2023
B-cell infiltration is associated with survival outcomes following programmed cell death protein 1 inhibition in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Gavrielatou N, Fortis E, Spathis A, Anastasiou M, Economopoulou P, Foukas G, Lelegiannis I, Rusakiewicz S, Vathiotis I, Aung T, Tissot S, Kastrinou A, Kotsantis I, Vagia E, Panayiotides I, Rimm D, Coukos G, Homicsko K, Foukas P, Psyrri A. B-cell infiltration is associated with survival outcomes following programmed cell death protein 1 inhibition in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Annals Of Oncology 2023, 35: 340-350. PMID: 38159908, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2023.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProlonged progression-free survivalTertiary lymphoid structuresPD-L1 expressionB cellsM HNSCCCell death protein 1 inhibitionPD-1-based immunotherapyNeck squamous cell cancerNeck squamous cell carcinomaHigher B cell countsIncreased B cellsB cell infiltrationB-cell countsPD-L1 positivityProgression-free survivalTreatment of recurrentSquamous cell cancerBlood immune cell compositionSquamous cell carcinomaBiomarkers of responseImmune cell compositionB-cell-associated genesProtein 1 inhibitionCell death proteinMetastatic head
2019
High-Plex Predictive Marker Discovery for Melanoma Immunotherapy–Treated Patients Using Digital Spatial Profiling
Toki MI, Merritt CR, Wong PF, Smithy JW, Kluger HM, Syrigos KN, Ong GT, Warren SE, Beechem JM, Rimm DL. High-Plex Predictive Marker Discovery for Melanoma Immunotherapy–Treated Patients Using Digital Spatial Profiling. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 5503-5512. PMID: 31189645, PMCID: PMC6744974, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-0104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBiomarkers, TumorFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImmunohistochemistryImmunotherapyLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMelanomaMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesMolecular Targeted TherapyPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsTissue Array AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerProlonged progression-free survivalDigital spatial profilingOverall survivalPD-L1Predictive markerPD-L1 expressionProgression-free survivalProtein expressionCell lung cancerNovel predictive markerCD68-positive cellsStromal CD3Melanoma immunotherapyImmune markersImmune therapyPrognostic valueLung cancerAntibody cocktailTissue microarrayQuantitative fluorescenceOutcome assessmentTumor cellsHigh concordanceMultiple biomarkers