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Objective: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has an immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment that contributes to resistance to immunotherapy. This study aimed to demonstrate that elevated sterile alpha motif domain-containing protein 3 (SAMD3) expression in effector CD8 T cells was associated with improved survival in PDAC patients.
Design: We investigated the heterogeneity and gene expression profiles of T cells using a single-cell RNA sequencing (sc-RNA-seq) dataset comprised of human PDAC samples. SAMD3 mRNA expression was further evaluated in a tumor-specific OT-I/ovalbumin (OVA) mouse model. SAMD3 levels and their clinical significance were evaluated via immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis.
Results: SAMD3 was highly expressed in cytotoxic CD8 T cells, with expression significantly downregulated during T cell exhaustion. SAMD3 levels were positively correlated with CD8 T cell function. In PDAC patients, high SAMD3 levels in T cells were associated with improved overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and T cell infiltration. A patient exhibiting partial response to combination immunotherapy also showed high SAMD3 levels in T cells.
Conclusion: SAMD3 is a biomarker of T cell function, with elevated expression in T cells predicting improved survival. These findings highlight the potential of precision immunotherapy approaches for treating PDAC.
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