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136 Alexander M. Cryer and Natalie Artzi
target site, which also reduces dose-limiting immunotoxicity. Furthermore, the devices themselves can have varying degrees of immunoactivity depending on the materials used to synthesize them, which can also be of benefit in certain contexts.
The heterogeneity and composition of solid tumors provide many axes to regulate, although typically these tumors possess an immunosuppressed phenotype encompassing protumorigenic inflammation, notable genetic, epigenetic and metabolic remodeling, and an immune cell infiltrate conducive to promoting tumor growth and maintaining a tolerogenic environment. Broadly, the components of the TME can be split into two categories from a modulatory perspective, the cellular component, and the acellular component. In brief, modulating the cellular component involves relieving the suppres­sion of immune effector cells [cytotoxic and helper T-cells, dendritic cells (DCs), proinflammatory macrophages, natural killer (NK) cells, B cells], depleting immunosup­pressive cells [myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), T regulatory cells (Tregs), antiinflammatory macrophages), and transforming the tumor-associated vasculature. Modulating the acellular component is typified by remodeling the extracellular matrix (ECM). However, there is substantial crossover as stromal cells (cancer-associated fibro­blasts, myofibroblasts, mesenchymal stromal cells) are the predominant cell types in the ECM, and cancer cells also play a pivotal role in shaping the immune microenvironment. Modalities that possess the ability to modulate the TME go beyond traditional immuno­therapy (e.g., cytokines, immune checkpoint inhibitors, adjuvants) and include radio­therapy, phototherapy, chemotherapy, and miscellaneous therapies such as metabolic inhibition (Fig. 1A). In this chapter, we will discuss, in the context of cancer curation, how engineered devices (Fig. 1B) can modulate the immune microenvironment of the TME, the manner by which they do this, and the downstream immunological conse­quences. We will stratify the following sections by mode of administration—local, trans­dermal, and systemic—as each delivery route relies on different delivery and immunological principles to achieve a full therapeutic effect.
2. Local delivery of engineered devices for tumor immune modulation
The traditional advantages of local delivery systems are that the release kinetics of the payload can be controlled, side effects resulting from systemic administration are typ­ically attenuated, and more therapeutic agent is present at the disease site. Biomaterial devices designated for local delivery can be rationally engineered to respond to specific stimuli within the TME (such as enzymes, pH, redox), or external stimuli (heat, light, magnetism), as well as permit appropriate spatiotemporal coordination of payload deliv­ery, often consisting of multiple components, such that optimal immune activation can occur.
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Fig. 1 The spectrum of immunomodulatory parameters of the TME and engineered devices with which to moderate it. (A) Selected factors that play a role in the immunoactivation and immunosup­pression of the TME. A complex interplay between many different parameters, ranging from the vas­culature, cell types and their composition, metabolic conditions and a plethora of cytokines, chemokines and growth factors govern the immune state of the TME. Indeed each of these factors
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Hydrogels and porous scaffolds are among the central pillars of local delivery and are some of the most common engineered devices used to achieve immunological tumor control via modulatory effects. Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymeric materials that are cross-linked to form a three-dimensional macrostructure, the internal cavity of which can be loaded with a variety of components such as cells, biological agents (e.g., cyto­kines), NPs, or immunoactive small molecules. Porous scaffolds are similar macroscale structures that can also act as biomimetic matrices and drug delivery depots. These two types of constructs can be comprised of many different materials including natural polymers—polysaccharides, including chitosan, hyaluronic acid (HA), alginate, dextran, mucin—, synthetic polymers—polyethylene glycol (PEG), poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA), poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)—, polypeptides (collagen, fibrin, gelatin), proteins, nucleic acids, or inorganic materials (e.g., mesoporous silica). A major consideration in device design, along with the therapeutic entity to be delivered, is the method of local delivery. The choice of surgical implantation, minimally invasive needle injection, or catheter injection will be informed by the mechanical properties of the hydrogel or scaf­fold, the crosslinking chemistry used and the size of the formed material. Considerations for injectable devices include the method of in situ formation (e.g., thermal, chemical). Due to the diversity of materials and deliverable cargo using these devices, there are many examples of immune modulation of the TME using hydrogels or scaffolds. Here, we will describe examples that utilize various and differing axes of immunomodulation. Further examples can be found in the following literature [1–3].
