2024
The analytical and clinical validity of AI algorithms to score TILs in TNBC: can we use different machine learning models interchangeably?
Vidal J, Tsiknakis N, Staaf J, Bosch A, Ehinger A, Nimeus E, Salgado R, Bai Y, Rimm D, Hartman J, Acs B. The analytical and clinical validity of AI algorithms to score TILs in TNBC: can we use different machine learning models interchangeably? EClinicalMedicine 2024, 78: 102928. DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesBreast Cancer Research FoundationPrognostic validityMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerDisease-free survival endpointsHazard ratioHost anti-tumor immunityScored tumor infiltrating lymphocytesTumor-infiltrating lymphocyte scoresTriple-negative breast cancer patientsYears median follow-upTumour-infiltrating lymphocyte assessmentAnti-tumor immunityMedian follow-upIndependent prospective cohortTNBC tumorsPrognostic potentialProspective cohortBreast cancerPrognostic performanceAnalytic cohortFollow-upSchool of MedicineSwedish Society for Medical Research
2023
Emerging Prognostic and Predictive Significance of Stress Keratin 17 in HPV-Associated and Non HPV-Associated Human Cancers: A Scoping Review
Lozar T, Wang W, Gavrielatou N, Christensen L, Lambert P, Harari P, Rimm D, Burtness B, Kuhar C, Carchman E. Emerging Prognostic and Predictive Significance of Stress Keratin 17 in HPV-Associated and Non HPV-Associated Human Cancers: A Scoping Review. Viruses 2023, 15: 2320. PMID: 38140561, PMCID: PMC10748233, DOI: 10.3390/v15122320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaTriple-negative breast cancerCancer typesPredictive significancePrognostic factorsClinical outcomesPrognostic significanceCell carcinomaHuman cancersCervical squamous cell carcinomaNeck squamous cell carcinomaAvailable clinical evidenceCochrane Central RegisterInferior clinical outcomesPositive prognostic factorNegative predictive factorNegative prognostic factorWeb of ScienceCentral RegisterControlled TrialsCervical cancerClinical evidencePredictive factorsPancreatic cancerEligible studies
2022
Clinical outcomes and immune markers by race in a phase I/II clinical trial of durvalumab concomitant with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage TNBC.
Foldi J, Kahn A, Silber A, Qing T, Reisenbichler E, Fischbach N, Persico J, Adelson K, Katoch A, Chagpar A, Park T, Blanchard A, Blenman K, Rimm D, Pusztai L. Clinical outcomes and immune markers by race in a phase I/II clinical trial of durvalumab concomitant with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage TNBC. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 516-516. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune-related adverse eventsTriple-negative breast cancerMultivariate logistic regression analysisPD-L1 statusLogistic regression analysisAA raceOverall survivalPathologic responseClinical trialsBreast cancerEarly-stage triple-negative breast cancerIncidence of irAEsPhase I/II trialPathologic complete response rateSignificant associationPhase I/II clinical trialsBaseline body mass indexSafety of immunotherapyWeekly nab-paclitaxelCharlson Comorbidity IndexComplete response ratePrimary efficacy endpointPD-L1 expressionBody mass indexBreast cancer recurrencePredictive Markers of Response to Neoadjuvant Durvalumab with Nab-Paclitaxel and Dose-Dense Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide in Basal-Like Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
