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    Gubin, Matthew M.; Esaulova, Ekaterina; Ward, Jeffrey P.; Malkova, Olga N.; Runci, Daniele; Wong, Pamela; Noguchi, Takuro; Arthur, Cora D.; Meng, Wei; Alspach, Elise; Medrano, Ruan F.V.; Fronick, Catrina; Fehlings, Michael; Newell, Evan W.; Fulton, Robert S.; Sheehan, Kathleen C.F.; Oh, Stephen T.; Schreiber, Robert D.; Artyomov, Maxim N.

    Cell, 11/2018, Volume: 175, Issue: 4
    Journal Article

    Although current immune-checkpoint therapy (ICT) mainly targets lymphoid cells, it is associated with a broader remodeling of the tumor micro-environment. Here, using complementary forms of high-dimensional profiling, we define differences across all hematopoietic cells from syngeneic mouse tumors during unrestrained tumor growth or effective ICT. Unbiased assessment of gene expression of tumor-infiltrating cells by single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) and longitudinal assessment of cellular protein expression by mass cytometry (CyTOF) revealed significant remodeling of both the lymphoid and myeloid intratumoral compartments. Surprisingly, we observed multiple subpopulations of monocytes/macrophages, distinguishable by the markers CD206, CX3CR1, CD1d, and iNOS, that change over time during ICT in a manner partially dependent on IFNγ. Our data support the hypothesis that this macrophage polarization/activation results from effects on circulatory monocytes and early macrophages entering tumors, rather than on pre-polarized mature intratumoral macrophages. Display omitted •High-dimensional analyses of successful ICT in tumor-bearing mice•ICT induces changes in intratumoral myeloid and lymphoid cells•Tumor-associated monocytes/macrophages display complex cytokine-driven phenotypes•Different cytokines act on tumor-infiltrating monocytes to drive macrophage polarization Comprehensive changes in the tumor microenvironment during successful immune-checkpoint therapy are profiled, implicating a key role for polarization of infiltrating macrophages in the anti-tumor immune milieu.