Integrated NY-ESO-1 antibody and CD8+ T-cell responses correlate with clinical benefit in advanced melanoma patients treated with ipilimumab
Yuan J, Adamow M, Ginsberg BA, Rasalan TS, Ritter E, Gallardo HF, Xu Y, Pogoriler E, Terzulli SL, Kuk D, Panageas KS, Ritter G, Sznol M, Halaban R, Jungbluth AA, Allison JP, Old LJ, Wolchok JD, Gnjatic S. Integrated NY-ESO-1 antibody and CD8+ T-cell responses correlate with clinical benefit in advanced melanoma patients treated with ipilimumab. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 16723-16728. PMID: 21933959, PMCID: PMC3189057, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1110814108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNY-ESO-1-seropositive patientsNY-ESO-1 antibodyT cell responsesClinical benefitImmune responseIpilimumab treatmentNY-ESO-1 immune responsesNY-ESO-1 serum antibodyTumor antigen-specific immune responsesCytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4NY-ESO-1 immunityT-lymphocyte antigen-4Antigen-specific immune responsesIpilimumab-treated patientsAdvanced melanoma patientsAdvanced metastatic melanomaCancer/testis antigensSubset of patientsNY-ESO-1Significant survival advantageCD8 responsesAdoptive transferClinical outcomesMelanoma patientsProspective study