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Title: Co-expression of CD39 and CD103 identifies tumor-reactive CD8 T cells in human solid tumors

Journal Article · · Nature Communications
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  1. AgonOx, Inc., Portland, OR (United States)
  2. Providence Cancer Institute, Portland, OR (United States)
  3. Leiden Univ. Medical Center, Leiden (The Netherlands)
  4. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  5. Providence Saint Joseph's Health, Portland, OR (United States)
  6. AgonOx, Inc., Portland, OR (United States); Providence Cancer Institute, Portland, OR (United States)

Identifying tumor antigen-specific T cells from cancer patients has important implications for immunotherapy diagnostics and therapeutics. Here, we show that CD103+CD39+ tumor-infiltrating CD8 T cells (CD8 TIL) are enriched for tumor-reactive cells both in primary and metastatic tumors. This CD8 TIL subset is found across six different malignancies and displays an exhausted tissue-resident memory phenotype. CD103+CD39+ CD8 TILs have a distinct T-cell receptor (TCR) repertoire, with T-cell clones expanded in the tumor but present at low frequencies in the periphery. CD103+CD39+ CD8 TILs also efficiently kill autologous tumor cells in a MHC-class I-dependent manner. Finally, higher frequencies of CD103+CD39+ CD8 TILs in patients with head and neck cancer are associated with better overall survival. Furthermore, our data thus describe an approach for detecting tumor-reactive CD8 TILs that will help define mechanisms of existing immunotherapy treatments, and may lead to future adoptive T-cell cancer therapies.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1463347
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA135245; PII: 5072
Journal Information:
Nature Communications, Vol. 9, Issue 1; ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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