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Effects of Beta-Blockers on Melanoma Microenvironment and Disease Survival in Human

Published inCancers, vol. 12, no. 5, 1094
Publication date2020
Abstract

Background: The regulation of melanoma by noradrenergic signaling has gain attention since pre-clinical and clinical studies suggested a benefit of using beta-blockers to control disease progression. We need to confirm that human melanoma recapitulates the mechanisms described from pre-clinical models. Methods: The sources and targets of norepinephrine in the microenvironment of 20 human melanoma samples was investigated using immunostaining. The effect of an exposure to beta-blockers on immune cell type distribution and expression of immune response markers was assessed with immunostaining on 212 human primary melanoma. A statistical analysis explored the effect of an exposure to beta-blockers on progression free survival, melanoma related survival, and overall survival on the 286 eligible patients. Results: Tumor cells and macrophages may be a source of norepinephrine in melanoma microenvironment. Tumors from patients exposed to wide spectrum beta-blockers recapitulate the increased infiltration of T-lymphocytes and the increased production of granzyme B observed in pre-clinical models. An exposure to beta-blockers is associated with a better outcome in our cohort of melanoma patients. Conclusion: This study shows the association between an exposure to wide spectrum beta-blockers and markers of an effective anti-tumor immune response as well as the protective effect of beta-blockers in human melanoma patients.

Keywords
  • Melanoma
  • Beta-blocker
  • Anti-tumor immune response
  • Survival
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WROBEL, Ludovic, GAYET-AGERON, Angèle, LE GAL, Frédérique-Anne. Effects of Beta-Blockers on Melanoma Microenvironment and Disease Survival in Human. In: Cancers, 2020, vol. 12, n° 5, p. 1094. doi: 10.3390/cancers12051094
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