Ultrasound-guided intra-tumor injection of combined immunotherapy cures mice from orthotopic prostate cancer

Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2013 Dec;62(12):1811-9. doi: 10.1007/s00262-013-1486-7. Epub 2013 Oct 18.

Abstract

Intra-tumor injection of immunotherapeutic agents is often the most effective, likely because of concomitant modification of tumor microenvironment. We tested an immunotherapeutic regimen consisting of CpG oligonucleotides and of adenovirus-mediated gene delivery of CCL16 chemokine directly into orthotopically implanted prostate tumors by ultrasound-guided injection, followed by systemic administration of an anti-IL-10R antibody. This combination treatment induced rapid stromal rearrangement, characterized by massive leukocyte infiltration and large areas of necrosis, a scenario that eventually led to complete tumor rejection and systemic immunity in 75 % of the treated mice. In vivo T lymphocyte depletion experiments demonstrated that the efficacy of CCL16/CpG/anti-IL-10R combination treatment relies upon CD8 T lymphocytes whereas CD4 T cells are dispensable. The results underlie the feasibility of echo-guided local immunotherapy of tumors located in visceral organs that are not easily accessible.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenoviridae / genetics
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / pharmacology
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Chemokines, CC / genetics*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Genetic Therapy*
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Immunotherapy*
  • Injections, Intralesional
  • Interleukin-10 / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Interleukin-10 / immunology
  • Interleukin-10 / metabolism
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / genetics*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / immunology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured
  • Ultrasonography*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • CCL16 protein, human
  • CPG-oligonucleotide
  • Chemokines, CC
  • Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
  • Interleukin-10