2023
Digital spatial profiling links beta-2-microglobulin expression with immune checkpoint blockade outcomes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Gavrielatou N, Vathiotis I, Aung T, Shafi S, Burela S, Fernandez A, Moutafi M, Burtness B, Economopoulou P, Anastasiou M, Foukas P, Psyrri A, Rimm D. Digital spatial profiling links beta-2-microglobulin expression with immune checkpoint blockade outcomes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Research Communications 2023, 3: 558-563. PMID: 37057033, PMCID: PMC10088911, DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-22-0299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDigital spatial profilingB2M expressionOverall survivalM HNSCCImmunotherapy outcomesNeck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) treatmentHigh beta-2 microglobulinSquamous cell carcinoma treatmentCell death protein 1Neck squamous cell carcinomaM expressionPretreatment biopsy samplesImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPD-L1 expressionImmune checkpoint markersDeath protein 1Squamous cell carcinomaB2MBeta-2-microglobulinBeta 2 microglobulin expressionImproved PFSCheckpoint inhibitorsMetastatic headCheckpoint markersImproved survival
2011
Gefitinib or Placebo in Combination with Tamoxifen in Patients with Hormone Receptor–Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Randomized Phase II Study
Osborne CK, Neven P, Dirix LY, Mackey JR, Robert J, Underhill C, Schiff R, Gutierrez C, Migliaccio I, Anagnostou VK, Rimm DL, Magill P, Sellers M. Gefitinib or Placebo in Combination with Tamoxifen in Patients with Hormone Receptor–Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Randomized Phase II Study. Clinical Cancer Research 2011, 17: 1147-1159. PMID: 21220480, PMCID: PMC3074404, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-10-1869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsErbB ReceptorsFemaleGefitinibHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Hormone-DependentPlacebosQuinazolinesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenSignal TransductionTamoxifenTreatment OutcomeConceptsAdjuvant aromatase inhibitorsMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerHormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancerPositive metastatic breast cancerRandomized phase II studyRandomized phase II trialClinical benefit ratePhase II studyPhase II trialProgression-free survivalStratum 1Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor gefitinibFurther investigationAdjuvant tamoxifenImproved PFSPFS HRAI therapyII studyII trialMetastatic diseaseAppropriate patientsPredictive biomarkersPrimary tumorTamoxifen resistance