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are currently mainstay therapeutic options in the clinical armamentarium, and along with photothermal and photodynamic therapy (PTT and PDT respectively), can induce immunogenic cell death (ICD). ICD results in the release of tumor-associated antigens and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) which are taken up by surveilling DCs and other antigen-presenting cells (APCs), leading to priming of T-cells and an adaptive immune response. This phenom­enon can be potentiated using hydrogels or scaffolds, for example, a pore-forming inject­able alginate hydrogel was constructed, containing the chemotherapy agent doxorubicin
Fig. 1, contd can act as a therapeutic intervention point to activate the TME. (B) Small molecules, nucleic acids, peptides, and proteins can be used as immunomodutors of the TME, but effective deliv­ery and the therapeutic effect typically require engineered devices, such as nanoparticles (NPs), scaf­folds, hydrogels, or needle patches. These devices can be constructed from a wide range of materials including polymers, lipids, metals or biologically derived constructs (e.g., cell membranes) depending on the device and its indication. (Reproduced with permission from Popel AS. Immunoactivating the
tumor microenvironment enhances immunotherapy as predicted by integrative computational model. PNAS 2020:117(9):4447-49. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2001050117 (2020) Copyright 2020, National Academy of Science of the United States of America. Reproduced with permission from Yan S, et al. Improv­ing cancer immunotherapy outcomes using biomaterials. Angew Chem Int Ed 2020;59:17332– 43. http://
doi.org/10.1002/anie.202002780 (2020). Copyright 2020, Wiley-VCH.)
conjugated to iRGD (which is a tumor penetrating peptide, Dox-iRGD), CpG (a syn-
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thetic single-stranded oligodeoxynucleotide and agonist of Toll-like receptor 9) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF, a migratory maturation cytokine for DCs) [4]. Dox-iRGD successfully induced ICD in a murine breast cancer model. In combination with the other therapeutic elements of the hydrogel and systemic immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI), in this case, antiprogrammed cell death protein (PD)-1, this combination was able to prolong the survival of tumor-bearing mice, reduce the number of pulmonary metastases, and prevent a postoperative recurrence. The cel­lular populations in the TME were found to have shifted, whereby an increase in CD8 T-cells and activated APCs (predominantly DCs and macrophages) was noted in treated groups [4]. In a similar vein, an alginate hydrogel that gelled in situ was loaded with radio­labeled (
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I) catalase and CpG [5]. The principles behind this system are that, upon gela­tion, catalase converts hydrogen peroxide found in the hypoxic TME to oxygen, thus relieving hypoxia. The radioisotope provides localized and concentrated irradiation of the tumor and CpG acts as an adjuvant in addition to the irradiated tumor cells. When combined with ICI in the form of anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein (CTLA)-4, this intratumorally (IT) injected platform was able to effectively regress established tumors and reduce metastatic burden in a murine model of breast and colon cancer as well as a leporine tumor model. In mice, a robust antitumor response was char­acterized by increased infiltration of CD8
+
T-cells in the TME, a higher CD8+/Treg
ratio, and a more pronounced proinflammatory cytokine presence in the serum, partic­ularly interferon (IFN)-γ and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α [5].
