Specific Patterns of Blood ILCs in Metastatic Melanoma Patients and Their Modulations in Response to Immunotherapy

Author:

Rethacker Louise,Roelens MarieORCID,Bejar Claudia,Maubec Eve,Moins-Teisserenc HélèneORCID,Caignard Anne

Abstract

Immunotherapy targeting immune checkpoint receptors brought a breakthrough in the treatment of metastatic melanoma patients. However, a number of patients still resist these immunotherapies. Present on CD8+T cells, immune checkpoint receptors are expressed by innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), which may contribute to the clinical response. ILCs are composed of natural killer (NK) cells, which are cytotoxic effectors involved in tumor immunosurveillance. NK cell activation is regulated by a balance between activating receptors that detect stress molecules on tumor cells and HLA-I-specific inhibitory receptors. Helper ILCs (h-ILCs) are newly characterized ILCs that secrete cytokines and regulate the immune homeostasis of tissue. We investigated the modulation of blood ILCs in melanoma patients treated with ipilimumab. Circulating ILCs from metastatic stage IV melanoma patients and healthy donors were studied for their complete phenotypic status. Patients were studied before and at 3, 6, and 12 weeks of ipilimumab treatment. A comparison of blood ILC populations from donors and melanoma patients before treatment showed changes in proportions of ILC subsets, and a significant inverse correlation of CD56dim NK cells and h-ILC subsets was identified in patients. During treatment with ipilimumab, percentages of all ILC subsets were reduced. Ipilimumab also impacted the expression of the CD96/TIGIT/DNAM-1 pathway in all ILCs and increased CD161 and CTLA-4 expression by h-ILCs. When considering the response to the treatment, patients without disease control were characterized by higher percentages of CD56bright NK cells and ILC1. Patients with disease control displayed larger populations of activated CD56dimCD16+ DNAM-1+ NK cells, while anergic CD56dimCD16−DNAM-1− NK cells were prominent in patients without disease control. These results provide original findings on the distribution of ILC subsets in advanced melanoma patients and their modulation through immunotherapy. The effects of ipilimumab on these ILC subsets may critically influence therapeutic outcomes. These data indicate the importance of considering these innate cell subsets in immunotherapeutic strategies for melanoma patients.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Cancer Research,Oncology

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