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ArticleScientific reports2024

Role of immune-checkpoint LAG3 as a biomarker finding tool in patient-derived organoid cultures of breast cancer.

Barbara Carrese, Luigi Coppola, Giovanni Smaldone, Massimiliano D'Aiuto, Gennaro Mossetti, Antonio Febbraro, Andrea Soricelli, Marco Salvatore, Vincenza Ciaramella

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9 authors.

Barbara CarreseIRCCS SYNLAB SDN, Naples, 80143, Italy.
Luigi CoppolaIRCCS SYNLAB SDN, Naples, 80143, Italy.
Giovanni SmaldoneIRCCS SYNLAB SDN, Naples, 80143, Italy.
Massimiliano D'AiutoClinica Villa Fiorita, Aversa, 81031, Italy.
Gennaro MossettiPathological Anatomy Service, Maria Rosaria Clinic, Pompei, Naples, 80045, Italy.
Antonio FebbraroOncology Unit, Casa di Cura Cobellis, Vallo della Lucania, Italy.
Andrea SoricelliIRCCS SYNLAB SDN, Naples, 80143, Italy.
Marco SalvatoreIRCCS SYNLAB SDN, Naples, 80143, Italy.
Vincenza CiaramellaIRCCS SYNLAB SDN, Naples, 80143, Italy. vincenza.ciaramella@synlab.it.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

LAG3 plays a regulatory role in immunity and emerged as an inhibitory immune checkpoint molecule comparable to PD-L1 and CTLA-4 and a potential target for enhancing anti-cancer immune responses. We generated 3D cancer cultures as a model to identify novel molecular biomarkers for the selection of patients suitable for α-LAG3 treatment and simultaneously the possibility to perform an early diagnosis due to its higher presence in breast cancer, also to achieve a theragnostic approach. Our data confirm the extreme dysregulation of LAG3 in breast cancer with significantly higher expression in tumor tissue specimens, compared to non-cancerous tissue controls. LAG3 blockade inhibited proliferation of in vitro and ex vivo 3D human organoids and immune micro-environment through both a decrease of PD-L1, TIM-3 and CTLA4 expression and an increased production of several pro-inflammatory cytokines (IFNγ, IL-12, IL-6, IL-1β, TNFα) and EMT markers. These effects trigger a more permissive anti-tumor immune reaction, recruiting immune cells to the tumor sites, boosting the anti-tumor response. LAG3 acts as an immunosuppressive molecule in breast cancer, inhibiting T CD8 + cell proliferation and cytokine production by T cells. We proposed the modulation of a novel checkpoint molecule, such as LAG3, as potential biomarkers associated to a rapid diagnosis.

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Antigens, CDBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsLymphocyte Activation Gene 3 ProteinOrganoidsCell ProliferationCytokinesFemaleHumansTumor MicroenvironmentAntigens, CDBiomarkers, TumorCytokinesLag3 protein, humanLymphocyte Activation Gene 3 ProteinBiomarkersBreast cancerImmune micro-environmentLAG3Organoids

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PMID39733124
PMCPMC11682343

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