Integrated germline and somatic features reveal divergent immune pathways driving response to immune checkpoint blockade

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Cancer Immunol Res. 2024 Sep 10. doi: 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-24-0164. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

Immune Checkpoint Blockade (ICB) has revolutionized cancer treatment, however the mechanisms determining patient response remain poorly understood. Here, we used machine learning to predict ICB response from germline and somatic biomarkers and interpreted the learned model to uncover putative mechanisms driving superior outcomes. Patients with higher infiltration of T follicular helper cells had responses even in the presence of defects in the class-I Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC-I). Further investigation uncovered different ICB responses in tumors when responses were reliant on MHC-I versus MHC-II neoantigens. Despite similar response rates, MHC-II reliant responses were associated with significantly longer durable clinical benefit (Discovery: Median OS=63.6 vs. 34.5 months P=0.0074; Validation: Median OS=37.5 vs. 33.1 months, P=0.040). Characteristics of the tumor immune microenvironment reflected MHC neoantigen reliance, and analysis of immune checkpoints revealed LAG3 as a potential target in MHC-II but not MHC-I reliant responses. This study highlights the value of interpretable machine learning models in elucidating the biological basis of therapy responses.

PMID:39255339 | DOI:10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-24-0164

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