- Lee, Min;
- Zhang, Ze;
- Sehgal, Kartik;
- Butler, Rondi;
- Stolrow, Hannah;
- Ramush, Geat;
- Shirai, Keisuke;
- Koestler, Devin;
- Salas, Lucas;
- Wiencke, John;
- Haddad, Robert;
- Kelsey, Karl;
- Christensen, Brock
Aim: This study addresses the challenge of predicting the response of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients to immunotherapy.Methods: Using DNA methylation cytometry, we analyzed the immune profiles of six HNSCC patients who showed a positive response to immunotherapy over a year without disease progression.Results: There was an initial increase in CD8 T memory cells and natural killer cells during the first four cycles of immunotherapy, which then returned to baseline levels after a year. Baseline CD8 T cell levels were lower in HNSCC immunotherapy responders but became similar to those in healthy subjects after immunotherapy.Conclusion: These findings suggest that monitoring fluctuations in immune profiles could potentially identify biomarkers for immunotherapy response in HNSCC patients.