Lessons Learned from Checkpoint Blockade Targeting PD-1 in Multiple Myeloma.
Alexander M Lesokhin1,2, Susan Bal3, Ashraf Z Badros4
1Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. lesokhia@mskcc.org.
Cancer Immunology Research
|August 3, 2019
Summary
Immune checkpoint inhibitors like PD-1 blockade are effective in many cancers but not as a single agent for multiple myeloma. Combination therapies also showed limited success, necessitating new strategies for this B-cell malignancy.
Area of Science:
- Immunology
- Oncology
- Cancer Immunotherapy
Background:
- Immune checkpoints (e.g., CTLA-4, PD-1, PD-L1) regulate immune responses.
- Therapeutic blockade of these checkpoints is effective for various cancers.
- Multiple myeloma, a plasma cell malignancy, shows limited response to PD-1 pathway blockade alone.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review evidence supporting and opposing PD-1 pathway manipulation in multiple myeloma.
- To identify promising concepts and challenges in developing immune checkpoint-based therapies for myeloma.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing clinical trial data and scientific literature.
- Analysis of immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy in multiple myeloma.
- Exploration of combination therapy outcomes.
Main Results:
- Single-agent PD-1 blockade is ineffective in multiple myeloma.
- Combination therapies (anti-PD-1 with lenalidomide/pomalidomide) did not meet expectations in randomized trials.
- The PD-1 pathway's role in myeloma requires further investigation.
Conclusions:
- Despite challenges, exploring PD-1 pathway manipulation and other immune checkpoints remains crucial for advancing multiple myeloma immunotherapy.
- Novel strategies are needed to overcome resistance and improve treatment outcomes for myeloma patients.
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