2022
STING agonism reprograms tumor-associated macrophages and overcomes resistance to PARP inhibition in BRCA1-deficient models of breast cancer
Wang Q, Bergholz JS, Ding L, Lin Z, Kabraji SK, Hughes ME, He X, Xie S, Jiang T, Wang W, Zoeller JJ, Kim HJ, Roberts TM, Konstantinopoulos PA, Matulonis UA, Dillon DA, Winer EP, Lin NU, Zhao JJ. STING agonism reprograms tumor-associated macrophages and overcomes resistance to PARP inhibition in BRCA1-deficient models of breast cancer. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 3022. PMID: 35641483, PMCID: PMC9156717, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30568-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBRCA1 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleHumansMicePoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsSynthetic Lethal MutationsTumor-Associated MacrophagesConceptsAnti-tumor immunityBreast cancerPARP inhibitorsSTING agonistsBRCA-mutant breast cancerTumor cellsAnti-tumor stateAdvanced ovarian tumorsCell-mediated suppressionType I IFN responseTumor-associated macrophagesInnate immune suppressionI IFN responseBreast tumor cellsTreatment landscapePro-tumor macrophagesImmune suppressionOvarian tumorsImmune cellsBRCA mutationsSystemic administrationT cellsMouse modelTherapeutic benefitBreast tumors
2019
The Immune Microenvironment in Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer Before and After Preoperative Chemotherapy
Waks AG, Stover DG, Guerriero JL, Dillon D, Barry WT, Gjini E, Hartl C, Lo W, Savoie J, Brock J, Wesolowski R, Li Z, Damicis A, Philips AV, Wu Y, Yang F, Sullivan A, Danaher P, Brauer HA, Osmani W, Lipschitz M, Hoadley KA, Goldberg M, Perou CM, Rodig S, Winer EP, Krop IE, Mittendorf EA, Tolaney SM. The Immune Microenvironment in Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer Before and After Preoperative Chemotherapy. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 4644-4655. PMID: 31061067, PMCID: PMC6677598, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-0173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesImmune microenvironmentNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPD-L1Breast cancerHormone receptor-positive breast cancerBreast tumorsHormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative breast cancerHER2-negative breast cancerDistant metastasis-free survivalReceptor-positive breast cancerImmunotherapy-based approachesPAM50 intrinsic subtypesCheckpoint inhibitor therapyPD-L1 stainingTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesMetastasis-free survivalMacrophage-targeted therapiesRole of macrophagesPreoperative chemotherapyStandard chemotherapyInhibitor therapyResidual diseaseMyeloid signaturePoor response