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 eventsIntratumor spatial heterogeneity in programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) protein expression in early-stage breast cancer
Kahn A, Golestani R, Harigopal M, Pusztai L. Intratumor spatial heterogeneity in programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) protein expression in early-stage breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2023, 201: 289-298. PMID: 37378695, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-023-06977-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerPD-L1 expressionBreast cancerPD-L1Metastatic triple-negative breast cancerPD-L1 positive casesEarly-stage breast cancerPD-L1 protein expressionImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPD-L1 positivityPD-L1 statusProtein expressionWhole study populationPrimary breast tumorsNegative breast cancerConcordant negative resultsCheckpoint inhibitorsMultiple biopsiesPositive cancersCohen's kappa coefficientStudy populationE1L3N antibodyDiscordance rateBreast tumorsPositive cases