2019
Expression and clinical significance of PD-L1, B7-H3, B7-H4 and TILs in human small cell lung Cancer (SCLC)
Carvajal-Hausdorf D, Altan M, Velcheti V, Gettinger SN, Herbst RS, Rimm DL, Schalper KA. Expression and clinical significance of PD-L1, B7-H3, B7-H4 and TILs in human small cell lung Cancer (SCLC). Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2019, 7: 65. PMID: 30850021, PMCID: PMC6408760, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0540-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overB7 AntigensB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaV-Set Domain-Containing T-Cell Activation Inhibitor 1ConceptsSmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerB7-H4B7-H3Lung cancerPD-L1Non-small cell lung cancerBackgroundSmall cell lung cancerAnti-tumor immune responseHuman small cell lung cancerQuantitative immunofluorescenceB7 family ligandsLevels of TILsMultiplexed quantitative immunofluorescenceLevels of CD3Effector T cellsImmune checkpoint blockersPromising clinical activityTissue microarray formatLymphocyte subsetsCheckpoint blockersOverall survivalLung malignancyClinicopathological variablesMarker levels
2018
Differential regulation of PD-L1 expression by immune and tumor cells in NSCLC and the response to treatment with atezolizumab (anti–PD-L1)
Kowanetz M, Zou W, Gettinger SN, Koeppen H, Kockx M, Schmid P, Kadel EE, Wistuba I, Chaft J, Rizvi NA, Spigel DR, Spira A, Hirsch FR, Cohen V, Smith D, Boyd Z, Miley N, Flynn S, Leveque V, Shames DS, Ballinger M, Mocci S, Shankar G, Funke R, Hampton G, Sandler A, Amler L, Mellman I, Chen DS, Hegde PS. Differential regulation of PD-L1 expression by immune and tumor cells in NSCLC and the response to treatment with atezolizumab (anti–PD-L1). Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: e10119-e10126. PMID: 30297397, PMCID: PMC6205493, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1802166115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerPD-L1 expressionImmune cellsTumor cellsCases of NSCLCHigh PD-L1 expressionHigh PD-L1 levelsSingle-agent checkpoint inhibitorsAntitumor T-cell responsesTumor-infiltrating immune cellsPD-L1 levelsEffector T cellsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesDurable clinical responsesPD-L1 geneT cell responsesCell lung cancerStratification of patientsPoor immune infiltrationCheckpoint inhibitorsClinical responseAnticancer immunityImmune infiltrationLung cancerDesmoplastic stroma