2022
Distinct Mechanisms of Mismatch-Repair Deficiency Delineate Two Modes of Response to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy in Endometrial Carcinoma.
Chow RD, Michaels T, Bellone S, Hartwich T, Bonazzoli E, Iwasaki A, Song E, Santin AD. Distinct Mechanisms of Mismatch-Repair Deficiency Delineate Two Modes of Response to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy in Endometrial Carcinoma. Cancer Discovery 2022, 13: 312-331. PMID: 36301137, PMCID: PMC9905265, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-22-0686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-PD-1 immunotherapyImmune checkpoint blockadeMMRd tumorsNK cellsEndometrial carcinomaICB responseMutation burdenT-cell-driven immunityPhase II clinical trialMMRd endometrial cancersPD-1 inhibitorsMismatch repair-deficient cancersTumor-extrinsic factorsHigh response rateEffector CD8Antitumor immunityEndometrial cancerCancer immunotherapyImmune cellsLonger survivalClinical trialsPrimary resistanceT cellsResponse rateMMRd
2000
Effects of concurrent cisplatinum administration during radiotherapy vs. radiotherapy alone on the immune function of patients with cancer of the uterine cervix
Santin A, Hermonat P, Ravaggi A, Bellone S, Roman J, Pecorelli S, Cannon M, Parham G. Effects of concurrent cisplatinum administration during radiotherapy vs. radiotherapy alone on the immune function of patients with cancer of the uterine cervix. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2000, 48: 997-1006. PMID: 11072156, DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(00)00769-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsCisplatinCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansImmunity, CellularInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2Killer Cells, NaturalLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte SubsetsMembrane GlycoproteinsMiddle AgedPerforinPore Forming Cytotoxic ProteinsProspective StudiesReceptors, Interleukin-2Uterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsT cellsIL-2Lymphoblast transformationRadiation therapyImmune functionNatural killer cytotoxic activityCD25-positive lymphocytesRadiation-induced immunosuppressionPercentage of CD8Advanced cervical cancerT cell numbersNatural killer cellsT cell subsetsActivation markers CD25C-RTMean absolute numberB cell numbersK562 cellsCisplatinum administrationConcurrent cisplatinumLymphocyte subsetsNK cellsConcurrent administrationKiller cellsUterine cervix