Blenman KRM, Marczyk M, Karn T, Qing T, Li X, Gunasekharan V, Yaghoobi V, Bai Y, Ibrahim EY, Park T, Silber A, Wolf DM, Reisenbichler E, Denkert C, Sinn BV, Rozenblit M, Foldi J, Rimm DL, Loibl S, Pusztai L. Predictive Markers of Response to Neoadjuvant Durvalumab with Nab-Paclitaxel and Dose-Dense Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide in Basal-Like Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2022, 28: 2587-2597. PMID: 35377948, PMCID: PMC9464605, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-3215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal-like triple-negative breast cancerPathologic complete responseResidual diseaseNeoadjuvant durvalumabDNA damage repairSomatic mutationsBreast cancerWnt/β-cateninHigh expressionTriple-negative breast cancerBasal-Like TripleDoxorubicin/cyclophosphamideDNA repairTumor mutation burdenRNA sequencingEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionFive-gene signatureB-cell markersCancer driversEnrichment analysisNegative breast cancerDamage repairGene expressionJAK-STATCell cycleAuthor Correction: Neoadjuvant durvalumab plus weekly nab-paclitaxel and dose-dense doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide in triple-negative breast cancer
Foldi J, Silber A, Reisenbichler E, Singh K, Fischbach N, Persico J, Adelson K, Katoch A, Horowitz N, Lannin D, Chagpar A, Park T, Marczyk M, Frederick C, Burrello T, Ibrahim E, Qing T, Bai Y, Blenman K, Rimm DL, Pusztai L. Author Correction: Neoadjuvant durvalumab plus weekly nab-paclitaxel and dose-dense doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide in triple-negative breast cancer. Npj Breast Cancer 2022, 8: 17. PMID: 35115541, PMCID: PMC8814070, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-022-00392-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerDoxorubicin/cyclophosphamideWeekly nab-paclitaxelNeoadjuvant durvalumabNab-paclitaxelBreast cancerDurvalumab
2021
Quantitative assessment of the immune microenvironment in African American Triple Negative Breast Cancer: a case–control study
Yaghoobi V, Moutafi M, Aung TN, Pelekanou V, Yaghoubi S, Blenman K, Ibrahim E, Vathiotis IA, Shafi S, Sharma A, O’Meara T, Fernandez AI, Pusztai L, Rimm DL. Quantitative assessment of the immune microenvironment in African American Triple Negative Breast Cancer: a case–control study. Breast Cancer Research 2021, 23: 113. PMID: 34906209, PMCID: PMC8670126, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-021-01493-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative breast cancerT cellsTumor microenvironmentAA patientsImmune cellsAA tumorsBreast cancerPurposeTriple-negative breast cancerAfrican AmericansTriple-negative breast cancerCase-control studySignificant differencesActivated T cellsImmunologic biomarkersPD-L1Lymphocytic infiltrationLymphoid infiltrationImmune microenvironmentControl cohortTNBC tumorsMyeloid markersQuantitative immunofluorescenceMean expression levelPatientsTNBCThe tale of TILs in breast cancer: A report from The International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group
El Bairi K, Haynes HR, Blackley E, Fineberg S, Shear J, Turner S, de Freitas JR, Sur D, Amendola LC, Gharib M, Kallala A, Arun I, Azmoudeh-Ardalan F, Fujimoto L, Sua LF, Liu SW, Lien HC, Kirtani P, Balancin M, El Attar H, Guleria P, Yang W, Shash E, Chen IC, Bautista V, Do Prado Moura JF, Rapoport BL, Castaneda C, Spengler E, Acosta-Haab G, Frahm I, Sanchez J, Castillo M, Bouchmaa N, Md Zin RR, Shui R, Onyuma T, Yang W, Husain Z, Willard-Gallo K, Coosemans A, Perez EA, Provenzano E, Ericsson PG, Richardet E, Mehrotra R, Sarancone S, Ehinger A, Rimm DL, Bartlett JMS, Viale G, Denkert C, Hida AI, Sotiriou C, Loibl S, Hewitt SM, Badve S, Symmans WF, Kim RS, Pruneri G, Goel S, Francis PA, Inurrigarro G, Yamaguchi R, Garcia-Rivello H, Horlings H, Afqir S, Salgado R, Adams S, Kok M, Dieci MV, Michiels S, Demaria S, Loi S. The tale of TILs in breast cancer: A report from The International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group. Npj Breast Cancer 2021, 7: 150. PMID: 34853355, PMCID: PMC8636568, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-021-00346-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesImmune