2018
Early Assessment of Lung Cancer Immunotherapy Response via Circulating Tumor DNA
Goldberg SB, Narayan A, Kole AJ, Decker RH, Teysir J, Carriero NJ, Lee A, Nemati R, Nath SK, Mane SM, Deng Y, Sukumar N, Zelterman D, Boffa DJ, Politi K, Gettinger S, Wilson LD, Herbst RS, Patel AA. Early Assessment of Lung Cancer Immunotherapy Response via Circulating Tumor DNA. Clinical Cancer Research 2018, 24: 1872-1880. PMID: 29330207, PMCID: PMC5899677, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-1341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerImmune checkpoint inhibitorsCtDNA responseCheckpoint inhibitorsCtDNA levelsMetastatic non-small cell lung cancerImmune checkpoint inhibitor therapySuperior progression-free survivalRadiographic tumor sizeCheckpoint inhibitor therapyProgression-free survivalSuperior overall survivalTumor DNA levelsCell lung cancerAllele fractionClin Cancer ResMultigene next-generation sequencingMutant allele fractionTumor cell deathInhibitor therapyOverall survivalRadiographic responseImmunotherapy efficacyImmunotherapy responseMedian timeSpatially Resolved and Quantitative Analysis of VISTA/PD-1H as a Novel Immunotherapy Target in Human Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Villarroel-Espindola F, Yu X, Datar I, Mani N, Sanmamed M, Velcheti V, Syrigos K, Toki M, Zhao H, Chen L, Herbst RS, Schalper KA. Spatially Resolved and Quantitative Analysis of VISTA/PD-1H as a Novel Immunotherapy Target in Human Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2018, 24: 1562-1573. PMID: 29203588, PMCID: PMC5884702, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-2542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticB7 AntigensB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesEvaluation Studies as TopicFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunologic FactorsImmunotherapyLung NeoplasmsMaleMembrane ProteinsMutationProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRetrospective StudiesConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerHuman non-small cell lung cancerT helper cellsCytotoxic T cellsT cellsPD-1Localized expression patternQuantitative immunofluorescenceTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesCell lung cancerLung cancer casesGenomic analysisTissue microarray formatTumor-associated macrophagesPD-L1 proteinCytoplasmic staining patternClin Cancer ResExpression patternsLow mutational burdenTumor epithelial cellsSpecific genomic alterationsVISTA expressionVISTA proteinPD-L1Immunomodulatory role
2017
The HGF/c-MET Pathway Is a Driver and Biomarker of VEGFR-inhibitor Resistance and Vascular Remodeling in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Cascone T, Xu L, Lin HY, Liu W, Tran HT, Liu Y, Howells K, Haddad V, Hanrahan E, Nilsson MB, Cortez MA, Giri U, Kadara H, Saigal B, Park YY, Peng W, Lee JS, Ryan AJ, Jüergensmeier JM, Herbst RS, Wang J, Langley RR, Wistuba II, Lee JJ, Heymach JV. The HGF/c-MET Pathway Is a Driver and Biomarker of VEGFR-inhibitor Resistance and Vascular Remodeling in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2017, 23: 5489-5501. PMID: 28559461, PMCID: PMC5600821, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-3216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicDisease Models, AnimalDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGene Expression ProfilingHepatocyte Growth FactorHumansHypoxiaKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMolecular Targeted TherapyMulticenter Studies as TopicNeovascularization, PathologicPrognosisProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorSignal TransductionXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerHepatocyte growth factorC-MetHGF/c-Met pathwayHuman non-small cell lung cancerResistance of NSCLCAngiogenic factor levelsHGF plasma levelsCancer cellsTumor microvascular densityCell lung cancerEffect of therapyTortuous blood vesselsTumor vascular bedC-Met pathwayTyrosine kinase inhibitorsTumor-associated stromaClin Cancer ResHuman lung adenocarcinomaMurine xenograft modelVEGFR-TKIClinical outcomesLung cancerPlasma levelsMicrovascular densityB7-H3 Expression in NSCLC and Its Association with B7-H4, PD-L1 and Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes
Altan M, Pelekanou V, Schalper KA, Toki M, Gaule P, Syrigos K, Herbst RS, Rimm DL. B7-H3 Expression in NSCLC and Its Association with B7-H4, PD-L1 and Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes. Clinical Cancer Research 2017, 23: 5202-5209. PMID: 28539467, PMCID: PMC5581684, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-3107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedB7 AntigensB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisV-Set Domain-Containing T-Cell Activation Inhibitor 1ConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesB7-H3 proteinB7-H4PD-L1B7-H3Majority of NSCLCQuantitative immunofluorescenceImmune checkpoints PD-1Major clinicopathologic variablesLevels of CD3Negative prognostic impactCell lung cancerPoor overall survivalSuccessful therapeutic targetsB7 family membersClin Cancer ResB7-H1NSCLC cohortOverall survivalPrognostic impactSmoking historyClinicopathologic characteristicsPD-1Clinical stage