2022
The feasibility of using an autologous GM-CSF-secreting breast cancer vaccine to induce immunity in patients with stage II–III and metastatic breast cancers
Anderson KS, Erick TK, Chen M, Daley H, Campbell M, Colson Y, Mihm M, Zakka LR, Hopper M, Barry W, Winer EP, Dranoff G, Overmoyer B. The feasibility of using an autologous GM-CSF-secreting breast cancer vaccine to induce immunity in patients with stage II–III and metastatic breast cancers. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2022, 194: 65-78. PMID: 35482127, PMCID: PMC9046531, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-022-06562-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer vaccinesAutologous GM-CSFBreast cancerMetastatic diseaseGM-CSFStage IICancer vaccinesTumor cellsEvidence of diseaseStart of vaccinationInjection site reactionsMetastatic breast cancerUpper respiratory symptomsImmune cell infiltrationRole of vaccinationReplication-defective adenoviral vectorEvaluable patientsMethodsTumor cellsStable diseaseWeekly vaccinationsJoint painProgressive diseaseRespiratory symptomsFifth injectionTRIAL REGISTRATION
2016
Immune Signatures Following Single Dose Trastuzumab Predict Pathologic Response to PreoperativeTrastuzumab and Chemotherapy in HER2-Positive Early Breast Cancer
Varadan V, Gilmore H, Miskimen KL, Tuck D, Parsai S, Awadallah A, Krop IE, Winer EP, Bossuyt V, Somlo G, Abu-Khalaf MM, Fenton MA, Sikov W, Harris L. Immune Signatures Following Single Dose Trastuzumab Predict Pathologic Response to PreoperativeTrastuzumab and Chemotherapy in HER2-Positive Early Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 3249-3259. PMID: 26842237, PMCID: PMC5439498, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlbuminsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalB-LymphocytesBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunity, InnateLymphocyte ActivationMacrophagesMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPaclitaxelProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReceptor, ErbB-2T-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeConceptsPathologic complete responseBreast cancerImmune indicesBrief exposureFollicular helper T (Tfh) cell signatureHER2-positive breast cancerPD-1 positivitySingle-agent trastuzumabTrastuzumab-based therapyT cell activityT-cell signatureImmune cell infiltrationTumor core biopsiesImmune cell activationPreoperative trastuzumabNab-paclitaxelAntitumor immunityImmune signaturesPCR rateComplete responseMulticenter trialPD-1Cell infiltrationCore biopsyIntrinsic subtypes