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A local human Vδ1 T cell population is associated with survival in nonsmall-cell lung cancer
Wu Y, Biswas D, Usaite I, Angelova M, Boeing S, Karasaki T, Veeriah S, Czyzewska-Khan J, Morton C, Joseph M, Hessey S, Reading J, Georgiou A, Al-Bakir M, McGranahan N, Jamal-Hanjani M, Hackshaw A, Quezada S, Hayday A, Swanton C. A local human Vδ1 T cell population is associated with survival in nonsmall-cell lung cancer. Nature Cancer 2022, 3: 696-709. PMID: 35637401, PMCID: PMC9236901, DOI: 10.1038/s43018-022-00376-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell populationsT cellsLung tissueLung cancerCD8+ T cellsNonsmall-cell lung cancerNonsmall cell lung cancerEffector memory phenotypeT cell compartmentCell lung cancerAssociated with survivalNonmalignant lung tissuesStem-like featuresNontumor lung tissuesT cell biologyHuman lung tissueImmunotherapeutic strategiesMemory phenotypeNatural killerLung tumorsTissue-residentPost-surgeryResident memoryMurine tissuesTumor
2024
PD-1 defines a distinct, functional, tissue-adapted state in Vδ1+ T cells with implications for cancer immunotherapy
Davies D, Kamdar S, Woolf R, Zlatareva I, Iannitto M, Morton C, Haque Y, Martin H, Biswas D, Ndagire S, Munonyara M, Gillett C, O’Neill O, Nussbaumer O, Hayday A, Wu Y. PD-1 defines a distinct, functional, tissue-adapted state in Vδ1+ T cells with implications for cancer immunotherapy. Nature Cancer 2024, 5: 420-432. PMID: 38172341, PMCID: PMC10965442, DOI: 10.1038/s43018-023-00690-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCheckpoint inhibitionPD-1T cellsProgrammed cell death protein 1Cell death protein 1PD-1 expressionResponse to TCR signalingPD-1 engagementT cell recognitionCancer immunotherapyTCR signalingTranscriptomic programsProtein 1CancerFunctional relevanceCellsImmunotherapyNeoantigensMelanomaPatientsOncology
2022
Abstract 5636: V-delta-1 T cells are resident in the human lung and associate with survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer in the TRACERx Study
Wu Y, Biswas D, Usaite I, Mihaela A, Boeing S, Karasaki T, Veeriah S, Czyzewska-Khan J, Reading J, Georgiou A, Al-Bakir M, McGranahan N, Jamal-Hanjani M, Hackshaw A, Consortium T, Quezada S, Hayday A, Swanton C. Abstract 5636: V-delta-1 T cells are resident in the human lung and associate with survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer in the TRACERx Study. Cancer Research 2022, 82: 5636-5636. DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2022-5636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerT cell compartmentV delta 1T cellsAssociated with survivalLung cancerTRACERx studyLung tissueAmerican Association for Cancer Research annual meetingsStage I-III non-small cell lung cancerT cell knockout miceCD8+ T cellsMurine tissuesFirst-in-human clinical trialIL-17-producingNon-malignant lung tissueT-cell immunotherapyT-cell receptor sequencingT cell clonesIL-17 productionT helper 1Acute myeloid leukemiaSusceptibility to carcinogenesisHuman lungAbstract LB064: B cells synergize with T cell regulation at immune hotspots in lung squamous cell carcinoma
Zhang H, AbdulJabbar K, Moore D, Akarca A, Enfield K, Jamal-Hanjani M, Raza S, Veeriah S, Biswas D, Salgado R, McGranahan N, Quesne J, Swanton C, Marafioti T, Yuan Y. Abstract LB064: B cells synergize with T cell regulation at immune hotspots in lung squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Research 2022, 82: lb064-lb064. DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2022-lb064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTertiary lymphoid structuresSquamous cell carcinomaLung squamous cell carcinomaCD8+ T cellsCell carcinomaT cell regulationB cellsT cellsTumor nestsAmerican Association for Cancer Research annual meetingsLymphoid aggregatesTumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cellsPresence of tertiary lymphoid structuresCD4+Foxp3+ T cellsAssociated with poor overall survivalSubpopulation of T cellsHeterogeneous immune infiltrationT regulatory cellsRobust prognostic markersImmune cell aggregatesT cell subtypesT cytotoxic cellsTherapeutic targetImmune cell subpopulationsPoor overall survival
2020
The T cell differentiation landscape is shaped by tumour mutations in lung cancer
Ghorani E, Reading J, Henry J, Massy M, Rosenthal R, Turati V, Joshi K, Furness A, Ben Aissa A, Saini S, Ramskov S, Georgiou A, Sunderland M, Wong Y, Mucha M, Day W, Galvez-Cancino F, Becker P, Uddin I, Oakes T, Ismail M, Ronel T, Woolston A, Jamal-Hanjani M, Veeriah S, Birkbak N, Wilson G, Litchfield K, Conde L, Guerra-Assunção J, Blighe K, Biswas D, Salgado R, Lund T, Bakir M, Moore D, Hiley C, Loi S, Sun Y, Yuan Y, AbdulJabbar K, Turajilic S, Herrero J, Enver T, Hadrup S, Hackshaw A, Peggs K, McGranahan N, Chain B, Swanton C, Quezada S. The T cell differentiation landscape is shaped by tumour mutations in lung cancer. Nature Cancer 2020, 1: 546-561. PMID: 32803172, PMCID: PMC7115931, DOI: 10.1038/s43018-020-0066-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerTumor mutational burdenT cellsUntreated non-small cell lung cancerLung cancerCD8 T cell differentiationHigh-dimensional flow cytometryAssociated with poor survivalPersistent antigen exposureCD8 T cellsCD4 T cellsCell lung cancerT cell functionT cell differentiationImmunotherapy outcomesTumor neoantigensUntreated tumorsMutational burdenAntigen exposureTumor mutationsPoor survivalCancer cohortGene signatureTherapeutic manipulationFlow cytometry
2019
An innate-like Vδ1+ γδ T cell compartment in the human breast is associated with remission in triple-negative breast cancer
Wu Y, Kyle-Cezar F, Woolf R, Naceur-Lombardelli C, Owen J, Biswas D, Lorenc A, Vantourout P, Gazinska P, Grigoriadis A, Tutt A, Hayday A. An innate-like Vδ1+ γδ T cell compartment in the human breast is associated with remission in triple-negative breast cancer. Science Translational Medicine 2019, 11 PMID: 31597756, PMCID: PMC6877350, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aax9364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell compartmentT cell receptorTriple-negative breast cancerInnate-like responsesT cellsBreast cancerExpress T cell receptorsIFN-g productionProgression-free survivalHuman breastAntigen-specific responsesAssociated with remissionHuman breast tumorsT cell receptor signalingMaximal patient benefitProgression-freeNKG2D receptorOverall survivalPeripheral bloodTissue-residentBreast tumorsIFN-gIL-17Paired tumorInflammatory pathology