Targeting PD-L1 Initiates Effective Antitumor Immunity in a Murine Model of Cushing Disease
Kemeny HR, Elsamadicy AA, Farber SH, Champion CD, Lorrey SJ, Chongsathidkiet P, Woroniecka KI, Cui X, Shen SH, Rhodin KE, Tsvankin V, Everitt J, Sanchez-Perez L, Healy P, McLendon RE, Codd PJ, Dunn IF, Fecci PE. Targeting PD-L1 Initiates Effective Antitumor Immunity in a Murine Model of Cushing Disease. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 1141-1151. PMID: 31744830, PMCID: PMC7809696, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-3486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCushing's diseasePituitary adenomasPD-L1PD1/PD-L1 axisAdrenocorticotropic hormone plasma levelsTumor-infiltrating T cellsRefractory Cushing's diseasePD-L1 axisPD-L1 expressionCheckpoint blockade therapyNovel therapeutic optionsHormone plasma levelsElevated cortisol levelsLymphocytic hypophysitisAntitumor immunityBlockade therapyCheckpoint blockadeCheckpoint expressionNumerous sequelaeSignificant morbidityTherapeutic optionsPlasma levelsPreclinical modelsT cellsSuccessful therapy