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Mei T, Wang T, Zhou Q. Multi-omics and artificial intelligence predict clinical outcomes of immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer patients. Clin Exp Med 2024; 24:60. [PMID: 38554212 PMCID: PMC10981593 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-024-01324-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024]
Abstract
In recent years, various types of immunotherapy, particularly the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting programmed cell death 1 or programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1), have revolutionized the management and prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer. PD-L1 is frequently used as a biomarker for predicting the likely benefit of immunotherapy for patients. However, some patients receiving immunotherapy have high response rates despite having low levels of PD-L1. Therefore, the identification of this group of patients is extremely important to improve prognosis. The tumor microenvironment contains tumor, stromal, and infiltrating immune cells with its composition differing significantly within tumors, between tumors, and between individuals. The omics approach aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of each patient through high-throughput extracted features, promising a more comprehensive characterization of this complex ecosystem. However, features identified by high-throughput methods are complex and present analytical challenges to clinicians and data scientists. It is thus feasible that artificial intelligence could assist in the identification of features that are beyond human discernment as well as in the performance of repetitive tasks. In this paper, we review the prediction of immunotherapy efficacy by different biomarkers (genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, microbiomic, and radiomic), together with the use of artificial intelligence and the challenges and future directions of these fields.
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- Ting Mei
- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
- Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China.
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Occhiuto CJ, Liby KT. KEAP1-Mutant Lung Cancers Weaken Anti-Tumor Immunity and Promote an M2-like Macrophage Phenotype. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:3510. [PMID: 38542481 PMCID: PMC10970780 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25063510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Considerable advances have been made in lung cancer therapies, but there is still an unmet clinical need to improve survival for lung cancer patients. Immunotherapies have improved survival, although only 20-30% of patients respond to these treatments. Interestingly, cancers with mutations in Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1), the negative regulator of the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) transcription factor, are resistant to immune checkpoint inhibition and correlate with decreased lymphoid cell infiltration. NRF2 is known for promoting an anti-inflammatory phenotype when activated in immune cells, but the study of NRF2 activation in cancer cells has not been adequately assessed. The objective of this study was to determine how lung cancer cells with constitutive NRF2 activity interact with the immune microenvironment to promote cancer progression. To assess, we generated CRISPR-edited mouse lung cancer cell lines by knocking out the KEAP1 or NFE2L2 genes and utilized a publicly available single-cell dataset through the Gene Expression Omnibus to investigate tumor/immune cell interactions. We show here that KEAP1-mutant cancers promote immunosuppression of the tumor microenvironment. Our data suggest KEAP1 deletion is sufficient to alter the secretion of cytokines, increase expression of immune checkpoint markers on cancer cells, and alter recruitment and differential polarization of immunosuppressive macrophages that ultimately lead to T-cell suppression.
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- Christopher J. Occhiuto
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;
- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Giraud JS, Jouinot A, Pasmant E, Tlemsani C. NF1 mutations as biomarker of response to immune checkpoint blockades for lung adenocarcinoma patients. NPJ Precis Oncol 2024; 8:32. [PMID: 38341500 DOI: 10.1038/s41698-024-00524-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Little is known about immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) response of NF1-mutated lung adenocarcinomas. 341/4,181 (8.2%) TCGA lung adenocarcinomas samples have a somatic NF1 mutation. NF1-mutated tumors have higher TMB (p < 0.0001), higher expression of immune genes ("hot phenotype") and higher CD8 + T cell (p = 0.03) and macrophage (p = 0.02) infiltrations compared to NF1 wild-type tumors. NF1 mutation status appears as a candidate predictive biomarker for ICI response in lung adenocarcinoma patients.
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- Jean-Stéphane Giraud
- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016, CNRS UMR8104, Université Paris Cité, CARPEM, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016, CNRS UMR8104, Université Paris Cité, CARPEM, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016, CNRS UMR8104, Université Paris Cité, CARPEM, Paris, France
- Genetic Department, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP.Centre-Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016, CNRS UMR8104, Université Paris Cité, CARPEM, Paris, France.
- Oncology Department, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP.Centre-Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.
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Wang K, Shi J, Tong X, Qu N, Kong X, Ni S, Xing J, Li X, Zheng M. TG468: a text graph convolutional network for predicting clinical response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. Brief Bioinform 2024; 25:bbae017. [PMID: 38390990 PMCID: PMC10886443 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbae017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Enhancing cancer treatment efficacy remains a significant challenge in human health. Immunotherapy has witnessed considerable success in recent years as a treatment for tumors. However, due to the heterogeneity of diseases, only a fraction of patients exhibit a positive response to immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy. Various single-gene-based biomarkers and tumor mutational burden (TMB) have been proposed for predicting clinical responses to ICI; however, their predictive ability is limited. We propose the utilization of the Text Graph Convolutional Network (GCN) method to comprehensively assess the impact of multiple genes, aiming to improve the predictive capability for ICI response. We developed TG468, a Text GCN model framing drug response prediction as a text classification task. By combining natural language processing (NLP) and graph neural network techniques, TG468 effectively handles sparse and high-dimensional exome sequencing data. As a result, TG468 can distinguish survival time for patients who received ICI therapy and outperforms single gene biomarkers, TMB and some classical machine learning models. Additionally, TG468's prediction results facilitate the identification of immune status differences among specific patient types in the Cancer Genome Atlas dataset, providing a rationale for the model's predictions. Our approach represents a pioneering use of a GCN model to analyze exome data in patients undergoing ICI therapy and offers inspiration for future research using NLP technology to analyze exome sequencing data.
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- Kun Wang
- School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences; 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences; 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences; 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences; 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences; 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Lingang Laboratory, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Jackson A, Chang N, Akurang D, Wheatley-Price P, Moore S. Real-World Immunotherapy Use and Effectiveness in Advanced NSCLC With Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Greater Than or Equal to 50% and Greater Than or Equal to 90. JTO Clin Res Rep 2023; 4:100601. [PMID: 38162175 PMCID: PMC10755357 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2023.100601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Immunotherapy has vastly changed the treatment landscape for patients with advanced NSCLC. With high programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression (tumor proportion score ≥50%), options include programmed cell death protein 1 or PD-L1 inhibitor with or without chemotherapy. A cut-point of greater than or equal to 50% defines PD-L1-high, but a more precise PD-L1 tumor proportion score may be an important predictor of outcomes. Methods We reviewed all patients with PD-L1-high NSCLC who received pembrolizumab from June 2019 to June 2021. Demographic, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes data were collected retrospectively. The primary end point was a descriptive analysis of pembrolizumab prescribing patterns. Secondary end points included overall survival (OS) by treatment choice and absolute PD-L1 expression. Results Overall, 132 patients received pembrolizumab; 124 (94%) as monotherapy, and 8 (6%) with chemotherapy. Baseline characteristics include the following: (1) median age 70 years (50-89); (2) 55% men; (3) 79% Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0 to 1; and (4) 96% current or former smokers. There were 39% who have PD-L1 greater than or equal to 90% versus 61% with PD-L1 of 50% to 89%. The median OS in the overall population was 14.4 months. The median OS in the pembrolizumab monotherapy cohort and combination cohort were 13.6 months and 16.6 months, respectively (p = 0.67). Within the monotherapy cohort, the median OS was longer for PD-L1 greater than or equal to 90% (19.8 mo) versus PD-L1 50% to 89% (11.9 mo, p = 0.039). The 24-month OS was 27.8% among patients with PD-L1 50% to 89% and 47.4% among patients with PD-L1 greater than or equal to 90%. Conclusions Most patients with advanced PD-L1-high NSCLC received pembrolizumab monotherapy, among whom OS was strongly correlated with PD-L1 expression, with PD-L1 greater than or equal to 90% of patients experiencing substantially longer survival. PD-L1 expression level could be an important determinant in immunotherapy prescribing patterns and a predictor of success in advanced NSCLC.
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- Ashley Jackson
- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Shang J, Li L, Lai C, Feng T, Yao Y, Zhong D, Liang Y, Huang X, Yang Q, Shi Y. Single-cell profiling reveals the heterogeneity of NK cells during anti-PD-1 therapy in non-small-cell lung cancer. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 124:110743. [PMID: 37657247 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors remains limited in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Natural killer (NK) cells serve as the key element of innate immunity and play an important role in anti-tumor immunity, the impact of NK cells on efficacy of anti-PD-1 therapy in NSCLC is worth exploring. METHODS We analyzed single-cell transcriptome data derived from biopsies of NSCLC patients receiving anti-PD-1 treatment. Immune cell subtypes were identified and further cell-cell communication were analyzed and verified. RESULTS We observed totally 6 distinct NK cells clusters in NSCLC infiltrating immune cells. It's worth noting that enrichment of immature NK cells was found in responsive group. A series of marker genes of immature NK cells were associated with anti-PD-1 response and related to immune regulation processes such as antigen processing, Th1, Th17 cells activation. Moreover, effector CD8+ T cells were significantly enriched in responsive group and showed similar trajectories with immature NK cells. Cell-cell communication analysis showed that immature NK cells showed strong interactions with Th17 cells and effector CD8+ T cells. Furthermore, when validating the expression of immature NK cells marker genes, we found that CXCR4 was associated with enriched infiltration of CD8+ T cells. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, immature NK cells may facilitate the efficacy of anti-PD-1 therapy by interacting with Th1 cells, Th17 cells and enhancing infiltration of effector CD8+ T cells. Our data suggested that NK cells could be a promising target to improve the prognosis of NSCLC patients.
