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  • Suppression of tumor-associ...
    Nielsen, Sebastian R; Strøbech, Jan E; Horton, Edward R; Jackstadt, Rene; Laitala, Anu; Bravo, Marina C; Maltese, Giorgia; Jensen, Adina R D; Reuten, Raphael; Rafaeva, Maria; Karim, Saadia A; Hwang, Chang-Il; Arnes, Luis; Tuveson, David A; Sansom, Owen J; Morton, Jennifer P; Erler, Janine T

    Nature communications, 06/2021, Letnik: 12, Številka: 1
    Journal Article

    Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients have a 5-year survival rate of only 8% largely due to late diagnosis and insufficient therapeutic options. Neutrophils are among the most abundant immune cell type within the PDAC tumor microenvironment (TME), and are associated with a poor clinical prognosis. However, despite recent advances in understanding neutrophil biology in cancer, therapies targeting tumor-associated neutrophils are lacking. Here, we demonstrate, using pre-clinical mouse models of PDAC, that lorlatinib attenuates PDAC progression by suppressing neutrophil development and mobilization, and by modulating tumor-promoting neutrophil functions within the TME. When combined, lorlatinib also improves the response to anti-PD-1 blockade resulting in more activated CD8 + T cells in PDAC tumors. In summary, this study identifies an effect of lorlatinib in modulating tumor-associated neutrophils, and demonstrates the potential of lorlatinib to treat PDAC.