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Cancer discoveryOct 2025 DOI:
10.1158/2159-8290.CD-24-1213

Recurrent immunogenic neoantigens and their cognate T-cell receptors in treatment-resistant metastatic prostate cancer

Gumpert, Nofar; Sagie, Shira; Arnedo-Pac, Claudia; Babu, Tomer; Weller, Chen; Gonzalez-Perez, Abel; Wang, Yuan; Michel Todó, Lucas; Levy, Ronen; Chen, Xi; Greenberg, Polina; Dayan-Rubinov, Maria; Yakubovich, Elizabeta; Wasserman-Bartov, Talya; Zerbib, Mirie; Gong, Jianhui; Rebernick, Ryan J; Oliveira Tercero, Anna; Agundez Muriel, Laura; Benedek, Gil; Kedmi, Merav; Oren, Roni; Ben-Dor, Shifra; Levin, Yishai; Troyanskaya, Olga G; Munzur, Aslı D; Wyatt, Alexander W; Cieslik, Marcin P; Quigley, David A; Van Allen, Eliezer M; Anandasabapathy, Niroshana; Mateo, Joaquin; Yang, Xinbo; Martínez-Jiménez, Francisco; Lopez-Bigas, Nuria; Samuels, Yardena
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Abstract
New approaches that generate long-lasting therapeutic responses in therapy-resistant metastatic cancer patients are urgently needed. To address this challenge, we developed SpotNeoMet, a novel data-driven pipeline that systematically identifies recurrently presented neopeptides in treatment-resistant patients. We identified seven therapy resistance mutations predicted to produce neo-peptides presented by common HLAs. Using HLA-immunopeptidomics, we discovered three novel neopeptides derived from Androgen Receptor (AR) H875Y, a common metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) mutation. We validated these neoantigens as highly immunogenic and then isolated and characterized cognate T-cell receptors (TCRs) from healthy donor peripheral blood mononuclear cells. We demonstrated that AR H875Y specific TCRs are highly specific and kill prostate cancer cells presenting AR neo-peptides in vitro and in vivo. Our new pipeline identifies novel immunotherapy targets and potential treatment options for mCRPC patients. Moreover, SpotNeoMet offers a systematic route to identify 'HLA-peptide' pairs and their cognate TCRs across treatment-resistant cancers.
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