2021
240 Discovery of biomarkers of resistance to immune checkpoint blockade in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using high-plex digital spatial profiling
Moutafi M, Martinez-Morilla S, Divakar P, Vathiotis I, Gavrielatou N, Aung T, Yaghoobi V, Fernandez A, Fraile J, Schalper K, Rimm D. 240 Discovery of biomarkers of resistance to immune checkpoint blockade in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using high-plex digital spatial profiling. 2021, a258-a258. DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-sitc2021.240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPre-treatment samplesQuantitative immunofluorescencePredictive biomarkersLung cancerHigh PD-L1 expressionExpression of CD66bInitial biomarker discoveryOperable NSCLC patientsStromal immune cellsTwo-sided significance levelPD-L1 expressionImmune checkpoint blockadeRole of neutrophilsCell lung cancerPotential predictive biomarkersGood predictive valueDigital spatial profilingDigital Spatial ProfilerCohort validationICI therapyCheckpoint inhibitorsCheckpoint blockadeNSCLC cohortNSCLC patients
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
2013
High SOX2 Levels Predict Better Outcome in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas
Velcheti V, Schalper K, Yao X, Cheng H, Kocoglu M, Dhodapkar K, Deng Y, Gettinger S, Rimm DL. High SOX2 Levels Predict Better Outcome in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e61427. PMID: 23620753, PMCID: PMC3631238, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaLonger survivalTissue microarrayMultivariate analysisIndependent lung cancer cohortsIndependent positive prognostic markerSOX2 levelsNon-small cell lung carcinomaQuantitative immunofluorescenceLung squamous cell carcinomaSecond independent validation cohortSOX2 expressionHigh SOX2 levelsLog rank pSOX2 overexpressionPositive prognostic markerRisk of deathClinico-pathological characteristicsClinico-pathological variablesCox univariate analysisIndependent validation cohortCell lung carcinomaLung cancer cohortNSCLC patientsOverall survival
2010
High expression of BCL-2 predicts favorable outcome in non-small cell lung cancer patients with non squamous histology
Anagnostou VK, Lowery FJ, Zolota V, Tzelepi V, Gopinath A, Liceaga C, Panagopoulos N, Frangia K, Tanoue L, Boffa D, Gettinger S, Detterbeck F, Homer RJ, Dougenis D, Rimm DL, Syrigos KN. High expression of BCL-2 predicts favorable outcome in non-small cell lung cancer patients with non squamous histology. BMC Cancer 2010, 10: 186. PMID: 20459695, PMCID: PMC2875218, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Large CellCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell DifferentiationCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleGreeceHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Reproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUp-RegulationConceptsNon-small cell lung cancer patientsCell lung cancer patientsNon-squamous tumorsLung cancer patientsBcl-2 expressionNSCLC patientsCancer patientsBcl-2Favorable outcomeIndependent cohortSmall cell lung cancer patientsIndependent lower riskNon-squamous histologySubgroup of patientsHigh expressersSquamous cell carcinomaHigh Bcl-2 expressionBcl-2 protein levelsSquamous histologyMedian survivalPrognostic factorsValidation cohortCell carcinomaPathological characteristicsPrognostic stratification