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
Programmed death ligand-1 expression in non-small cell lung cancer
Velcheti V, Schalper KA, Carvajal DE, Anagnostou VK, Syrigos KN, Sznol M, Herbst RS, Gettinger SN, Chen L, Rimm DL. Programmed death ligand-1 expression in non-small cell lung cancer. Laboratory Investigation 2013, 94: 107-116. PMID: 24217091, PMCID: PMC6125250, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2013.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorChi-Square DistributionCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleGreeceHumansImmunohistochemistryLung NeoplasmsLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMalePrognosisReproducibility of ResultsRNA, MessengerSurvival AnalysisTissue Array AnalysisConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerPD-L1 expressionCell lung cancerPD-L1Tissue microarrayBetter outcomesNSCLC casesLung cancerDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionCell death ligand 1PD-L1 protein expressionEarly phase clinical trialsLigand 1 expressionTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesDeath ligand 1Significant better outcomePD-L1 mRNAPD-L1 proteinPhase clinical trialsNormal human placentaPrediction of responseQuantitative fluorescence approachesFrequency of expressionPD-1Prognostic valueHigh 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
2010
High expression of BCL-2 predicts favorable outcome in non-small cell lung cancer patients with non squamous histology
Anagnostou VK, Lowery FJ, Zolota V, Tzelepi V, Gopinath A, Liceaga C, Panagopoulos N, Frangia K, Tanoue L, Boffa D, Gettinger S, Detterbeck F, Homer RJ, Dougenis D, Rimm DL, Syrigos KN. High expression of BCL-2 predicts favorable outcome in non-small cell lung cancer patients with non squamous histology. BMC Cancer 2010, 10: 186. PMID: 20459695, PMCID: PMC2875218, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Large CellCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell DifferentiationCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleGreeceHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Reproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUp-RegulationConceptsNon-small cell lung cancer patientsCell lung cancer patientsNon-squamous tumorsLung cancer patientsBcl-2 expressionNSCLC patientsCancer patientsBcl-2Favorable outcomeIndependent cohortSmall cell lung cancer patientsIndependent lower riskNon-squamous histologySubgroup of patientsHigh expressersSquamous cell carcinomaHigh Bcl-2 expressionBcl-2 protein levelsSquamous histologyMedian survivalPrognostic factorsValidation cohortCell carcinomaPathological characteristicsPrognostic stratification