Anti-tumor pharmaceutical composition based on immune checkpoint blockade and use thereof

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an anti-tumor pharmaceutical composition based on immune checkpoint blockade and use thereof. The anti-tumor pharmaceutical composition comprises: paroxetine hydrochloride, and a T-cell enhancer, wherein the T-cell enhancer is at least one of vitamin E and thymosin. Through a series of in vitro and in vivo experiments, cannabidiol and paroxetine hydrochloride were first found to be capable of effectively reducing the expression of PD-L1 on the tumor cell membrane, thereby blocking the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway and enhancing the ability of T cells to kill tumor cells. The T-cell enhancer added on this basis can further increase the quantity and activity of T cells, significantly increase the killing ability of T cells after immunosuppression is relieved, and greatly improve the anti-tumor effect of the drug. The components of the pharmaceutical composition used in the present invention, namely, cannabidiol, paroxetine hydrochloride, and vitamin E+thymosin, can exert a synergistic effect and improve the anti-tumor effect.