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Auf dem Weg vom Primärtumor zur systemischen Metastasierung, der Haupttodesursache von Krebserkrankungen, ist die Einzelzellmigration von Tumorzellen durch dreidimensionales Bindegewebe ein entscheidender Schritt. Die vorliegende Arbeit zeigt Untersuchungen zur Tumorzellmigration und –plastizität in einem 3D-Migrationsmodell. Kleine G-Proteine kontrollieren Zytoskelettfunktionen, insbesondere Aktinpolymerisation und die Bildung von Zellprotrusionen durch Rac sowie Actomyosinkontraktion durch Rho. Durch pharmakologische Inhibitoren von Rac und dem Rho-Effektor ROCK soll deren Bedeutung für Einzelzellmigration in einem dreidimensionalen Modell und vor allem der Effekt auf Morphologie, Plastizität und Migration von Tumorzellen geklärt werden. Nach Inhibition von ROCK zeigen hochinvasive HT1080 Fibrosarkomzellen einen multipolar-dendritischen und sessilen Phänotyp. Nach Hemmung von Rac wird hingegen ein rundlicher, aber ebenfalls apolarer und sessiler Phänotyp induziert. Bei simultaner Inhibition von Rac und ROCK entstehen rundliche, apolare, sessile Zellen mit abortiven Pseudopodien. Wird das Gleichgewicht von Rac und ROCK durch konstitutive Aktivierung von ROCK gestört, so entsteht eine zweigeteilte Population, bestehend aus rundlichen Zellen, die Blebs bilden, und langgezogenen Zellen. Nach Sortierung nach ihrem ß1-Integrinexpressionsniveau zeigten Zellen mit niedriger Integrin-Expression einen rundlichen Migrationstyp mit blasenartigen dynamischen Protrusionen, während Zellen mit hoher Integrin-Expression langgezogen-mesenchymal migrierten. Somit steuern ROCK und Rac gemeinsam und zeitgleich die mesenchymale Einzelzellmigration. Während Rac Protrusion vermittelt, ist ROCK für Kontraktilität und Retraktion verantwortlich. Erst durch Koordination von Rac und Rho/ROCK entsteht somit Polarität und 3D mesenchymale Migration.
Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and highly aggressive neuroendocrine skin cancer for which no effective treatment is available. MCC represents a human cancer with the best experimental evidence for a causal role of a polyoma virus. Large T antigens (LTA) encoded by polyoma viruses are oncoproteins, which are thought to require support of cellular heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) to exert their transforming activity. Here we evaluated the capability of MAL3-101, a synthetic HSP70 inhibitor, to limit proliferation and survival of various MCC cell lines. Remarkably, MAL3-101 treatment resulted in considerable apoptosis in 5 out of 7 MCC cell lines. While this effect was not associated with the viral status of the MCC cells, quantitative mRNA expression analysis of the known HSP70 isoforms revealed a significant correlation between MAL3-101 sensitivity and HSC70 expression, the most prominent isoform in all cell lines. Moreover, MAL3-101 also exhibited in vivo antitumor activity in an MCC xenograft model suggesting that this substance or related compounds are potential therapeutics for the treatment of MCC in the future.
