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Choice of PD-L1 immunohistochemistry assay influences clinical eligibility for gastric cancer immunotherapy
Yeong J, Lum H, Teo C, Tan B, Chan Y, Tay R, Choo J, Jeyasekharan A, Miow Q, Loo L, Yong W, Sundar R. Choice of PD-L1 immunohistochemistry assay influences clinical eligibility for gastric cancer immunotherapy. Gastric Cancer 2022, 25: 741-750. PMID: 35661944, PMCID: PMC9226082, DOI: 10.1007/s10120-022-01301-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombined positive scorePD-L1 combined positive scoreTumor proportion scorePD-L1Gastric cancerImmune cellsPD-L1 immunohistochemistry assaysProgrammed death-ligand 1Resection of gastric cancerStandard-of-care treatmentBackgroundImmune checkpoint inhibitorsGastric cancer immunotherapyPD-L1 positivityPD-L1 scoringPD-L1 immunohistochemistryDeath-ligand 1Metastatic gastric cancerPD-L1-positive samplesInter-assay concordanceCheckpoint inhibitorsDako 22C3ICI therapyCross-sectional studyCancer immunotherapyPatient selection
2024
Unveiling the prognostic significance of malignant ascites in advanced gastrointestinal cancers: a marker of peritoneal carcinomatosis burden
Provenzano L, Gwee Y, Conca V, Lonardi S, Bozzarelli S, Tamburini E, Passardi A, Zaniboni A, Tosi F, Aprile G, Nasca V, Boccaccino A, Ambrosini M, Vetere G, Carullo M, Guaglio M, Battaglia L, Zhao J, Chia D, Yong W, Tan P, So J, Kim G, Shabbir A, Ong C, Casella F, Cremolini C, Bencivenga M, Sundar R, Pietrantonio F. Unveiling the prognostic significance of malignant ascites in advanced gastrointestinal cancers: a marker of peritoneal carcinomatosis burden. Therapeutic Advances In Medical Oncology 2024, 16: 17588359241289517. PMID: 39502404, PMCID: PMC11536604, DOI: 10.1177/17588359241289517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic colorectal cancerMetastatic gastric cancerMetastatic gastric cancer patientsPeritoneal metastasisMalignant ascitesAdvanced gastrointestinal cancerSurvival outcomesMedian peritoneal cancer index scoreGastrointestinal cancerPeritoneal cancer index scoreGastric cancerMetastatic colorectal cancer patientsSubgroup of patientsMedian OSProgression-freeOverall survivalSystemic therapyPrognostic significancePatient survivalAscites groupPoor outcomeRetrospective analysisColorectal cancerRandomized trialsAscites
2022
Choice of PD-L1 immunohistochemistry assay influences clinical eligibility for gastric cancer immunotherapy.
Tay R, Yeong J, Lum J, Teo C, Tan B, Chan Y, Choo J, Jeyasekhran A, Miow Q, Loo L, Yong W, Sundar R. Choice of PD-L1 immunohistochemistry assay influences clinical eligibility for gastric cancer immunotherapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 4026-4026. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.4026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune checkpoint inhibitorsImmune checkpoint inhibitor therapyPD-L1 CPSTumor proportion scorePD-L1Gastric cancerTissue microarrayImmune cellsPatients treated with ICI therapyPD-L1 expression statusPD-L1 immunohistochemistry assaysProgrammed death-ligand 1Resection of gastric cancerStandard-of-care treatmentGastric cancer immunotherapyPD-L1 scoringPD-L1 immunohistochemistryPD-L1 positivityDeath-ligand 1Metastatic gastric cancerPD-L1-positive samplesInter-assay concordanceNational University HospitalWhole slide analysisCut-off
2021
“3G” Trial: An RNA Editing Signature to Guide Gastric Cancer ChemotherapyRNA Editing Signature in Gastric Cancer
An O, Song Y, Ke X, So J, Sundar R, Yang H, Rha S, Lee M, Tay S, Ong X, Tan A, Ng M, Tantoso E, Chen L, Tan P, Yong W, Consortium S. “3G” Trial: An RNA Editing Signature to Guide Gastric Cancer ChemotherapyRNA Editing Signature in Gastric Cancer. Cancer Research 2021, 81: 2788-2798. PMID: 33558338, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-20-2872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced gastric cancerRNA editingRNA editing signaturesEditing levelsGastric cancerRNA editing eventsHigher editing levelsAdenosine-to-inosineRNA editing analysisGastric cancer cell linesPredictive biomarkersStratify patientsLevels of editingGene expression profilesPredicting response to chemotherapyEditing sitesEditing eventsMolecular subtypes of gastric cancerCancer cell linesPlatinum-based chemotherapyMetastatic gastric cancerSubtypes of gastric cancerCancer Genome AtlasFirst-line therapyResponse to chemotherapy
2019
Epigenomic promoter alterations predict for benefit from immune checkpoint inhibition in metastatic gastric cancer
Sundar R, Huang K, Qamra A, Kim K, Kim S, Kang W, Tan A, Lee J, Tan P. Epigenomic promoter alterations predict for benefit from immune checkpoint inhibition in metastatic gastric cancer. Annals Of Oncology 2019, 30: 424-430. PMID: 30624548, PMCID: PMC6442650, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitionMetastatic gastric cancerT cell cytolytic activityResistance to immune checkpoint inhibitionCheckpoint inhibitionGastric cancerCytolytic activityImmune evasionMedian progression-free survivalPhase II clinical trial of patientsCancer treated with immunotherapyClinical trials of patientsMechanisms of immune evasionResponse rateTreated with pembrolizumabPhase II clinical trialProgression-free survivalFresh tumor biopsiesPost-treatment biopsiesCohort of patientsTrial of patientsEarly gastric cancerArchival tissue samplesClinical responseTumor biopsies