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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021

Treatment Induced Cytotoxic T-Cell Modulation in Multiple Myeloma Patients.

Gregorio Barilà, Laura Pavan, Susanna Vedovato, Tamara Berno, Mariella Lo Schirico, Massimiliano Arangio Febbo, Antonella Teramo, Giulia Calabretto, Cristina Vicenzetto, Vanessa Rebecca Gasparini and 8 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Gregorio BarilàDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Laura PavanDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Susanna VedovatoDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Tamara BernoDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Mariella Lo SchiricoDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Massimiliano Arangio FebboDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Antonella TeramoDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Giulia CalabrettoDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Cristina VicenzettoDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Vanessa Rebecca GaspariniDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Anna FregnaniDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Sabrina ManniDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Valentina TrimarcoDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Samuela CarraroDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Monica FaccoDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Francesco PiazzaDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Gianpietro SemenzatoDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
Renato ZambelloDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), Hematology and Clinical Immunology Section, Padua University School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The biology of plasma cell dyscrasias (PCD) involves both genetic and immune-related factors. Since genetic lesions are necessary but not sufficient for Multiple Myeloma (MM) evolution, several authors hypothesized that immune dysfunction involving both B and T cell counterparts plays a key role in the pathogenesis of the disease. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of cornerstone treatments for Multiple Myeloma into immune system shaping. A large series of 976 bone marrow samples from 735 patients affected by PCD was studied by flow analysis to identify discrete immune subsets. Treated MM samples displayed a reduction of CD4+ cells (p<0.0001) and an increase of CD8+ (p<0.0001), CD8+/DR+ (p<0.0001) and CD3+/CD57+ (p<0.0001) cells. Although these findings were to some extent demonstrated also following bortezomib treatment, a more pronounced cytotoxic polarization was shown after exposure to autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) and Lenalidomide (Len) treatment. As a matter of fact, samples of patients who received ASCT (n=110) and Len (n=118) were characterized, towards untreated patients (n=138 and n=130, respectively), by higher levels of CD8+ (p<0.0001 and p<0.0001, respectively), CD8+/DR+ (p=0.0252 and p=0.0001, respectively) and CD3+/CD57+ cells (p<0.0001 and p=0.0006, respectively) and lower levels of CD4+ lymphocytes (p<0.0001 and p=0.0005, respectively). We demonstrated that active MM patients are characterized by a relevant T cell modulation and that most of these changes are therapy-related. Current Myeloma treatments, notably ASCT and Len treatments, polarize immune system towards a dominant cytotoxic response, likely contributing to the anti-Myeloma effect of these regimens.

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ASCT-autologous stem cell transplantationcytotoxic responseimmunophenotypinglenalidomidemultiple myelomatreatment

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