COMBINATION OF A BIG-H3 ANTAGONIST AND AN IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF SOLID TUMOR

摘要

To study the mechanism of βig-h3 modulation of the anti-tumoral immune response in pancreatic cancer, Inventors took advantage of engineered mouse models of spontaneous pancreatic neoplasia and cancer to evaluate the effect of depleting βig-h3 on the modulation of anti-tumor immunity and its subsequent impact on tumour growth alone and in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor. This association proved to be effective in vivo in this model showing a synergic effect of the therapeutic combination. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a combination of (i) an immune checkpoint inhibitor, and (ii) a βig-h3 antagonist, for simultaneous or sequential use in the treatment of a patient suffering from solid tumor, e.g. a pancreatic cancer. The present invention also provides a βig-h3 antagonist, for use in a method for enhancing sensitivity of a patient suffering from a solid tumor to an immune checkpoint inhibitor.