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ArticleClinical and translational science2024

Quantitative systems pharmacology modeling of macrophage-targeted therapy combined with PD-L1 inhibition in advanced NSCLC.

Hanwen Wang, Theinmozhi Arulraj, Samira Anbari, Aleksander S Popel

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Article in Clinical and translational science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Hanwen WangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5480-431X
Theinmozhi ArulrajDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7258-7512
Samira AnbariDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4892-6446
Aleksander S PopelDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6706-9235

Funding

Predictive experiment-based multiscale models of the tumor immune microenvironment and immunotherapy in breast cancerR01CA138264 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI POPEL, ALEKSANDER S. · 2009 to 2023
$8.1M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA138264NIH HHS R01CA138264
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors remained the standard-of-care treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for the past decade. In unselected patients, anti-PD-(L)1 monotherapy achieved an overall response rate of about 20%. In this analysis, we developed a pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic module for our previously calibrated quantitative systems pharmacology model (QSP) to simulate the effectiveness of macrophage-targeted therapies in combination with PD-L1 inhibition in advanced NSCLC. By conducting in silico clinical trials, the model confirmed that anti-CD47 treatment is not an optimal option of second- and later-line treatment for advanced NSCLC resistant to PD-(L)1 blockade. Furthermore, the model predicted that inhibition of macrophage recruitment, such as using CCR2 inhibitors, can potentially improve tumor size reduction when combined with anti-PD-(L)1 therapy, especially in patients who are likely to respond to anti-PD-(L)1 monotherapy and those with a high level of tumor-associated macrophages. Here, we demonstrate the application of the QSP platform on predicting the effectiveness of novel drug combinations involving immune checkpoint inhibitors based on preclinical or early-stage clinical trial data.

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B7-H1 AntigenCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLung NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCD47 AntigenComputer SimulationHumansMacrophagesModels, BiologicalNetwork PharmacologyReceptors, CCR2Tumor-Associated MacrophagesB7-H1 AntigenCCR2 protein, humanCD274 protein, humanCD47 AntigenCD47 protein, humanImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsReceptors, CCR2

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PMID38814167
PMCPMC11138134

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