Cancer name Bladder Cancer
Cancer Type BLCA
Immunotherapy type Immune Checkpoint Therapy;Immunostimulant OR Targeting Therapy
Treatment Anti-PD-L1
Drugstatus NA
Drugbank ID NA
Checkpoints PD-L1
Signature Type Protein
Signature IL-15
Official Symbol IL15
Mode of action PROT_D_UP
Description for ‘mode of action’:the ‘mode of action’ for signature is composed of three parts: A_B_C. A describes the level at which the corresponding signature changes, it may contain the following values: TRAN(translation), PROT(protein), CE(cell), METH(methylation), AC(acetylation), PHOS(phosphorylation), MU(mutation), SNP(single nucleotide polymorphism), GLYC(glycosylation) and PATH(pathway). B describes the corresponding signature in which cancer immunotherapy condition group has changed, it may contain the following values: R (immunotherapy response group), NR(immunotherapy non-response group), D (Immunotherapy group), ND (No immunotherapy group). C describes the change detail (specific direction) of the corresponding signature, it may contain the following values: UP (High gene/protein expression or increased cellular abundance or enhanced epigenetic modification), DN (Low gene/protein expression or reduced cellular abundance or attenuated epigenetic modifications), LOSS (deletion mutation), GAIN (gain mutation),Other. For example, the search/browse detail result for CD274 was “PROT_R_UP”, it can be interpreted that the protein level of CD274 was upregulated in immunotherapy response individuals.
Experimental mouse model
Description We next examinedwhether combined treatments could activate adaptive immune responses. We analyzed the percentage of TILs and their abilityto releaseeffector cytokines. The combinationof tasquinimod with Anti-PD-L1induced a2.7 fold increase in CD8+ TILs. In parallel, asignificant increase in the percentage of lymphocytic cellsproducing granzyme B was also observed in the combination treatment group comparedto control.We also analyzedthe cytokineexpression profile in tumors exposed to treatment for 7 days. IL-7 and IL-15, both belonging to IL-2 superfamily, have been reportedto increase the survival and cytotoxic effects of T cellsto a greater extent than IL-2. Strikingly, strongincreasesin the production of IL-7, IL-15 and IL-12 were found in the tumors treated with the combination of tasquinimod and Anti-PD-L1as comparedto control.These cytokines were not significantly increased in the single treatment groups.
PMID 27471612
Title Tasquinimod modulates tumor-infiltrating myeloid cells and improves the antitumor immune response to PD-L1 blockade in bladder cancer