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- Jin Shang
- Liver Transplantation Center and HBP Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu 610072, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu 610072, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu 610072, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu 610072, China
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- Liver Transplantation Center and HBP Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Liver Transplantation Center and HBP Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Liver Transplantation Center and HBP Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Liver Transplantation Center and HBP Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
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- School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Arolt C, Dugan M, Wild R, Richartz V, Holz B, Scheel AH, Brägelmann J, Wagener-Ryczek S, Merkelbach-Bruse S, Wolf J, Buettner R, Catanzariti L, Scheffler M, Hillmer AM. KEAP1/NFE2L2 Pathway Signature Outperforms KEAP1/NFE2L2 Mutation Status and Reveals Alternative Pathway-Activating Mutations in NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol 2023; 18:1550-1567. [PMID: 37473958 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2023.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Activation of the antioxidant KEAP1/NFE2L2 (NRF2) pathway leads to increased glutamine dependence and an aggressive phenotype in NSCLC. Because this pathway has been explored as a clinical target, we developed a transcriptomic signature for identifying KEAP1/NFE2L2-activated tumors. METHODS A total of 971 NSCLC samples were used to train an expression signature (K1N2-score) to predict KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations. There were 348 in-house NSCLCs that were analyzed using a NanoString expression panel for validation. RESULTS The 46-gene K1N2 score robustly predicted KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations in the validation set irrespective of histology and mutation (area under the curve: 89.5, sensitivity: 90.2%), suggesting that approximately 90% of KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations are pathway-activating. The K1N2-score outperformed KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutational status when predicting patient survival (score p = 0.047; mutation p = 0.215). In K1N2 score-positive but KEAP1/NFE2L2 wild-type samples, enrichment testing identified SMARCA4/BRG1 and CUL3 mutations as mimics of KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations. CONCLUSIONS The K1N2-score identified KEAP1/NFE2L2-activated NSCLC by robustly detecting KEAP1/NFE2L2mut cases and discovering alternative genomic activators. It is a potential means for selecting patients with a constitutively active KEAP1/NFE2L2 pathway.
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- Christoph Arolt
- Institute of Pathology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dracen Pharmaceuticals Inc., San Diego, California
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Department of Translational Genomics, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Mildred Scheel School of Oncology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Lung Cancer Group Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Cologne/Bonn, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Lung Cancer Group Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Cologne/Bonn, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Department I for Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Cologne/Bonn, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Lung Cancer Group Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Cologne/Bonn, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Lung Cancer Group Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Cologne/Bonn, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Department I for Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Cologne/Bonn, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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Wang H, Pang J, Zhang S, Yu Q, Chen Y, Wang L, Sheng M, Dan J, Tang W. Single-cell and bulk RNA-sequencing analysis to predict the role and clinical value of CD36 in lung squamous cell carcinoma. Heliyon 2023; 9:e22201. [PMID: 38034730 PMCID: PMC10682125 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
Abstract
The majority of patients with lung squamous cell carcinoma are diagnosed at an advanced stage, which poses a challenge to the efficacy of chemotherapy. Therefore, the search for an early biomarker needs to be addressed. CD36 is a scavenger receptor expressed in various cell types. It has been reported that it is closely related to the occurrence and development of many kinds of tumours. However, its role in lung squamous cell carcinoma has not been reported. Our research aims to reveal the role of CD36 in lung squamous cell carcinoma by integrating single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and bulk RNA sequencing data. We used bioinformatics methods to explore the potential carcinogenicity of CD36 by analysing the data from the cancer genome map (TCGA), gene expression comprehensive map (GEO), human protein map (HPA) comparative toxicology genomics database (CTD) and other resources. Our study dissected the relationship between CD36 and prognosis and gene correlation, functional analysis, mutation of different tumours, infiltration of immune cells and exploring the interaction between CD36 and chemicals. The results showed that the expression of CD36 was heterogeneous. Compared with normal patients, the expression was low in lung squamous cell carcinoma. In addition, CD36 showed early diagnostic value in four kinds of tumours (LUSC, BLCA, BRCA and KIRC) and was positively or negatively correlated with the prognosis of different tumours. The relationship between CD36 and the tumour immune microenvironment was revealed by immunoinfiltration analysis, and many drugs that might target CD36 were identified by the comparative toxicological genomics database (CTD). In summary, through pancancer analysis, we found and verified for the first time that CD36 may play a role in the detection of lung squamous cell carcinoma. In addition, it has high specificity and sensitivity in detecting cancer. Therefore, CD36 can be used as an auxiliary index for early tumour diagnosis and a prognostic marker for lung squamous cell carcinoma.
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- Hui Wang
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging & Tumor, Medicine School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 727, Jingming South Road, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging & Tumor, Medicine School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 727, Jingming South Road, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging & Tumor, Medicine School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 727, Jingming South Road, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging & Tumor, Medicine School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 727, Jingming South Road, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging & Tumor, Medicine School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 727, Jingming South Road, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging & Tumor, Medicine School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 727, Jingming South Road, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging & Tumor, Medicine School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 727, Jingming South Road, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging & Tumor, Medicine School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 727, Jingming South Road, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging & Tumor, Medicine School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 727, Jingming South Road, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China
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Petronek MS, Bayanbold K, Amegble K, Tomanek-Chalkley AM, Allen BG, Spitz DR, Bailey CK. Evaluating the iron chelator function of sirtinol in non-small cell lung cancer. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1185715. [PMID: 37397370 PMCID: PMC10313412 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1185715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023] Open
Abstract
A distinctive feature of cancer is the upregulation of sirtuin proteins. Sirtuins are class III NAD+-dependent deacetylases involved in cellular processes such as proliferation and protection against oxidative stress. SIRTs 1 and 2 are also overexpressed in several types of cancers including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Sirtinol, a sirtuin (SIRT) 1 and 2 specific inhibitor, is a recent anti-cancer agent that is cytotoxic against several types of cancers including NSCLC. Thus, sirtuins 1 and 2 represent valuable targets for cancer therapy. Recent studies show that sirtinol functions as a tridentate iron chelator by binding Fe3+ with 3:1 stoichiometry. However, the biological consequences of this function remain unexplored. Consistent with preliminary literature, we show that sirtinol can deplete intracellular labile iron pools in both A549 and H1299 non-small cell lung cancer cells acutely. Interestingly, a temporal adaptive response occurs in A549 cells as sirtinol enhances transferrin receptor stability and represses ferritin heavy chain translation through impaired aconitase activity and apparent IRP1 activation. This effect was not observed in H1299 cells. Holo-transferrin supplementation significantly enhanced colony formation in A549 cells while increasing sirtinol toxicity. This effect was not observed in H1299 cells. The results highlight the fundamental genetic differences that may exist between H1299 and A549 cells and offer a novel mechanism of how sirtinol kills NSCLC cells.
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- Michael S. Petronek
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Free Radical and Radiation Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Free Radical and Radiation Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Department of Biology, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Free Radical and Radiation Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Free Radical and Radiation Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Free Radical and Radiation Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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Song L, Zhou F, Xu T, Zeng L, Xia Q, Wang Z, Deng L, Li Y, Qin H, Yan H, Huang Z, Mi J, Xu Q, Yang N, Zhou C, Zhang Y. Clinical activity of pembrolizumab with or without chemotherapy in advanced pulmonary large-cell and large-cell neuroendocrine carcinomas: a multicenter retrospective cohort study. BMC Cancer 2023; 23:443. [PMID: 37189075 PMCID: PMC10186661 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-10952-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI)-based combination strategies have improved the survival outcomes in advanced non-small cell lung cancers; however, data regarding their efficacy remains limited for uncommon histological types, including large-cell carcinoma (LCC) and large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC). METHODS We retrospectively analyzed a total of 60 patients with advanced LCC and LCNEC - 37 treatment-naïve and 23 pre-treated - who received pembrolizumab with or without chemotherapy. Treatment and survival outcomes were analyzed. RESULTS Of the 37 treatment-naïve patients who received first-line pembrolizumab combined with chemotherapy, the 27 patients with LCC had an overall response rate (ORR) of 44.4% (12/27) and a disease control rate (DCR) of 88.9% (24/27); whereas 10 patients with LCNEC had an ORR of 70% (7/10) and DCR of 90% (9/10). The median progression-free survival (mPFS) was 7.0 months (95% confidence intervals [CI]: 2.2-11.8) and median overall survival (mOS) was 24.0 months (95%CI: 0.0-50.1) for first-line pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy of LCC (n = 27), whereas mPFS was 5.5 months (95%CI: 2.3-8.7) and mOS was 13.0 months (95%CI: 11.0-15.0) for first-line pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy of LCNEC (n = 10). Of the 23 pre-treated patients who received subsequent-line pembrolizumab with or without chemotherapy, mPFS was 2.0 months (95% CI: 0.6-3.4) and mOS was 4.5 months (95% CI: 0.0-9.0) for LCC and mPFS was 3.8 months (95% CI: 0.0-7.6) and mOS was not reached for LCNEC. CONCLUSION Our study provides real-world clinical evidence of the anti-tumor activity of pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in advanced LCC and LCNEC, indicating that this regimen could serve as a treatment option, particularly as first-line therapy, for improving the survival outcomes of patients with these rare histological subtypes of lung cancer. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT05023837(ESPORTA, 27/08/2021).
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- Lianxi Song
- Department of Medical Oncology, Lung Cancer and Gastrointestinal Unit, Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
- Graduate Collaborative Training Base of Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China
- Department of Medical Oncology, Yiyang Center Hospital, Yiyang, 413000, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Lung Cancer and Gastrointestinal Unit, Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Oncology, State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200002, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Lung Cancer and Gastrointestinal Unit, Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Lung Cancer and Gastrointestinal Unit, Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Lung Cancer and Gastrointestinal Unit, Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Lung Cancer and Gastrointestinal Unit, Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
- Graduate Collaborative Training Base of Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Lung Cancer and Gastrointestinal Unit, Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
- Graduate Collaborative Training Base of Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Lung Cancer and Gastrointestinal Unit, Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
- Graduate Collaborative Training Base of Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Lung Cancer and Gastrointestinal Unit, Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
- Graduate Collaborative Training Base of Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, 810007, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Lung Cancer and Gastrointestinal Unit, Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
- Graduate Collaborative Training Base of Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Lung Cancer and Gastrointestinal Unit, Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China.
- Graduate Collaborative Training Base of Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China.
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Pabst L, Lopes S, Bertrand B, Creusot Q, Kotovskaya M, Pencreach E, Beau-Faller M, Mascaux C. Prognostic and Predictive Biomarkers in the Era of Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087577. [PMID: 37108738 PMCID: PMC10145126 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The therapeutic algorithm of lung cancer has recently been revolutionized by the emergence of immune checkpoint inhibitors. However, an objective and durable response rate remains low with those recent therapies and some patients even experience severe adverse events. Prognostic and predictive biomarkers are therefore needed in order to select patients who will respond. Nowadays, the only validated biomarker is the PD-L1 expression, but its predictive value remains imperfect, and it does not offer any certainty of a sustained response to treatment. With recent progresses in molecular biology, genome sequencing techniques, and the understanding of the immune microenvironment of the tumor and its host, new molecular features have been highlighted. There are evidence in favor of the positive predictive value of the tumor mutational burden, as an example. From the expression of molecular interactions within tumor cells to biomarkers circulating in peripheral blood, many markers have been identified as associated with the response to immunotherapy. In this review, we would like to summarize the latest knowledge about predictive and prognostic biomarkers of immune checkpoint inhibitors efficacy in order to go further in the field of precision immuno-oncology.