5.1 Immuntherapie mit vom Tumorstroma abgeleiteten Peptiden Tumore bestehen nicht nur aus Tumorzellen, sondern auch aus der sie umgebenden extrazellulären Matrix (EZM), und Stromazellen wie Fibroblasten (cancer-associated fibroblast; CAF) und Endothelzellen (tumor endothelial cell; TEC). Diese Stromazellen haben durch die Ausschüttung von Zytokinen, proteolytischen Enzymen, Wachstums- und Angiogenesefaktoren einen entscheidenden Einfluss auf die Tumorprogression. Sie unterscheiden sich von den Stromazellen der normalen Gewebe durch die Expression von sogenannten Tumorstroma-assoziierten Antigenen (TSAA). Damit sollten Therapien, die auf TSAA abzielen, universell einsetzbar und weniger anfällig gegenüber Resistenzentwicklungen (immune escape Mechanismen) sein, da Stromazellen im Gegensatz zu neoplastischen Zellen genetisch relativ stabil sind. Für eine Immuntherapie mit vom Tumorstroma abgeleiteten Peptiden wählten wir die TSAA Endoglin und Fap, welche während der Wundheilung und im Tumorstroma induziert werden. Dabei sollte überprüft werden, ob prophylaktische Vakzinierungen in C57Bl/6j Mäusen Peptid-reaktive T-Zellen induzieren können, und das Wachstum von transplantieren Grm1-transgenen Tumoren reduziert werden kann. In der Tat konnten wir sowohl bei Endoglin- als auch bei Fap Peptid vakzinierten Tieren in vivo Peptid-reaktive Lymphozyten im Blut und zu einem geringeren Anteil auch in der Milz nachweisen, welche Peptid-gepulste syngene Milzzellen lysieren konnten. Allerdings konnte in beiden Fällen keine Reduktion des Tumorwachstums gegenüber der Kontrollgruppe beobachtet werden. Bei der Fap-Peptid-vakzinierten Gruppe war das Tumorwachstum gegenüber der Kontrollgruppe sogar gesteigert. Dies könnte darauf hindeuten, dass die Induktion Fap-Peptid-reaktiver T-Zellen tumorpromovierend wirkt. Möglicherweise könnte aber durch eine Modifikation des Vakzinierungsprotokolls bzw. durch eine Kombination mit anderen Immuntherapeutika ein verbessertes Ansprechen auf eine Endoglin bzw. Fap basierte Immuntherapie erzielt werden. 5.2 Immunsuppressive Mechanismen im Grm1-transgenen Melanom-Modell Grm1-transgene Mäuse entwickeln spontan kutane Melanome. Dieses Modell erlaubte es uns in der vorliegenden Arbeit spontane Immunantworten im Laufe der Melanomentstehung zu untersuchen. Hierfür analysierten wir sowohl ex vivo als auch in vitro aus Milz und Lymphknoten gewonnene Lymphozyten von Mäusen, welche keine Tumorläsionen bzw. eine niedrige oder hohe Tumorlast aufwiesen. Dabei konnten wir ex vivo einen Anstieg der Frequenz aktivierter CD4+ und CD8+ Lymphozyten mit zunehmender Tumorlast zeigen. Bei tumortragenden Tieren exprimierten jedoch hauptsächlich CD4+ T-Zellen Aktivierungsmarker nach in vitro Stimulation. Interessanterweise waren diese Zellen tumortragender Tiere auch funktionell beeinträchtigt, was sich in einer verminderten Proliferationskapazität nach in vitro Stimulation zeigte. Weitere Analysen ergaben, dass die erhöhte Frequenz regulatorischer T Zellen bei tumortragenden Tieren ein frühes Ereignis im Laufe der Tumorentstehung ist. Gleichzeitig konnte auch ein starker Anstieg der immunsupprimierenden Zytokine Tgf-β1 und Il-10 sowohl in den Lymphknoten als auch im Tumorgewebe beobachtet werden. Dabei war die Tgf-β1-Expression sowohl im Tumor als auch im tumor-drainierenden Lymphknoten erhöht, während Il-10 im Tumor nur moderat exprimiert wurde, was eine komplexere Regulation der Il-10-Expression nahe legt. Dies bedeutet, dass in Grm1-transgenen Mäusen ähnlich wie auch bei Melanompatienten zelluläre und zytokinabhängige Mechanismen zur Tumorentstehung beitragen und dieses Modell daher geeignet ist, um präklinisch immunmodulierende Therapieansätze zu testen.
