2018
Differential regulation of PD-L1 expression by immune and tumor cells in NSCLC and the response to treatment with atezolizumab (anti–PD-L1)
Kowanetz M, Zou W, Gettinger SN, Koeppen H, Kockx M, Schmid P, Kadel EE, Wistuba I, Chaft J, Rizvi NA, Spigel DR, Spira A, Hirsch FR, Cohen V, Smith D, Boyd Z, Miley N, Flynn S, Leveque V, Shames DS, Ballinger M, Mocci S, Shankar G, Funke R, Hampton G, Sandler A, Amler L, Mellman I, Chen DS, Hegde PS. Differential regulation of PD-L1 expression by immune and tumor cells in NSCLC and the response to treatment with atezolizumab (anti–PD-L1). Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: e10119-e10126. PMID: 30297397, PMCID: PMC6205493, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1802166115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerPD-L1 expressionImmune cellsTumor cellsCases of NSCLCHigh PD-L1 expressionHigh PD-L1 levelsSingle-agent checkpoint inhibitorsAntitumor T-cell responsesTumor-infiltrating immune cellsPD-L1 levelsEffector T cellsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesDurable clinical responsesPD-L1 geneT cell responsesCell lung cancerStratification of patientsPoor immune infiltrationCheckpoint inhibitorsClinical responseAnticancer immunityImmune infiltrationLung cancerDesmoplastic stroma
2013
SOX2-specific adaptive immunity and response to immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer
Dhodapkar KM, Gettinger SN, Das R, Zebroski H, Dhodapkar MV. SOX2-specific adaptive immunity and response to immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer. OncoImmunology 2013, 2: e25205. PMID: 24073380, PMCID: PMC3782159, DOI: 10.4161/onci.25205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung carcinomaT cell responsesTumor-associated antigensClinical responseNSCLC patientsDisease regressionT cellsAntigen-specific T cell responsesAnti-PD-1 monoclonal antibodyNon-small cell lung cancerPD-1-blocking antibodiesPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsDeath-1 receptorImmune checkpoint blockadeCell lung cancerBlood mononuclear cellsLung cancer patientsCell lung carcinomaImportant tumor-associated antigenMajor oncogenic driverIntramolecular epitopeCheckpoint blockadeImmunotherapeutic strategiesTumor immunityHumoral response