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. 2021 Jul 21;36(1):138–154. doi: 10.1038/s41375-021-01301-6

Fig. 5. Impact of checkpoint inhibitor or immune agonist treatment on MM patients’ BMMC.

Fig. 5

BMMC from MM patients were treated with clinical grade checkpoint inhibitor or immune agonist in the presence of low level of IL-2 (20 units/ml) and examined for checkpoint expression and immune function. A Treatment of BMMC from MM patients (N = 10) with anti-PD1, anti-LAG3, anti-OX40, or anti-GITR increased expansion of T cells expressing another immune checkpoint. B Treatment of BMMC of MM patients (N = 5) induced CD4+ Treg proliferation, with the highest increase triggered by anti-PD1 (*p < 0.05) and the lowest by anti-LAG3. C Treatment of BMMC from MM patients (N = 3) with single agent anti-PD1, anti-OX40, or anti-GITR enhanced (*p < 0.05) proliferation of Treg, which was decreased by combination treatment with checkpoint inhibitor (α-PD1 + α-LAG3) compared to combination with immune agonist (α-OX40 + α-GITR) or single agent treatment.