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ArticleScientific reports2025

Autoantibody spark response predicts treatment outcome in patients receiving chemoradiation followed by durvalumab therapy.

Takeru Mori, Mio Kitagawa, Tomokazu Hasegawa, Masanori Someya, Takaaki Tsuchiya, Toshio Gocho, Tomoko Honjo, Mirei Date, Mariko Morii, Ai Miyamoto and 1 more

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Takeru MoriGraduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
Mio KitagawaDepartment of Radiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Tomokazu HasegawaDepartment of Radiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Masanori SomeyaDepartment of Radiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Takaaki TsuchiyaDepartment of Radiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Toshio GochoDepartment of Radiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Tomoko HonjoGraduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
Mirei DateGraduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
Mariko MoriiGraduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
Ai MiyamotoGraduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
Junichiro FutamiGraduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan. futamij@okayama-u.ac.jp.

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Japan Science and Technology Agency JPMJSP2126Japan Science and Technology Agency JPMJST1918Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 22H01881Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23K07161Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23K14923Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 24K10913Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 24K23389Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 24KJ1711 (MD)
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Abstract

The PACIFIC regimen, comprising chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by maintenance with the immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) durvalumab, has become the standard of care for patients with unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although ICI is used to prevent recurrence by targeting residual microtumors, biomarkers capable of monitoring immune activity during this phase remain lacking. Here, we evaluated whether temporal changes in serum autoantibody levels can predict treatment efficacy. This retrospective study included 20 patients with unresectable stage II or III NSCLC who received the PACIFIC regimen. Serum autoantibodies against 130 antigens were quantified before CRT, after CRT, and two weeks after the first ICI dose. The primary outcome was progression-free survival (PFS), and its association with autoantibody dynamics was examined. We observed an immediate and strong autoantibody response (spark response [SR]) after ICI initiation in patients with favorable treatment outcomes. Patients with SR and programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression ≥ 50% showed better PFS (two-year PFS; 72.9% vs. 18.2%, p = 0.0021). These findings suggest that serial monitoring of serum autoantibodies can provide a noninvasive approach to assess immune activity and predict treatment outcomes in patients receiving CRT or ICI therapy.

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Antibodies, MonoclonalAutoantibodiesCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungChemoradiotherapyLung NeoplasmsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorFemaleHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedProgression-Free SurvivalAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalAutoantibodiesB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCD274 protein, humandurvalumabImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsAutoantibodiesICIsImmune monitoringPACIFIC regimen

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