Cellular and cytokine-dependent immunosuppressive mechanisms of grm1-transgenic murine melanoma
(2012)
Grm1-transgenic mice spontaneously develop cutaneous melanoma. This model allowed us to scrutinize the generic immune responses over the course of melanoma development. To this end, lymphocytes obtained from spleens, unrelated lymph nodes and tumor-draining lymph nodes of mice with no evidence of disease, and low or high tumor burden were analyzed ex vivo and in vitro. Thereby, we could demonstrate an increase in the number of activated CD4\(^+\) and CD8+ lymphocytes in the respective organs with increasing tumor burden. However, mainly CD4\(^+\) T cells, which could constitute both T helper as well as immunosuppressive regulatory T cells, but not CD8\(^+\) T cells, expressed activation markers upon in vitro stimulation when obtained from tumor-bearing mice. Interestingly, these cells from tumor-burdened animals were also functionally hampered in their proliferative response even when subjected to strong in vitro stimulation. Further analyses revealed that the increased frequency of regulatory T cells in tumor-bearing mice is an early event present in all lymphoid organs. Additionally, expression of the immunosuppressive cytokines TGF-β1 and IL-10 became more evident with increased tumor burden. Notably, TGF-β1 is strongly expressed in both the tumor and the tumor-draining lymph node, whereas IL-10 expression is more pronounced in the lymph node, suggesting a more complex regulation of IL-10. Thus, similar to the situation in melanoma patients, both cytokines as well as cellular immune escape mechanisms seem to contribute to the observed immunosuppressed state of tumor-bearing grm1-transgenic mice, suggesting that this model is suitable for preclinical testing of immunomodulatory therapeutics.
Pro-migratory signals mediated by the tumor microenvironment contribute to the cancer progression cascade, including invasion, metastasis and resistance to therapy. Derived from in vitro studies, isolated molecular steps of cancer invasion programs have been identified but their integration into the tumor microenvironment and suitability as molecular targets remain elusive. The purpose of the study was to visualize central aspects of tumor progression, including proliferation, survival and invasion by real-time intravital microscopy. The specific aims were to monitor the kinetics, mode, adhesion and chemoattraction mechanisms of tumor cell invasion, the involved guidance structures, and the response of invasion zones to anti-cancer therapy. To reach deeper tumor regions by optical imaging with subcellular resolution, near-infrared and infrared excited multiphoton microscopy was combined with a modified dorsal skinfold chamber model. Implanted HT-1080 fibrosarcoma and B16/F10 and MV3 melanoma tumors developed zones of invasive growth consisting of collective invasion strands that retained cell-cell contacts and high mitotic activity while invading at velocities of up to 200 μm per day. Collective invasion occurred predominantly along preexisting tissue structures, including blood and lymph vessels, collagen fibers and muscle strands of the deep dermis, and was thereby insensitive to RNAi based knockdown and/or antibody-based treatment against β1 and β3 integrins, chemokine (SDF-1/CXCL12) and growth factor (EGF) signaling. Therapeutic hypofractionated irradiation induced partial to complete regression of the tumor main mass, yet failed to eradicate the collective invasion strands, suggesting a microenvironmentally privileged niche. Whereas no radiosensitization was achieved by interference with EGFR or doxorubicin, the simultaneous inhibition of β1 and β3 integrins impaired cell proliferation and survival in spontaneously growing tumors and strongly enhanced the radiation response up to complete eradication of both main tumor and invasion strands. In conclusion, collective invasion in vivo is a robust process which follows preexisting tissue structures and is mainly independent of established adhesion and chemoattractant signaling. Due to its altered biological response to irradiation, collective invasion strands represent a microenvironmentally controlled and clinically relevant resistance niche to therapy. Therefore supportive regimens, such as anoikisinduction by anti-integrin therapy, may serve to enhance radio- and chemoefficacy and complement classical treatment regimens.
Background: There is much evidence that T cells are strongly involved in the pathogenesis of localized and systemic forms of scleroderma (SSc). A dysbalance between FoxP3+ regulatory CD4+ T cells (Tregs) and inflammatory T-helper (Th) 17 cells has been suggested. Methods: The study aimed (1) to investigate the phenotypical and functional characteristics of Th17 and Tregs in SSc patients depending on disease manifestation (limited vs. diffuse cutaneous SSc, dcSSc) and activity, and (2) the transcriptional level and methylation status of Th17- and Treg-specific transcription factors. Results: There was a concurrent accumulation of circulating peripheral IL-17-producing CCR6+ Th cells and FoxP3+ Tregs in patients with dcSSc. At the transcriptional level, Th17- and Treg-associated transcription factors were elevated in SSc. A strong association with high circulating Th17 and Tregs was seen with early, active, and severe disease presentation. However, a diminished suppressive function on autologous lymphocytes was found in SSc-derived Tregs. Significant relative hypermethylation was seen at the gene level for RORC1 and RORC2 in SSc, particularly in patients with high inflammatory activity. Conclusions: Besides the high transcriptional activity of T cells, attributed to Treg or Th17 phenotype, in active SSc disease, Tregs may be insufficient to produce high amounts of IL-10 or to control proliferative activity of effector T cells in SSc. Our results suggest a high plasticity of Tregs strongly associated with the Th17 phenotype. Future directions may focus on enhancing Treg functions and stabilization of the Treg phenotype.
