2019
B cell depletion or absence does not impede anti-tumor activity of PD-1 inhibitors
Damsky W, Jilaveanu L, Turner N, Perry C, Zito C, Tomayko M, Leventhal J, Herold K, Meffre E, Bosenberg M, Kluger HM. B cell depletion or absence does not impede anti-tumor activity of PD-1 inhibitors. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2019, 7: 153. PMID: 31200747, PMCID: PMC6567557, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0613-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-1 inhibitorsB cell contentB-cell depletionAnti-tumor activityB cellsMuMT miceCell depletionAnti-PD-1 inhibitorsAnti-PD-1 responseB-cell depleting drugsTumor-infiltrating B cellsImpaired B-cell functionT cell-dependent tumor rejectionPD-1 inhibitionMC38 colon cancerB cell functionAnti-tumor effectsB-cell malignanciesMurine cancer modelsCell contentOverall survivalTumor rejectionCD20 antibodyAutoimmune disordersTumor shrinkage
2018
Merkel cell polyomavirus-specific immune responses in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma receiving anti-PD-1 therapy
Miller NJ, Church CD, Fling SP, Kulikauskas R, Ramchurren N, Shinohara MM, Kluger HM, Bhatia S, Lundgren L, Cheever MA, Topalian SL, Nghiem P. Merkel cell polyomavirus-specific immune responses in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma receiving anti-PD-1 therapy. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2018, 6: 131. PMID: 30482247, PMCID: PMC6258401, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-018-0450-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBiomarkers, TumorB-LymphocytesCarcinoma, Merkel CellHumansImmunomodulationLymphocyte ActivationMerkel cell polyomavirusMolecular Targeted TherapyPolyomavirus InfectionsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReceptors, Antigen, T-CellT-Cell Antigen Receptor SpecificityT-LymphocytesTreatment OutcomeTumor Virus InfectionsConceptsAnti-PD-1 therapyPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsB cell responsesCell responsesCell carcinomaT cellsDiverse T-cell responsePD-1 blockade therapyPre-treatment tumor biopsiesVirus-specific T cellsT-cell receptor clonalityVP-MCCCancer-specific immunityIntratumoral TCR repertoirePD-1 blockadeTumor-specific immunityT cell responsesBlood mononuclear cellsMerkel cell carcinomaAggressive skin cancerBackgroundMerkel cell carcinomaVirus-negative tumorsMerkel cell polyomavirusPresence of antigenMethodsImmune responsesEarly B cell changes predict autoimmunity following combination immune checkpoint blockade
Das R, Bar N, Ferreira M, Newman AM, Zhang L, Bailur JK, Bacchiocchi A, Kluger H, Wei W, Halaban R, Sznol M, Dhodapkar MV, Dhodapkar KM. Early B cell changes predict autoimmunity following combination immune checkpoint blockade. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2018, 128: 715-720. PMID: 29309048, PMCID: PMC5785243, DOI: 10.1172/jci96798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination checkpoint blockadeB cell changesB cellsCheckpoint blockadeCell changesCombination immune checkpoint blockadeB-cell receptor sequencingRisk of irAEsImmune checkpoint blockadeCell receptor sequencingB cell activationTreatment-induced changesCCB therapyAdverse eventsPD1 expressionPD1 receptorGrade 3PatientsCell activationEarly changesSingle-cell RNA sequencingTherapyPreemptive strategyCancer therapyIrAEs