2015
PD-L1 Expression Correlates with Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
Wimberly H, Brown JR, Schalper K, Haack H, Silver MR, Nixon C, Bossuyt V, Pusztai L, Lannin DR, Rimm DL. PD-L1 Expression Correlates with Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer. Cancer Immunology Research 2015, 3: 326-332. PMID: 25527356, PMCID: PMC4390454, DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-14-0133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesPD-L1 expressionPathologic complete responseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPD-L1Breast cancerDeath 1 ligand 1PD-L1 protein expressionYale-New Haven HospitalHigh PD-L1Antitumor immune activitySubset of patientsTriple-negative patientsBreast cancer patientsTriple-negative statusImmune checkpoint proteinsImmune regulatory moleculesNew Haven HospitalSignificant multivariate modelRabbit monoclonal antibodyTILs correlateComplete responseImmune therapyCancer patientsImmune activity
2012
In situ quantitative measurement of mRNA to predict response to trastuzumab in a cohort of metastatic breast cancer patients.
Vassilakopoulou M, Bordeaux J, Neumeister V, Cheng H, Schalper K, Skarlos D, Pectasides D, Pavlidis N, Koutras A, Linardou H, Razis E, Bobos M, Kotoula V, Rimm D, Fountzilas G, Psyrri A. In situ quantitative measurement of mRNA to predict response to trastuzumab in a cohort of metastatic breast cancer patients. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 573-573. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer patientsMetastatic breast cancer patientsCancer patientsHER2 mRNA levelsHER2 mRNAHistological gradeTrastuzumab-treated metastatic breast cancer patientsMultivariate analysisCox proportional hazards modelHormone receptor statusMetastatic breast cancerKaplan-Meier analysisOverall survival timeMRNA levelsProportional hazards modelHER2 extracellular domainAssessment of HER2Extracellular domainTrastuzumab initiationChemotherapy regimensPrimary endpointReceptor statusTrastuzumab therapyMetastatic cohortTrastuzumab treatment