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- Lucile Pabst
- Pulmonology Department, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Pharmacy Department, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Pulmonology Department, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Laboratory Streinth (STress REsponse and INnovative THerapy against Cancer), Inserm UMR_S 1113, IRFAC, Université de Strasbourg, ITI InnoVec, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Pulmonology Department, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Laboratory Streinth (STress REsponse and INnovative THerapy against Cancer), Inserm UMR_S 1113, IRFAC, Université de Strasbourg, ITI InnoVec, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Pulmonology Department, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Laboratory Streinth (STress REsponse and INnovative THerapy against Cancer), Inserm UMR_S 1113, IRFAC, Université de Strasbourg, ITI InnoVec, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratory Streinth (STress REsponse and INnovative THerapy against Cancer), Inserm UMR_S 1113, IRFAC, Université de Strasbourg, ITI InnoVec, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratory Streinth (STress REsponse and INnovative THerapy against Cancer), Inserm UMR_S 1113, IRFAC, Université de Strasbourg, ITI InnoVec, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Pulmonology Department, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Laboratory Streinth (STress REsponse and INnovative THerapy against Cancer), Inserm UMR_S 1113, IRFAC, Université de Strasbourg, ITI InnoVec, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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Meri-Abad M, Moreno-Manuel A, García SG, Calabuig-Fariñas S, Pérez RS, Herrero CC, Jantus-Lewintre E. Clinical and technical insights of tumour mutational burden in non-small cell lung cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2023; 182:103891. [PMID: 36565893 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite the durable responses provided by the introduction of checkpoint inhibitors in advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) without actionable targets in a subset of patients, a large proportion of them will progress after immunotherapy. Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) was the first biomarker approved for immunotherapy, although it has multiple limitations, thus the development of novel biomarkers is an urgent need. Tumour Mutational Burden (TMB) is an emerging biomarker defined as the total number of mutations per coding area of tumour genome. Targeted gene panels have emerged as a cost-effective approach to estimate TMB. However, there is still an unmet need to fully standardize sample requirements, panel size, and bioinformatic pipelines to ensure that TMB is calculated appropriately. In addition, researchers are also evaluating TMB calculation in liquid biopsy. In this work, we summarize the relevant advances and the clinical utility of TMB in NSCLC.
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- Marina Meri-Abad
- Medical Oncology Department, General University Hospital of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Mixed Unit TRIAL (Príncipe Felipe Research Centre & Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital General Universitario de Valencia), Valencia, Spain; CIBERONC, Valencia, Spain
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- Mixed Unit TRIAL (Príncipe Felipe Research Centre & Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital General Universitario de Valencia), Valencia, Spain; CIBERONC, Valencia, Spain
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- Mixed Unit TRIAL (Príncipe Felipe Research Centre & Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital General Universitario de Valencia), Valencia, Spain; CIBERONC, Valencia, Spain; Pathology Department, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- CIBERONC, Valencia, Spain; Biotechnology Department, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain; Mixed Unit Nanomedicine, Centro Investigación Príncipe Felipe-Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, General University Hospital of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Mixed Unit TRIAL (Príncipe Felipe Research Centre & Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital General Universitario de Valencia), Valencia, Spain; CIBERONC, Valencia, Spain; Department of Medicine, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Mixed Unit TRIAL (Príncipe Felipe Research Centre & Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital General Universitario de Valencia), Valencia, Spain; CIBERONC, Valencia, Spain; Biotechnology Department, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain; Mixed Unit Nanomedicine, Centro Investigación Príncipe Felipe-Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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Tamiya Y, Matsumoto S, Zenke Y, Yoh K, Ikeda T, Shibata Y, Kato T, Nishino K, Nakamura A, Furuya N, Miyamoto S, Kuyama S, Nomura S, Ikeno T, Udagawa H, Sugiyama E, Nosaki K, Izumi H, Sakai T, Hashimoto N, Goto K. Large-scale clinico-genomic profile of non-small cell lung cancer with KRAS G12C: Results from LC-SCRUM-Asia study. Lung Cancer 2023; 176:103-111. [PMID: 36634571 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2022.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION KRAS G12C is an oncogenic driver mutation, accounting for approximately 14% of Caucasian patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Recently, several KRAS G12C-targeted drugs have been developed; however, the clinico-genomic characteristics of NSCLC patients with KRAS G12C remain unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS Based on the large-scale prospective lung cancer genomic screening project (LC-SCRUM-Asia) database, the clinico-genomic characteristics and therapeutic outcomes of NSCLC patients with KRAS G12C were evaluated. RESULTS From March 2015 to March 2021, 10,023 NSCLC patients were enrolled in LC-SCRUM-Asia. KRAS mutations were detected in 1258 patients (14 %), including G12C in 376 (4.0 %), G12D in 289 (3.1 %) and G12V in 251 (2.7 %). The proportions of males and smokers were higher in patients with KRAS G12C than in those with KRAS non-G12C mutations (males: 73 % vs 63 %, p < 0.001; smokers: 89 % vs 76 %, p < 0.001). KRAS G12C-positive tumors showed a higher tumor mutation burden (TMB) (mean, 8.1 mut/Mb, p < 0.001) and a higher percentage of tumors with programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) expression ≥50 % (52 %, p = 0.08). The overall survival in patients with KRAS G12C (median, 24.6 months) was not different between patients with other mutation subtypes (G12V: 18.2 months, p = 0.23; G12D: 20.6 months, p = 0.65; other KRAS mutations: 18.3 months, p = 0.20). Among KRAS-mutated patients who received immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), the progression-free survival in G12C-positive patients (median, 3.4 months) was similar to that in G12V-positive patients (4.2 months, p = 0.90), but significantly longer than that in G12D- (2.0 months, p = 0.02) and other KRAS mutation-positive patients (2.5 months, p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS The frequencies of KRAS G12C were lower in Asian than in Caucasian NSCLC patients. Among the KRAS-mutated NSCLC patients, G12C-positive tumors showed increased immunogenicity, such as high TMB and high PD-L1 expression, and potential sensitivity to ICIs.
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- Yutaro Tamiya
- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Iwakuni Clinical Center, Iwakuni, Japan
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- Clinical Research Support Office, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Clinical Research Support Office, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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Mok TSK, Lopes G, Cho BC, Kowalski DM, Kasahara K, Wu YL, de Castro G, Turna HZ, Cristescu R, Aurora-Garg D, Loboda A, Lunceford J, Kobie J, Ayers M, Pietanza MC, Piperdi B, Herbst RS. Associations of tissue tumor mutational burden and mutational status with clinical outcomes in KEYNOTE-042: pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy for advanced PD-L1-positive NSCLC. Ann Oncol 2023; 34:377-388. [PMID: 36709038 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2023.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We evaluated whether tissue tumor mutational burden (tTMB) and STK11, KEAP1, and KRAS mutations have clinical utility as biomarkers for pembrolizumab monotherapy versus platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with programmed death ligand- 1 (PD-L1)-positive (tumor proportion score ≥1%) advanced/metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without EGFR/ALK alterations in the phase III KEYNOTE-042 trial. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective exploratory analysis assessed prevalence of tTMB and STK11, KEAP1, and KRAS mutations determined by whole-exome sequencing of tumor tissue and matched normal DNA and their associations with outcomes in KEYNOTE-042. Clinical utility of tTMB was assessed using a prespecified cut point of 175 mutations/exome. RESULTS Of 793 patients, 345 (43.5%) had tTMB ≥175 mutations/exome and 448 patients (56.5%) had tTMB <175 mutations/exome. No association was observed between PD-L1 expression and tTMB. Continuous tTMB score was associated with improved overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival among patients receiving pembrolizumab (Wald test, one-sided P < 0.001) but not those receiving chemotherapy (Wald test, two-sided P > 0.05). tTMB ≥175 mutations/exome was associated with improved outcomes for pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy, whereas tTMB <175 mutations/exome was not {OS: hazard ratio, 0.62 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.48-0.80] and 1.09 (95% CI 0.88-1.36); progression-free survival: 0.75 (0.59-0.95) and 1.27 (1.04-1.55), respectively}. Improved OS [hazard ratio (95% CI)] for pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy was observed regardless of STK11 [STK11 mutant (n = 33): 0.37 (0.16-0.86), STK11 wild-type (n = 396): 0.83 (0.65-1.05)]; KEAP1 [KEAP1 mutant (n = 64): 0.75 (0.42-1.35), KEAP1 wild-type (n = 365): 0.78 (0.61-0.99)], or KRAS [KRAS mutant (n = 69): 0.42 (0.22-0.81); KRAS wild-type (n = 232): 0.86 (0.63-1.18)] mutation status. CONCLUSION tTMB with a cut point of ≥175 mutations/exome is a potential predictive biomarker for pembrolizumab monotherapy for advanced/metastatic PD-L1 tumor proportion score ≥1% NSCLC. Pembrolizumab is a standard first-line treatment in this setting regardless of STK11, KEAP1, or KRAS mutation status.