NFATc1 supports imiquimod-induced skin inflammation by suppressing IL-10 synthesis in B cells
(2016)
Epicutaneous application of Aldara cream containing the TLR7 agonist imiquimod (IMQ) to mice induces skin inflammation that exhibits many aspects of psoriasis, an inflammatory human skin disease. Here we show that mice depleted of B cells or bearing interleukin (IL)-10-deficient B cells show a fulminant inflammation upon IMQ exposure, whereas ablation of NFATc1 in B cells results in a suppression of Aldara-induced inflammation. In vitro, IMQ induces the proliferation and IL-10 expression by B cells that is blocked by BCR signals inducing NFATc1. By binding to HDAC1, a transcriptional repressor, and to an intronic site of the Il10 gene, NFATc1 suppresses IL-10 expression that dampens the production of tumour necrosis factor-α and IL-17 by T cells. These data indicate a close link between NFATc1 and IL-10 expression in B cells and suggest NFATc1 and, in particular, its inducible short isoform, NFATc1/αA, as a potential target to treat human psoriasis.
Die vorliegende Arbeit zeigt eine Möglichkeit auf, die bisher meist erfolglose Chemotherapie des malignen Melanoms zu verbessern: Durch Inhibition des Transkriptionsfaktors NF-kB, der für die Regulation vieler tumorrelevanter Gene verantwortlich ist, konnten die Tumorzellen gegenüber der Wirkung von Zytostatika sensibilisiert werden. Zunächst wurden acht verschiedene Melanomzellen in Bezug auf ihre NF-kB-Aktivität und der Expression NF-kB-regulierter Proteine vergleichen. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass die Mehrzahl der Melanomzellen über konstitutive Aktivität von NF-κB verfügt. Dabei bestand kein eindeutiger Zusammenhang zwischen der Expression NF-kB-regulierter Proteine und der Aktivität dieses Transkriptionsfaktors im Kern, was komplexe Regulationsmechanismen bei der Transkription und Translation vermuten lässt. Anhand einer ausgewählten Melanomzelllinie konnte gezeigt werden, dass zwei verschiedene NF-kB-Inhibitoren, der Proteasom-Inhibitor Bortezomib und der neue IKK-Inhibitor KINK-1 die Aktivität von NF-kB deutlich hemmen. Beim Vergleich beider NF-kB-Inhibitoren ließen sich unerwartet verschiedene molekulare Wirkungsmechanismen nachweisen: Während Bortezomib konzentrationsabhängig eine sehr starke Induktion von NOXA, eine Induktion von p53 sowie eine Abnahme von Cyclin D1 bewirkte, zeigte KINK-1 seine Effekte vor allem in der Reduktion von Chemokinen wie IL-8 und MCP-1. Passend zur Veränderung der Expression zellzyklus-relevanter Proteine hatte Bortezomib einen stärkeren Effekt auf den Zellzyklus als KINK-1. Beide Inhibitoren wurden mit verschiedenen Zytostatika kombiniert und konnten einerseits die Apoptoseinduktion durch Zytostatika verstärken und andererseits die durch Zytostatika reduzierte Invasion weiter reduzieren. Allerdings zeigte sich bei der Untersuchung tumorrelevanter Chemokine, dass KINK-1 im Gegensatz zu Bortezomib synergistische Effekte mit Camptothecin und Doxorubicin aufweist. Trotz molekularer Unterschiede bewirkten beide NF-kB-Inhibitoren vergleichbare funktionelle Effekte auf zellulärer Ebene. Dies galt auch für ein präklinisches in-vivo-Modell, in dem die experimentelle Lungenmetastasierung von B16F10-Melanomzellen in Mäusen ermittelt wurde: Hier wurden die Mäuse mit Camptothecin, KINK-1 und Bortezomib allein im Vergleich zu den jeweiligen Kombinationen aus Zytostatikum und NF-kB-Inhibitor behandelt. Beide Kombinationen zeigten eine signifikante Reduktion des Lungengewichts im Vergleich zu Camptothecin allein. Diese Arbeit konnte also den Nutzen aus NF-kB-Inhibition in Kombination mit Zytostatika für die hier verwendeten Substanzen bekräftigen und dabei einige molekulare Unterschiede aufdecken.
