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Immune evasion before tumour invasion in early lung squamous carcinogenesis

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  • Céline Mascaux

    (ULB
    Boston University School of Medicine
    Aix-Marseille Université
    Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM))

  • Mihaela Angelova

    (Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers
    Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer
    Sorbonne Université
    Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Université Paris Diderot, Université de Paris)

  • Angela Vasaturo

    (Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers
    Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer
    Sorbonne Université
    Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Université Paris Diderot, Université de Paris)

  • Jennifer Beane

    (Boston University School of Medicine)

  • Kahkeshan Hijazi

    (Boston University School of Medicine)

  • Geraldine Anthoine

    (ULB)

  • Bénédicte Buttard

    (Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers
    Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer
    Sorbonne Université
    Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Université Paris Diderot, Université de Paris)

  • Françoise Rothe

    (Centre des Tumeurs de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), ULB)

  • Karen Willard-Gallo

    (Centre des Tumeurs de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), ULB)

  • Annick Haller

    (Centre des Tumeurs de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), ULB
    Pathology Centre)

  • Vincent Ninane

    (Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), ULB)

  • Arsène Burny

    (Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux (FUSAGx))

  • Jean-Paul Sculier

    (ULB)

  • Avi Spira

    (Boston University School of Medicine)

  • Jérôme Galon

    (Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers
    Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer
    Sorbonne Université
    Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Université Paris Diderot, Université de Paris)

Abstract

Early detection and treatment are critical for improving the outcome of patients with cancer1. Understanding the largely uncharted biology of carcinogenesis requires deciphering molecular processes in premalignant lesions, and revealing the determinants of the intralesional immune reaction during cancer development. The adaptive immune response within tumours has previously been shown to be strongest at the earliest stage of carcinoma2,3. Here we show that immune activation and immune escape occur before tumour invasion, and reveal the relevant immune biomarkers of the pre-invasive stages of carcinogenesis in the lung. We used gene-expression profiling and multispectral imaging to analyse a dataset of 9 morphological stages of the development of lung squamous cell carcinoma, which includes 122 well-annotated biopsies from 77 patients. We identified evolutionary trajectories of cancer and immune pathways that comprise (1) a linear increase in proliferation and DNA repair from normal to cancerous tissue; (2) a transitory increase of metabolism and early immune sensing, through the activation of resident immune cells, in low-grade pre-invasive lesions; (3) the activation of immune responses and immune escape through immune checkpoints and suppressive interleukins from high-grade pre-invasive lesions; and, ultimately, (4) the activation of the epithelial–mesenchymal transition in the invasive stage of cancer. We propose that carcinogenesis in the lung involves a dynamic co-evolution of pre-invasive bronchial cells and the immune response. These findings highlight the need to develop immune biomarkers for early detection as well as immunotherapy-based chemopreventive approaches for individuals who are at high risk of developing lung cancer.

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  • Céline Mascaux & Mihaela Angelova & Angela Vasaturo & Jennifer Beane & Kahkeshan Hijazi & Geraldine Anthoine & Bénédicte Buttard & Françoise Rothe & Karen Willard-Gallo & Annick Haller & Vincent Ninan, 2019. "Immune evasion before tumour invasion in early lung squamous carcinogenesis," Nature, Nature, vol. 571(7766), pages 570-575, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:571:y:2019:i:7766:d:10.1038_s41586-019-1330-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1330-0
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    1. Meng Nie & Ke Yao & Xinsheng Zhu & Na Chen & Nan Xiao & Yi Wang & Bo Peng & LiAng Yao & Peng Li & Peng Zhang & Zeping Hu, 2021. "Evolutionary metabolic landscape from preneoplasia to invasive lung adenocarcinoma," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-13, December.
    2. Phuong H. D. Nguyen & Martin Wasser & Chong Teik Tan & Chun Jye Lim & Hannah L. H. Lai & Justine Jia Wen Seow & Ramanuj DasGupta & Cheryl Z. J. Phua & Siming Ma & Jicheng Yang & Sheena D/O Suthen & Wa, 2022. "Trajectory of immune evasion and cancer progression in hepatocellular carcinoma," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-13, December.
    3. Chandler D. Gatenbee & Ann-Marie Baker & Ryan O. Schenck & Maximilian Strobl & Jeffrey West & Margarida P. Neves & Sara Yakub Hasan & Eszter Lakatos & Pierre Martinez & William C. H. Cross & Marnix Ja, 2022. "Immunosuppressive niche engineering at the onset of human colorectal cancer," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-16, December.

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