2022
STING agonism reprograms tumor-associated macrophages and overcomes resistance to PARP inhibition in BRCA1-deficient models of breast cancer
Wang Q, Bergholz JS, Ding L, Lin Z, Kabraji SK, Hughes ME, He X, Xie S, Jiang T, Wang W, Zoeller JJ, Kim HJ, Roberts TM, Konstantinopoulos PA, Matulonis UA, Dillon DA, Winer EP, Lin NU, Zhao JJ. STING agonism reprograms tumor-associated macrophages and overcomes resistance to PARP inhibition in BRCA1-deficient models of breast cancer. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 3022. PMID: 35641483, PMCID: PMC9156717, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30568-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-tumor immunityBreast cancerPARP inhibitorsSTING agonistsBRCA-mutant breast cancerTumor cellsAnti-tumor stateAdvanced ovarian tumorsCell-mediated suppressionType I IFN responseTumor-associated macrophagesInnate immune suppressionI IFN responseBreast tumor cellsTreatment landscapePro-tumor macrophagesImmune suppressionOvarian tumorsImmune cellsBRCA mutationsSystemic administrationT cellsMouse modelTherapeutic benefitBreast tumors
2018
Homologous recombination deficiency and host anti-tumor immunity in triple-negative breast cancer
Telli ML, Stover DG, Loi S, Aparicio S, Carey LA, Domchek SM, Newman L, Sledge GW, Winer EP. Homologous recombination deficiency and host anti-tumor immunity in triple-negative breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 171: 21-31. PMID: 29736741, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4807-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorDisease SusceptibilityDNA DamageDNA RepairFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, BRCA1Genes, BRCA2Germ-Line MutationHomologous RecombinationHumansImmunityImmunomodulationMolecular Targeted TherapyProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsHost anti-tumor immunityAnti-tumor immunityHomologous recombination deficiencyBreast cancerPurposeTriple-negative breast cancerAnti-tumor immune cellsRecombination deficiencyTriple-negative breast cancerCare systemic therapyImmune-directed therapiesImmune cell subsetsHomologous recombination DNA repair deficiencyBRCA2 mutation carriersBiomarker-driven approachBreast cancer subtypesPARP inhibitor olaparibHR-deficient tumorsDNA repair capacityMetastatic diseaseSystemic therapyImmune infiltratesImproved prognosisCell subsetsImmune cellsWorse outcomes
2017
CDK4/6 inhibition triggers anti-tumour immunity
Goel S, DeCristo MJ, Watt AC, BrinJones H, Sceneay J, Li BB, Khan N, Ubellacker JM, Xie S, Metzger-Filho O, Hoog J, Ellis MJ, Ma CX, Ramm S, Krop IE, Winer EP, Roberts TM, Kim HJ, McAllister SS, Zhao JJ. CDK4/6 inhibition triggers anti-tumour immunity. Nature 2017, 548: 471-475. PMID: 28813415, PMCID: PMC5570667, DOI: 10.1038/nature23465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigen PresentationBiological MimicryBreast NeoplasmsCell Cycle CheckpointsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6Disease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansInterferonsMicePhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsRepressor ProteinsRNA, Double-StrandedSignal TransductionT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTranscriptomeViruses
2009
A phase I study of an autologous GM-CSF-secreting breast cancer vaccine.
Anderson K, Hodi F, Sasada T, Canning C, Hassett M, Mayer E, Hannagan K, Wong J, Colson Y, Shoji B, Najita J, Sibani S, LaBaer J, Winer E, Dranoff G. A phase I study of an autologous GM-CSF-secreting breast cancer vaccine. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 4124. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-4124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer vaccinesGM-CSFAutologous GM-CSFCancer vaccinesLung cancerSkin biopsiesImmune responseECOG performance status 0Antigen-specific immune responsesLocal injection site reactionsPerformance status 0Anti-tumor immunityInjection site reactionsMetastatic breast cancerMalignant pleural effusionReplication-defective adenoviral vectorMultiple tumor modelsGM-CSF secretionBreast cancer cellsTumor cell yieldGranulocyte-macrophage colonyAutologous vaccinationMeasurable diseasePrior chemotherapyStable disease