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An Anti-Tumor Immune Response is Evoked By Partial-Volume Single Dose Radiation in Two Murine Models.

PURPOSE: To study tumor growth delay resulting from partial irradiation in preclinical mouse models.

METHODS AND MATERIALS: We investigated 67NR murine orthotopic breast tumors in both immunocompetent and nude mice. Treatment was delivered to 50% or 100% of the tumor using a 2x2 cm collimator on a micro-irradiator. Radiation response was modulated by treating with anti-CD8 and anti-ICAM antibodies. Similar experiments were performed using the less immunogenic Lewis Lung Carcinoma (LLC) mouse model. Tumor growth delay and gγH2AX phosphorylation were measured and immune response was assessed by immunofluorescence and flow cytometry at 1 and 7 days post-radiotherapy (RT). Tumor expression of cellular adhesion molecules was also measured at different times post-RT.

RESULTS: Partial irradiation led to tumor responses similar to fully exposed tumors in immunocompetent mice, but not in nude mice. After a single dose of 10Gy, infiltration of CD8+ T cells was observed, along with increased expression of ICAM. The response to 10Gy in hemi-irradiated tumors was abrogated by treatment with either anti-CD8 or anti-ICAM antibodies. Similar responses were obtained in the less immunogenic LLC mouse model delivering 15Gy to half the tumor volume. Treatment with FTY720, a compound that inhibits T cell egress from lymph nodes, did not affect tumor response at the time of CD8+ T cells infiltration in the non-irradiated area of the tumor, indicating that the most likely source of these cells is the irradiated portion of the hemi-irradiated tumors. In addition, a significant abscopal effect was observed after partial irradiation with a single dose of 10Gy in the 67NR model.

CONCLUSIONS: In these models, radiation controls tumor growth both directly through cell killing and indirectly through immune activation. This raises the possibility that this effect could be induced in the clinic.

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