Heparins are one of the most used class of anticoagulants in daily clinical practice. Despite their widespread application immune-mediated hypersensitivity reactions to heparins are rare. Among these, the delayed-type reactions to s.c. injected heparins are well-known usually presenting as circumscribed eczematous plaques at the injection sites. In contrast, potentially life-threatening systemic immediate-type anaphylactic reactions to heparins are extremely rare. Recently, some cases of non-allergic anaphylaxis could be attributed to undesirable heparin contaminants.
A 43-year-old patient developed severe anaphylaxis symptoms within 5–10 minutes after s.c. injection of enoxaparin. Titrated skin prick testing with wheal and flare responses up to an enoxaparin dilution of 1:10.000 indicated a probable allergic mechanism of the enoxaparin-induced anaphylaxis. The basophil activation test as an additional in-vitro test method was negative. Furthermore, skin prick testing showed rather broad cross-reactivity among different heparin preparations tested.
In the presented case, history, symptoms, and results of skin testing strongly suggested an IgE-mediated allergic hypersensitivity against different heparins. Therefore, as safe alternative anticoagulants the patient could receive beneath coumarins the hirudins or direct thrombin inhibitors. Because these compounds have a completely different molecular structure compared with the heparin-polysaccharides.
Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis (ARCI) belongs to a heterogeneous group of disorders of keratinization. To date, 10 genes have been identified to be causative for ARCI. NIPAL4 (Nipa‐Like Domain‐Containing 4) is the second most commonly mutated gene in ARCI. In this study, we present a large cohort of 101 families affected with ARCI carrying mutations in NIPAL4. We identified 16 novel mutations and increase the total number of pathogenic mutations in NIPAL4 to 34. Ultrastructural analysis of biopsies from six patients showed morphological abnormalities consistent with an ARCI EM type III. One patient with a homozygous splice site mutation, which leads to a loss of NIPAL4 mRNA, showed additional ultrastructural aberrations together with a more severe clinical phenotype. Our study gives insights into the frequency of mutations, a potential hot spot for mutations, and genotype–phenotype correlations.
Defects in DNA repair pathways have been associated with an improved response to immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI). In particular, patients with the nucleotide excision repair (NER) defect disease Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) responded impressively well to ICI treatment. Recently, in melanoma patients, pretherapeutic XP gene expression was predictive for anti-programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) ICI response. The underlying mechanisms of this finding are still to be revealed. Therefore, we used CRISPR/Cas9 to disrupt XPA in A375 melanoma cells. The resulting subclonal cell lines were investigated by Sanger sequencing. Based on their genetic sequence, candidates from XPA exon 1 and 2 were selected and further analyzed by immunoblotting, immunofluorescence, HCR and MTT assays. In XPA exon 1, we established a homozygous (c.19delG; p.A7Lfs*8) and a compound heterozygous (c.19delG/c.19_20insG; p.A7Lfs*8/p.A7Gfs*55) cell line. In XPA exon 2, we generated a compound heterozygous mutated cell line (c.206_208delTTG/c.208_209delGA; p.I69_D70delinsN/p.D70Hfs*31). The better performance of the homozygous than the heterozygous mutated exon 1 cells in DNA damage repair (HCR) and post-UV-C cell survival (MTT), was associated with the expression of a novel XPA protein variant. The results of our study serve as the fundamental basis for the investigation of the immunological consequences of XPA disruption in melanoma.
