2024
Neoadjuvant Cisplatin, Gemcitabine, and Docetaxel in Sarcomatoid Bladder Cancer: Clinical Activity and Whole Transcriptome Analysis
Johnson B, Teply B, Kagemann C, McGuire B, Lombardo K, Jing Y, Langbo W, Epstein J, Netto G, Baras A, Matoso A, McConkey D, Gupta A, Ahuja N, Ross A, Pierorazio P, Comperat E, Hoffman-Censits J, Singla N, Patel S, Kates M, Choi W, Bivalacqua T, Hahn N. Neoadjuvant Cisplatin, Gemcitabine, and Docetaxel in Sarcomatoid Bladder Cancer: Clinical Activity and Whole Transcriptome Analysis. Bladder Cancer 2024, 10: 133-143. PMID: 39131872, PMCID: PMC11308648, DOI: 10.3233/blc-240008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExpression of immune checkpointsClinical activityNeoadjuvant cisplatinImmune checkpointsT cellsIncreased expression of immune checkpointsTranscriptome RNA sequencingMuscle-invasive patientsPegfilgrastim 6 mgAggressive histologic subtypePathological complete responseUrothelial bladder cancerT cell genesBasal-squamousYpCR rateNeoadjuvant therapyComplete responseHistological subtypesSingle-institutionUrothelial cancerPrimary endpointUrothelial tumorsTumor biologyBladder cancerGrade 3
2016
Patterns of PD-L1 expression and CD8 T cell infiltration in gastric adenocarcinomas and associated immune stroma
Thompson ED, Zahurak M, Murphy A, Cornish T, Cuka N, Abdelfatah E, Yang S, Duncan M, Ahuja N, Taube JM, Anders RA, Kelly RJ. Patterns of PD-L1 expression and CD8 T cell infiltration in gastric adenocarcinomas and associated immune stroma. Gut 2016, 66: 794. PMID: 26801886, PMCID: PMC4958028, DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-310839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionProgression-free survivalEpstein-Barr virusT-cell densityImmune stromaOverall survivalPD-L1T cellsAdaptive immune resistance mechanismHigh PD-L1 expressionMembranous PD-L1 expressionStromal PD-L1 expressionCD8 T cell infiltrationWorse progression-free survivalImmune resistance mechanismsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPD-L1 positivityPD-L1 statusGastro-oesophageal junctionImmune-based therapiesT cell infiltrationPercentage of tumorsTumor-stromal interfaceCD8 densityCD8 infiltration