checkpoint inhibitorsInternational Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working GroupBiomarker Working GroupBreast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerSubgroup of womenDeath-1Middle-income countriesPD-L1TIL analysisCytotoxic treatmentCancer settingPrognostic biomarkerClinical utilityClinical validityPatient advocatesWorking GroupClinical utilizationModern oncologyPatientsLymphocytesCancerFuture approachesImmunotherapyInterobserver Agreement of PD-L1/SP142 Immunohistochemistry and Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) in Distant Metastases of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Proof-of-Concept Study. A Report on Behalf of the International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group
Van Bockstal MR, Cooks M, Nederlof I, Brinkhuis M, Dutman A, Koopmans M, Kooreman L, van der Vegt B, Verhoog L, Vreuls C, Westenend P, Kok M, van Diest PJ, Nauwelaers I, Laudus N, Denkert C, Rimm D, Siziopikou KP, Ely S, Zardavas D, Roberts M, Floris G, Hartman J, Acs B, Peeters D, Bartlett JMS, Dequeker E, Salgado R, Giudici F, Michiels S, Horlings H, van Deurzen CHM. Interobserver Agreement of PD-L1/SP142 Immunohistochemistry and Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) in Distant Metastases of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Proof-of-Concept Study. A Report on Behalf of the International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group. Cancers 2021, 13: 4910. PMID: 34638394, PMCID: PMC8507620, DOI: 10.3390/cancers13194910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor-Infiltrating LymphocytesPD-L1 statusTNBC metastasisPrimary TNBCInterobserver agreementInternational Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working GroupTriple-negative breast cancerBiomarker Working GroupBreast cancer benefitIndividual patient levelChance of treatmentCancer benefitDistant metastasisMetastatic TNBCImmune cellsSame pathologistPatient levelBreast cancerAnatomic localizationConsensus diagnosisMetastatic specimensMetastasisInter-pathologist agreementTNBCModerate agreementTargeting Pyruvate Kinase M2 Phosphorylation Reverses Aggressive Cancer Phenotypes
Apostolidi M, Vathiotis IA, Muthusamy V, Gaule P, Gassaway BM, Rimm DL, Rinehart J. Targeting Pyruvate Kinase M2 Phosphorylation Reverses Aggressive Cancer Phenotypes. Cancer Research 2021, 81: 4346-4359. PMID: 34185676, PMCID: PMC8373815, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-20-4190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActive Transport, Cell NucleusAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCarrier ProteinsCell Line, TumorCollagenCyclic N-OxidesDrug CombinationsGenome, HumanHumansIndolizinesLamininMCF-7 CellsMembrane ProteinsMiceNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm TransplantationNeoplasmsOxidation-ReductionPhenotypePhosphorylationProtein IsoformsProteoglycansProteomicsPyridazinesPyridinium CompoundsPyrrolesPyruvate KinaseThyroid HormonesTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerPyruvate kinase M2TEPP-46Breast cancerAggressive breast cancer cell phenotypesCharacteristic nuclear staining patternAggressive breast cancer subtypeAggressive breast cancer phenotypeBreast cancer cell phenotypeCDK inhibitor dinaciclibCombination of dinaciclibLack of biomarkersEffective therapeutic approachBreast cancer phenotypeBreast cancer subtypesCancer phenotypePhosphorylation of PKM2Cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) pathwayMouse xenograft modelAggressive cancer phenotypeNuclear staining patternLower survival rateImpaired redox balancePrognostic valueCancer cell phenotypeCharacterization of the tumor immune microenvironment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients who self-identify as African American (AA) or non-African American (NonAA).
