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Local administration of IL-12 with an HC vector results in local and metastatic tumor control in pediatric osteosarcoma
Marta Zalacain, María Bunuales, Lucía Marrodan, Sara Labiano, Marisol Gonzalez-Huarriz, Naiara Martinez-Vélez, Virginia Laspidea, Montse Puigdelloses, Marc García-Moure, Manuela Gonzalez-Aparicio, Rubén Hernandez-Alcoceba, Marta M Alonso, Ana Patiño-García
Abstract
Osteosarcoma is the most frequent and aggressive bone tumor in children and adolescents, with a long-term survival rate of 30%. Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is a potent cytokine that bridges innate and adaptive immunity, triggers antiangiogenic responses, and achieves potent antitumor effects. In this work, we evaluated the antisarcoma effect of a high-capacity adenoviral vector encoding mouse IL-12. This vector harbored a mifepristone-inducible system for controlled expression of IL-12 (High-Capacity adenoviral vector enconding the EF1α promoter [HCA-EFZP]-IL-12).
We found that local administration of the vector resulted in a reduction in the tumor burden, extended overall survival, and tumor eradication. Moreover, long-term survivors exhibited immunological memory when rechallenged with the same tumor cells. Treatment with HCA-EFZP-IL-12 also resulted in a significant decrease in lung metastasis. Immunohistochemical analyses showed profound remodeling of the osteosarcoma microenvironment with decreases in angiogenesis and macrophage and myeloid cell numbers.
In summary, our data underscore the potential therapeutic value of IL-12 in the context of a drug-inducible system that allows controlled expression of this cytokine, which can trigger a potent antitumor immune response in primary and metastatic pediatric osteosarcoma.
CITA DEL ARTÍCULO Mol Ther Oncolytics. 2020 Nov 20;20:23-33. doi: 10.1016/j.omto.2020.11.003. eCollection 2021 Mar 26.