2024
Biomarker development for PD-(L)1 axis inhibition: a consensus view from the SITC Biomarkers Committee
Monette A, Warren S, Barrett J, Garnett-Benson C, Schalper K, Taube J, Topp B, Snyder A. Biomarker development for PD-(L)1 axis inhibition: a consensus view from the SITC Biomarkers Committee. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2024, 12: e009427. PMID: 39032943, PMCID: PMC11261685, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2024-009427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorConsensusHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyNeoplasmsConceptsProgrammed cell death protein 1/programmed death-ligand 1PD-(L)1Biomarker developmentApplication of novel biomarkersPD-(L)1 therapyDeath-ligand 1Patient selection strategiesCombination therapyTumor typesTreatment optionsImmune biologyAxis inhibitionEffective treatmentCancer progressionNovel biomarkersPatientsTherapyImmunotherapyBiomarkersKnowledge of mechanismsDelivery of effective treatmentTreatmentAgentsTumorProgressionSpatially resolved tissue imaging to analyze the tumor immune microenvironment: beyond cell-type densities
Janeiro A, Wong E, Jiménez-Sánchez D, de Solorzano C, Lozano M, Teijeira A, Schalper K, Melero I, De Andrea C. Spatially resolved tissue imaging to analyze the tumor immune microenvironment: beyond cell-type densities. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2024, 12: e008589. PMID: 38821717, PMCID: PMC11149121, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-008589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUp-regulated PLA2G10 in cancer impairs T cell infiltration to dampen immunity
Zhang T, Yu W, Cheng X, Yeung J, Ahumada V, Norris P, Pearson M, Yang X, van Deursen W, Halcovich C, Nassar A, Vesely M, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Ji L, Flies D, Liu L, Langermann S, LaRochelle W, Humphrey R, Zhao D, Zhang Q, Zhang J, Gu R, Schalper K, Sanmamed M, Chen L. Up-regulated PLA2G10 in cancer impairs T cell infiltration to dampen immunity. Science Immunology 2024, 9: eadh2334. PMID: 38669316, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adh2334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell infiltrationT cell exclusionT cellsResistance to anti-PD-1 immunotherapyPoor T-cell infiltrationAnti-PD-1 immunotherapyImmunogenic mouse tumorsT cell mobilizationHuman cancer tissuesTherapeutic immunotherapyCancer immunotherapyMouse tumorsChemokine systemImmunotherapyTumor tissuesImpaired infiltrationTumorLipid metabolitesHuman cancersCancer tissuesInfiltrationA2 groupCancerPLA2G10Up-regulated
2023
NCI 7977: A Phase I Dose-Escalation Study of Intermittent Oral ABT-888 (Veliparib) Plus Intravenous Irinotecan Administered in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors
Cecchini M, Walther Z, Wei W, Hafez N, Pilat M, Boerner S, Durecki D, Eder J, Schalper K, Chen A, LoRusso P. NCI 7977: A Phase I Dose-Escalation Study of Intermittent Oral ABT-888 (Veliparib) Plus Intravenous Irinotecan Administered in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors. Cancer Research Communications 2023, 3: 1113-1117. PMID: 37377610, PMCID: PMC10292219, DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-22-0485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose-limiting toxicityHomologous recombination deficiencyPARP inhibitorsStable diseaseWeekly irinotecanObjective responseDay 1Day 3Solid tumorsPhase I dose-escalation studyTwice daily days 1I dose-escalation studyPhase I clinical trialDaily days 1Dose level 1Doses of veliparibGrade 3 neutropeniaMultiple-dose schedulesProgression-free survivalAdvanced solid tumorsDose-escalation studyEvaluable patientsNonoverlapping toxicitiesDose scheduleSystemic treatmentDeveloping a definition of immune exclusion in cancer: results of a modified Delphi workshop
Clifton G, Rothenberg M, Ascierto P, Begley G, Cecchini M, Eder J, Ghiringhelli F, Italiano A, Kochetkova M, Li R, Mechta-Grigoriou F, Pai S, Provenzano P, Puré E, Ribas A, Schalper K, Fridman W. Developing a definition of immune exclusion in cancer: results of a modified Delphi workshop. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2023, 11: e006773. PMID: 37290925, PMCID: PMC10254706, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-006773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansImmunotherapyNeoplasmsSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsImmune exclusionTumor microenvironmentCheckpoint inhibitorsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMinority of patientsT cell infiltrationPoor clinical outcomeImmune regulatory pathwaysEffective treatment approachDevelopment of treatmentsVariety of cancersLack of responseCheckpoint therapyImmune profileClinical outcomesClinical benefitPatient outcomesCancer expertsCancer histologyT cellsConsensus definitionTreatment approachesCancer typesRound questionnaireDelphi process
2017
Interleukin-8 in cancer pathogenesis, treatment and follow-up
Alfaro C, Sanmamed MF, Rodríguez-Ruiz ME, Teijeira Á, Oñate C, González Á, Ponz M, Schalper KA, Pérez-Gracia JL, Melero I. Interleukin-8 in cancer pathogenesis, treatment and follow-up. Cancer Treatment Reviews 2017, 60: 24-31. PMID: 28866366, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2017.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum concentrationsInterleukin-8IL-8 serum concentrationsPro-tumoral functionsCancer stem cellsTumor burdenLeukocyte infiltrateCancer immunotherapyIL-8Pharmacodynamic biomarkersTherapeutic combinationsTherapeutic strategiesMyeloid cellsTumor progressionCancer pathogenesisTumor cellsGrowth factorImmunotherapySuch interventionsChemokinesStem cellsCellsInfiltratesCXCR1/2Pathogenesis
2016
Predictive Biomarkers for PD-1 Axis Therapies: The Hidden Treasure or a Call for Research
Schalper KA, Kaftan E, Herbst RS. Predictive Biomarkers for PD-1 Axis Therapies: The Hidden Treasure or a Call for Research. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 2102-2104. PMID: 26957559, PMCID: PMC4940186, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-0169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBasic Overview of Current Immunotherapy Approaches in Cancer
Velcheti V, Schalper K. Basic Overview of Current Immunotherapy Approaches in Cancer. American Society Of Clinical Oncology Educational Book 2016, 35: 298-308. PMID: 27249709, DOI: 10.1200/edbk_156572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost-tumor immune interactionsCurrent immunotherapy approachesPromising new therapeutic strategyRole of immunotherapyImmune checkpoint blockadeHost-tumor interactionsNew therapeutic strategiesCheckpoint blockadeImmunotherapy strategiesImmunotherapy approachesTreatment of cancerCombinatorial immunotherapyImmune interactionsTherapeutic strategiesImmune evasionImmunotherapyCancerMultiple mechanismsMalignancyBlockade
2014
Quantitative measurement of cancer tissue biomarkers in the lab and in the clinic
Carvajal-Hausdorf D, Schalper KA, Neumeister V, Rimm DL. Quantitative measurement of cancer tissue biomarkers in the lab and in the clinic. Laboratory Investigation 2014, 95: 385-396. PMID: 25502176, PMCID: PMC4383674, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2014.157.Peer-Reviewed Original Research