Blenman K, Marczyk M, Qing T, O'Meara T, Yaghoobi V, Pelekanou V, Bai Y, Reisenbichler E, Li X, Gunasekharan V, Ibrahim E, Rimm D, Pusztai L, Cole K. Characterization of the tumor immune microenvironment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients who self-identify as African American (AA) or non-African American (NonAA). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 564-564. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerTumor immune microenvironmentAA patientsImmune microenvironmentWhole-exome sequencingAfrican AmericansTriple-negative breast cancer patientsYale Cancer CenterImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPD-L1 positivityPD-L1 expressionYear of diagnosisBreast cancer patientsCytokines/chemokinesImmune cell compositionTumor mutational burdenGermline whole-exome sequencingAge of diagnosisNegative breast cancerCorresponding clinical dataAllograft rejection pathwayNon-African AmericansSomatic mutationsFatty acid metabolismCheckpoint inhibitorsNeoadjuvant durvalumab plus weekly nab-paclitaxel and dose-dense doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide in triple-negative breast cancer
Foldi J, Silber A, Reisenbichler E, Singh K, Fischbach N, Persico J, Adelson K, Katoch A, Horowitz N, Lannin D, Chagpar A, Park T, Marczyk M, Frederick C, Burrello T, Ibrahim E, Qing T, Bai Y, Blenman K, Rimm DL, Pusztai L. Neoadjuvant durvalumab plus weekly nab-paclitaxel and dose-dense doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide in triple-negative breast cancer. Npj Breast Cancer 2021, 7: 9. PMID: 33558513, PMCID: PMC7870853, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-021-00219-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesWeekly nab-paclitaxelTriple-negative breast cancerPD-L1Nab-paclitaxelAdverse eventsBreast cancerGrade 3/4 treatment-related adverse eventsPhase I/II trialGrade 3/4 adverse eventsTreatment-related adverse eventsDoxorubicin/cyclophosphamidePhase II studyGuillain-Barre syndromeMononuclear inflammatory cellsPathologic complete responseTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesTumor cell stainingEvaluable patientsNeoadjuvant durvalumabSP263 antibodyII trialNeoadjuvant chemotherapyNeoadjuvant therapyPrimary endpoint
2020
Comparison of PD-L1 protein expression between primary tumors and metastatic lesions in triple negative breast cancers
Rozenblit M, Huang R, Danziger N, Hegde P, Alexander B, Ramkissoon S, Blenman K, Ross JS, Rimm DL, Pusztai L. Comparison of PD-L1 protein expression between primary tumors and metastatic lesions in triple negative breast cancers. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2020, 8: e001558. PMID: 33239417, PMCID: PMC7689582, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2020-001558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 positivity ratePD-L1 positivityPD-L1 expressionDifferent metastatic sitesPrimary tumorMetastatic sitesPositivity rateImmune cellsMetastatic lesionsTumor cellsPD-L1 protein expressionTriple-negative breast cancerMore primary tumorsTriple negative breast cancer tumorsPrimary breast lesionsPrimary outcome measureSoft tissueNegative breast cancerLow positivity rateBreast cancer tumorsBone metastasesFoundation MedicineLymph nodesPD-L1Spearman correlation coefficientPD-L1 Protein Expression on Both Tumor Cells and Macrophages are Associated with Response to Neoadjuvant Durvalumab with Chemotherapy in Triple-negative Breast Cancer
Ahmed FS, Gaule P, McGuire J, Patel K, Blenman K, Pusztai L, Rimm DL. PD-L1 Protein Expression on Both Tumor Cells and Macrophages are Associated with Response to Neoadjuvant Durvalumab with Chemotherapy in Triple-negative Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 5456-5461. PMID: 32709714, PMCID: PMC7572612, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-20-1303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMacrophagesMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerPD-L1 expressionNeoadjuvant durvalumabTumor cellsImmune cellsBreast cancerPretreatment core-needle biopsiesPhase I/II clinical trialsPD-L1 protein expressionIMpassion 130 trialCore needle biopsyAmount of CD68Neoadjuvant settingMetastatic settingPD-L1Clinical trialsNeedle biopsyInsufficient tissuePatientsCD68Stromal compartmentQuantitative immunofluorescenceChemotherapyFinal analysisProtein expressionImmunological Differences Between Immune-Rich Estrogen Receptor–Positive and Immune-Rich Triple-Negative Breast Cancers
