama Hospital, Wako, Japan. FAU - Takahashi, Mai AU - Takahashi M AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization, Saitama Hospital, Wako, Japan. FAU - Mikami, Shuji AU - Mikami S AD - Department of Diagnostic Pathology, National Hospital Organization, Saitama Hospital, Wako, Japan. FAU - Kobayashi, Noritada AU - Kobayashi N AD - Division of Biomedical Research, Kitasato University Medical Center, Kitamoto, Japan. FAU - Nakanishi, Kozo AU - Nakanishi K AD - Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Saitama Hospital, Wako, Japan. FAU - Hayashi, Shinichi AU - Hayashi S AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization, Saitama Hospital, Wako, Japan. FAU - Ishida, Tsuyoshi AU - Ishida T AD - Department of Diagnostic Pathology, National Hospital Organization, Saitama Hospital, Wako, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - Transl Lung Cancer Res JT - Translational lung cancer research JID - 101646875 CIN - Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2023 May 31;12(5):944-947. PMID: 37323171 PMC - PMC9742629 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CD103 OT - Lung cancer OT - PD-1 OT - immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) OT - tumor immunology COIS- Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://tlcr.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/tlcr-22-421/coif). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. EDAT- 2022/12/16 06:00 MHDA- 2022/12/16 06:01 PMCR- 2022/11/01 CRDT- 2022/12/15 02:35 PHST- 2022/06/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/10/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/12/15 02:35 [entrez] PHST- 2022/12/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/12/16 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - tlcr-11-11-2192 [pii] AID - 10.21037/tlcr-22-421 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2022 Nov;11(11):2192-2207. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-22-421.