A common approach to utilizing PTT is the incorporation of NPs with high light absorbance, typically inorganic materials such as gold, iron, and other metals, upcon­verting NPs, carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide, or small molecule dyes [6]. The heat generated by these materials in the TME can induce ICD and other danger signals such as heat shock proteins. However, further adjuvanticity is usually required to achieve full tumor remediation. An innovative approach was recently outlined whereby a hydrogel was created using CpG DNA and loaded with the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) agonist cyclic-di-guanosine monophosphate (GMP) and finally coated with melanin [7]. This system therefore comprised of two separate adjuvants and melanin, that could provide heat-induced ICD upon near-infrared (NIR) irradiation. Local adminis­tration of this hydrogel, along with NIR irradiation, was found to eliminate primary tumors with evidence of DC maturation in the tumor-draining lymph node (tdLN) and accompanying TME changes such as increased cytotoxic T-cells and decreased Tregs. Furthermore, cured mice that were rechallenged at a distant site were found to reject the tumors, implying the formation of tumor-specific memory T-cells [7]. PDT has also been successfully used in local biomaterial formulations for TME immuno­modulation. A miniature type of scaffold known as a metal-organic framework (MOF) was synthesized from a novel chlorin derivative (acting as a photosensitizer)
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and within the cavities of the MOF was loaded an indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitor. IDO is an enzyme that catalyzes the degradation of tryptophan into kynurenine which drives the production of immunosuppressive regulatory T cells and tolerogenic myeloid cells; inhibition of IDO is, therefore, an intriguing prospect. IT injection of the MOF, upon irradiation, induced the generation of singlet oxygen species, resulting in ICD, and combined with IDO inhibition led to the regression of both lateral and con­tralateral tumors in two models of murine colorectal cancer. This regression was accom­panied by immunophenotypic changes in the TME such as increased leucocytes and both flavors of T-cell [8].
The use of hydrogels and scaffolds to deliver specific immunomodulatory agents has also shown to be an effective strategy to reprogram the TME. The use of a HA hydrogel to prolong the release of a variety of therapeutic entities was found to be an effective strategy to restrain the recurrence of tumor growth [9]. Using a surgical resection model of orthotopic breast cancer whereby the hydrogel was placed in the resection site after surgery, the HA hydrogel was loaded with one of the various immunotherapies; anti­PD-1, anti-CTLA-4, interleukin-15 superagonist (IL-15sa), 2
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-cyclic guanosine mono­phosphate adenosine monophosphate (cGAMP, a STING agonist), resiquimod (R848, a TLR7/8 agonist), lenalidomide (immunomodulatory drug), or celecoxib (a cyclooxygen­ase two inhibitor). Innate immune agonists were the top performers in this preliminary screen (assessed by reduction in tumor burden) and were found to be efficacious only when released from the hydrogel and not as free molecules injected IT. Prolonged-release of R848 from the hydrogel induced significant changes within the TME including increased numbers of NK cells, activated DCs, and T-cells accompanied by transient but profound increases in type I IFNs in the plasma, all hallmarks of an antitumor response [9]. These findings are particularly interesting as it suggests that a large source of tumor antigens may not be required to achieve antigen presentation and adaptive immune response, although the optimal repertoire and amount of antigen is still unknown. Using another surgical resection model of aggressive murine melanoma, cal­cium carbonate (CaCO
) NPs loaded with anti-CD47 were encapsulated within a fibrin
3
matrix that could be sprayed inside the resection site (Fig. 2). The fibrin reacts with the fibrinogen and thrombin in the wound site to form a gel and the CaCO
