2023
Deep learning-based scoring of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes is prognostic in primary melanoma and predictive to PD-1 checkpoint inhibition in melanoma metastases
Chatziioannou E, Roßner J, Aung T, Rimm D, Niessner H, Keim U, Serna-Higuita L, Bonzheim I, Cuellar L, Westphal D, Steininger J, Meier F, Pop O, Forchhammer S, Flatz L, Eigentler T, Garbe C, Röcken M, Amaral T, Sinnberg T. Deep learning-based scoring of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes is prognostic in primary melanoma and predictive to PD-1 checkpoint inhibition in melanoma metastases. EBioMedicine 2023, 93: 104644. PMID: 37295047, PMCID: PMC10363450, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesMultiple Cox regressionMelanoma-specific survivalCox regressionTumor thicknessCutaneous melanomaPrimary melanomaAssessment of TILsPD-1 checkpoint inhibitionSignificant unfavourable prognostic factorLonger progression-free survivalDistant metastasis-free survivalSimple Cox regressionUnfavourable survival outcomeFirst-line therapyProgression-free survivalUnfavourable prognostic factorCutaneous melanoma patientsMetastasis-free survivalPresence of ulcerationPrimary cutaneous melanomaCox regression modelPrimary melanoma samplesPrimary tissuesOverall survival
2016
Evaluation of PD-L1 Expression and Associated Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Vassilakopoulou M, Avgeris M, Velcheti V, Kotoula V, Rampias T, Chatzopoulos K, Perisanidis C, Kontos CK, Giotakis AI, Scorilas A, Rimm D, Sasaki C, Fountzilas G, Psyrri A. Evaluation of PD-L1 Expression and Associated Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 704-713. PMID: 26408403, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-1543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene ExpressionHumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateLaryngeal NeoplasmsLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsRNA, MessengerConceptsLaryngeal squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaPrimary laryngeal squamous cell carcinomaPD-L1 expressionTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesPD-L1 mRNA expressionTIL densityCell carcinomaAssessment of TILsLaryngeal squamous cell cancerStromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesSuperior disease-free survivalTumor PD-L1 expressionMRNA expressionPD-L1 protein expressionPD-L1 mRNA levelsHigher TIL densityImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPD-L1 levelsDisease-free survivalT cell infiltrationSquamous cell cancerSecond independent cohortAdjacent tissue specimensFresh-frozen tumors