2019
Expression and clinical significance of PD-L1, B7-H3, B7-H4 and TILs in human small cell lung Cancer (SCLC)
Carvajal-Hausdorf D, Altan M, Velcheti V, Gettinger SN, Herbst RS, Rimm DL, Schalper KA. Expression and clinical significance of PD-L1, B7-H3, B7-H4 and TILs in human small cell lung Cancer (SCLC). Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2019, 7: 65. PMID: 30850021, PMCID: PMC6408760, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0540-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overB7 AntigensB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaV-Set Domain-Containing T-Cell Activation Inhibitor 1ConceptsSmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerB7-H4B7-H3Lung cancerPD-L1Non-small cell lung cancerBackgroundSmall cell lung cancerAnti-tumor immune responseHuman small cell lung cancerQuantitative immunofluorescenceB7 family ligandsLevels of TILsMultiplexed quantitative immunofluorescenceLevels of CD3Effector T cellsImmune checkpoint blockersPromising clinical activityTissue microarray formatLymphocyte subsetsCheckpoint blockersOverall survivalLung malignancyClinicopathological variablesMarker levels
2018
A dormant TIL phenotype defines non-small cell lung carcinomas sensitive to immune checkpoint blockers
Gettinger SN, Choi J, Mani N, Sanmamed MF, Datar I, Sowell R, Du VY, Kaftan E, Goldberg S, Dong W, Zelterman D, Politi K, Kavathas P, Kaech S, Yu X, Zhao H, Schlessinger J, Lifton R, Rimm DL, Chen L, Herbst RS, Schalper KA. A dormant TIL phenotype defines non-small cell lung carcinomas sensitive to immune checkpoint blockers. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 3196. PMID: 30097571, PMCID: PMC6086912, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05032-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodies, BlockingCarcinogenesisCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell ProliferationCytotoxicity, ImmunologicHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansLung NeoplasmsLymphocyte ActivationLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDMutant ProteinsMutationPeptidesPhenotypeProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReproducibility of ResultsSurvival AnalysisTobaccoConceptsImmune checkpoint blockersCheckpoint blockersQuantitative immunofluorescenceNon-small cell lung carcinoma patientsCell lung carcinoma patientsNon-small cell lung carcinomaPatient-derived xenograft modelsIntratumoral T cellsMultiplexed quantitative immunofluorescencePD-1 blockadeLevels of CD3Lung carcinoma patientsCell lung carcinomaT cell proliferationPre-treatment samplesTIL phenotypeSurvival benefitCarcinoma patientsEffector capacityLung carcinomaT cellsWhole-exome DNA sequencingXenograft modelFavorable responseBlockers
2013
Clinical significance of programmed death ligand-1 expression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Velcheti V, Schalper K, Carvajal D, Chen L, Sznol M, Gettinger S, Herbst R, Rimm D. Clinical significance of programmed death ligand-1 expression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 11075-11075. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.11075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesPresence of TILsGreek cohortBetter outcomesPDL1 expressionNSCLC casesProtein positivityAnti-PD-1 therapyDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionCell death ligand 1Quantitative immunofluorescenceComparable prognostic informationIndependent NSCLC cohortsPDL1 protein expressionLigand 1 expressionLonger overall survivalPDL1 mRNADeath ligand 1Cell lung cancerMRNA levelsAQUA methodNormal human placentaNSCLC cohortOverall survivalHigh SOX2 Levels Predict Better Outcome in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas
Velcheti V, Schalper K, Yao X, Cheng H, Kocoglu M, Dhodapkar K, Deng Y, Gettinger S, Rimm DL. High SOX2 Levels Predict Better Outcome in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e61427. PMID: 23620753, PMCID: PMC3631238, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaLonger survivalTissue microarrayMultivariate analysisIndependent lung cancer cohortsIndependent positive prognostic markerSOX2 levelsNon-small cell lung carcinomaQuantitative immunofluorescenceLung squamous cell carcinomaSecond independent validation cohortSOX2 expressionHigh SOX2 levelsLog rank pSOX2 overexpressionPositive prognostic markerRisk of deathClinico-pathological characteristicsClinico-pathological variablesCox univariate analysisIndependent validation cohortCell lung carcinomaLung cancer cohortNSCLC patientsOverall survival