2024
TIGIT expression in renal cell carcinoma infiltrating T cells is variable and inversely correlated with PD-1 and LAG3
Perales O, Jilaveanu L, Adeniran A, Su D, Hurwitz M, Braun D, Kluger H, Schoenfeld D. TIGIT expression in renal cell carcinoma infiltrating T cells is variable and inversely correlated with PD-1 and LAG3. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy 2024, 73: 192. PMID: 39105820, PMCID: PMC11303630, DOI: 10.1007/s00262-024-03773-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinoma tumorsT cellsTIGIT expressionCheckpoint inhibitorsPD-1Likelihood of response to therapyTumor-infiltrating T cellsCD3+ T cellsRenal cell carcinoma metastasisTreatment of renal cell carcinomaImmune checkpoint inhibitorsInfiltrating T cellsPurposeImmune checkpoint inhibitorsResponse to therapyT cell immunoglobulinCD3+ levelsMetastatic RCC specimensAdjacent normal renal tissuesNormal renal tissuesQuantitative immunofluorescence analysisCell carcinomaResistant diseasePotential therapeutic targetTissue microarray
2023
Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma
Henske E, Cheng L, Hakimi A, Choueiri T, Braun D. Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma. Cancer Cell 2023, 41: 1383-1388. PMID: 37541245, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Renal CellHumansImmunity, InnateKidney NeoplasmsLymphocytesOxidative StressConceptsChromophobe renal cell carcinomaClear cell RCCRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaCell/ILTerms of geneticsCell of originImmune therapyCell RCCTargetable pathwaysMTOR inhibitorsMitochondrial dysfunctionPathway mutationsOxidative stressPotential mechanismsChRCCCarcinomaCurrent dataRCCGenomicsKinaseImmunotherapyResponseDysfunctionGenetics
2022
Transcriptomic Correlates of Tumor Cell PD-L1 Expression and Response to Nivolumab Monotherapy in Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.
Denize T, Hou Y, Pignon J, Walton E, West D, Freeman G, Braun D, Wu C, Gupta S, Motzer R, Atkins M, McDermott D, Choueiri T, Shukla S, Signoretti S. Transcriptomic Correlates of Tumor Cell PD-L1 Expression and Response to Nivolumab Monotherapy in Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2022, 28: 4045-4055. PMID: 35802667, PMCID: PMC9481706, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-0923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Renal CellHumansKidney NeoplasmsNivolumabTranscriptomeConceptsTC PD-L1 expressionClear cell renal cell carcinomaPD-L1 expressionMetastatic clear cell renal cell carcinomaCell renal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinomaProliferation-related pathwaysCell proliferation-related pathwaysClinical outcomesTumor cellsCell carcinomaTumor cell PD-L1 expressionAnti-PD-1 monotherapyPD-L1 positive tumorsHigher objective response rateLonger progression-free survivalTumor-infiltrating immune cellsTC PD-L1Objective response ratePD-L1 statusProgression-free survivalT-cell activation signaturesCheckMate 025 trialNivolumab monotherapyPD-L1
2021
Progressive immune dysfunction with advancing disease stage in renal cell carcinoma
Braun DA, Street K, Burke KP, Cookmeyer DL, Denize T, Pedersen CB, Gohil SH, Schindler N, Pomerance L, Hirsch L, Bakouny Z, Hou Y, Forman J, Huang T, Li S, Cui A, Keskin DB, Steinharter J, Bouchard G, Sun M, Pimenta EM, Xu W, Mahoney KM, McGregor BA, Hirsch MS, Chang SL, Livak KJ, McDermott DF, Shukla SA, Olsen LR, Signoretti S, Sharpe AH, Irizarry RA, Choueiri TK, Wu CJ. Progressive immune dysfunction with advancing disease stage in renal cell carcinoma. Cancer Cell 2021, 39: 632-648.e8. PMID: 33711273, PMCID: PMC8138872, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2021.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClear cell renal cell carcinomaM2-like macrophagesRenal cell carcinomaAdvanced diseaseExhausted CD8Cell carcinomaDisease stageAdvanced/metastaticImmune inhibitory pathwaysProgressive immune dysfunctionCell renal cell carcinomaAdjacent non-tumor tissuesTumor immune microenvironmentPro-inflammatory macrophagesM2-like polarizationNon-tumor tissuesMetastatic diseaseImmune dysfunctionWorse prognosisImmune microenvironmentImmune cellsCell dysfunctionExternal cohortInhibitory pathwaysMyeloid compartment