OBJECTIVE:
To demonstrate the role of angiogenesis in the progression of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
INTRODUCTION:
Angiogenesis is a pivotal phenomenon in carcinogenesis. Its time course in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma has not yet been fully established.
METHODS:
We studied the vascular bed in 29 solar keratoses, 30 superficially invasive squamous cell carcinomas and 30 invasive squamous cell carcinomas. The Chalkley method was used to quantify the microvascular area by comparing panendothelial (CD34) with neoangiogenesis (CD105) immunohistochemical markers. The vascular bed from non-neoplastic adjacent skin was evaluated in 8 solar keratoses, 10 superficially invasive squamous cell carcinomas and 10 invasive squamous cell carcinomas.
RESULTS:
The microvascular area in CD105-stained specimens significantly increased in parallel with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma progression. However, no differences between groups were found in CD34 sections. Solar keratosis, superficially invasive squamous cell carcinoma and invasive squamous cell carcinoma samples showed significant increases in microvascular area for both CD34- and CD105-stained specimens compared with the respective adjacent skin.
DISCUSSION:
The angiogenic switch occurs early in the development of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, and the rate of neovascularization is parallel to tumor progression. In contrast to panendothelial markers, CD105 use allows a dynamic evaluation of tumor angiogenesis.
CONCLUSION:
This study demonstrated the dependence of skin carcinogenesis on angiogenesis.
Background: Kerinokeratosis papulosa (KP) is considered an extremely rare genodermatosis presenting usually as waxy papules on the trunk in childhood.
Objective: To describe and analyze the clinical, histological and potential etiopathological aspects of KP.
Methods: The dermatoscopic features of a new case of KP of childhood are investigated. The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in lesional skin was studied by polymerase chain reaction. Furthermore, all cases of KP of childhood reported so far were reviewed.
Results: As a diagnostic tool, we describe for the first time a dermatoscopic feature, namely a cribriform pattern of KP, in an 11-year-old boy. In addition, we detected HPV (type 57) in his KP lesions.
Conclusions: Dermatoscopic examination might be a useful tool to distinguish KP from other skin lesions, e.g. common warts. The detection of HPV type 57 might hint to an etiological role of HPV for KP.
Background:
Inguinal lymph node dissection (LND) is a surgical procedure with a high morbidity rate. Variations in surgical procedure, such as sparing of the saphenous vein, have been proposed to reduce surgical morbidity. While sparing of the saphenous vein has shown promising results in earlier studies, data for this procedure in melanoma patients are rare. In this retrospective study, we report 10-year findings on the effects of saphenous vein-sparing LND on surgical morbidity and oncologic outcomes in melanoma patients.
Methods:
A retrospective analysis of melanoma patients receiving inguinal LND in our facility between 2003 and 2013 was performed. Patients were divided into two groups: the saphenous vein resection group and the vein sparing group. Surgical morbidity, including wound infection, lymphatic fistula, severe bleeding, neurological complications, and chronic lymphedema, as well as regional recurrence-free survival were investigated.
Results:
A total of 106 patients were included in this study; of these, the saphenous vein was spared in 41 patients (38.7%). The rate of lymphatic fistula was 51.6 vs. 48.8%, wound infection occurred in 31.3 vs. 24.4%, and patients suffered from chronic lymphedema in 30.0 vs. 26.5% in V. saphena magna resection vs. sparing group. Differences observed, however, were not significant. No difference in regional recurrence-free survival between the two study groups was detected.
Conclusions:
The results of our retrospective analysis could not confirm the promising results reported in earlier studies. Thus, sparing of the saphenous vein appears to be optional.
Background
Therapeutic vaccination directed to induce an anti-tumoral T-cell response is a field of extensive investigation in the treatment of melanoma. However, many vaccination trials in melanoma failed to demonstrate a correlation between the vaccine-specific immune response and therapy outcome. This has been mainly attributed to immune escape by antigen loss, rendering us in the need of new vaccination targets.
Patients and methods
This phase-II trial investigated a peptide vaccination against survivin, an oncogenic inhibitor-of-apoptosis protein crucial for the survival of tumor cells, in HLA-A1/-A2/-B35-positive patients with treatment-refractory stage-IV metastatic melanoma. The study endpoints were survivin-specific T-cell reactivity (SSTR), safety, response, and survival (OS).
