Intratumoral TLR9 agonists and anti-PD-1 produce clinical responses and broad immune activation. We conducted a single-arm study of neoadjuvant TLR9 agonist vidutolimod combined with anti-PD-1 nivolumab in high-risk resectable melanoma. In 31 evaluable patients, 55% major pathologic response (MPR) was observed, meeting primary endpoint. MPR was associated with necrosis, and melanophagocytosis with increased CD8 tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) in the tumor microenvironment, and increased frequencies of Ki67CD8 T cells peripherally. MPRs had an enriched pre-treatment gene signature of myeloid cells, and response to therapy was associated with gene signatures of immune cells, pDCs, phagocytosis, and macrophage activation. MPRs gut microbiota were enriched for Gram-negative bacteria belonging to the Bacteroidaceae and Enterobacteriaceae families and the small subgroup of Gram-negative Firmicutes. Our findings support that combined vidutolimod and nivolumab stimulates a broad anti-tumor immune response and is associated with distinct baseline myeloid gene signature and gut microbiota. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03618641.
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