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- T S K Mok
- State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
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- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Department of Lung Cancer and Thoracic Tumours, Warsaw, Poland
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- Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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Wu F, Jiang T, Chen G, Huang Y, Zhou J, Lin L, Feng J, Wang Z, Shu Y, Shi J, Hu Y, Wang Q, Cheng Y, Chen J, Lin X, Wang Y, Huang J, Cui J, Cao L, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Pan Y, Zhao J, Wang L, Chang J, Chen Q, Ren X, Zhang W, Fan Y, He Z, Fang J, Gu K, Dong X, Zhang T, Shi W, Zou J, Bai X, Ren S, Zhou C. Multiplexed imaging of tumor immune microenvironmental markers in locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer characterizes the features of response to PD-1 blockade plus chemotherapy. CANCER COMMUNICATIONS (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2022; 42:1331-1346. [PMID: 36331328 PMCID: PMC9759770 DOI: 10.1002/cac2.12383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Although programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) blockade plus chemotherapy can significantly prolong the progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in first-line settings in patients with driver-negative advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the predictive biomarkers remain undetermined. Here, we investigated the predictive value of tumor immune microenvironmental marker expression to characterize the response features to PD-1 blockade plus chemotherapy. METHODS Tumor tissue samples at baseline were prospectively collected from 144 locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC patients without driver gene alterations who received camrelizumab plus chemotherapy or chemotherapy alone. Tumor immune microenvironmental markers, including PD-1 ligand (PD-L1), CD8, CD68, CD4 and forkhead box P3, were assessed using multiplex immunofluorescence (mIF) assays. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to determine treatment outcome differences according to their expression status. Mutational profiles were compared between tumors with distinct expression levels of these markers and their combinations. RESULTS Responders had significantly higher CD8/PD-L1 (P = 0.015) or CD68/PD-L1 co-expression levels (P = 0.021) than non-responders in the camrelizumab plus chemotherapy group, while no difference was observed in the chemotherapy group. Patients with high CD8/PD-L1 or CD68/PD-L1 co-expression level was associated with significantly longer PFS (P = 0.002, P = 0.024; respectively) and OS (P = 0.006, P = 0.026; respectively) than those with low co-expression in camrelizumab plus chemotherapy group. When comparing survival in the camrelizumab plus chemotherapy with chemotherapy by CD8/PD-L1 co-expression stratification, significantly better PFS (P = 0.003) and OS (P = 0.032) were observed in high co-expression subgroups. The predictive value of CD8/PD-L1 and CD68/PD-L1 co-expression remained statistically significant for PFS and OS when adjusting clinicopathological features. Although the prevalence of TP53 or KRAS mutations was similar between patients with and without CD8/PD-L1 or CD68/PD-L1 co-expression, the positive groups had a significantly higher proportion of TP53/KRAS co-mutations than the negative groups (both 13.0% vs. 0.0%, P = 0.023). Notably, enriched PI3K (P = 0.012) and cell cycle pathway (P = 0.021) were found in the CD8/PD-L1 co-expression group. CONCLUSION Tumor immune microenvironmental marker expression, especially CD8/PD-L1 or CD68/PD-L1 co-expression, was associated with the efficacy of PD-1 blockade plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment in patients with advanced NSCLC.
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Lu T, Park S, Han Y, Wang Y, Hubert SM, Futreal PA, Wistuba I, Heymach JV, Reuben A, Zhang J, Wang T. Netie: inferring the evolution of neoantigen-T cell interactions in tumors. Nat Methods 2022; 19:1480-1489. [PMID: 36303017 PMCID: PMC10083098 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-022-01644-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Neoantigens are the key targets of antitumor immune responses from cytotoxic T cells and play a critical role in affecting tumor progressions and immunotherapy treatment responses. However, little is known about how the interaction between neoantigens and T cells ultimately affects the evolution of cancerous masses. Here, we develop a hierarchical Bayesian model, named neoantigen-T cell interaction estimation (netie) to infer the history of neoantigen-CD8+ T cell interactions in tumors. Netie was systematically validated and applied to examine the molecular patterns of 3,219 tumors, compiled from a panel of 18 cancer types. We showed that tumors with an increase in immune selection pressure over time are associated with T cells that have an activation-related expression signature. We also identified a subset of exhausted cytotoxic T cells postimmunotherapy associated with tumor clones that newly arise after treatment. These analyses demonstrate how netie enables the interrogation of the relationship between individual neoantigen repertoires and the tumor molecular profiles. We found that a T cell inflammation gene expression profile (TIGEP) is more predictive of patient outcomes in the tumors with an increase in immune pressure over time, which reveals a curious synergy between T cells and neoantigen distributions. Overall, we provide a new tool that is capable of revealing the imprints left by neoantigens during each tumor's developmental process and of predicting how tumors will progress under further pressure of the host's immune system.
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- Tianshi Lu
- Quantitative Biomedical Research Center, Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- School of Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Quantitative Biomedical Research Center, Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Quantitative Biomedical Research Center, Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Quantitative Biomedical Research Center, Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
- Center for the Genetics of Host Defense, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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PD-L1 Over-Expression Varies in Different Subtypes of Lung Cancer: Will This Affect Future Therapies? Clin Pract 2022; 12:653-671. [PMID: 36136862 PMCID: PMC9498561 DOI: 10.3390/clinpract12050068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Programmed death-ligand (PD-L) 1 and 2 are ligands of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) receptor. They are members of the B7/CD28 ligand-receptor family and the most investigated inhibitory immune checkpoints at present. PD-L1 is the main effector in PD-1-reliant immunosuppression, as the PD-1/PD-L pathway is a key regulator for T-cell activation. Activation of T-cells warrants the upregulation of PD-1 and production of cytokines which also upregulate PD-L1 expression, creating a positive feedback mechanism that has an important role in the prevention of tissue destruction and development of autoimmunity. In the context of inadequate immune response, the prolonged antigen stimulation leads to chronic PD-1 upregulation and T-cell exhaustion. In lung cancer patients, PD-L1 expression levels have been of special interest since patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) demonstrate higher levels of expression and tend to respond more favorably to the evolving PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the PD-1 inhibitor, pembrolizumab, alone as front-line single-agent therapy instead of chemotherapy in patients with NSCLC and PD-L1 ≥1% expression and chemoimmunotherapy regimens are available for lower stage disease. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines also delineate treatment by low and high expression of PD-L1 in NSCLC. Thus, studying PD-L1 overexpression levels in the different histological subtypes of lung cancer can affect our approach to treating these patients. There is an evolving role of immunotherapy in the other sub-types of lung cancer, especially small cell lung cancer (SCLC). In addition, within the NSCLC category, squamous cell carcinomas and non-G12C KRAS mutant NSCLC have no specific targetable therapies to date. Therefore, assessment of the PD-L1 expression level among these subtypes of lung cancer is required, since lung cancer is one of the few malignances wherein PD-L1 expression levels is so crucial in determining the role of immunotherapy. In this study, we compared PD-L1 expression in lung cancer according to the histological subtype of the tumor.
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Primary and Acquired Resistance against Immune Check Inhibitors in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14143294. [PMID: 35884355 PMCID: PMC9316464 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14143294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Simple Summary NSCLC accounts for approximately 84% of lung malignancies and the clinical application of ICIs provides a novel and promising strategy. However, approximately 80% of NSCLC patients do not benefit from ICIs due to drug resistance complicated by disciplines and diverse mechanisms. Through this review, we provide a whole map of current understanding of primary and acquired resistance mechanisms in NSCLC. In the first part, resistance mechanisms of 6 FDA-approved ICIs-related primary resistance are collected and arranged into 7 steps of the well-known cancer-immunity cycle. Acquired resistance induced by ICIs are summarized in the second part. In the third part, we discuss the future direction, including the deeper understanding of tumor microenvironment and the combinational treatment. Through this review, clinicians can get clear and direct clues to find the underlying mechanisms in patients and translational researchers can acquire several directions to overcome resistance and apply new combinational treatment. Abstract Immune checkpoint inhibitors have emerged as the treatment landscape of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in recent years. However, approximately 80% of NSCLC patients do not benefit from ICIs due to primary resistance (no initial response) or acquired resistance (tumor relapse after an initial response). In this review, we highlight the mechanisms of primary and secondary resistance. Furthermore, we provide a future direction of the potential predictive biomarkers and the tumor microenvironmental landscape and suggest treatment strategies to overcome these mechanisms.
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Cordeiro de Lima VC, Corassa M, Saldanha E, Freitas H, Arrieta O, Raez L, Samtani S, Ramos M, Rojas C, Burotto M, Chamorro DF, Recondo G, Ruiz-Patiño A, Más L, Zatarain-Barrón L, Mejía S, Nicolas Minata J, Martín C, Bautista Blaquier J, Motta Guerrero R, Aliaga-Macha C, Carracedo C, Ordóñez-Reyes C, Garcia-Robledo JE, Corrales L, Sotelo C, Ricaurte L, Santoyo N, Cuello M, Jaller E, Rodríguez J, Archila P, Bermudez M, Gamez T, Russo A, Viola L, Malapelle U, de Miguel Perez D, Rolfo C, Rosell R, Cardona AF. STK11 and KEAP1 mutations in non-small cell lung cancer patients: Descriptive analysis and prognostic value among Hispanics (STRIKE registry-CLICaP). Lung Cancer 2022; 170:114-121. [PMID: 35753125 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2022.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mutations in STK11 (STK11Mut) and, frequently co-occurring, KEAP1 mutations (KEAP1Mut) are associated with poor survival in metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (mNSCLC) patients treated with immunotherapy. However, there are limited data regarding the prognostic or predictive significance of these genomic alterations among Hispanics. METHODS This retrospective study analyzed a cohort of Hispanic patients (N = 103) diagnosed with mNSCLC from the US and seven Latin American countries (LATAM) treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) alone or in combination as first-line (Cohort A). All cases were treated in routine care between January 2016 and December 2021. The main objectives were to determine the association of mutations in STK11 or KEAP1 in these patients' tumors with overall (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS), presence of KRAS mutations, tumor mutational burden (TMB), and other relevant clinical variables. To compare outcomes with a STK11Wt/KEAP1Wt population, historical data from a cohort of Hispanic patients (N = 101) treated with first-line ICI was used, matching both groups by country of origin, gender, and Programed Death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression level (Cohort B). RESULTS Most tumors had mutations only in STK11 or KEAP1 (45.6%) without KRAS co-mutation or any other genomic alteration. Besides, 35%, 8.7%, 6.8%, and 3.9% were KRASMut + STK11Mut, KRASMut + STK11Mut + KEAP1Mut, STK11Mut + KEAP1Mut, and KRASMut + KEAP1Mut, respectively. Based on KRAS status, STK11 alterations were associated with significantly lower PD-L1 expression among those with KRASWt (p = 0.023), whereas KEAP1 mutations were predominantly associated with lower PD-L1 expression among KRASMut cases (p = 0.047). Tumors with KRASMut + KEAP1Mut had significantly higher median TMB when compared to other tumors (p = 0.040). For Cohort A, median PFS was 4.9 months (95%CI 4.3-5.4), slightly longer in those with KEAP1mut 6.1 months versus STK11Mut 4.7 months (p = 0.38). In the same cohort, PD-L1 expression and TMB did not influence PFS. OS was significantly longer among patients with tumors with PD-L1 ≥ 50% (30.9 months), and different from those with PD-L1 1-49% (22.0 months), and PD-L1 < 1% (12.0 months) (p = 0.0001). When we compared the cohorts A and B, OS was significantly shorter for patients carrying STK1 [STK11Mut 14.2 months versus STK11Wt 27.0 months (p = 0.0001)] or KEAP1 [KEAP1Mut 12.0 months versus KEAP1Wt 24.4 months (p = 0.005)] mutations. PD-L1 expression significantly affected OS independently of the presence of mutations in STK11, KEAP1, or KRAS. TMB-H favored better OS. CONCLUSIONS This is the first large Hispanic cohort to study the impact of STK11 and KEAP1 mutations in NSCLC patient treated with ICI. Our data suggest that mutations in the above-mentioned genes are associated with PD-L1 expression levels and poor OS.
