Imaging of tumor- associated macrophage dynamics during immunotherapy using a CD163-specific nanobody- based immunotracer

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Lauwers, Yoline; De Groof, Timo W. M.; Vincke, Cecile; Van Craenenbroeck, Jolien; Jumapili, Neema Ahishakiye; Barthelmess, Romina Mora; Courtoy, Guillaume; Waelput, Wim; De Pauw, Tessa; Raes, Geert; Devoogdt, Nick; Van Ginderachter, Jo A.
• 署名单位: Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB); Vrije Universiteit Brussel; University Hospital Brussels; Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Universite Catholique Louvain; Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc; Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• 刊物名称: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0027-10394
• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2409668121
• 发表日期: 2024-12-24
• 关键词: mannose receptor; phase-i; monoclonal-antibody; pet/ct assessment; folate receptor; soluble cd163; expression; inflammation; hemoglobin; haptoglobin

摘要

Immunotherapies have emerged as an effective treatment option for immune- related diseases, such as cancer and inflammatory diseases. However, variations in patient responsiveness limit the broad applicability and success of these immunotherapies. Noninvasive whole- body imaging of the immune status of individual patients during immunotherapy could enable the prediction and monitoring of the patient's response, resulting in more personalized treatments. In this study, we developed a nanobody-based immunotracer targeting CD163, a receptor specifically expressed on macrophages. This anti-CD163 immunotracer bound to human and mouse CD163 with high affinity and specificity without competing for ligand binding. Furthermore, the tracer showed no unwanted immune cell activation and was nonimmunogenic. Upon radiolabeling of the anti-CD163 immunotracer, specific imaging of CD163+ macrophages using micro- single- photon emission computerized tomography/computed tomography or micro- positron emission tomography/CT was performed. The anti-CD163 immunotracer was able to stratify immunotherapy responders from nonresponders (NR) by visualizing differences in the intratumoral CD163+ TAM distribution in Lewis lung carcinoma- ovalbumin tumor- bearing mice receiving an anti- programmed cell death protein- 1 (PD- 1)/CSF1R combination treatment. Immunotherapy- responding mice showed a more homogeneous distribution of the PET signal in the middle of the tumor, while CD163+TAMs were located at the tumor periphery in NR. As such, visualization of CD163+ TAM distribution in the tumor microenvironment could allow a prediction or follow- up of therapy response. Altogether, this study describes an immunotracer, specific for CD163+ macrophages, that allows same- day imaging and follow- up of these immune cells in the tumor microenvironment, providing a good basis for the prediction and follow- up of immunotherapy responses in cancer patients.