Results
Sixty-one patients (ITT) received vaccination therapy using three different regimens. 55 patients (PP) were evaluable for response and survival, and 41/55 for SSTR. Patients achieving progression arrest (CR + PR + SD) more often showed SSTRs than patients with disease progression (p = 0.0008). Patients presenting SSTRs revealed a prolonged OS (median 19.6 vs. 8.6 months; p = 0.0077); multivariate analysis demonstrated SSTR as an independent predictor of survival (p = 0.013). The induction of SSTRs was associated with gender (female vs. male; p = 0.014) and disease stage (M1a/b vs. M1c; p = 0.010), but not with patient age, HLA type, performance status, or vaccination regimen.
Conclusion
Survivin-specific T-cell reactivities strongly correlate with tumor response and patient survival, indicating that vaccination with survivin-derived peptides is a promising treatment strategy in melanoma.
Background
Therapeutic vaccination directed to induce an anti-tumoral T-cell response is a field of extensive investigation in the treatment of melanoma. However, many vaccination trials in melanoma failed to demonstrate a correlation between the vaccine-specific immune response and therapy outcome. This has been mainly attributed to immune escape by antigen loss, rendering us in the need of new vaccination targets.
Patients and methods
This phase-II trial investigated a peptide vaccination against survivin, an oncogenic inhibitor-of-apoptosis protein crucial for the survival of tumor cells, in HLA-A1/-A2/-B35-positive patients with treatment-refractory stage-IV metastatic melanoma. The study endpoints were survivin-specific T-cell reactivity (SSTR), safety, response, and survival (OS).
Results
Sixty-one patients (ITT) received vaccination therapy using three different regimens. 55 patients (PP) were evaluable for response and survival, and 41/55 for SSTR. Patients achieving progression arrest (CR + PR + SD) more often showed SSTRs than patients with disease progression (p = 0.0008). Patients presenting SSTRs revealed a prolonged OS (median 19.6 vs. 8.6 months; p = 0.0077); multivariate analysis demonstrated SSTR as an independent predictor of survival (p = 0.013). The induction of SSTRs was associated with gender (female vs. male; p = 0.014) and disease stage (M1a/b vs. M1c; p = 0.010), but not with patient age, HLA type, performance status, or vaccination regimen.
Conclusion
Survivin-specific T-cell reactivities strongly correlate with tumor response and patient survival, indicating that vaccination with survivin-derived peptides is a promising treatment strategy in melanoma.
46 Patienten, davon 15 Melanompatienten mit erworbenen Hypopigmentierungen und 31 Patienten mit typischer Vitiligo, wurden klinisch und histologisch untersucht, mit dem Ziel, Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede der beiden Erkrankungen zu erkennen. Untersucht wurden ferner assoziierte Erkrankungen wie Atopie und Autoimmunkrankheiten in Eigen- und Familienanamnese. Daneben erfolgten HLA-Typisierungen und Autoantikörpernachweise. Routinehistologisch und immunhistologisch unterscheiden sich beide Vitiligoformen nicht. Unterschiede fanden sich im Ausbreitungstyp. Während die Vitiligo häufig akral begann und sich zentripetal ausbreitete, fand sich die Melanom-assoziierte-Hypopigmentierung (MAH) primär häufig am Stamm, auch in der Umgebung des Primärmelanoms oder der Metastasen und breitete sich teilweise zentrifugal aus. In der Vitiligogruppe überwogen Frauen (77%), bei den MAH-Patienten war die Geschlechterverteilung etwa ausgeglichen. Die Melanompatienten waren signifikant älter als die Patienten mit klassischer Vitiligo. Bei drei Melanompatienten trat die Hypopigmentierung vor der Melanomdiagnose auf, eine 38-jährige Melanompatientin hatte bereits in der Kindheit eine Vitiligo. Eine positive Familienanamnese bezüglich Vitiligo fand sich bei 13 Vitiligopatienten und bei einer Patientin mit MAH. Die Familienanamnese für Atopie war bei 15 Vitiligopatienten (knapp 50 %), in der MAH-Gruppe nur in zwei Fällen positiv. Eigen- und Familienanamnese für Autoimmunerkrankungen waren in der Vitiligogruppe signifikant häufiger als im MAH-Kollektiv; auch ein positiver Antikörpernachweis war wesentlich häufiger in der Patientengruppe mit klassischer Vitiligo als bei den MAH-Patienten. Bei zehn MAH-Patienten und 30 Vitiligopatienten wurden HLA-Typisierungen durchgeführt. Ein signifikanter Unterschied fand sich bei HLA-A2. Die MAH-Patienten schienen trotz makroskopischer Metastasierung in zehn Fällen eine ungewöhnlich lange Lebensdauer zu haben. (Median neun Jahre) Zusammenfassung: Die Melanom-assoziierte-Hypopigmentierung zeigt klinische Unterschiede zur klassischen Vitiligo. Ob eine klassische Vitiligo einen Schutzfaktor für eine Melanomerkrankung darstellt, muss durch größere Studien geklärt werden.
