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Losartan controls immune checkpoint blocker-induced edema and improves survival in glioblastoma

Datta, M.; Chatterjee, S.; Perez, E. M.; Gritsch, S.; Roberge, S.; Duquette, M.; Chen, I. X.; Naxerova, K.; Kumar, A. S.; Ghosh, M.; Emblem, K. E.; Ng, M. R.; Ho, W. W.; Kumar, P.; Krishnan, S.; Dong, X.; Speranza, M. C.; Neagu, M. R.; Reardon, D. A.; Sharpe, A. H.; Freeman, G. J.; Suva, M. L.; Xu, L.; Jain, R. K.

2022-07-02 cancer biology
10.1101/2022.06.28.497997 bioRxiv
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Immune checkpoint blockers (ICBs) have failed in all Phase III glioblastoma trials. Here, we found that ICBs induce cerebral edema in some patients and mice with glioblastoma. Through single-cell RNA sequencing, intravital imaging, and T cell blocking studies in mice, we demonstrated that this edema results from an inflammatory response following anti-PD1 antibody treatment that disrupts the blood-tumor-barrier. Used in lieu of immunosuppressive corticosteroids, the angiotensin receptor blocker losartan prevented this ICB-induced edema and reprogrammed the tumor microenvironment, curing 20% of mice which increased to 40% in combination with standard of care treatment. Using a bihemispheric tumor model, we identified a "hot" tumor immune signature prior to losartan+anti-PD1 therapy that predicted long-term survival. Our findings provide the rationale and associated biomarkers to test losartan with ICBs in glioblastoma patients. One-Sentence SummaryLosartan prevents immunotherapy-associated edema and enhances the outcome of immunotherapy in glioblastoma.

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