2021
Updated Overall Survival Analysis From IMpower110: Atezolizumab Versus Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Treatment-Naive Programmed Death-Ligand 1–Selected NSCLC
Jassem J, de Marinis F, Giaccone G, Vergnenegre A, Barrios CH, Morise M, Felip E, Oprean C, Kim YC, Andric Z, Mocci S, Enquist I, Komatsubara K, McCleland M, Kuriki H, Villalobos M, Phan S, Spigel DR, Herbst RS. Updated Overall Survival Analysis From IMpower110: Atezolizumab Versus Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Treatment-Naive Programmed Death-Ligand 1–Selected NSCLC. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2021, 16: 1872-1882. PMID: 34265434, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.06.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionWT patientsExpression subgroupsWT groupExpression groupHigh PD-L1 expression groupLow PD-L1 expression groupHigh PD-L1 expressionSignificant overall survival benefitNew safety signalsOverall survival benefitPrimary end pointPhase 3 trialPlatinum-based chemotherapyOverall survival analysisAtezolizumab armChemotherapy armOS benefitMetastatic NSCLCSurvival benefitOS improvementSafety signalsAtezolizumabSafety dataPatients
2020
Phase 1 Expansion Cohort of Ramucirumab Plus Pembrolizumab in Advanced Treatment-Naive NSCLC
Herbst RS, Arkenau HT, Bendell J, Arrowsmith E, Wermke M, Soriano A, Penel N, Santana-Davila R, Bischoff H, Chau I, Mi G, Wang H, Rasmussen E, Ferry D, Chao BH, Paz-Ares L. Phase 1 Expansion Cohort of Ramucirumab Plus Pembrolizumab in Advanced Treatment-Naive NSCLC. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2020, 16: 289-298. PMID: 33068794, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2020.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalTumor proportion scoreMedian progression-free survivalTreatment-related adverse eventsPD-L1 expressionT-cell signatureCD274 gene expressionAdverse eventsPhase 1a/b trialPD-L1 tumor proportion scoreHigh PD-L1 expressionManageable safety profileMedian overall survivalObjective response ratePD-L1 positivityFirst-line therapyOverall survival ratePD-L1 immunohistochemistryCohort EPembrolizumab treatmentPFS ratesExpansion cohortClinical responseOverall survivalEfficacy signalsAtezolizumab for First-Line Treatment of PD-L1–Selected Patients with NSCLC
Herbst RS, Giaccone G, de Marinis F, Reinmuth N, Vergnenegre A, Barrios CH, Morise M, Felip E, Andric Z, Geater S, Özgüroğlu M, Zou W, Sandler A, Enquist I, Komatsubara K, Deng Y, Kuriki H, Wen X, McCleland M, Mocci S, Jassem J, Spigel DR. Atezolizumab for First-Line Treatment of PD-L1–Selected Patients with NSCLC. New England Journal Of Medicine 2020, 383: 1328-1339. PMID: 32997907, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1917346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsB7-H1 AntigenCarboplatinCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellCisplatinDeoxycytidineFemaleGemcitabineHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationSurvival AnalysisConceptsPD-L1 expressionBlood-based tumor mutational burdenProgression-free survivalPlatinum-based chemotherapyTumor mutational burdenOverall survivalWild-type tumorsAtezolizumab groupChemotherapy groupAdverse eventsPD-L1Mutational burdenHigh PD-L1 expressionPD-L1 expression statusTumor-infiltrating immune cellsMedian overall survivalFirst-line treatmentPD-L1 assaysPhase 3 trialLonger overall survivalSubgroup of patientsCell lung cancerAtezolizumab treatmentSquamous NSCLCTreat populationPD-1/PD-L1 Blockers in NSCLC Brain Metastases: Challenging Paradigms and Clinical Practice
Eguren-Santamaria I, Sanmamed MF, Goldberg SB, Kluger HM, Idoate MA, Lu B, Corral J, Schalper KA, Herbst RS, Gil-Bazo I. PD-1/PD-L1 Blockers in NSCLC Brain Metastases: Challenging Paradigms and Clinical Practice. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 4186-4197. PMID: 32354698, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-20-0798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerImmune checkpoint inhibitorsAnti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodiesAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNSCLC brain metastasesBrain metastasesPD-L1 antibodiesAnti-PD-1/PD-L1 agentsPD-1/PD-L1 blockersActive central nervous system (CNS) involvementHigh PD-L1 expressionAnti-PD-1/PD-L1 drugsCentral nervous system involvementPivotal phase III trialsActive brain metastasesCNS response ratesPD-L1 agentsPD-L1 blockersSystemic therapy combinationsNervous system involvementPD-L1 expressionPhase III trialsSubset of patientsCell lung cancerPD-L1 drugsImmune Cell PD-L1 Colocalizes with Macrophages and Is Associated with Outcome in PD-1 Pathway Blockade Therapy
Liu Y, Zugazagoitia J, Ahmed FS, Henick BS, Gettinger S, Herbst RS, Schalper KA, Rimm DL. Immune Cell PD-L1 Colocalizes with Macrophages and Is Associated with Outcome in PD-1 Pathway Blockade Therapy. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 970-977. PMID: 31615933, PMCID: PMC7024671, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-1040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionHigh PD-L1 expressionPD-L1 levelsPD-L1Immune cellsTumor cellsT cellsHigh PD-L1 levelsPredominant immune cell typeNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) casesDifferent immune cell subsetsCell lung cancer casesElevated PD-L1High PD-L1Better overall survivalDeath ligand 1Natural killer cellsImmune cell subsetsMultiple immune cellsCytotoxic T cellsLung cancer casesImmune cell typesCD68 levelsCell typesBlockade therapy