Effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on immune checkpoint expression in breast cancer.
Stiff A, McQuinn C, Wesolowski R, Lustberg M, Reinbolt R, VanDeusen J, Sardesai S, Williams N, Noonan A, Dewani S, Ramaswamy B, Carson W. Effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on immune checkpoint expression in breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: e12126-e12126. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e12126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeo-adjuvant chemotherapyCD8 T cellsCD4 T cellsMore CD8 T cellsT cellsBreast cancerReceptor expressionCheckpoint inhibitorsCheckpoint expressionComplete pathologic response rateMore CD4 T cellsHormone receptorsPathologic response rateClinical stage IOperable breast cancerImmune checkpoint expressionReceptor expression changesBC subgroupsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyClinical responseProspective trialImmune checkpointsMedian agePD-1CTLA-4