2020
Immune Cell PD-L1 Colocalizes with Macrophages and Is Associated with Outcome in PD-1 Pathway Blockade Therapy
Liu Y, Zugazagoitia J, Ahmed FS, Henick BS, Gettinger S, Herbst RS, Schalper KA, Rimm DL. Immune Cell PD-L1 Colocalizes with Macrophages and Is Associated with Outcome in PD-1 Pathway Blockade Therapy. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 970-977. PMID: 31615933, PMCID: PMC7024671, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-1040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionHigh PD-L1 expressionPD-L1 levelsPD-L1Immune cellsTumor cellsT cellsHigh PD-L1 levelsPredominant immune cell typeNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) casesDifferent immune cell subsetsCell lung cancer casesElevated PD-L1High PD-L1Better overall survivalDeath ligand 1Natural killer cellsImmune cell subsetsMultiple immune cellsCytotoxic T cellsLung cancer casesImmune cell typesCD68 levelsCell typesBlockade therapy
2014
B7-H1/PD-1 Blockade Therapy in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Gettinger S, Herbst RS. B7-H1/PD-1 Blockade Therapy in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. The Cancer Journal 2014, 20: 281-289. PMID: 25098289, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerPhase III trialsCell lung cancerIII trialsPD-1Lung cancerClinical trialsPD-1/PD-L1 inhibitorsB7-H1/PDTumor PD-L1 expressionSevere autoimmune toxicityChemotherapy-naive patientsPD-L1 expressionPotential of immunotherapyPD-L1 inhibitorsDeath ligand 1Future clinical trialsNumber of antibodiesAutoimmune toxicityExpansion cohortBlockade therapyDurable responsesNSCLC patientsStandard therapy