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 samplesProgrammed Death-Ligand 1 and Programmed Death-Ligand 2 mRNAs Measured Using Closed-System Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Are Associated With Outcome and High Negative Predictive Value in Immunotherapy-Treated NSCLC
Fernandez AI, Gavrielatou N, McCann L, Shafi S, Moutafi MK, Martinez-Morilla S, Vathiotis IA, Aung TN, Yaghoobi V, Bai Y, Chan YG, Weidler J, Herbst R, Bates M, Rimm DL. Programmed Death-Ligand 1 and Programmed Death-Ligand 2 mRNAs Measured Using Closed-System Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Are Associated With Outcome and High Negative Predictive Value in Immunotherapy-Treated NSCLC. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2022, 17: 1078-1085. PMID: 35764237, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsHigh negative predictive valueLow stage patientsICI therapyPD-L1Negative predictive valueAdjuvant settingLong-term benefitsPredictive valueProgrammed Death Ligand 1PD-L1 mRNA levelsCurrent predictive biomarkersHigh PD-L1Death ligand 1Lung cancer managementPD-L1 mRNAUseful objective methodReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionMRNA levelsStandard of careReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionQuantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionMRNA expression levelsAdvanced NSCLC