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Hormone therapy may lower risk of immunotherapy induced myocarditis in women

Dr. Kamal Kant KohliWritten by Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Published On 2022-11-04T20:00:25+05:30  |  Updated On 4 Nov 2022 2:30 PM GMT
Hormone therapy may lower risk of immunotherapy induced myocarditis in women

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have discovered in a preclinical study the underlying cause of gender differences in immunotherapy-associated myocarditis after immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment. Their findings point to possible treatment strategies for this side effect, which...

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have discovered in a preclinical study the underlying cause of gender differences in immunotherapy-associated myocarditis after immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment. Their findings point to possible treatment strategies for this side effect, which disproportionately affects female patients.

The study demonstrates how life-saving ICI treatment reduces levels of estrogen and important heart-protective proteins, sometimes leading to cardiovascular complications. The results suggest several treatment approaches, including hormone therapies, that could target this endocrine-cardiac-immune pathway without affecting treatment responses.

The study has been published in Science Translational Medicine. 

"Immune checkpoint inhibitors can be life-saving for many patients, but increasing the dose or combining with other therapies also increases the risk for myocarditis, particularly in women," said co-corresponding author Liuqing Yang, Ph.D., associate professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology. "With this study, we now understand the mechanisms behind this, and we've found several potential ways to reduce this risk without compromising the antitumor effects of treatment."

Immune checkpoint inhibitors result in durable anti-tumor responses in many patients, but they are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular toxicities caused by immune cells that infiltrate heart tissue. While this occurs in only about 1% of patients, these side effects can significantly increase the mortality rate in women.

To better understand the mechanisms behind these gender differences, Yang worked with co-corresponding authors Chunru Lin, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology at MD Anderson, and Javid Moslehi, M.D., associate professor of Cardio-Oncology and Immunology for the UCSF Heart and Vascular Center.

Checkpoint blockade reduces expression of heart-protective genes, particularly in females

MD Anderson researchers collaborated with Moslehi and his team at UCSF to develop laboratory models of melanoma, breast and colorectal cancer to study ICI-associated myocarditis. Treatment with commonly used ICIs (anti-PD-1 and anti-CTLA-4 antibodies) inhibited tumor growth but also increased immune cell infiltration, particularly in female hearts, causing electrocardiographic abnormalities and systolic dysfunction associated with myocarditis.

By studying these models, the team discovered that ICI treatment decreased expression of Manf and Hspa5 genes in heart tissue, especially in females. Similarly, models lacking the immune checkpoint genes Ctla4 and Pdcd1 also had a pronounced increase in heart-infiltrating immune cells and a lower expression of Manf and Hspa5.

Further investigation revealed the same pattern in patients with ICI-associated myocarditis, where MANF and HSPA5 proteins were decreased and immune cells were elevated compared to healthy donors. These findings suggest that MANF and HSPA5 are involved in regulating interactions between the cardiovascular and immune systems.

Infusions of recombinant MANF and HSPA5 proteins reversed these effects, improving cardiac function without affecting antitumor response after ICI, highlighting this as a possible therapeutic strategy.

ICI treatment influences sex hormone levels, suggesting possible treatment approaches

"The sex differences observed in both ICI-myocarditis mouse models are especially intriguing because in non-ICI myocarditis (viral or autoimmune) in the general population, male sex is considered a risk factor and defines a more severe course," Moslehi said. "If such an opposite sex difference in ICI-myocarditis is true, it suggests a possible interaction of immune checkpoints and sex hormones."

Indeed, the researchers noted that serum concentrations of estrogen were significantly reduced in both males and females two weeks after ICI treatment, along with downregulation of Manf and Hspa5.

Using an estrogen receptor β (ERβ) agonist to increase estrogen-dependent expression of Manf and Hspa5 resulted in tumor shrinkage and a decrease in heart-infiltrating immune cells following ICI treatment. Conversely, androgen deprivation therapy increased expression of these proteins and proved successful in laboratory models as an alternative strategy to lessen myocarditis.

"Based on these results, we can envision several potential treatment strategies. For example, we may consider monitoring estrogen levels in patients after ICI treatment and potentially infusing them with recombinant MANF and HSPA5 proteins to bring their levels back up and improve outcomes," Lin said. "Likewise, targeting with an ERβ agonist to increase expression of Manf and Hspa5, or blocking androgens to do the same, might reduce the risk of adverse events, allowing us to tailor these strategies to individual patient needs so we can optimize the use of immunotherapy and minimize cardiac toxicities."

While this is a preclinical study, the authors are planning clinical trials to evaluate these approaches using drugs already approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA).

Reference:

Yaohua Zhang, Chengcao Sun, Yajuan Li, Juan Qin, Kaushik Amancherla, Ying Jing, Qingsong Hu, Ke Liang, Zhao Zhang, Youqiong Ye, Tina K. Nguyen, Sergey D. Egranov Andrew Wu, Jun Yao, Mien-Chie Hung,Jie Cheng, Bora Lim, Lorenz H. Lehmann, Joe-Elie Salem, Douglas B. Johnson, Michael A. Curran, Dihua Yu, Leng Han DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abo1981

Science Translational Medicine Hormone therapy immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis immune cells infiltrate heart tissue ICI treatment 
Source : Science Translational Medicine
Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli

    Dr Kamal Kant Kohli-MBBS, DTCD- a chest specialist with more than 30 years of practice and a flair for writing clinical articles, Dr Kamal Kant Kohli joined Medical Dialogues as a Chief Editor of Medical News. Besides writing articles, as an editor, he proofreads and verifies all the medical content published on Medical Dialogues including those coming from journals, studies,medical conferences,guidelines etc. Before Joining Medical Dialogues, he has served at important positions in the medical industry in India including as the Hony. Secretary of the Delhi Medical Association as well as the chairman of Anti-Quackery Committee in Delhi and worked with other Medical Councils in India. Email: editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751

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