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- Thoracic Oncology Unit, A.C.Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Thoracic Oncology Unit, A.C.Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Thoracic Oncology Unit, A.C.Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Thoracic Oncology Unit, National Cancer Institute (INCan), México City, Mexico
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- Thoracic Oncology Department, Memorial Cancer Institute, Memorial Health Care System, Miami, FL, USA
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- Medical Oncology Department, Bradford Hill Clinical Research Center, Santiago, Chile
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- Thoracic Oncology Unit, National Cancer Institute (INCan), México City, Mexico
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- Medical Oncology Department, Bradford Hill Clinical Research Center, Santiago, Chile
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- Medical Oncology Department, Bradford Hill Clinical Research Center, Santiago, Chile
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- Foundation for Clinical and Applied Cancer Research - FICMAC, Bogotá, Colombia; Molecular Oncology and Biology Systems Research Group (Fox-G), Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Thoracic Oncology Unit, Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Foundation for Clinical and Applied Cancer Research - FICMAC, Bogotá, Colombia; Molecular Oncology and Biology Systems Research Group (Fox-G), Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Medical Oncology Department, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas - INEN, Lima, Peru
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Instituto de Cancerologia - Clinica las Americas - AUNA, Colombia
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Thoracic Oncology Unit, Instituto Alexander Fleming, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Thoracic Oncology Unit, Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Centro Oncológico Aliada, Lima, Peru
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- Foundation for Clinical and Applied Cancer Research - FICMAC, Bogotá, Colombia; Molecular Oncology and Biology Systems Research Group (Fox-G), Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Thoracic Oncology Unit, Centro de Investigación y Manejo del Cáncer - CIMCA, San José, Costa Rica
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- Foundation for Clinical and Applied Cancer Research - FICMAC, Bogotá, Colombia; Molecular Oncology and Biology Systems Research Group (Fox-G), Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Foundation for Clinical and Applied Cancer Research - FICMAC, Bogotá, Colombia; Molecular Oncology and Biology Systems Research Group (Fox-G), Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidad de la Republica -UdeLAR, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Foundation for Clinical and Applied Cancer Research - FICMAC, Bogotá, Colombia; Molecular Oncology and Biology Systems Research Group (Fox-G), Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Foundation for Clinical and Applied Cancer Research - FICMAC, Bogotá, Colombia; Molecular Oncology and Biology Systems Research Group (Fox-G), Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Foundation for Clinical and Applied Cancer Research - FICMAC, Bogotá, Colombia; Molecular Oncology and Biology Systems Research Group (Fox-G), Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Foundation for Clinical and Applied Cancer Research - FICMAC, Bogotá, Colombia; Molecular Oncology and Biology Systems Research Group (Fox-G), Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Foundation for Clinical and Applied Cancer Research - FICMAC, Bogotá, Colombia; Molecular Oncology and Biology Systems Research Group (Fox-G), Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Medical Oncology Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Papardo, Messina, Sicilia, Italy
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- Thoracic Oncology Unit, Fundación Neumológica Colombiana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Predictive Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Department of Public Health, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Center for Thoracic Oncology, The Tisch Cancer Institute Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Health System, One Gustave Levy Place, NY, USA
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- Center for Thoracic Oncology, The Tisch Cancer Institute Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Health System, One Gustave Levy Place, NY, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Precision Medicine Program, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP)/Dr. Rosell Oncology Institute (IOR) Quirón-Dexeus University Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Foundation for Clinical and Applied Cancer Research - FICMAC, Bogotá, Colombia; Molecular Oncology and Biology Systems Research Group (Fox-G), Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia; Direction of Research, Science and Education, Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo Cancer Treatment and Research Center (CTIC), Bogotá, Colombia.
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Ricciuti B, Awad MM. Reply to Kus and Aktas. J Thorac Oncol 2022; 17:e64-e65. [PMID: 35623684 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Biagio Ricciuti
- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Koppula P, Lei G, Zhang Y, Yan Y, Mao C, Kondiparthi L, Shi J, Liu X, Horbath A, Das M, Li W, Poyurovsky MV, Olszewski K, Gan B. A targetable CoQ-FSP1 axis drives ferroptosis- and radiation-resistance in KEAP1 inactive lung cancers. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2206. [PMID: 35459868 PMCID: PMC9033817 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29905-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 88.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Targeting ferroptosis, a unique cell death modality triggered by unrestricted lipid peroxidation, in cancer therapy is hindered by our incomplete understanding of ferroptosis mechanisms under specific cancer genetic contexts. KEAP1 (kelch-like ECH associated protein 1) is frequently mutated or inactivated in lung cancers, and KEAP1 mutant lung cancers are refractory to most therapies, including radiotherapy. In this study, we identify ferroptosis suppressor protein 1 (FSP1, also known as AIFM2) as a transcriptional target of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) and reveal that the ubiquinone (CoQ)-FSP1 axis mediates ferroptosis- and radiation- resistance in KEAP1 deficient lung cancer cells. We further show that pharmacological inhibition of the CoQ-FSP1 axis sensitizes KEAP1 deficient lung cancer cells or patient-derived xenograft tumors to radiation through inducing ferroptosis. Together, our study identifies CoQ-FSP1 as a key downstream effector of KEAP1-NRF2 pathway and as a potential therapeutic target for treating KEAP1 mutant lung cancers.
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- Pranavi Koppula
- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- The University of Texas MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Division of Computational Biomedicine, Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Division of Computational Biomedicine, Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Kadmon Corporation, LLC, New York, NY, 10016, USA
- The Barer Institute, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
- The University of Texas MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Ricciuti B, Son J, Okoro JJ, Mira A, Patrucco E, Eum Y, Wang X, Paranal R, Wang H, Lin M, Haikala HM, Li J, Xu Y, Alessi JV, Chhoeu C, Redig AJ, Köhler J, Dholakia KH, Chen Y, Richard E, Nokin MJ, Santamaria D, Gokhale PC, Awad MM, Jänne PA, Ambrogio C. Comparative Analysis and Isoform-Specific Therapeutic Vulnerabilities of KRAS Mutations in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2022; 28:1640-1650. [PMID: 35091439 PMCID: PMC10979418 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-2719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Activating missense mutations of KRAS are the most frequent oncogenic driver events in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). However, KRAS isoforms are highly heterogeneous, and data on the potential isoform-dependent therapeutic vulnerabilities are still lacking. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We developed an isogenic cell-based platform to compare the oncogenic properties and specific therapeutic actionability of KRAS-mutant isoforms. In parallel, we analyzed clinicopathologic and genomic data from 3,560 patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to survey allele-specific features associated with oncogenic KRAS mutations. RESULTS In isogenic cell lines expressing different mutant KRAS isoforms, we identified isoform-specific biochemical, biological, and oncogenic properties both in vitro and in vivo. These exclusive features correlated with different therapeutic responses to MEK inhibitors, with KRAS G12C and Q61H mutants being more sensitive compared with other isoforms. In vivo, combined KRAS G12C and MEK inhibition was more effective than either drug alone. Among patients with NSCLCs that underwent comprehensive tumor genomic profiling, STK11 and ATM mutations were significantly enriched among tumors harboring KRAS G12C, G12A, and G12V mutations. KEAP1 mutation was significantly enriched among KRAS G12C and KRAS G13X LUADs. KRAS G13X-mutated tumors had the highest frequency of concurrent STK11 and KEAP1 mutations. Transcriptomic profiling revealed unique patterns of gene expression in each KRAS isoform, compared with KRAS wild-type tumors. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that KRAS isoforms are highly heterogeneous in terms of concurrent genomic alterations and gene-expression profiles, and that stratification based on KRAS alleles should be considered in the design of future clinical trials.
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- Biagio Ricciuti
- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Experimental Therapeutics Core and Belfer Center for Applied Cancer Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Institut Bergonié, INSERM U1218, ACTION Laboratory, Bordeaux, France
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- University of Bordeaux, INSERM U1218, ACTION Laboratory, IECB, Pessac, France
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- University of Bordeaux, INSERM U1218, ACTION Laboratory, IECB, Pessac, France
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- Experimental Therapeutics Core and Belfer Center for Applied Cancer Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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Predictive Markers for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11071855. [PMID: 35407463 PMCID: PMC9000007 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11071855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have dramatically improved the outcomes of non-small cell lung cancer patients and have increased the possibility of long-term survival. However, few patients benefit from ICIs, and no predictive biomarkers other than tumor programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression have been established. Hence, the identification of biomarkers is an urgent issue. This review outlines the current understanding of predictive markers for the efficacy of ICIs, including PD-L1, tumor mutation burden, DNA mismatch repair deficiency, microsatellite instability, CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, human leukocyte antigen class I, tumor/specific genotype, and blood biomarkers such as peripheral T-cell phenotype, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, interferon-gamma, and interleukin-8. A tremendous number of biomarkers are in development, but individual biomarkers are insufficient. Tissue biomarkers have issues in reproducibility and accuracy because of intratumoral heterogeneity and biopsy invasiveness. Furthermore, blood biomarkers have difficulty in reflecting the tumor microenvironment and therefore tend to be less predictive for the efficacy of ICIs than tissue samples. In addition to individual biomarkers, the development of composite markers, including novel technologies such as machine learning and high-throughput analysis, may make it easier to comprehensively analyze multiple biomarkers.
