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
2018
Identification of ovarian cancer patients for immunotherapy by concurrent assessment of tumor mutation burden (TMB), microsatellite instability (MSI) status, and targetable genomic alterations (GA)
Feinberg J, Elvin J, Bellone S, Santin A. Identification of ovarian cancer patients for immunotherapy by concurrent assessment of tumor mutation burden (TMB), microsatellite instability (MSI) status, and targetable genomic alterations (GA). Gynecologic Oncology 2018, 149: 36. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.04.081.Peer-Reviewed Original Research