O’Meara T, Marczyk M, Qing T, Yaghoobi V, Blenman K, Cole K, Pelekanou V, Rimm DL, Pusztai L. Immunological Differences Between Immune-Rich Estrogen Receptor–Positive and Immune-Rich Triple-Negative Breast Cancers. JCO Precision Oncology 2020, 4: po.19.00350. PMID: 32923897, PMCID: PMC7446500, DOI: 10.1200/po.19.00350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchER-positive breast cancerTriple-negative BCM2-like macrophagesTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesBreast cancerImmune-related genesEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerImmuno-oncology therapeutic targetsRegulatory T cell markersReceptor-positive breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerImmune activation markersT-cell markersImmune cell markersM1-like macrophagesDifferent immunotherapy strategiesBreast Cancer International ConsortiumNegative breast cancerImmuno-oncology trialsTGF-β pathwayAntitumor immunityCancer Genome AtlasImmunotherapy strategiesActivation markersImmune microenvironmentApplication of a risk-management framework for integration of stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in clinical trials
Hudeček J, Voorwerk L, van Seijen M, Nederlof I, de Maaker M, van den Berg J, van de Vijver KK, Sikorska K, Adams S, Demaria S, Viale G, Nielsen TO, Badve SS, Michiels S, Symmans WF, Sotiriou C, Rimm DL, Hewitt SM, Denkert C, Loibl S, Loi S, Bartlett JMS, Pruneri G, Dillon DA, Cheang MCU, Tutt A, Hall JA, Kos Z, Salgado R, Kok M, Horlings HM. Application of a risk-management framework for integration of stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in clinical trials. Npj Breast Cancer 2020, 6: 15. PMID: 32436923, PMCID: PMC7217941, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-020-0155-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesTriple-negative breast cancerMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesClinical trialsBiomarker-driven clinical trialsPotential predictive biomarkersPotential risk factorsImmunotherapy trialsImmunotherapy responsePredictive biomarkersRisk factorsBreast cancerStratification factorsSpecific trialsIntegral biomarkerTrialsLymphocytesBiomarkersReliable assessmentReviewCancerProspective multi-institutional evaluation of pathologist assessment of PD-L1 assays for patient selection in triple negative breast cancer
Reisenbichler ES, Han G, Bellizzi A, Bossuyt V, Brock J, Cole K, Fadare O, Hameed O, Hanley K, Harrison BT, Kuba MG, Ly A, Miller D, Podoll M, Roden AC, Singh K, Sanders MA, Wei S, Wen H, Pelekanou V, Yaghoobi V, Ahmed F, Pusztai L, Rimm DL. Prospective multi-institutional evaluation of pathologist assessment of PD-L1 assays for patient selection in triple negative breast cancer. Modern Pathology 2020, 33: 1746-1752. PMID: 32300181, PMCID: PMC8366569, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-020-0544-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerNegative breast cancerOverall percent agreementPD-L1Intraclass correlation coefficientBreast cancerAdvanced triple-negative breast cancerPD-L1 positive casesImmune cell stainingMultiple pathologistsPD-L1 scoringMulti-institutional evaluationLung cancer studiesAtezolizumab therapySP142 assaySP263 assaysPatient selectionSP263SP142US FoodDrug AdministrationPathologist's assessmentPositive casesReal-world settingPercent agreementThe path to a better biomarker: application of a risk management framework for the implementation of PD‐L1 and TILs as immuno‐oncology biomarkers in breast cancer clinical trials and daily practice
