2020
Immune 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
2018
Immune Marker Profiling and Programmed Death Ligand 1 Expression Across NSCLC Mutations
Toki MI, Mani N, Smithy JW, Liu Y, Altan M, Wasserman B, Tuktamyshov R, Schalper K, Syrigos KN, Rimm DL. Immune Marker Profiling and Programmed Death Ligand 1 Expression Across NSCLC Mutations. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2018, 13: 1884-1896. PMID: 30267840, PMCID: PMC6251746, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionPD-L1TIL activationHigh PD-L1 levelsDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionActivation statusKRAS wild-type tumorsKRAS mutantEGFR mutantsHigh PD-L1Multiplexed quantitative immunofluorescenceUnique immune profilePD-L1 levelsLigand 1 expressionDeath-1/EGFR-mutant tumorsImmunotherapy response ratesKRAS mutant tumorsWild-type tumorsHigher CD4NSCLC patientsImmune profileClinical efficacyKRAS WTLymphocyte populations
2017
Immune marker profiling and PD-L1, PD-L2 expression mechanisms across non-small cell lung cancer mutations.
Toki M, Mani N, Smithy J, Liu Y, Altan M, Wasserman B, Tuktamyshov R, Syrigos K, Rimm D. Immune marker profiling and PD-L1, PD-L2 expression mechanisms across non-small cell lung cancer mutations. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 9076-9076. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.9076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorPD-L1 expressionPD-L2 expressionPD-L1Stroma expressionTIL activationKRAS mutantPD-1/PD-L1 axis inhibitorsMutation statusResponse rateProximity ligation assayHigh PD-L1 levelsActivation statusProgrammed Death Ligand 1EGFR mutantsHigh PD-L1NSCLC patient tumorsTherapy response ratesPD-L1 levelsDeath ligand 1Cell lung cancerEGFR-mutant tumorsPD-L1 tumorsHigh response rate