Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) enhances immunotherapy (I) activity in pancreatic cancer cells.

Authors

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Michalis Karamouzis

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Michalis Karamouzis, Alexandros Bokas, Georgia Kyriakopoulou, Evangelos Koustas, Panagiotis Sarantis, Pavlos Papakotoulas, Dimitrios Schizas, Alexandros Papalampros, Evangelos Felekouras, Theodoros Liakakos, Athanasios G. Papavassiliou

Organizations

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Theagenio Anti-Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, Theagenio Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, Medical School, National and Kapositrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Research Funding

Other

Background: The aim is to investigate the effect of LMWH in combination with chemotherapy (C) and I in PC. Methods: BxPC-3, PANC-1, MIA PACA-2 cell lines were exposed in Tinzaparin (T) (0.5, 0.7, 0.9 μΜ) and/or 1 μΜ Nab-Paclitaxel (A) and/or 1 μΜ Gemcitabine (G) and/or 1 μΜ Nivolumab (NI), 1 μΜ, Pembrolizumab (PE) and 1 μΜ ipilimumab (IPI). Protein levels of VEGFR2, p-ERK1/2, p-AKT detected by Western blotting. Cells viability was measured through MTT assay. Results: Increasing protein levels of VEGFR2 was observed in all PC cell lines exposed to a constant dose of T and/or A,G. NI and PE +/- with IPI increased VEGFR2. In NI/PE+IPI+T scheme VEGFR2 levels were decreased (0.1-0.7 folds) in a dose dependent way in mtKRAS cells (PANC1, MIAPACA2). C (G or A) + I decreased VEGFR2 protein levels in mtKRAS cells PANC1 (0.1-0.4 folds), MIAPACA2 (0.1-0.6 folds) in double scheme. T+G/A+NI/PE+IPI scheme increased VEGFR2 in all PC cells. PANC-1 cells were decreased 40% in 0,7T+IPI+(NI or PE) after 48hours. The effect of these schemes on signaling pathways (MEK/EKR, AKT/mTOR) and apoptosis was identified through pERK1/2, pAKT, PARP, cl. caspase-3. Conclusions: These results identify the different effect of I alone or in combination with T and C in PC cells bearing mutant or wild type KRAS. Double or triple combination reduced VEGFR2 protein levels in mtKRAS and not in wtKRAS PC cells. The 0,7T+IPI+(NI or PE) combination decreases cell viability of PC cells through apoptosis. Testing of the combinatorial scheme T+chemo+IPI+(NI or PE) with PANC-1 PC in scid mice is ongoing and will be presented. NC:not changed, -:<20% protein vs control, +:>20% protein vs control, ++:>40% protein vs control.

BXPC3/PANC1/MIAPACA2VEGFR2BXPC3/PANC1/MIAPACA2VEGFR2
NINC/+/NCG+IPI-/-/NC
PENC/++/NCA+NI-/-/++
IPI++ / - / NCA+(PE or IPI)- / - / -
NI+PE++/++/++G+NI+IPI-/-/+
NI+IPI++/++/++G+PE+IPI-/NG/+
NI+IPI+0.5T+/++/-A+(NI or PE)+IPI-/-/+
NI+IPI+0.7TNC/-/-G+NI+IPI+0.7T++/NC/++
NI+IPI+0.9T++/-/-G+NI+IPI+0.9T++/++/++
PE+IPI+0.5T-/-/-G+PE+IPI+0.7T++/++/++
PE+IPI+0.7T-/NC/-A+NI+IPI+0.7T++/++/++
PE+IPI+0.9T-/++/-A+PE+IPI+0.7T++/++/++
G or A-/-/-A+PE+IPI+0.9T++/NC/++
G+NI-/-/-A+G+NI+IPI+/NC/NC
G+PE-/-/++A+G+PE+IPI+/NC/++

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2019 ASCO-SITC Clinical Immuno-Oncology Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B

Track

Breast and Gynecologic Cancers,Developmental Therapeutics,Genitourinary Cancer,Head and Neck Cancer,Lung Cancer,Melanoma/Skin Cancers,Gastrointestinal Cancer,Combination Studies,Implications for Patients and Society,Miscellaneous Cancers,Hematologic Malignancies

Sub Track

Immune Checkpoints and Stimulatory Receptors

Citation

J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl 8; abstr 50)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2019.37.8_suppl.50

Abstract #

50

Poster Bd #

C4

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