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      Immune-related gene expression profiling after PD-1 blockade in non-small cell lung carcinoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.

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          Antibody targeting of the immune checkpoint receptor PD1 produces therapeutic activity in a variety of solid tumors, but most patients exhibit partial or complete resistance to treatment for reasons that are unclear. In this study, we evaluated tumor speciments from 65 patients with melanoma, lung non-squamous, squamous cell lung or head and neck cancers who were treated with the approved PD1 targeting antibodies pembrolizumab or nivolumab. Tumor RNA before anti-PD1 therapy was analyzed on the nCounter system using the PanCancer 730-Immune Panel, and we identified 23 immune-related genes or signatures linked to response and progression-free survival (PFS). Additionally, we evaluated intra- and inter-biopsy variability of PD1, PDL1, CD8A, and CD4 mRNAs and their relationship with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) and PD-L1 immunohistochemical expression. Among the biomarkers examined, PD1 gene expression along with 12 signatures tracking CD8 and CD4 T cell activation, natural killer (NK) cells and interferon activation associated significantly with non-progressive disease and PFS. These associations were independent of sample timing, drug used or cancer type. TIL correlated moderately (~0.50) with PD1 and CD8A mRNA levels and weakly (~0.35) with CD4 and PDL1. Immunochemical expression of PDL1 correlated strongly with PD-L1 (0.90), moderately with CD4 and CD8A, and weakly with PD1. Reproducibility of gene expression in intra- and inter-biopsy specimens was very high (total standard deviation <3%). Overall, our results support the hypothesis that identification of a pre-existing and stable adaptive immune response as defined by mRNA expression pattern is reproducible and sufficient to predict clinical outcome, regardless of the type of cancer or the PD1 therapeutic antibody administered to patients.

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          Journal
          Cancer Res.
          Cancer research
          American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
          1538-7445
          0008-5472
          May 09 2017
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona aprat@vhio.net.
          [2 ] Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain. Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain.
          [3 ] Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinic.
          [4 ] Translational Genomics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO).
          [5 ] Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona.
          [6 ] Hospital Vall d'Hebron.
          [7 ] Molecular Oncology Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology.
          [8 ] Pathology Department, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona.
          [9 ] Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital.
          [10 ] Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron Institute Oncology.
          [11 ] Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Genetics and Pathology & Lab Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill.
          [12 ] Genetics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
          [13 ] Oncology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology.
          Article
          0008-5472.CAN-16-3556
          10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-16-3556
          28487385
          ac002f18-d409-46ec-91eb-20c4ac2a8847
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