2022
Clinical Outcomes and Immune Markers by Race in a Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Durvalumab Concomitant with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Early-Stage TNBC.
Foldi J, Kahn A, Silber A, Qing T, Reisenbichler E, Fischbach N, Persico J, Adelson K, Katoch A, Chagpar A, Park T, Blanchard A, Blenman K, Rimm DL, Pusztai L. Clinical Outcomes and Immune Markers by Race in a Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Durvalumab Concomitant with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Early-Stage TNBC. Clinical Cancer Research 2022, 28: 3720-3728. PMID: 35903931, PMCID: PMC9444984, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-0862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkersBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansNeoadjuvant TherapyTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsImmune-related adverse eventsTriple-negative breast cancerNon-AA patientsEvent-free survivalPhase I/II clinical trialsClinical trialsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyOverall survivalAA patientsEarly-stage triple-negative breast cancerIncidence of irAEsPathologic complete response rateSignificant associationMultivariate logistic regression analysisTumor-infiltrating lymphocyte countsComplete response ratePrimary efficacy endpointPD-L1 statusProportional hazards modelLogistic regression analysisAfrican American womenEFS ratesNeoadjuvant immunotherapyEfficacy endpointAdverse eventsPredictive Markers of Response to Neoadjuvant Durvalumab with Nab-Paclitaxel and Dose-Dense Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide in Basal-Like Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
Blenman KRM, Marczyk M, Karn T, Qing T, Li X, Gunasekharan V, Yaghoobi V, Bai Y, Ibrahim EY, Park T, Silber A, Wolf DM, Reisenbichler E, Denkert C, Sinn BV, Rozenblit M, Foldi J, Rimm DL, Loibl S, Pusztai L. Predictive Markers of Response to Neoadjuvant Durvalumab with Nab-Paclitaxel and Dose-Dense Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide in Basal-Like Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2022, 28: 2587-2597. PMID: 35377948, PMCID: PMC9464605, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-3215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal-like triple-negative breast cancerPathologic complete responseResidual diseaseNeoadjuvant durvalumabDNA damage repairSomatic mutationsBreast cancerWnt/β-cateninHigh expressionTriple-negative breast cancerBasal-Like TripleDoxorubicin/cyclophosphamideDNA repairTumor mutation burdenRNA sequencingEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionFive-gene signatureB-cell markersCancer driversEnrichment analysisNegative breast cancerDamage repairGene expressionJAK-STATCell cycleStrategies to mitigate the toxicity of cancer therapeutics
Kahn AM, Blenman KRM, Sonis ST, Lustberg MB. Strategies to mitigate the toxicity of cancer therapeutics. Advances In Cancer Research 2022, 155: 215-244. PMID: 35779875, DOI: 10.1016/bs.acr.2022.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsHumansImmunotherapyNeoplasmsConceptsAromatase inhibitor-induced musculoskeletal symptomsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyCancer-related cognitive impairmentCancer treatment symptomsOral mucosal toxicityImmune checkpoint inhibitionTyrosine kinase inhibitorsCancer therapeuticsGastrointestinal toxicityMucosal toxicityAdverse eventsHormone therapySystemic therapyTreatment toxicityPeripheral neuropathyCheckpoint inhibitionSymptom managementMusculoskeletal symptomsRenal toxicityTreatment symptomsOcular toxicityTreatment modalitiesTraditional chemotherapyCognitive impairmentMonoclonal antibodies
2020
PD-L1 Protein Expression on Both Tumor Cells and Macrophages are Associated with Response to Neoadjuvant Durvalumab with Chemotherapy in Triple-negative Breast Cancer
Ahmed FS, Gaule P, McGuire J, Patel K, Blenman K, Pusztai L, Rimm DL. PD-L1 Protein Expression on Both Tumor Cells and Macrophages are Associated with Response to Neoadjuvant Durvalumab with Chemotherapy in Triple-negative Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 5456-5461. PMID: 32709714, PMCID: PMC7572612, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-20-1303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMacrophagesMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerPD-L1 expressionNeoadjuvant durvalumabTumor cellsImmune cellsBreast cancerPretreatment core-needle biopsiesPhase I/II clinical trialsPD-L1 protein expressionIMpassion 130 trialCore needle biopsyAmount of CD68Neoadjuvant settingMetastatic settingPD-L1Clinical trialsNeedle biopsyInsufficient tissuePatientsCD68Stromal compartmentQuantitative immunofluorescenceChemotherapyFinal analysisProtein expression
2019
Pathology of spontaneous and immunotherapy‐induced tumor regression in a murine model of melanoma
Blenman KRM, Wang J, Cowper S, Bosenberg M. Pathology of spontaneous and immunotherapy‐induced tumor regression in a murine model of melanoma. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2019, 32: 448-457. PMID: 30702217, PMCID: PMC6500596, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalImmunotherapyMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsTumor regressionB cellsMelanoma cellsNeutrophil extracellular trapsNeutrophil countAdverse reactionsGeographic necrosisNeutrophil responseExtracellular trapsHistological changesPlasma cellsMurine modelHost responseTumor microenvironmentImmunotherapyNeutrophilsTumorsRegression modelsCellsRegressionLike formationImmunocompetentPlasmablastsEpithelioidMelanoma