Gonzalez‐Ericsson P, Stovgaard ES, Sua LF, Reisenbichler E, Kos Z, Carter JM, Michiels S, Le Quesne J, Nielsen TO, Lænkholm A, Fox SB, Adam J, Bartlett JM, Rimm DL, Quinn C, Peeters D, Dieci MV, Vincent‐Salomon A, Cree I, Hida AI, Balko JM, Haynes HR, Frahm I, Acosta‐Haab G, Balancin M, Bellolio E, Yang W, Kirtani P, Sugie T, Ehinger A, Castaneda CA, Kok M, McArthur H, Siziopikou K, Badve S, Fineberg S, Gown A, Viale G, Schnitt SJ, Pruneri G, Penault‐Llorca F, Hewitt S, Thompson EA, Allison KH, Symmans WF, Bellizzi AM, Brogi E, Moore DA, Larsimont D, Dillon DA, Lazar A, Lien H, Goetz MP, Broeckx G, Bairi K, Harbeck N, Cimino‐Mathews A, Sotiriou C, Adams S, Liu S, Loibl S, Chen I, Lakhani SR, Juco JW, Denkert C, Blackley EF, Demaria S, Leon‐Ferre R, Gluz O, Zardavas D, Emancipator K, Ely S, Loi S, Salgado R, Sanders M, Group I. The path to a better biomarker: application of a risk management framework for the implementation of PD‐L1 and TILs as immuno‐oncology biomarkers in breast cancer clinical trials and daily practice. The Journal Of Pathology 2020, 250: 667-684. PMID: 32129476, DOI: 10.1002/path.5406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesPD-L1Breast cancerPatient selectionInter-reader reproducibilityEarly-stage triple-negative breast cancerPD-1/PD-L1 inhibitorsStage triple-negative breast cancerAdvanced triple-negative breast cancerPD-1/PD-L1High tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesImmune checkpoint inhibitor therapyAddition of atezolizumabPD-L1 assessmentSuboptimal patient selectionCheckpoint inhibitor therapyOptimal patient selectionPD-L1 expressionPD-L1 inhibitorsDaily practiceStandard of careImmuno-therapeutic approachesNegative breast cancerEosin-stained slides
2019
Reanalysis of the NCCN PD-L1 companion diagnostic assay study for lung cancer in the context of PD-L1 expression findings in triple-negative breast cancer
Rimm DL, Han G, Taube JM, Yi ES, Bridge JA, Flieder DB, Homer R, Roden AC, Hirsch FR, Wistuba II, Pusztai L. Reanalysis of the NCCN PD-L1 companion diagnostic assay study for lung cancer in the context of PD-L1 expression findings in triple-negative breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research 2019, 21: 72. PMID: 31196152, PMCID: PMC6567382, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-019-1156-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionImmune cell PD-L1 expressionLung cancerImmune cellsTriple-negative breast cancerEasy scoring methodCompanion diagnostic testsPD-L1Immune therapyBreast cancerImmunohistochemical testsBetter outcomesLarger studyTumor cellsDiagnostic testsCancerExpression findingsCellsExpressionPoor agreementScoring methodTherapyTrialsQuantitative assessment of immune cell populations and associations with clinical outcomes in African-American (AA) versus Caucasian triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
O'Meara T, Yaghoobi V, Blenman K, Pelekanou V, Silber A, Rimm D, Pusztai L. Quantitative assessment of immune cell populations and associations with clinical outcomes in African-American (AA) versus Caucasian triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: e14180-e14180. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.e14180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerDisease-free survivalBetter disease-free survivalPD-L1 expressionCD68 expressionAA TNBCStromal PD-L1 expressionPD-L1 protein expressionCaucasian casesHigher TIL countsTumor immune microenvironmentImmune cell populationsHigh CD68 expressionHigh CD68Similar CD8Stromal TILsClinical characteristicsDiagnosis dateTIL countPD-L1Clinical outcomesPredictive factorsCD8 expressionClinical variablesImmune microenvironmentCorrection: RAS/MAPK Activation Is Associated with Reduced Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Therapeutic Cooperation Between MEK and PD-1/PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Loi S, Dushyanthen S, Beavis PA, Salgado R, Denkert C, Savas P, Combs S, Rimm DL, Giltnane JM, Estrada MV, Sánchez V, Sanders ME, Cook RS, Pilkinton MA, Mallal SA, Wang K, Miller VA, Stephens PJ, Yelensky R, Doimi FD, Gómez H, Ryzhov SV, Darcy PK, Arteaga CL, Balko JM. Correction: RAS/MAPK Activation Is Associated with Reduced Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Therapeutic Cooperation Between MEK and PD-1/PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 1437-1437. PMID: 30770496, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-4264.Peer-Reviewed Original Research