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive, virus-associated, neuroendocrine tumor of the skin mainly affecting immunocompromised patients. Higher intratumoral infiltration with CD3 and CD8 positive T-cells is associated with a better prognosis, highlighting the relevance of the immune system for MCC development and progression. In this study 21 primary MCCs were stained with immune cell markers including CD3, CD4, CD8, CD68, CD20, and S100. Furthermore, tumor-infiltrating neutrophils, tertiary lymphoid structures and PD-L1 expression were analyzed and correlated with overall and recurrence free survival. All MCCs were Merkel Cell Polyomavirus positive. Overall and recurrence-free survival did not correlate with intra-and peritumoral CD3 and CD8 T-cell infiltration. In addition, no significant association regarding prognosis was found for tumor-associated neutrophils, tumor-associated macrophages or PD-L1 positivity in MCCs. Interestingly, the presence of tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) in the tumor microenvironment significantly correlated with recurrence-free survival (P=0.025). In addition, TLS were significantly associated with a higher CD8/CD4 ratio in the tumor periphery (P=0.032), but not in the center of the tumor (P > 0.999). These results demonstrate for the first time that TLS, easily assessed in paraffin-embedded tissue in the tumor periphery of MCCs, may be a valuable prognostic factor indicating prolonged recurrence free survival.
Treatment of recalcitrant cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is challenging. In situations where conventional treatment approaches fail mepacrine - an antimalarial/antiinfiammatory drug that has fallen into oblivion in the last decades might still be a promising option. We retrospectively analysed medical records of 10 patients with refractory CLE that were treated with mepacrine (100-200 mg/day) as mono- or combination therapy for various time intervals between 2001 and 2013 at the University Hospital Wurzburg. Mepacrine was generally well tolerated. Side effects were mild and usually resolved after reduction or cessation. Over 50% of the patients experienced amelioration of their symptoms despite a previously recalcitrant clinical course. Altogether, our data demonstrate that mepacrine still remains a useful and effective therapeutic option for otherwise treatment-resistant CLE.
Oesophageal involvement in mucous membrane pemphigoid is considered rare, but it may be underdiagnosed. To assess the incidence of oesophageal involvement in a group of patients with newly diagnosed mucous membrane pemphigoid we retrospectively analysed the medical records of 30 consecutive patients with mucous membrane pemphigoid diagnosed between 2006 and 2016 at the Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Würzburg. Twenty-one patients (70%) reported symptoms indicative of oesophageal mucous membrane pemphigoid. Twelve patients (40%) underwent oesophagogastroduodenoscopy, and oesophageal pathology compatible with mucous membrane pemphigoid was endoscopically found in 9 cases (30%). In all patients indirect and direct immunofluorescence were performed. Patients with and without oesophageal involvement did not differ with regard to the results of indirect immunofluorescence on salt-split human skin and monkey oesophagus. Study results demonstrate the necessity of a standardized diagnostic work-up, including adequate tissue samples for direct immunofluorescence, to prevent underdiagnosis of oesophageal mucous membrane pemphigoid.