Successful combined intratumoral immunotherapy of established murine mesotheliomas requires B-cell involvement

J Interferon Cytokine Res. 2015 Feb;35(2):100-7. doi: 10.1089/jir.2014.0054. Epub 2014 Sep 26.

Abstract

Combination immunotherapy has resulted in a number of impressive outcomes in mouse models and clinical settings. In this study, we report that a timed triple immunotherapy (TTI) protocol using 3 agonist antibodies (anti-CD25mAb, anti-TGF-βmAb, and anti-CTLA-4mAb) produced complete clearance of established AB1 murine mesothelioma tumors. Combining all 3 agonist antibodies into a single cocktail for intratumoral injection was as effective as the TTI in tumor eradication. Cured mice showed elevated levels of tumor-specific IgG antibodies at 95 days posttreatment. Time-course studies of tumor clearance showed (1) that IgG levels were not elevated during tumor clearance and (2) that B-cell numbers were increased in the tumor-draining lymph nodes and spleens during tumor clearance. Finally, employment of B-cell knockout mice indicated a significant role for B cells in the successful eradication of the established tumors by the triple immunotherapy cocktail.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Neoplasm / immunology
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • B-Lymphocytes / pathology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Female
  • Immunotherapy*
  • Mesothelioma / immunology*
  • Mesothelioma / pathology
  • Mesothelioma / therapy*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Neoplasms, Experimental / immunology*
  • Neoplasms, Experimental / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Experimental / therapy*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Neoplasm