5Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, PR China2Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China1Cancer Biology Research Center (Key Laboratory of Chinese Ministry of Education), Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan, 430030, China6University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA3Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430030, China4contributed equally
刊名
Drug Resistance Updates
年份
2025
页码
101247
ISSN
1368-7646
摘要
Resistance to poly polymerase inhibitors poses a significant challenge to enhancing the efficacy of cancer treatments. Beyond the cellular mechanisms intrinsic to tumor cells, the modulation of the tumor immune microenvironment is crucial in dictating the responsiveness to pharmacological interventions. Thus, there is a pressing need to elucidate the intricate interplay between PARPi and antitumor immune responses and to develop an optimized combinatorial therapeutic approach. In this study, us...更多
Resistance to poly polymerase inhibitors poses a significant challenge to enhancing the efficacy of cancer treatments. Beyond the cellular mechanisms intrinsic to tumor cells, the modulation of the tumor immune microenvironment is crucial in dictating the responsiveness to pharmacological interventions. Thus, there is a pressing need to elucidate the intricate interplay between PARPi and antitumor immune responses and to develop an optimized combinatorial therapeutic approach. In this study, using matched tumor samples before and after neoadjuvant monotherapy with the PARPi niraparib in a prospective clinical trial , we observed a significant increase in natural killer cell infiltration post-treatment. However, this was not accompanied by the expected enhancement in their cytotoxic functions. This observation underscores the necessity to optimize the antitumor potential of NK cells by enhancing their cytotoxic capabilities. Upon exposure to niraparib, tumor cells, particularly those with wild-type EGFR, exhibited a pronounced upregulation of human leukocyte antigen G , an immune checkpoint impeding NK cell functions. Niraparib promotes EGFR internalization, which in turn diminishes AKT/mTOR signaling, leading to the increased transcriptional activity of the transcription factor EB and subsequent enhancement of HLA-G expression. The combination of niraparib with HLA-G blockade not only augmented NK cell-mediated tumor lysis in vitro but also synergistically inhibited tumor growth in humanized patient-derived xenograft models. Collectively, our results shed light on a previously unrecognized immune evasion mechanism and offer a compelling argument for the integration of HLA-G blockade with PARPi in cancer therapy.收起