acts as a proton
3
scavenger such that within the slightly acidic environment of the TME, anti-CD47 is released. The anti-CD47 prevents CD47-signal regulatory protein (SIRP)α interactions which promote antiphagocytic “don’t eat me” signals; therefore, blockade of this inter­action enhances the phagocytic capacity of APCs such as DCs and tumor-associated mac­rophages (TAMs), which is beneficial for antitumor immunity. Application of the immunotherapeutic gel to the tumor resection site reduced the population of M2 mac­rophages (thought of as tumor-promoting, immunosuppressive macrophages) and increased the population of M1 macrophages (thought of as proinflammatory, anti­tumorigenic, and highly phagocytic). This was accompanied by greater infiltration of
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Fig. 2 Schematic and characterization of the in situ formed immunotherapeutic fibrin gel. (A) Schematic showing the in situ sprayed bioresponsive fibrin gel containing aCD47@CaCO3 nanoparticles within the postsurgery tumor bed. aCD47@CaCO3 nanoparticles encapsulated in fibrin scavenge protons in the surgical wound site and release aCD47, thus promoting both polar­ization of TAMs to an M1 -like phenotype and blockade o f the dont eat mesignal in cancer cells. (B) Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) image of aCD47@CaCO3 nanoparticles. Scale bar, 100 nm. Experiments were repeated three times; a representative image is shown. (C) Representative scanning TEM images of aCD47@CaCO3 nanoparticles showing the calcium (green),oxygen(red), and gadolinium labeled aCD47 (blue). Experiments were repeated three times. (D) Average hydrodynamic size of aCD47@CaCO3 nano particles determined by dynamic light scat- tering. (E and F) Representative cryoscanning electron microscope (SEM) images of fibrin gel loaded with aCD47@CaCO3 nanoparticles. Scale bars, 1 μm. (Reproduced with permission from Wu Y, Li Q,
Shim G, Oh Y-K. Melanin-loaded CpG DNA hydrogel for modulation of tumor immune microenviron­ment. J Control Release 2020;330:540–53. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.12.040 (2020). Copyright 2019, Nature Publishing Group.)
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T-cells (both CD8+and CD4+) and corresponding increases in proinflammatory cyto­kines in the serum, including IFN-γ, TNFα, and IL-12p70 which is the predominant cytokine secreted by M1 macrophages. This macrophage polarization from an M2 to M1 phenotype was partly attributable to the 50% tumor recurrence rate that was seen using the full fibrin gel formulation compared with 100% tumor recurrence seen in all other treatment groups [10].
Another strategy is to use a scaffold to house a source of tumor antigens and recruit APCs to the scaffold such that they encounter antigens more effectively and can thus mount a successful antitumor response, as a type of cancer vaccine. Mesoporous silica microrods coated with the cationic polymer polyethylenimine (MSR-PEI) were fabri­cated to complex the adjuvant CpG, GM-CSF, and a pool of antigens specific for the tumor type. The MSR vaccine was able to regress several types of tumors corresponding with the neoantigen pool of peptides used upon inoculation. For example, vaccination of melanoma-bearing mice was able to recruit significant populations of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes which were positive for IFN-γ, TNF-α, or granzyme B, all markers of immune cell activation. This was aligned with a marked reduction in tumor growth, par­ticularly in combination with anti-CTLA4, and upon intravenous administration of mel­anoma cells to mimic lung metastasis, vaccination greatly reduced the number of metastatic foci. A similar result was witnessed in a colon cancer model and in an E7-peptide expressing lung cancer model when the appropriate antigen pool was inoc­ulated. Indeed, the MSR-PEI scaffold was found to promote the recruitment and acti­vation of DCs which was theorized to aid in enhanced CTL priming and therefore therapeutic efficacy [11].
