2020
Differential effects of PD-L1 versus PD-1 blockade on myeloid inflammation in human cancer
Bar N, Costa F, Das R, Duffy A, Samur M, McCachren S, Gettinger S, Neparidze N, Parker TL, Bailur JK, Pendleton K, Bajpai R, Zhang L, Xu ML, Anderson T, Giuliani N, Nooka A, Cho HJ, Raval A, Shanmugam M, Dhodapkar KM, Dhodapkar M. Differential effects of PD-L1 versus PD-1 blockade on myeloid inflammation in human cancer. JCI Insight 2020, 5 PMID: 32427579, PMCID: PMC7406262, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.129353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 blockadePD-1 blockadeAsymptomatic multiple myelomaMonocyte-derived DCsPD-L1Immunologic effectsT cellsMyeloid cellsAntigen-specific T cell expansionAnti-PD-1 therapyMyeloid antigen-presenting cellsDistinct inflammatory signatureSystemic immunologic effectsLung cancer patientsT cell expansionAntigen-presenting cellsMyeloid activationMyeloid inflammationInflammatory signatureNIH/NCICheckpoint blockadeDC maturationL1 therapyCombination therapyInflammatory phenotype
2017
Immuno-thermal ablations – boosting the anticancer immune response
Slovak R, Ludwig JM, Gettinger SN, Herbst RS, Kim HS. Immuno-thermal ablations – boosting the anticancer immune response. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2017, 5: 78. PMID: 29037259, PMCID: PMC5644150, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-017-0284-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseImmune effectsRobust antitumor responseAnticancer immune responseImmune modulating drugsUse of immunomodulationSystemic antitumor activityCheckpoint blockadeAntitumor responseAblative therapyCombination therapyRadiofrequency ablationAblative techniquesModulating drugsAnimal modelsAntitumor activityThermal ablationTherapeutic appealImmunomodulationTherapyAblationResponseMonotherapyImmunomodulatorsCryoablation
2015
Combination Therapy with Anti–CTLA-4 and Anti–PD-1 Leads to Distinct Immunologic Changes In Vivo
Das R, Verma R, Sznol M, Boddupalli CS, Gettinger SN, Kluger H, Callahan M, Wolchok JD, Halaban R, Dhodapkar MV, Dhodapkar KM. Combination Therapy with Anti–CTLA-4 and Anti–PD-1 Leads to Distinct Immunologic Changes In Vivo. The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 194: 950-959. PMID: 25539810, PMCID: PMC4380504, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1401686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, SurfaceAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCTLA-4 AntigenCytokinesGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunophenotypingIpilimumabLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingNeoplasmsNivolumabProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorSignal TransductionT-Lymphocyte SubsetsConceptsPD-1T cellsCTLA-4Checkpoint blockadeCombination therapyReceptor occupancyCombination immune checkpoint blockadeCTLA-4 immune checkpointsPD-1 receptor occupancyTransitional memory T cellsAnti-PD-1 therapyAnti CTLA-4Immune-based combinationsPD-1 blockadeSoluble IL-2RImmune checkpoint blockadeNK cell functionMemory T cellsTherapy-induced changesT cell activationTumor T cellsHuman T cellsRemarkable antitumor effectImmunologic changesImmunologic effects
2014
Reduced NF1 Expression Confers Resistance to EGFR Inhibition in Lung Cancer
de Bruin EC, Cowell C, Warne PH, Jiang M, Saunders RE, Melnick MA, Gettinger S, Walther Z, Wurtz A, Heynen GJ, Heideman DA, Gómez-Román J, García-Castaño A, Gong Y, Ladanyi M, Varmus H, Bernards R, Smit EF, Politi K, Downward J. Reduced NF1 Expression Confers Resistance to EGFR Inhibition in Lung Cancer. Cancer Discovery 2014, 4: 606-619. PMID: 24535670, PMCID: PMC4011693, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-13-0741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancerMAP-ERK kinase (MEK) inhibitorsEGF receptorEGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinomaKinase inhibitorsHuman lung cancer cell linesResistance of lungSubgroup of patientsLung cancer cell linesCancer cell linesClinical responsivenessCombination therapyEGFR-TKIEGFR mutationsErlotinib resistanceLung adenocarcinomaRAS-ERK signalingEGFR inhibitionMEK inhibitorsErlotinibReduced expressionNF1 expressionPatientsCell linesNeurofibromin levels