2023
Immune dysfunction revealed by digital spatial profiling of immuno-oncology markers in progressive stages of renal cell carcinoma and in brain metastases
Schoenfeld D, Moutafi M, Martinez S, Djureinovic D, Merkin R, Adeniran A, Braun D, Signoretti S, Choueiri T, Parisi F, Hurwitz M, Rimm D, Wei W, Jilaveanu L, Kluger H. Immune dysfunction revealed by digital spatial profiling of immuno-oncology markers in progressive stages of renal cell carcinoma and in brain metastases. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2023, 11: e007240. PMID: 37586773, PMCID: PMC10432651, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-007240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaBrain metastasesPrimary tumorTumor microenvironmentDigital spatial profilingCell carcinomaActivation protein expressionInflammatory macrophage markersRCC brain metastasesInnate immune activatorsNormal kidney samplesProgressive stagesExtracranial metastasesTim-3Immune checkpointsImmune dysfunctionImmune activationRCC metastasisLonger survivalImmune activatorsMacrophage markersTreatment responseSeparate cohortTissue microarrayMetastatic samples
2021
Beyond conventional immune-checkpoint inhibition — novel immunotherapies for renal cell carcinoma
Braun DA, Bakouny Z, Hirsch L, Flippot R, Van Allen EM, Wu CJ, Choueiri TK. Beyond conventional immune-checkpoint inhibition — novel immunotherapies for renal cell carcinoma. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology 2021, 18: 199-214. PMID: 33437048, PMCID: PMC8317018, DOI: 10.1038/s41571-020-00455-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaImmune checkpoint inhibitorsCell carcinomaAdvanced stage renal cell carcinomaContext of RCCNovel immune-based therapiesAntigen-directed therapiesImmunotherapy-based combinationsSuccess of antibodiesAntitumour immune responseDurable clinical benefitImmune-based therapiesT cell infiltrationCancer-immunity cycleImmune-based treatmentsTreatment of patientsMost renal cell carcinomasTumor CD8Most patientsImmune checkpointsPD-1Innovative immunotherapiesTherapeutic vaccinesWorse prognosisClinical benefit
2016
Genomic Approaches to Understanding Response and Resistance to Immunotherapy
Braun D, Burke K, Van Allen E. Genomic Approaches to Understanding Response and Resistance to Immunotherapy. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 5642-5650. PMID: 27698000, PMCID: PMC5135569, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-0066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubset of patientsCheckpoint blockadeSuch therapyImmune checkpoint blockadeImmune-based therapiesNumber of patientsLow intratumoral heterogeneityDurable responsesImmune checkpointsAdvanced cancerLoss of PTENNeoantigen loadPoint of careCertain patientsMechanisms of resistanceResistant tumorsPatientsTherapyTumor progressionImmunotherapyAppropriate functional studiesIntratumoral heterogeneityLimited responseBlockadePositive correlates