NPs are a powerful drug delivery vehicle for a plethora of therapeutic cargo and have been successfully used to modulate the immune component of the TME. A lipid NP (LNP) formulation has recently been developed for IT injection of messenger RNA (mRNA) encoding IL-23, IL-36γ, and OX-40L to relieve the immunosuppressive TME. IL-1 family members such as IL-36γ are involved in type-1 immune responses and it acts on professional APCs and T-cells whereas IL-12 family members such as IL-23 act as central coordinators of the immune response by bridging innate and adaptive immunity (for example, positively modulating innate lymphoid cells, NKT-cells, γδ T-cells). OX-40L is the ligand for OX-40 which is a costimulatory molecule and can enhance effector T cell function as well as their expansion and survival. This three­pronged mRNA delivery strategy was found to be effective in multiple murine tumor models such as checkpoint inhibitor-sensitive MC38-S colon adenocarcinoma tumors and checkpoint inhibitor-refractory tumors MC38-R and B16F10-AP3 melanoma. Interestingly, this triple mRNA combination was able to shift to TME immune environ­ment such that ICIs were effective in the traditionally resistant models. This TME shift was typified by both innate immune activation and lymphocyte mobilization. Specifi­cally, increased activation of various DC subsets in the tdLN as identified by increased
CD86 expression was noted as well as upregulation of gene transcripts associated with
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immune activation such as those involved in antigen processing and costimulatory genes. Confirming the importance of DCs in antitumor responses, mice deficient in cross­presenting DCs (Batf3 wild-type mice all rejected their tumors. Increased activated NK, CD4
/
) eventually succumbed to their tumor burden whereas
+
, and CD8+,
and γδ T-cells were observed in the tdLN and tumor, however, the antitumor response was dependent on CD8
+
T-cells as their abrogation diminished the survival benefit seen in wild type mice [12]. This, and a similar platform using LNPs for delivery of IL-12 mRNA [13], has reached trials in humans and is enabled by choosing the appropriate LNP formulation to protect vulnerable mRNA from degradation but allow for effective transfection without overt toxicity.
LNPs can also be used to deliver different varieties of nucleic acid apart from mRNA, as illustrated by the clinical approval of LNPs for siRNA delivery. Another type of RNA, known as self-replicating RNA (replicons) can, once introduced into the cell, produce further copies of itself and the protein for which it encodes. Utilizing this strategy, a rep­licon was designed to encode for the cytokine IL-12 fused with lumican separated by an albumin spacer which was intended to bind the collagenous ECM, which is present within the TME. To deliver the replicons, an LNP was constructed that contained an ionizable lipid named TT3 which, when delivering a replicon encoding green fluores­cent protein (GFP), was able to induce ICD in cancer cells and activated TLR3, although TLR activation appeared to be attributed to the replicon and not the LNP. A single IT injection was able to induce regression of multiple murine tumor models including colon and two melanoma variants, with a high percentage of mice in each model rejecting their tumors. The TME was modulated such that after IT injection of LNP-replicon there was a marked infiltration of granulocytes and CD8
+
T cells along with the notable presence of IL-12 in the tumor, even 7 days post IT injection. Tumor rejection was found to be dependent on cross-presenting DCs and CD8
+
T-cells as confirmed by depletion studies. Notably, deletion of STING or the innate immune sensor myeloid differentiation pri­mary response (MyD)88 also resulted in the loss of tumor control, suggesting inactivity of downstream proinflammatory coordinators such as NF-κB is deleterious in this context [14].
As with hydrogels and scaffolds, there is a diversity of materials that can be used for the fabrication of particles to modulate the TME beyond LNPs. Biodegradable PLGA microparticles (MPs) were designed for the pulsatile release of the STING against cGAMP after a single IT injection (Fig. 3). Three different variants of PLGA MP were injected together to permit the differential release of cGAMP several days apart which was due to the composition of each type of MP, resulting in different degradation rates and therefore cargo release. Indeed, a single injection of MPs prolonged the survival of melanoma and breast tumor-bearing mice to the same extent as four IT injections of free cGAMP. The TME was reprogrammed in treated mice, demonstrated by increased
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Fig. 3 Design and fabrication of a PLGA-MP system for pulsatile STING agonist release. (A) Schematics of single-injection drug delivery platform for cancer immunotherapy. Different PLGA microparticles reside in the tumor after a single intratumoral injection, release encapsulated STING agonist in pulses at discrete time points, and promote infiltration of TILs. (B) Schematics of the fabrication process of PLGA-MPs, which are prepared by filling cargo of interest into particle bases and then sealing the bases with corresponding particle caps by briefly applying heat. (C–E) Representative scanning electron microscopy images of EP bases (C) and a sealed array of particles (D) or an individual particle (E). Scale bars, 500 μm (C and D) and 100 μm (E). (F) Representative high-resolution x-ray CT image of a sealed particle encapsulating 3 (G) Representative optical image of an array of sealed particles encapsulating Alexa Fluor 647-labeled dextran. Scale bar, 1 mm. (Reproduced with permission from Lu X, et al. Engineered PLGA microparticles
for long-term, pulsatile release of STING agonist for cancer immunotherapy. Sci Transl Med 2020;12: eaaz6606. http://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aaz6606. Copyright 2020, The Authors.)
