2022
Baseline gene expression profiling determines long-term benefit to programmed cell death protein 1 axis blockade
Vathiotis I, Salichos L, Martinez-Morilla S, Gavrielatou N, Aung T, Shafi S, Wong P, Jessel S, Kluger H, Syrigos K, Warren S, Gerstein M, Rimm D. Baseline gene expression profiling determines long-term benefit to programmed cell death protein 1 axis blockade. Npj Precision Oncology 2022, 6: 92. PMID: 36522538, PMCID: PMC9755314, DOI: 10.1038/s41698-022-00330-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalLong-term benefitsPredictive valueAnti-PD-1 therapyCell death protein 1Baseline tumor samplesImmune checkpoint inhibitorsAntitumor immune responseCohort of patientsDeath protein 1Gene expression profilesAdvanced diseaseCheckpoint inhibitorsAdvanced melanomaAxis blockadeImmunotherapy outcomesTreatment initiationEarly outcomesDisease progressionMalignant melanomaBaseline gene expressionImmune responseBaseline gene expression profilesExpression profilesTumor samples
2019
Suppressing miR-21 activity in tumor-associated macrophages promotes an antitumor immune response
Sahraei M, Chaube B, Liu Y, Sun J, Kaplan A, Price NL, Ding W, Oyaghire S, García-Milian R, Mehta S, Reshetnyak YK, Bahal R, Fiorina P, Glazer PM, Rimm DL, Fernández-Hernando C, Suárez Y. Suppressing miR-21 activity in tumor-associated macrophages promotes an antitumor immune response. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2019, 129: 5518-5536. PMID: 31710308, PMCID: PMC6877327, DOI: 10.1172/jci127125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-associated macrophagesMiR-21 expressionTumor growthMiR-21Immune responseCytotoxic T cell responsesC motif chemokine 10Antitumor immune responseT cell responsesAntitumoral immune responseTumor immune infiltratesInduction of cytokinesPotential therapeutic implicationsMiR-21 inhibitionStages of carcinogenesisAngiostatic phenotypeTumor cell deathIL-12Immune infiltratesTherapeutic implicationsSolid tumorsTumor neovascularizationTumor progressionTumor microenvironmentTumor pathogenesis
2017
Implications of the tumor immune microenvironment for staging and therapeutics
Taube JM, Galon J, Sholl LM, Rodig SJ, Cottrell TR, Giraldo NA, Baras AS, Patel SS, Anders RA, Rimm DL, Cimino-Mathews A. Implications of the tumor immune microenvironment for staging and therapeutics. Modern Pathology 2017, 31: 214-234. PMID: 29192647, PMCID: PMC6132263, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2017.156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor immune microenvironmentImmune microenvironmentTumor typesTumor microenvironmentAnti-PD-1/PD-L1Therapeutic targetPD-1/PD-L1 axisFirst line treatment algorithmHost antitumor immune responseEarly stage colorectal carcinomaLocal immune contextureImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPD-L1 axisAntitumor immune responseImmune-based therapiesPD-L1 antibodiesAbundance of CD8Th1 helper cellsNovel therapeutic targetPotential therapeutic targetPrimary organ siteNew candidate biomarkersNumerous tumor typesSpecific tumor typesCurrent TNM
2016
RAS/MAPK Activation Is Associated with Reduced Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Therapeutic Cooperation Between MEK and PD-1/PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Loi S, Dushyanthen S, Beavis PA, Salgado R, Denkert C, Savas P, Combs S, Rimm DL, Giltnane JM, Estrada MV, Sánchez V, Sanders ME, Cook RS, Pilkinton MA, Mallal SA, Wang K, Miller VA, Stephens PJ, Yelensky R, Doimi FD, Gómez H, Ryzhov SV, Darcy PK, Arteaga CL, Balko JM. RAS/MAPK Activation Is Associated with Reduced Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Therapeutic Cooperation Between MEK and PD-1/PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 1499-1509. PMID: 26515496, PMCID: PMC4794351, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-1125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkersCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunomodulationImmunophenotypingLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiceMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMortalityPhenotypeProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorProtein Kinase InhibitorsRas ProteinsSignal TransductionTranscriptomeTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesImmune checkpoint inhibitorsResidual diseaseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerPD-L1Checkpoint inhibitorsMHC expressionMouse modelPD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitorsPD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitorsPresence of TILsPD-1/PD-L1Low tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesPD-L1/PDAntitumor immune responseRAS/MAPK activationCell-surface MHC expressionMAPK activationImproved survivalImproved prognosisPredictive biomarkersClinical trialsImmune response