Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092572
Title: Radiotherapy-induced anti-tumor immunity contributes to the therapeutic efficacy of irradiation and can be augmented by CTLA-4 blockade in a mouse model
Authors: Yoshimoto, Y.
Suzuki, Y.
Mimura, K. 
Ando, K.
Oike, T.
Sato, H.
Okonogi, N.
Maruyama, T.
Izawa, S.
Noda, S.-E.
Fujii, H.
Kono, K. 
Nakano, T.
Issue Date: 31-Mar-2014
Citation: Yoshimoto, Y., Suzuki, Y., Mimura, K., Ando, K., Oike, T., Sato, H., Okonogi, N., Maruyama, T., Izawa, S., Noda, S.-E., Fujii, H., Kono, K., Nakano, T. (2014-03-31). Radiotherapy-induced anti-tumor immunity contributes to the therapeutic efficacy of irradiation and can be augmented by CTLA-4 blockade in a mouse model. PLoS ONE 9 (3) : -. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092572
Abstract: Purpose: There is growing evidence that tumor-specific immune responses play an important role in anti-cancer therapy, including radiotherapy. Using mouse tumor models we demonstrate that irradiation-induced anti-tumor immunity is essential for the therapeutic efficacy of irradiation and can be augmented by modulation of cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) activity. Methods and Materials: C57BL/6 mice, syngeneic EL4 lymphoma cells, and Lewis lung carcinoma (LL/C) cells were used. Cells were injected into the right femurs of mice. Ten days after inoculation, tumors were treated with 30 Gy of local X-ray irradiation and their growth was subsequently measured. The effect of irradiation on tumor growth delay (TGD) was defined as the time (in days) for tumors to grow to 500 mm3 in the treated group minus that of the untreated group. Cytokine production and serum antibodies were measured by ELISA and flow cytometry. Results: In the EL4 tumor model, tumors were locally controlled by X-ray irradiation and re-introduced EL4 cells were completely rejected. Mouse EL4-specific systemic immunity was confirmed by splenocyte cytokine production and detection of tumor-specific IgG1 antibodies. In the LL/C tumor model, X-ray irradiation also significantly delayed tumor growth (TGD: 15.4 days) and prolonged median survival time (MST) to 59 days (versus 28 days in the non-irradiated group). CD8(+) cell depletion using an anti-CD8 antibody significantly decreased the therapeutic efficacy of irradiation (TGD, 8.7 days; MST, 49 days). Next, we examined whether T cell modulation affected the efficacy of radiotherapy. An anti-CTLA-4 antibody significantly increased the anti-tumor activity of radiotherapy (TGD was prolonged from 13.1 to 19.5 days), while anti-FR4 and anti-GITR antibodies did not affect efficacy. Conclusions: Our results indicate that tumor-specific immune responses play an important role in the therapeutic efficacy of irradiation. Immunomodulation, including CTLA-4 blockade, may be a promising treatment in combination with radiotherapy. © 2014 Yoshimoto et al.
Source Title: PLoS ONE
URI: http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/125698
ISSN: 19326203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092572
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