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CD8+, CD4+T cells, including memory linages as well as NK cells and activated DCs. Furthermore, the macrophage population in the TME was repolarized to a more proinflammatory phenotype. The applicability of the system was further extended as other therapeutic moieties such as CpG or the chemotherapy agent pemetrexed were also shown to exhibit a pulsatile release profile [15]. IT injection of other polymeric sys­tems containing STING agonists also demonstrated robust antitumor efficacy, including polymersomes designed to disassemble in the endosome to release cGAMP by virtue of protonation of specific functional groups within the polymer backbone upon endocytosis
[16]. Cationic polymers such as dendrimers [17] and poly(β-amino esters) [18] can effi-
ciently electrostatically complex with negatively charged cyclic dinucleotide (CDNs) STING agonists such as cGAMP and upon IT injection-induced marked tumor reduc­tion and a proinflammatory TME, due to effective transfection of CDNs and robust local STING activation.
Taken together, local delivery of immunomodulating agents, using hydrogels, scaf-
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folds, or NPs, is a powerful tool for directly transforming the immunosuppressive envi­ronment precisely where it is needed (i.e., the tumor). The ability to control the release kinetics of a payload or potentially target specific cellular populations (e.g., TAMs) within the tumor are evidently potent therapeutic concepts. Indeed, controlled release of ICIs from a Pluronic F-127 hydrogel injected ipsilaterally to the tumor improved efficacy compared with hydrogels with ICI injected contralaterally and free antibody, which was attributed to greater accumulation of antibody in the tdLN [19]. Depending on the nature of the response and the cargo delivered this can even result in systemic immune responses and induction of the abscopal effect-mediated clearance of distal tumors, a highly desirable outcome in metastatic scenarios.
3. Transdermal delivery of engineered devices for tumor immune modulation
The arena of transdermal delivery has typically been dominated by the use of microneedle platforms as a means of traversing the skin in a minimally invasive and pain­less manner. These microneedle platforms afford controlled or stimulus-responsive release of immunotherapeutic cargo from within the needles to the immune cell-laden dermis, which may also be retrieved as a means of tracking the immunological state of the treated area in real-time. Consequently, the doses required to elicit an immune response are lessened and the responsiveness to therapy can be determined promptly. Microneedle arrays are typically composed of a biodegradable and biocompatible polymer such as HA, chitosan, polylactic acid, gelatin, other polymers such as polymethyl methacrylate, poly­carbonate, or other materials such as silicon or stainless steel. Thus, a wide variety of materials can be used for the synthesis of microneedle patches, and a diversity of methods are used for their fabrication including wet or dry etching, lithography, micromolding, and laser-based technologies [20].
Indeed, the spectrum of materials available for microneedle fabrication has generated innovative transdermal delivery platforms for a range of immunotherapeutic cargo. HA microneedles were loaded with acid-responsive dextran NPs containing anti-PD-1, which could disassemble when exposed to the slightly acidic environment created by conversion of tissue glucose to gluconic acid by glucose oxidase within the NP. In a murine model of melanoma, a single administration of this microneedle patch was able to induce a robust immune response and significantly extend the lifespan of the mice, compared with nonresponsive NPs and intratumoral injection of anti-PD-1, suggesting effective activation of the local immune environment [21]. Similarly, HA microneedles were used to deliver pH-sensitive acetal-modified dextran NPs containing anti-CTLA-4 and the photosensitizer zinc phthalocyanine. In a murine model of breast cancer known to be poorly immunogenic and resistant to ICI, laser-irradiation of microneedles induced
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