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Inhibition of the B7-H3 immune checkpoint limits tumor growth by enhancing cytotoxic lymphocyte function

2017; Springer Nature; Volume: 27; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/cr.2017.90

1748-7838

Young‐Hee Lee, Natalia Martín‐Orozco, Peilin Zheng, Jing Li, Peng Zhang, Haidong Tan, Hyun Jung Park, Mira Jeong, Seon Hee Chang, Byung Seok Kim, Wei Xiong, Wenjuan Zang, Li Guo, Yang Liu, Zhong-jun Dong, Willem W. Overwijk, Patrick Hwu, Qing Yi, Larry W. Kwak, Zhiying Yang, Tak W. Mak, Wei Li, Laszlo Radvanyi, Ling Ni, Dongfang Liu, Chen Dong,

Immune Cell Function and Interaction

The interaction between tumor and the immune system is still poorly understood. Significant clinical responses have been achieved in cancer patients treated with antibodies against the CTLA4 and PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoints; however, only a small portion of patients responded to the therapies, indicating a need to explore additional co-inhibitory molecules for cancer treatment. B7-H3, a member of the B7 superfamily, was previously shown by us to inhibit T-cell activation and autoimmunity. In this study, we have analyzed the function of B7-H3 in tumor immunity. Expression of B7-H3 was found in multiple tumor lines, tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells, and macrophages. B7-H3-deficient mice or mice treated with an antagonistic antibody to B7-H3 showed reduced growth of multiple tumors, which depended on NK and CD8+ T cells. With a putative receptor expressed by cytotoxic lymphocytes, B7-H3 inhibited their activation, and its deficiency resulted in increased cytotoxic lymphocyte function in tumor-bearing mice. Combining blockades of B7-H3 and PD-1 resulted in further enhanced therapeutic control of late-stage tumors. Taken together, our results indicate that the B7-H3 checkpoint may serve as a novel target for immunotherapy against cancer.