2021
Spatial Analysis and Clinical Significance of HLA Class-I and Class-II Subunit Expression in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Datar IJ, Hauc SC, Desai S, Gianino N, Henick B, Liu Y, Syrigos K, Rimm DL, Kavathas P, Ferrone S, Schalper KA. Spatial Analysis and Clinical Significance of HLA Class-I and Class-II Subunit Expression in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2021, 27: 2837-2847. PMID: 33602682, PMCID: PMC8734284, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-20-3655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerNK cell infiltrationReduced T cellCell lung cancerHLA class IIT cellsLung cancerHLA classClinical significanceSubunit expressionHLA class II downregulationΒ2MClass IIHLA genesHuman leukocyte antigen classShorter overall survivalTumor microenvironment compositionClass II β chainImmune contextureOverall survivalLung malignancyNatural killerPatient survivalCell infiltrationClinicopathologic variables
2018
Tumor-specific MHC-II expression drives a unique pattern of resistance to immunotherapy via LAG-3/FCRL6 engagement
Johnson DB, Nixon MJ, Wang Y, Wang DY, Castellanos E, Estrada MV, Ericsson-Gonzalez PI, Cote CH, Salgado R, Sanchez V, Dean PT, Opalenik SR, Schreeder DM, Rimm DL, Kim JY, Bordeaux J, Loi S, Horn L, Sanders ME, Ferrell PB, Xu Y, Sosman JA, Davis RS, Balko JM. Tumor-specific MHC-II expression drives a unique pattern of resistance to immunotherapy via LAG-3/FCRL6 engagement. JCI Insight 2018, 3: e120360. PMID: 30568030, PMCID: PMC6338319, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.120360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntigens, CDBreast NeoplasmsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHLA-DR AntigensHumansImmunotherapyKiller Cells, NaturalLigandsLymphocyte Activation Gene 3 ProteinMiceProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Cell SurfaceT-LymphocytesTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsMHC-II expressionT cellsAnti-PD-1 therapyTumor cellsPD-1 pathwayTumor-intrinsic factorsPD-1-targeted immunotherapiesMHC-II receptorsDurable responsesPD-1Immune activationImmunotherapy targetPreclinical modelsLAG-3TumorsUnique patternMHCEnhanced expressionInhibitory functionAdaptive resistanceNovel inhibitory functionImmunotherapyPatientsContext-dependent mechanismsCells