2017
Combining DNA damaging therapeutics with immunotherapy: more haste, less speed
Brown J, Sundar R, Lopez J. Combining DNA damaging therapeutics with immunotherapy: more haste, less speed. British Journal Of Cancer 2017, 118: 312-324. PMID: 29123260, PMCID: PMC5808021, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.376.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsImmunogenic cell deathDNA-damaging therapeuticsPromote immunogenic cell deathPhase I-III trialsDurable response rateDNA-damaging agentsAntitumour immune responseRegimens to patientsProperties of malignant cellsChoice of combinationsCell deathAntitumour immunitySequence of agentsNeoantigen productionTumor microenvironmentMalignant cellsNeoantigen repertoireInflammatory milieuPreclinical workImmune cellsCombination trialsDamaging agentsImmunological memoryMinimal toxicityHypothesis-driven trial
2016
Emerging biomarkers for PD-1 pathway cancer therapy
Lim J, Sundar R, Chnard-Poirier M, Lopez J, Yap T. Emerging biomarkers for PD-1 pathway cancer therapy. Biomarkers In Medicine 2016, 11: 53-67. PMID: 27936870, DOI: 10.2217/bmm-2016-0228.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, NeoplasmB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkersHumansImmunotherapyNeoplasmsNivolumabPredictive Value of TestsConceptsPD-L1Predictive biomarkers of responseImmune checkpoint inhibitorsImmune-related toxicitiesPD-L1 expressionPD-L1 inhibitorsBiomarkers of responseTreatment response biomarkersMultiple tumor typesIntermediate end pointsCheckpoint inhibitorsPD-1Predictive biomarkersImmuno-oncologyResponse assessmentTumor typesResponse biomarkersCancer therapyEnd pointsTherapy designBiomarkersFDA registrationTreatmentInhibitorsDifferential responding