2021
Quantitative immunofluorescence and mRNA analysis of immune-related biomarker groups in matched paired tumor samples from OPHELIA window study in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
Psyrri A, Moutafi M, Koliou G, Papaxoinis G, Gavrielatou N, Economopoulou P, Kotsantis I, Gkotzamanidou M, Anastasiou M, Pectasides D, Fernandez A, Yaghoobi V, Shafi S, Vathiotis I, Aung T, Gkolfinopoulos S, Foukas P, Fountzilas G, Rimm D. Quantitative immunofluorescence and mRNA analysis of immune-related biomarker groups in matched paired tumor samples from OPHELIA window study in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 6064-6064. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.6064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCombined positive scorePD-L1 expressionQuantitative immunofluorescencePD-L1Preclinical modelsCD8 T cell infiltrationNeck squamous cell carcinomaPhase II trialReal-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionT cell infiltrationPD-L1 upregulationSquamous cell carcinomaPD-L1 mRNAQuantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionBiomarker groupsWindow studyTranscription-polymerase chain reactionSTING protein levelsPost-treatment samplesII trialAntitumor immunityImmune infiltratesPD-1Dual blockade
2017
Effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and PD-L1 expression in breast cancer and its clinical significance
Pelekanou V, Carvajal-Hausdorf DE, Altan M, Wasserman B, Carvajal-Hausdorf C, Wimberly H, Brown J, Lannin D, Pusztai L, Rimm DL. Effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and PD-L1 expression in breast cancer and its clinical significance. Breast Cancer Research 2017, 19: 91. PMID: 28784153, PMCID: PMC5547502, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-017-0884-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesPD-L1 expressionTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesRecurrence-free survivalNeoadjuvant chemotherapyResidual cancer tissueTIL countBreast cancerCancer tissuesDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) protein expressionNode-positive breast cancerImproved recurrence-free survivalPD-L1 protein expressionHigher TIL countsPD-L1 statusProtein expressionBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer tissuesPost-treatment samplesPrechemotherapy samplesTIL infiltrationResidual cancerImmune markersResidual diseasePatient cohort