2022
STING agonism reprograms tumor-associated macrophages and overcomes resistance to PARP inhibition in BRCA1-deficient models of breast cancer
Wang Q, Bergholz JS, Ding L, Lin Z, Kabraji SK, Hughes ME, He X, Xie S, Jiang T, Wang W, Zoeller JJ, Kim HJ, Roberts TM, Konstantinopoulos PA, Matulonis UA, Dillon DA, Winer EP, Lin NU, Zhao JJ. STING agonism reprograms tumor-associated macrophages and overcomes resistance to PARP inhibition in BRCA1-deficient models of breast cancer. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 3022. PMID: 35641483, PMCID: PMC9156717, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30568-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-tumor immunityBreast cancerPARP inhibitorsSTING agonistsBRCA-mutant breast cancerTumor cellsAnti-tumor stateAdvanced ovarian tumorsCell-mediated suppressionType I IFN responseTumor-associated macrophagesInnate immune suppressionI IFN responseBreast tumor cellsTreatment landscapePro-tumor macrophagesImmune suppressionOvarian tumorsImmune cellsBRCA mutationsSystemic administrationT cellsMouse modelTherapeutic benefitBreast tumors
2021
Contribution of tumour and immune cells to PD-L1 as a predictive biomarker in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC): analysis from keynote-119
Emancipator K, Winer E, Lipatov O, Im S, Goncalves A, Muñoz-Couselo E, Lee K, Nowecki Z, Schmid P, Tamura K, Testa L, Witzel I, Ohtani S, Hund S, Kulangara K, Karantza V, Mejia J, Ma J, Jelinic P, Huang L, Cortes J. Contribution of tumour and immune cells to PD-L1 as a predictive biomarker in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC): analysis from keynote-119. Pathology 2021, 53: s47-s48. DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2021.06.099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst-line atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel for unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: IMpassion130 final overall survival analysis
Emens LA, Adams S, Barrios CH, Diéras V, Iwata H, Loi S, Rugo HS, Schneeweiss A, Winer EP, Patel S, Henschel V, Swat A, Kaul M, Molinero L, Patel S, Chui SY, Schmid P. First-line atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel for unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: IMpassion130 final overall survival analysis. Annals Of Oncology 2021, 32: 983-993. PMID: 34272041, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.05.355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerPD-L1 (+) immune cellsTriple-negative breast cancerOverall survivalImmune cellsITT populationOS benefitNab-paclitaxelBreast cancerFinal overall survival analysisTumor-infiltrating immune cellsFinal overall survivalFirst-line atezolizumabMedian overall survivalFirst-line treatmentProgression-free survivalOverall survival analysisPrespecified analysis planMedian OSCoprimary endpointsAdverse eventsPositive patientsUnacceptable toxicitySafety outcomesToxicity profileTemporal and spatial topography of cell proliferation in cancer.
Kabraji S, Gaglia G, Argyropoulou D, Dai Y, Wang S, Bergholz J, Coy S, Lin J, Jeselsohn R, Metzger O, Winer E, Dillon D, Zhao J, Sorger P, Santagata S. Temporal and spatial topography of cell proliferation in cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 3122-3122. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.3122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell cycle stateCancer cellsBreast cancerTumor-infiltrating immune cellsDisease-free survivalCell cycle protein expressionCell proliferationDormant cancer cellsCancer cell proliferationQuiescent cancer cellsCycle stateCancer stem cellsSame primary tumorNeoadjuvant therapyProliferative cancer cellsAdjuvant therapyClinical outcomesColorectal cancerPrimary tumorImmune cellsUntreated tumorsDiverse tumor typesUnique tumorProliferation indexProliferative indexSaci-IO TNBC: Randomized phase II trial of sacituzumab govitecan (SG) +/- pembrolizumab in PD-L1– metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC).
Garrido-Castro A, Keenan T, Li T, Lange P, Callahan C, Guerriero J, Tayob N, Anderson L, Yam C, Daniel B, Carey L, Nanda R, Winer E, Mittendorf E, Tolaney S. Saci-IO TNBC: Randomized phase II trial of sacituzumab govitecan (SG) +/- pembrolizumab in PD-L1– metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: tps1106-tps1106. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.tps1106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerProgression-free survivalImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMedian progression-free survivalRandomized phase II trialPhase II trialSacituzumab govitecanPD-L1II trialImmune cellsBreast cancerAnti-PD-1/L1 antibodyPD-1/L1 inhibitorsAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityT cell effector functionTriple-negative breast cancerPrior systemic therapyPD-L1 expressionAntitumor immune responseChronic antigen stimulationHealth-related qualityKey eligibility criteriaRegulatory T cellsT cell dysfunctionCell effector functionsAtezolizumab and nab-Paclitaxel in Advanced Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Biomarker Evaluation of the IMpassion130 Study
Emens LA, Molinero L, Loi S, Rugo HS, Schneeweiss A, Diéras V, Iwata H, Barrios CH, Nechaeva M, Nguyen-Duc A, Chui SY, Husain A, Winer EP, Adams S, Schmid P. Atezolizumab and nab-Paclitaxel in Advanced Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Biomarker Evaluation of the IMpassion130 Study. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2021, 113: 1005-1016. PMID: 33523233, PMCID: PMC8328980, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djab004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerProgression-free survivalPD-L1Tumor immune microenvironmentBreast cancerIntratumoral CD8Nab-paclitaxelClinical benefitImmune microenvironmentImmune cellsBRCA1/2 mutationsAdvanced triple-negative breast cancerStromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesNab-paclitaxel 100Immune checkpoint inhibitorsOverall survival benefitTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesMetastatic tumor tissueBRCA1/2 mutation statusCheckpoint inhibitorsOverall survivalSurvival benefitImmune biomarkersClinical activity
2018
Homologous recombination deficiency and host anti-tumor immunity in triple-negative breast cancer
Telli ML, Stover DG, Loi S, Aparicio S, Carey LA, Domchek SM, Newman L, Sledge GW, Winer EP. Homologous recombination deficiency and host anti-tumor immunity in triple-negative breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 171: 21-31. PMID: 29736741, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4807-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorDisease SusceptibilityDNA DamageDNA RepairFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, BRCA1Genes, BRCA2Germ-Line MutationHomologous RecombinationHumansImmunityImmunomodulationMolecular Targeted TherapyProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsHost anti-tumor immunityAnti-tumor immunityHomologous recombination deficiencyBreast cancerPurposeTriple-negative breast cancerAnti-tumor immune cellsRecombination deficiencyTriple-negative breast cancerCare systemic therapyImmune-directed therapiesImmune cell subsetsHomologous recombination DNA repair deficiencyBRCA2 mutation carriersBiomarker-driven approachBreast cancer subtypesPARP inhibitor olaparibHR-deficient tumorsDNA repair capacityMetastatic diseaseSystemic therapyImmune infiltratesImproved prognosisCell subsetsImmune cellsWorse outcomes