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Claerhout S, Lehnert S, Borght SV, Spans L, Dooms C, Wauters E, Vansteenkiste J, Weynand B, Deraedt K, Bourgain C, Bempt IV. Targeted RNA sequencing for upfront analysis of actionable driver alterations in non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2022; 166:242-249. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2022.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ricciuti B, Arbour KC, Lin JJ, Vajdi A, Vokes N, Hong L, Zhang J, Tolstorukov MY, Li YY, Spurr LF, Cherniack AD, Recondo G, Lamberti G, Wang X, Venkatraman D, Alessi JV, Vaz VR, Rizvi H, Egger J, Plodkowski AJ, Khosrowjerdi S, Digumarthy S, Park H, Vaz N, Nishino M, Sholl LM, Barbie D, Altan M, Heymach JV, Skoulidis F, Gainor JF, Hellmann MD, Awad MM. Diminished Efficacy of Programmed Death-(Ligand)1 Inhibition in STK11- and KEAP1-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma Is Affected by KRAS Mutation Status. J Thorac Oncol 2022; 17:399-410. [PMID: 34740862 PMCID: PMC10980559 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 79.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION STK11 and KEAP1 mutations (STK11 mutant [STK11MUT] and KEAP1MUT) are among the most often mutated genes in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). Although STK11MUT has been associated with resistance to programmed death-(ligand)1 (PD-[L]1) inhibition in KRASMUT LUAD, its impact on immunotherapy efficacy in KRAS wild-type (KRASWT) LUAD is currently unknown. Whether KEAP1MUT differentially affects outcomes to PD-(L)1 inhibition in KRASMUT and KRASWT LUAD is also unknown. METHODS Clinicopathologic and genomic data were collected from September 2013 to September 2020 from patients with advanced LUAD at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Massachusetts General Hospital cohort and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/MD Anderson Cancer Center cohort. Clinical outcomes to PD-(L)1 inhibition were analyzed according to KRAS, STK11, and KEAP1 mutation status in two independent cohorts. The Cancer Genome Atlas transcriptomic data were interrogated to identify differences in tumor gene expression and tumor immune cell subsets, respectively, according to KRAS/STK11 and KRAS/KEAP1 comutation status. RESULTS In the combined cohort (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Massachusetts General Hospital + Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/MD Anderson Cancer Center) of 1261 patients (median age = 61 y [range: 22-92], 708 women [56.1%], 1065 smokers [84.4%]), KRAS mutations were detected in 536 cases (42.5%), and deleterious STK11 and KEAP1 mutations were found in 20.6% (260 of 1261) and 19.2% (231 of 1202) of assessable cases, respectively. In each independent cohort and in the combined cohort, STK11 and KEAP1 mutations were associated with significantly worse progression-free (STK11 hazard ratio [HR] = 2.04, p < 0.0001; KEAP1 HR = 2.05, p < 0.0001) and overall (STK11 HR = 2.09, p < 0.0001; KEAP1 HR = 2.24, p < 0.0001) survival to immunotherapy uniquely among KRASMUT but not KRASWT LUADs. Gene expression ontology and immune cell enrichment analyses revealed that the presence of STK11 or KEAP1 mutations results in distinct immunophenotypes in KRASMUT, but not in KRASWT, lung cancers. CONCLUSIONS STK11 and KEAP1 mutations confer worse outcomes to immunotherapy among patients with KRASMUT but not among KRASWT LUAD. Tumors harboring concurrent KRAS/STK11 and KRAS/KEAP1 mutations display distinct immune profiles in terms of gene expression and immune cell infiltration.
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- Biagio Ricciuti
- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Analytics and Informatics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Analytics and Informatics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Analytics and Informatics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts; Cancer Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Analytics and Informatics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts; Cancer Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Analytics and Informatics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts; Cancer Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
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[Research Progress of Immunotherapy Biomarkers for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer]. ZHONGGUO FEI AI ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF LUNG CANCER 2022; 25:46-53. [PMID: 35078285 PMCID: PMC8796128 DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2021.102.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Lung cancer is one of the most prevalent malignancies with the highest morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. In recent years, with the development of immune-oncology research and several therapeutic antibodies have reach the clinic, many breakthroughs have been made in immunotherapy. The advent of immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of NSCLC, but the response and durable clinical benefit are only observed in a small subset of patients. Therefore, strategies to screen the potential beneficial population and improve the efficacy of immunotherapy remain an essential topic. In the current article, the author review the biomarkers that have potential to better predict responders to immunotherapy and to provide ideas for the clinical application of immunotherapy.
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Shen M, Qi R, Ren J, Lv D, Yang H. Characterization With KRAS Mutant Is a Critical Determinant in Immunotherapy and Other Multiple Therapies for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Front Oncol 2022; 11:780655. [PMID: 35070984 PMCID: PMC8766810 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.780655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a frequent type of cancer, which is mainly characterized clinically by high aggressiveness and high mortality. KRAS oncoprotein is the most common molecular protein detected in NSCLC, accounting for 25% of all oncogenic mutations. Constitutive activation of the KRAS oncoprotein triggers an intracellular cascade in cancer cells, leading to uncontrolled cell proliferation of cancer cells and aberrant cell survival states. The results of multiple clinical trials have shown that different KRAS mutation subtypes exhibit different sensitivities to different chemotherapy regimens. Meanwhile, anti-angiogenic drugs have shown differential efficacy for different subtypes of KRAS mutated lung cancer. It was explored to find if the specificity of the KRAS mutation subtype would affect PD-L1 expression, so immunotherapy would be of potential clinical value for the treatment of some types of KRAS mutations. It was discovered that the specificity of the KRAS mutation affected PD-L1, which opened up immunotherapy as a potential clinical treatment option. After several breakthrough studies, the preliminary test data of many early clinical trials showed that it is possible to directly inhibit KRAS G12C mutation, which has been proved to be a targeted treatment that is suitable for about 10%-12% of patients with advanced NSCLC, having a significant impact on the prolongation of their survival and the improvement of their quality of life. This article reviews the latest progress of treatments for NSCLC with KRAS mutation, in order to gain insight into the biological diversity of lung cancer cells and their potential clinical implications, thereby enabling individualized treatment for patients with KRAS-mutant NSCLC.
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- Mo Shen
- Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology of Taizhou, Radiation Oncology Institute of Enze Medical Health Academy, Affiliated Taizhou Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, China
- The First Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology of Taizhou, Radiation Oncology Institute of Enze Medical Health Academy, Affiliated Taizhou Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, China
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Enze Hospital, Affiliated Taizhou Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, China
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- Biological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Evanston, IL, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology of Taizhou, Radiation Oncology Institute of Enze Medical Health Academy, Affiliated Taizhou Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, China
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Enze Hospital, Affiliated Taizhou Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology of Taizhou, Radiation Oncology Institute of Enze Medical Health Academy, Affiliated Taizhou Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, China
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Enze Hospital, Affiliated Taizhou Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, China
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EMSY inhibits homologous recombination repair and the interferon response, promoting lung cancer immune evasion. Cell 2021; 185:169-183.e19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Fountzilas E, Kurzrock R, Vo HH, Tsimberidou AM. Wedding of Molecular Alterations and Immune Checkpoint Blockade: Genomics as a Matchmaker. J Natl Cancer Inst 2021; 113:1634-1647. [PMID: 33823006 PMCID: PMC9890928 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djab067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The development of checkpoint blockade immunotherapy has transformed the medical oncology armamentarium. But despite its favorable impact on clinical outcomes, immunotherapy benefits only a subset of patients, and a substantial proportion of these individuals eventually manifest resistance. Serious immune-related adverse events and hyperprogression have also been reported. It is therefore essential to understand the molecular mechanisms and identify the drivers of therapeutic response and resistance. In this review, we provide an overview of the current and emerging clinically relevant genomic biomarkers implicated in checkpoint blockade outcome. US Food and Drug Administration-approved molecular biomarkers of immunotherapy response include mismatch repair deficiency and/or microsatelliteinstability and tumor mutational burden of at least 10 mutations/megabase. Investigational genomic-associated biomarkers for immunotherapy response include alterations of the following genes/associated pathways: chromatin remodeling (ARID1A, PBRM1, SMARCA4, SMARCB1, BAP1), major histocompatibility complex, specific (eg, ultraviolet, APOBEC) mutational signatures, T-cell receptor repertoire, PDL1, POLE/POLD1, and neo-antigens produced by the mutanome, those potentially associated with resistance include β2-microglobulin, EGFR, Keap1, JAK1/JAK2/interferon-gamma signaling, MDM2, PTEN, STK11, and Wnt/Beta-catenin pathway alterations. Prospective clinical trials are needed to assess the role of a composite of these biomarkers to optimize the implementation of precision immunotherapy in patient care.
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- Elena Fountzilas
- Department of Medical Oncology, Euromedica General Clinic, Thessaloniki, Greece
- European University Cyprus, Limassol, Cyprus
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- Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy and Division of Hematology and Oncology, UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, San Diego, CA, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, Houston, TX, USA
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Skoulidis F, Li BT, Dy GK, Price TJ, Falchook GS, Wolf J, Italiano A, Schuler M, Borghaei H, Barlesi F, Kato T, Curioni-Fontecedro A, Sacher A, Spira A, Ramalingam SS, Takahashi T, Besse B, Anderson A, Ang A, Tran Q, Mather O, Henary H, Ngarmchamnanrith G, Friberg G, Velcheti V, Govindan R. Sotorasib for Lung Cancers with KRAS p.G12C Mutation. N Engl J Med 2021; 384:2371-2381. [PMID: 34096690 PMCID: PMC9116274 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2103695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 813] [Impact Index Per Article: 271.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sotorasib showed anticancer activity in patients with KRAS p.G12C-mutated advanced solid tumors in a phase 1 study, and particularly promising anticancer activity was observed in a subgroup of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS In a single-group, phase 2 trial, we investigated the activity of sotorasib, administered orally at a dose of 960 mg once daily, in patients with KRAS p.G12C-mutated advanced NSCLC previously treated with standard therapies. The primary end point was objective response (complete or partial response) according to independent central review. Key secondary end points included duration of response, disease control (defined as complete response, partial response, or stable disease), progression-free survival, overall survival, and safety. Exploratory biomarkers were evaluated for their association with response to sotorasib therapy. RESULTS Among the 126 enrolled patients, the majority (81.0%) had previously received both platinum-based chemotherapy and inhibitors of programmed death 1 (PD-1) or programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1). According to central review, 124 patients had measurable disease at baseline and were evaluated for response. An objective response was observed in 46 patients (37.1%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 28.6 to 46.2), including in 4 (3.2%) who had a complete response and in 42 (33.9%) who had a partial response. The median duration of response was 11.1 months (95% CI, 6.9 to could not be evaluated). Disease control occurred in 100 patients (80.6%; 95% CI, 72.6 to 87.2). The median progression-free survival was 6.8 months (95% CI, 5.1 to 8.2), and the median overall survival was 12.5 months (95% CI, 10.0 to could not be evaluated). Treatment-related adverse events occurred in 88 of 126 patients (69.8%), including grade 3 events in 25 patients (19.8%) and a grade 4 event in 1 (0.8%). Responses were observed in subgroups defined according to PD-L1 expression, tumor mutational burden, and co-occurring mutations in STK11, KEAP1, or TP53. CONCLUSIONS In this phase 2 trial, sotorasib therapy led to a durable clinical benefit without new safety signals in patients with previously treated KRAS p.G12C-mutated NSCLC. (Funded by Amgen and the National Institutes of Health; CodeBreaK100 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03600883.).
