2240 nm NIR-IV Photodynamic Therapy Can Reverse Ineffective Anti-OX40 Cancer Immunotherapy to Become Effective. (PubMed, ACS Nano)
We apply a NIR-IV photodynamic therapy, mediated by LaB6-PEG-folate nanoparticles using 2240 nm NIR light excitation, to generate reactive oxygen species, kill cancer cells, in situ produce whole cancer vaccines for priming of CD8+ T cells, and induce immunogenic responses in the presence of immunomodulator anti-OX40. A multifunctional anti-OX40 agonist could co-stimulate naive T cells to proliferate with tumor-recognizing properties, as well as suppress the activities of immunosuppressive Treg, and M2-phenotype macrophages, resulting in the complete disappearance of the primary melanoma tumor (that exposes to NIR light irradiation) as well as the effective suppression of remote/metastatic tumors' growths in the lung (that did not receive photo-irradiation).