2023
Subsets of IFN Signaling Predict Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Patients with Melanoma.
Horowitch B, Lee D, Ding M, Martinez-Morilla S, Aung T, Ouerghi F, Wang X, Wei W, Damsky W, Sznol M, Kluger H, Rimm D, Ishizuka J. Subsets of IFN Signaling Predict Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Patients with Melanoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2023, 29: 2908-2918. PMID: 37233452, PMCID: PMC10524955, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-23-0215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsHuman melanoma cell linesMelanoma cell linesPD-L1Validation cohortYale-New Haven HospitalCombination of ipilimumabPD-L1 markersImmune checkpoint blockadePD-L1 biomarkerNew Haven HospitalSTAT1 levelsCell linesWestern blot analysisCheckpoint inhibitorsCheckpoint blockadeClinical responseOverall survivalImproved survivalResistance of cancersMetastatic melanomaMelanoma responsePredict responseTreatment responseDistinct patterns
2021
Spatial signatures identify immune escape via PD-1 as a defining feature of T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B-cell lymphoma
Griffin GK, Weirather JL, Roemer MGM, Lipschitz M, Kelley A, Chen PH, Gusenleitner D, Jeter E, Pak C, Gjini E, Chapuy B, Rosenthal MH, Xu J, Chen BJ, Sohani AR, Lovitch SB, Abramson JS, Ishizuka J, Kim AI, Jacobson CA, LaCasce AS, Fletcher CD, Neuberg D, Freeman GJ, Hodi FS, Wright K, Ligon AH, Jacobsen ED, Armand P, Shipp MA, Rodig SJ. Spatial signatures identify immune escape via PD-1 as a defining feature of T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B-cell lymphoma. Blood 2021, 137: 1353-1364. PMID: 32871584, PMCID: PMC8555417, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020006464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-cell/histiocyte-rich large B-cell lymphomaLarge B-cell lymphomaB-cell lymphomaMalignant B cellsDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaClassic Hodgkin lymphomaPD-1B cellsImmune signaturesImmune escapePD-1/PD-L1 pathwayPD-L1/PDImmune escape pathwayPD-1 blockadeImmune cell infiltratesPD-L1 expressionRefractory hematologic malignanciesPD-L1 pathwayMulti-institutional cohortClinical responsePartial responseCell infiltrateComplete responsePD-L1Aggressive variant
2019
Phase 2, two-group, two-stage study of avelumab in patients (pts) with microsatellite stable (MSS), microsatellite instable (MSI), and polymerase epsilon (POLE) mutated recurrent/persistent endometrial cancer (EC).
Konstantinopoulos P, Liu J, Luo W, Krasner C, Ishizuka J, Gockley A, Buss M, Campos S, Stover E, Wright A, Growdon W, Curtis J, Peralta A, Basada P, Quinn R, Gray K, Penson R, Cannistra S, Fleming G, Matulonis U. Phase 2, two-group, two-stage study of avelumab in patients (pts) with microsatellite stable (MSS), microsatellite instable (MSI), and polymerase epsilon (POLE) mutated recurrent/persistent endometrial cancer (EC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 5502-5502. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.5502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndometrial cancerObjective responseMicrosatellite InstablePrior therapyPD-L1 negative tumorsProgression-free survival ratesPersistent endometrial cancerPhase 2 studyPD-L1 inhibitorsCo-primary endpointsG3 toxicityG5 toxicityMeasurable diseasePrimary endpointProtocol therapyUnacceptable toxicityPD-L1Negative tumorsImmunohistochemical lossIHC expressionEligibility criteriaMismatch repair proteinsSurvival rateMSS statusCohort