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Abstract C043: Addition of losartan to FOLFORINOX and chemoradiation downregulates pro-invasion and immunosuppression-associated genes in locally advanced pancreatic cancer

Presented atAACR Special Conference, Pancreatic cancer, Boston, MA, September 13-16, 2022
Publication date2022-11-15
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Purpose: Adding losartan to FOLFIRINOX (FFX) chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation (CRT) resulted in 61% R0 surgical resection in our phase II trial in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Here we identify potential mechanisms of benefit by assessing the effects of neoadjuvant losartan+FFX+CRT versus FFX+CRT on the stromal tumor microenvironment. Experimental Design: We performed a gene expression analysis of RNA extracted from pancreatic cancer tissue sections and immunofluorescence for cancer cells and immune cells using archived surgical samples from patients treated with losartan+FFX+CRT (NCT01591733), FFX+CRT (NCT01591733) or surgery upfront, without any neoadjuvant therapy. We then assessed whether certain gene sets could stratify the overall survival of patients. Results: Neoadjuvant losartan+FFX+CRT and FFX+CRT increased the expression of genes linked to vascular normalization, transendothelial migration of leukocytes, T cell activation and cytolytic activity, and dendritic cell related genes versus no neoadjuvant treatment. In comparison to FFX+CRT, losartan+FFX+CRT downregulated pro-invasion, immunosuppression, and M2 macrophages related genes, and upregulated genes associated with tumor suppression, including the p53 pathway. Furthermore, immunostaining revealed significantly less residual disease in lesions treated with losartan+FFX+CRT versus FFX+CRT. Losartan+FFX+CRT also reduced CD4+FOXP3+ regulatory T cells in pancreatic cancer lesions with a complete/near complete response. Overall survival was associated with dendritic cell and antigen presentation genes for patients treated with FFX+CRT, and with immunosuppression and invasion genes or dendritic cell- and blood vessel-related genes for those treated with losartan+FFX+CRT. Conclusions: Adding losartan to FFX+CRT reduced pro-invasion and immunosuppression related genes, which were associated with improved treatment outcomes in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

NoteAbstract publié dans Cancer research, 2022, vol. 82, issue 22, Supplement ; preprint posté sur https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.06.09.22275912v1
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BOUCHER, Yves et al. Abstract C043: Addition of losartan to FOLFORINOX and chemoradiation downregulates pro-invasion and immunosuppression-associated genes in locally advanced pancreatic cancer. In: AACR Special Conference. Boston, MA. 2022. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.PANCA22-C043
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