2024
High-throughput transcriptome profiling indicates ribosomal RNAs to be associated with resistance to immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Moutafi M, Bates K, Aung T, Milian R, Xirou V, Vathiotis I, Gavrielatou N, Angelakis A, Schalper K, Salichos L, Rimm D. High-throughput transcriptome profiling indicates ribosomal RNAs to be associated with resistance to immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2024, 12: e009039. PMID: 38857914, PMCID: PMC11168162, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2024-009039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerImmune checkpoint inhibitorsProgrammed cell death protein 1Associated with OSCell lung cancerTissue microarray spotsTissue microarrayValidation cohortLung cancerNon-small cell lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitorsAssociated with resistance to immunotherapyCell death protein 1Resistance to immunotherapyAssociated with PFSProgression-free survivalSecreted frizzled-related protein 2Cox proportional-hazards model analysisCheckpoint inhibitorsImmunotherapy strategiesTumor compartmentsRetrospective cohortDiscovery cohortLong-term benefitsPatientsCD68
2023
Digital spatial profiling links beta-2-microglobulin expression with immune checkpoint blockade outcomes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Gavrielatou N, Vathiotis I, Aung T, Shafi S, Burela S, Fernandez A, Moutafi M, Burtness B, Economopoulou P, Anastasiou M, Foukas P, Psyrri A, Rimm D. Digital spatial profiling links beta-2-microglobulin expression with immune checkpoint blockade outcomes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Research Communications 2023, 3: 558-563. PMID: 37057033, PMCID: PMC10088911, DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-22-0299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDigital spatial profilingB2M expressionOverall survivalM HNSCCImmunotherapy outcomesNeck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) treatmentHigh beta-2 microglobulinSquamous cell carcinoma treatmentCell death protein 1Neck squamous cell carcinomaM expressionPretreatment biopsy samplesImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPD-L1 expressionImmune checkpoint markersDeath protein 1Squamous cell carcinomaB2MBeta-2-microglobulinBeta 2 microglobulin expressionImproved PFSCheckpoint inhibitorsMetastatic headCheckpoint markersImproved survival
2022
Baseline gene expression profiling determines long-term benefit to programmed cell death protein 1 axis blockade
Vathiotis I, Salichos L, Martinez-Morilla S, Gavrielatou N, Aung T, Shafi S, Wong P, Jessel S, Kluger H, Syrigos K, Warren S, Gerstein M, Rimm D. Baseline gene expression profiling determines long-term benefit to programmed cell death protein 1 axis blockade. Npj Precision Oncology 2022, 6: 92. PMID: 36522538, PMCID: PMC9755314, DOI: 10.1038/s41698-022-00330-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalLong-term benefitsPredictive valueAnti-PD-1 therapyCell death protein 1Baseline tumor samplesImmune checkpoint inhibitorsAntitumor immune responseCohort of patientsDeath protein 1Gene expression profilesAdvanced diseaseCheckpoint inhibitorsAdvanced melanomaAxis blockadeImmunotherapy outcomesTreatment initiationEarly outcomesDisease progressionMalignant melanomaBaseline gene expressionImmune responseBaseline gene expression profilesExpression profilesTumor samplesAssociation of PD-1/PD-L1 Co-location with Immunotherapy Outcomes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Gavrielatou N, Liu Y, Vathiotis I, Zugazagoitia J, Aung TN, Shafi S, Fernandez A, Schalper K, Psyrri A, Rimm DL. Association of PD-1/PD-L1 Co-location with Immunotherapy Outcomes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2022, 28: clincanres.2649.2021. PMID: 34686497, PMCID: PMC8776595, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-2649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerBest overall responsePD-L1 tumor proportion scorePD-1/PD-L1Immune checkpoint inhibitorsProgression-free survivalTumor proportion scoreCell lung cancerPD-L1Immunotherapy outcomesCheckpoint inhibitorsOverall survivalQuantitative immunofluorescenceLung cancerProportion scoreAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerLocal T cell responsesCell death protein 1Immunotherapy-treated patientsMultiplexed quantitative immunofluorescencePD-1 expressionPD-L1 expressionDeath protein 1Selection of patientsT cell responses