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AZD1480 delays tumor growth in a melanoma model while enhancing the suppressive activity of myeloid-derived suppressor cells

Sarah K. Maenhout _, Stephanie Du Four, Jurgen Corthals, Bart Neyns, Kris Thielemans and Joeri L. Aerts

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Oncotarget. 2014; 5:6801-6815. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.2254

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Abstract

Sarah K. Maenhout1, Stephanie Du Four1,2, Jurgen Corthals1, Bart Neyns1,2, Kris Thielemans1 and Joeri L. Aerts1

1 Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Therapy, Department of Immunology-Physiology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

2 Department of Medical Oncology, Universiteit Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Correspondence:

Joeri L. Aerts , email:

Keywords: signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, JAK1/2 inhibitors, tumor immunology, myeloid-derived suppressor cells, immunosuppression

Received: May 26, 2014 Accepted: July 24, 2014 Published: July 25, 2014

Abstract

AZD1480 is a potent, competitive small-molecule inhibitor of JAK1/2 kinase which inhibits STAT3 phosphorylation and tumor growth. Here we investigated the effects of AZD1480 on the function of different immune cell populations in a melanoma model. When MO4 tumor-bearing mice were treated with AZD1480 we observed a strong inhibition of tumor growth as well as a prolonged survival. Moreover, a significant decrease in the percentage of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) was observed after treatment with AZD1480. However, AZD1480 enhanced the suppressive capacity of murine MDSCs while at the same time impairing the proliferative as well as the IFN-γ secretion capacity of murine T cells. The addition of AZD1480 to co-cultures of human MDSCs and T cells does not affect the suppressive activity of MDSCs but it does reduce the IFN-γ secretion and the proliferative capacity of T cells. We showed that although AZD1480 has the ability to delay the tumor growth of MO4 tumor-bearing mice, this drug has detrimental effects on several aspects of the immune system. These data indicate that systemic targeting of the JAK/STAT pathway by JAK1/2 inhibition can have divergent effects on tumor growth and anti-tumor immune responses.


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