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- Ferdinandos Skoulidis
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
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- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
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- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
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- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
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- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
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- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
| | - Antoine Italiano
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
| | - Martin Schuler
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
| | - Hossein Borghaei
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
| | - Fabrice Barlesi
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
| | - Terufumi Kato
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
| | - Alessandra Curioni-Fontecedro
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
| | - Adrian Sacher
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
| | - Alexander Spira
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
| | - Suresh S Ramalingam
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
| | - Toshiaki Takahashi
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
| | - Benjamin Besse
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
| | - Abraham Anderson
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
| | - Agnes Ang
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
| | - Qui Tran
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
| | - Omar Mather
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
| | - Haby Henary
- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
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- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
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- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
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- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
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- From the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (F.S.), and U.S. Oncology Research, the Woodlands (A. Spira) - both in Texas; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (B.T.L.) and Thoracic Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University (V.V.), New York, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (G.K.D.) - all in New York; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Woodville, SA, Australia (T.J.P.); Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver (G.S.F.); Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne (J.W.), the West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen (M.S.), and the German Cancer Consortium, Heidelberg (M.S.) - all in Germany; the Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Bergonie Cancer Institute, Bordeaux (A.I.), and Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (F.B., B.B.) - both in France; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia (H.B.); Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama (T.K.), and the Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka (T.T.) - both in Japan; the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (A.C.-F.); Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto (A. Sacher); Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax (A. Spira); Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (A. Spira); Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta (S.S.R.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (A. Anderson, A. Ang, Q.T., O.M., H.H., G.N., G.F.); and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (R.G.)
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Zhang C. The negative relationship between patients with NSCLC harbored STK11/KEAP1 copy number variation and immune microenvironment infiltration. J Transl Med 2021; 19:259. [PMID: 34127019 PMCID: PMC8201872 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-021-02924-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Chenyue Zhang
- Department of Integrated Therapy, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China. .,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Chen YJ, Liao WX, Huang SZ, Yu YF, Wen JY, Chen J, Lin DG, Wu XY, Jiang N, Li X. Prognostic and immunological role of CD36: A pan-cancer analysis. J Cancer 2021; 12:4762-4773. [PMID: 34234847 PMCID: PMC8247371 DOI: 10.7150/jca.50502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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CD36 plays a critical role in lipid metabolism, which is closely associated with human immunity. However, the role of CD36 in cancer remains unclear. We performed a pan-cancer analysis to elucidate the potential role of CD36 in cancer by investigating its prognostic value and current predictors for the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in multiple cancer types. CD36 expression in cancer cell lines, tumor tissue, and their adjacent normal tissues displayed heterogeneity among different cancers. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect CD36 expression and confirmed the results. CD36 expression significantly affects prognosis in the six cancer types. High CD36 expression was marginally associated with poorer prognosis in four of them and improved prognosis in the remaining two types. CD36 expression was significantly correlated with the 6 immune infiltrates in most cancer types. In addition, CD36 gene expression was positively correlated with Stromal score, Immune score, and ESTIMATE score. A total of 47 immune checkpoint genes were collected and their relationship with CD36 expression was analyzed. CD36 expression was significantly associated with multiple stimulatory and inhibitory checkpoint molecules with a disease-specific pattern. As to the genes reported to positively relate to the efficacy of ICIs, CD36 expression was positively correlated with most of them but negatively associated with a small proportion of cancer type-specific patterns. Concerning the genes negatively related to the efficacy of ICIs, CD36 expression was positively correlated with NRP1 and TNFSF15 in multiple cancers. CD36 expression was negatively correlated with tumor neoantigen burden in most cancer types. However, CD36 expression was negatively correlated with tumor mutation burden in most cancer types. The correlation between CD36 expression and the four methyltransferases was also significant in multiple cancers, but also with a cancer type-specific pattern. In summary, the current study found CD36 expression and its prognostic value in multiple cancer types. In addition, the expression of CD36 was significantly associated with current predictors for the efficacy of ICIs. The practical application value of CD36 is disease specific.
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- Yong-Jian Chen
- Department of Medical Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Transplantation, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology and the Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Shang X, Li Z, Sun J, Zhao C, Lin J, Wang H. Survival analysis for non-squamous NSCLC patients harbored STK11 or KEAP1 mutation receiving atezolizumab. Lung Cancer 2021; 154:105-112. [PMID: 33640623 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2021.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the prognostic effect for patients with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harbored STK11 or KEAP1 (STK11/KEAP1) mutations receiving atezolizumab and docetaxel. METHODS Data from OAK and POPLAR clinical trials was firstly applied to analyze genomic alteration frequency and the correlation between STK11/KEAP1 mutations and blood-based tumor mutational burden (bTMB)/PD-L1 expression. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression hazard models were preformed to analyze the influence of prognostic factors on survival. Survival difference was compared by Kaplan-Meier and log-rank test. RESULTS Most STK11/KEAP1 mutations (7.33 %/10.76 %) were found in non-squamous NSCLC compared with squamous lung cancer. Interestingly, only 1.56 % STK11 mutation or 3.13 % KEAP1 mutation occurred in EGFR mutant non-squamous NSCLC. Compared with wild type, patients with STK11/KEAP1 mutations had higher bTMB (both, P < 0.001). Moreover, compared with wild type, patients harbored KEAP1 mutation had higher PD-L1 expression (TC3/IC3: 25.00 % vs. 14.54 %), while patients harbored STK11 mutation had lower PD-L1 expression (TC3/IC3: 7.89 % vs. 15.90 %). Univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that STK11/KEAP1 mutations were independent and significant prognostic factors on overall survival (OS) (both, P < 0.05) and progression-free survival (PFS) (both, P < 0.05). Importantly, patients harbored STK11/KEAP1 mutations had a relatively worse OS than wild type both in those receiving atezolizumab and docetaxel (all, P < 0.05). In addition, for STK11 mutant subset, atezolizumab did not improve OS compared with docetaxel (HR = 0.669; 95 %CI: 0.380-1.179; P = 0.669); while cox-regression analysis showed the improved survival of patients with KEAP1 mutation who receiving atezolizumab compared with docetaxel (HR = 0.610; 95 %CI: 0.384-0.969; P = 0.036). CONCLUSION Compared with wild type, non-squamous NSCLC patients with STK11/KEAP1 mutations may not benefit more from both atezolizumab and docetaxel. However, patients with mere KEAP1 mutations and without STK11 mutations may have a better response to atezolizumab than docetaxel.
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- Xiaoling Shang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China; Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine-Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine-Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, China.
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Jardim DL, Goodman A, de Melo Gagliato D, Kurzrock R. The Challenges of Tumor Mutational Burden as an Immunotherapy Biomarker. Cancer Cell 2021; 39:154-173. [PMID: 33125859 PMCID: PMC7878292 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2020.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 500] [Impact Index Per Article: 166.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Tumor mutational burden (TMB) reflects cancer mutation quantity. Mutations are processed to neo-antigens and presented by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins to T cells. To evade immune eradication, cancers exploit checkpoints that dampen T cell reactivity. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed cancer treatment by enabling T cell reactivation; however, response biomarkers are required, as most patients do not benefit. Higher TMB results in more neo-antigens, increasing chances for T cell recognition, and clinically correlates with better ICI outcomes. Nevertheless, TMB is an imperfect response biomarker. A composite predictor that also includes critical variables, such as MHC and T cell receptor repertoire, is needed.
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- Denis L Jardim
- Centro de Oncologia Hospital Sírio Libanês-São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy and Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy and Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
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Zhou F, Qiao M, Zhou C. The cutting-edge progress of immune-checkpoint blockade in lung cancer. Cell Mol Immunol 2021; 18:279-293. [PMID: 33177696 PMCID: PMC8027847 DOI: 10.1038/s41423-020-00577-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Great advances in immune checkpoint blockade have resulted in a paradigm shift in patients with lung cancer. Immune-checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment, either as monotherapy or combination therapy, has been established as the standard of care for patients with locally advanced/metastatic non-small cell lung cancer without EGFR/ALK alterations or extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. An increasing number of clinical trials are also ongoing to further investigate the role of ICIs in patients with early-stage lung cancer as neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy. Although PD-L1 expression and tumor mutational burden have been widely studied for patient selection, both of these biomarkers are imperfect. Due to the complex cancer-immune interactions among tumor cells, the tumor microenvironment and host immunity, collaborative efforts are needed to establish a multidimensional immunogram to integrate complementary predictive biomarkers for personalized immunotherapy. Furthermore, as a result of the wide use of ICIs, managing acquired resistance to ICI treatment remains an inevitable challenge. A deeper understanding of the underlying biological mechanisms of acquired resistance to ICIs is helpful to overcome these obstacles. In this review, we describe the cutting-edge progress made in patients with lung cancer, the optimal duration of ICI treatment, ICIs in some special populations, the unique response patterns during ICI treatment, the emerging predictive biomarkers, and our understanding of primary and acquired resistance mechanisms to ICI treatment.
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- Fei Zhou
- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Thoracic Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Thoracic Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Thoracic Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Nie W, Gan L, Wang X, Gu K, Qian FF, Hu MJ, Zhang D, Chen SQ, Lu J, Cao SH, Li JW, Wang Y, Zhang B, Wang SY, Li CH, Yang P, Xu MD, Zhang XY, Zhong H, Han BH. Atezolizumab prolongs overall survival over docetaxel in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients harboring STK11 or KEAP1 mutation. Oncoimmunology 2021; 10:1865670. [PMID: 33537171 PMCID: PMC7833760 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2020.1865670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Somatic mutations of STK11 or KEAP1 are associated with poor clinical outcomes for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (aNSCLC) patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), chemotherapy, or targeted therapy. Which treatment regimens work better for STK11 or KEAP1 mutated (SKmut) aNSCLC patients is unknown. In this study, the efficacy of atezolizumab versus docetaxel in SKmut aNSCLC was compared. A total of 157 SKmut aNSCLC patients were identified from POPLAR and OAK trials, who were tested by blood-based FoundationOne next-generation sequencing assay. Detailed clinical data and genetic alterations were collected. Two independent cohorts were used for biomarker validation (n = 30 and 20, respectively). Median overall survival was 7.3 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 4.8 to 9.9) in the atezolizumab group versus 5.8 months (95% CI, 4.4 to 7.2) in the docetaxel group (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] for death, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.49 to 0.99; P = .042). Among atezolizumab-treated patients, objective response rate, disease control rate, and durable clinical benefit were higher when blood tumor mutation burden (bTMB) and PD-L1 being higher (biomarker 1, n = 61) or with FAT3 mutation-positive tumors (biomarker 2, n = 83) than otherwise. The interactions for survival between these two biomarkers and treatments were significant, which were further validated in two independent cohorts. In SKmut patients with aNSCLC, atezolizumab was associated with significantly longer overall survival in comparison to docetaxel. Having FAT3 mutation or high TMB and PD-L1 expression potentially predict favorable response in SKmut patients receiving atezolizumab.
