# Pre‐existing CD95‐based Temra immunity in patients with recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma predicts response and hyperprogression to dual PD‐L1 and TGFβ inhibition

**Authors:** Ngar Woon Kam, Jeffrey Yan Ho Lau, Cho Yiu Lau, Tai Chung Lam, Kenneth Sik Kwan Chan, Wei Dai, Victor Lee Ho Fun, Chi Leung Chiang, Dora Lai Wan Kwong

PMC · DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.70535 · 2025-11-20

## TL;DR

This study shows that pre-existing CD95-based Temra immunity in nasopharyngeal cancer patients can predict treatment response and hyperprogression when using dual PD-L1 and TGFβ inhibition.

## Contribution

The novel contribution is identifying CD95 and CD57 Temra markers as predictors of treatment outcomes and hyperprogression risk in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.

## Key findings

- Lower baseline CD95⁺ Temra levels correlate with treatment response and longer survival.
- Higher CD57⁺ Temra frequencies are linked to improved overall survival.
- Post-treatment CD95/CD57 expression shifts correlate with survival outcomes.

## Abstract

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• Lower baseline CD95⁺ Temra levels were associated with treatment response and longer survival.

• Higher CD57⁺ Temra frequencies predicted improved overall survival, independent of response.

• Post‐treatment shifts in CD95/CD57 expression correlated with survival outcomes.

• TGFβlow/CD95⁺ Temra high profile identified non‐responders with hyperprogression risk.

## Linked entities

- **Proteins:** FAS (Fas cell surface death receptor), B3GAT1 (beta-1,3-glucuronyltransferase 1), CD274 (CD274 molecule), TGFB1 (transforming growth factor beta 1)
- **Diseases:** nasopharyngeal carcinoma (MONDO:0015459)

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** CD274 (CD274 molecule) [NCBI Gene 29126] {aka ADMIO5, B7-H, B7H1, PD-L1, PDCD1L1, PDCD1LG1}, FAS (Fas cell surface death receptor) [NCBI Gene 355] {aka ALPS1A, APO-1, APT1, CD95, FAS1, FASTM}, TGFB1 (transforming growth factor beta 1) [NCBI Gene 7040] {aka CAEND1, CED, DPD1, IBDIMDE, LAP, TGF-beta1}
- **Diseases:** nasopharyngeal carcinoma (MESH:D000077274)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

## Figures

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