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- Wei Nie
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- The Medical Department, 3D Medicines Inc., Shanghai, China
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- The Medical Department, 3D Medicines Inc., Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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Beeraka NM, Bovilla VR, Doreswamy SH, Puttalingaiah S, Srinivasan A, Madhunapantula SV. The Taming of Nuclear Factor Erythroid-2-Related Factor-2 (Nrf2) Deglycation by Fructosamine-3-Kinase (FN3K)-Inhibitors-A Novel Strategy to Combat Cancers. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13020281. [PMID: 33466626 PMCID: PMC7828646 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13020281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Aim of this review is to provide an overview on (a) Fructosamine-3-Kinase (FN3K) and its role in regulating Nuclear Factor Erythorid-2-Related Factor-2 (Nrf2); (b) the role of glycation and deglycation mechanisms in modulating the functional properties of proteins, in particular, the Nrf2; (c) the dual role of Nrf2 in the prevention and treatment of cancers. Since controlling the glycation of Nrf2 is one of the key mechanisms determining the fate of a cell; whether to get transformed into a cancerous one or to stay as a normal one, it is important to regulate Nrf2 and deglycating FN3K using pharmacological agents. Inhibitors of FN3K are being explored currently to modulate Nrf2 activity thereby control the cancers. Abstract Glycated stress is mediated by the advanced glycation end products (AGE) and the binding of AGEs to the receptors for advanced glycation end products (RAGEs) in cancer cells. RAGEs are involved in mediating tumorigenesis of multiple cancers through the modulation of several downstream signaling cascades. Glycated stress modulates various signaling pathways that include p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK), nuclear factor kappa–B (NF-κB), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, etc., which further foster the uncontrolled proliferation, growth, metastasis, angiogenesis, drug resistance, and evasion of apoptosis in several cancers. In this review, a balanced overview on the role of glycation and deglycation in modulating several signaling cascades that are involved in the progression of cancers was discussed. Further, we have highlighted the functional role of deglycating enzyme fructosamine-3-kinase (FN3K) on Nrf2-driven cancers. The activity of FN3K is attributed to its ability to deglycate Nrf2, a master regulator of oxidative stress in cells. FN3K is a unique protein that mediates deglycation by phosphorylating basic amino acids lysine and arginine in various proteins such as Nrf2. Deglycated Nrf2 is stable and binds to small musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma (sMAF) proteins, thereby activating cellular antioxidant mechanisms to protect cells from oxidative stress. This cellular protection offered by Nrf2 activation, in one way, prevents the transformation of a normal cell into a cancer cell; however, in the other way, it helps a cancer cell not only to survive under hypoxic conditions but also, to stay protected from various chemo- and radio-therapeutic treatments. Therefore, the activation of Nrf2 is similar to a double-edged sword and, if not controlled properly, can lead to the development of many solid tumors. Hence, there is a need to develop novel small molecule modulators/phytochemicals that can regulate FN3K activity, thereby maintaining Nrf2 in a controlled activation state.
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- Narasimha M. Beeraka
- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CEMR), Department of Biochemistry, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, Karnataka 570015, India; (N.M.B.); (V.R.B.); (S.H.D.); (S.P.)
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- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CEMR), Department of Biochemistry, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, Karnataka 570015, India; (N.M.B.); (V.R.B.); (S.H.D.); (S.P.)
- Public Health Research Institute of India (PHRII), Mysuru, Karnataka 570020, India
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- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CEMR), Department of Biochemistry, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, Karnataka 570015, India; (N.M.B.); (V.R.B.); (S.H.D.); (S.P.)
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- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CEMR), Department of Biochemistry, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, Karnataka 570015, India; (N.M.B.); (V.R.B.); (S.H.D.); (S.P.)
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- Division of Nanoscience and Technology, Faculty of Life Sciences, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, Karnataka 570015, India;
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- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CEMR), Department of Biochemistry, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, Karnataka 570015, India; (N.M.B.); (V.R.B.); (S.H.D.); (S.P.)
- Special Interest Group in Cancer Biology and Cancer Stem Cells, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, Karnataka 570015, India
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +91-810-527-8621
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Zhu H, Xie D, Yu Y, Yao L, Xu B, Huang L, Wu S, Li F, Zheng Y, Liu X, Xie W, Huang M, Li H, Zheng S, Zhang D, Qiao G, Chan LWC, Zhou H. KEAP1/NFE2L2 Mutations of Liquid Biopsy as Prognostic Biomarkers in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results From Two Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trials. Front Oncol 2021; 11:659200. [PMID: 34381706 PMCID: PMC8350725 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.659200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The KEAP1-NFE2L2 (Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1)-Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (NFE2L2)) mutations are associated with resistance to chemotherapy or immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Conversely, it has been reported that NFE2L2 mutations potentiate improved clinical outcome with immunotherapy. However, therapeutic benefits for patients with KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between KEAP1/NFE2L2 and NSCLC prognosis, and to explore whether immunotherapy can improve prognosis in populations with KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The impact of KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations on survival outcomes in NSCLC patients received immunotherapy and chemotherapy was verified in the randomized phase II/III POPLAR/OAK trials (blood-based sequencing, bNGS cohort, POPLAR (n = 211) and OAK (n = 642)). The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) NSCLC cohort (n=998) and an in-house Chinese NSCLC cohort (n=733) was used For the analysis of immune-related markers. RESULTS Compared with KEAP1/NFE2L2 wild-type, patients with KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations were significantly associated with poorer overall survival (OS, HR = 1.97, 95% CI 1.48-2.63, P < 0.001) on atezolizumab and docetaxel (HR = 1.66, 95% CI 1.28-2.16, P < 0.001). In KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutant group, there was no significant difference in median OS between atezolizumab and docetaxel (HR 0.74, 95% CI 0.53-1.03, P = 0.07). NFE2L2/KEAP1 mutations were significantly associated with higher TMB values and PD-L1 expression in the OAK/POPLAR and in-house Chinese NSCLC cohorts. GSEA revealed that KEAP1/NFE2L2mutant subgroup was associated with deficient infiltration of CD4+ T cells, NK T cells and natural Treg cells, and lower expression of DNA damage response genes in TCGA NSCLC cohort. CONCLUSIONS Our study revealed that patients with KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations have a worse prognosis than wild-type patients, both on immunotherapy and chemotherapy. In addition, in patients with KEAP1/NFE2L2 mutations, immunotherapy did not significantly improve prognosis compared to chemotherapy.
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- Hongyuan Zhu
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Medical Department, 3D Medicines Inc., Shanghai, China
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- The Medical Department, 3D Medicines Inc., Shanghai, China
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- The Medical Department, 3D Medicines Inc., Shanghai, China
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- The Medical Department, 3D Medicines Inc., Shanghai, China
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Haiyu Zhou,
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Lagos GG, Izar B, Rizvi NA. Beyond Tumor PD-L1: Emerging Genomic Biomarkers for Checkpoint Inhibitor Immunotherapy. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2020; 40:1-11. [PMID: 32315237 DOI: 10.1200/edbk_289967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Despite the success of immune checkpoint blockade as a strategy for activating an antitumor immune response and promoting cancer regression, only a subset of patients have durable clinical benefit. Efforts are ongoing to identify robust biomarkers that can effectively predict treatment response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Although PD-L1 expression is useful for stratifying patients, it is an imperfect tool. Comprehensive next-generation sequencing platforms that are readily used in clinical practice to identify a tumor's potentially actionable genetic alterations also reveal tumor genomic features, including tumor mutation burden (TMB), that may impact the response to ICIs. High TMB enhances tumor immunogenicity through increased numbers of tumor neoantigens that may promote an immune response. Defective DNA repair, leading to microsatellite instability, is an endogenous mechanism for increased tumor TMB that augments response to anti-PD-1 blockade. Alternatively, DNA damage from exogenous factors is responsible for high TMB seen in melanoma, lung cancer, and urothelial carcinoma, among tumor subtypes with higher response rates to ICIs. In this review, we summarize data supporting the use of TMB as a biomarker as well as its known limitations. We also highlight specific tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes that are under investigation as biomarkers for ICI response and resistance. Efforts are ongoing to delineate which genomic tumor characteristics can eventually be utilized in clinical practice to ascertain the benefit of ICIs for an individual patient.
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Deville SS, Luft S, Kaufmann M, Cordes N. Keap1 inhibition sensitizes head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells to ionizing radiation via impaired non-homologous end joining and induced autophagy. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:887. [PMID: 33087706 PMCID: PMC7578798 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-03100-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The function of Keap1 (Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1), a sensor of oxidative and electrophilic stress, in the radiosensitivity of cancer cells remains elusive. Here, we investigated the effects of pharmacological inhibition of Keap1 with ML344 on radiosensitivity, DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair and autophagy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cell lines. Our data demonstrate that Keap1 inhibition enhances HNSCC cell radiosensitivity. Despite elevated, Nrf2-dependent activity of non-homologous end joining (NHEJ)-related DNA repair, Keap1 inhibition seems to impair DSB repair through delayed phosphorylation of DNA-PKcs. Moreover, Keap1 inhibition elicited autophagy and increased p62 levels when combined with X-ray irradiation. Our findings suggest HNSCC cell radiosensitivity, NHEJ-mediated DSB repair, and autophagy to be co-regulated by Keap1.
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- Sara Sofia Deville
- OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Radiooncology-OncoRay, Dresden, Germany
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- OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany. .,Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Radiooncology-OncoRay, Dresden, Germany. .,Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany. .,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Dresden, Dresden, Germany. .,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
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