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Sweeney CJ, Hainsworth JD, Bose R, Burris HA, Kurzrock R, Swanton C, Friedman CF, Spigel DR, Szado T, Schulze K, Price R, Malato J, Lo AA, Levy J, Wang Y, Yu W, Meric-Bernstam F. MyPathway Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Basket Study: Pertuzumab + Trastuzumab Treatment of a Tissue-Agnostic Cohort of Patients With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Altered Advanced Solid Tumors. J Clin Oncol 2024; 42:258-265. [PMID: 37793085 PMCID: PMC10824375 DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.02636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Clinical trials frequently include multiple end points that mature at different times. The initial report, typically based on the primary end point, may be published when key planned co-primary or secondary analyses are not yet available. Clinical Trial Updates provide an opportunity to disseminate additional results from studies, published in JCO or elsewhere, for which the primary end point has already been reported.The MyPathway multiple-basket study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02091141) is evaluating targeted therapies in nonindicated tumors with relevant molecular alterations. We assessed pertuzumab + trastuzumab in a tissue-agnostic cohort of adult patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-amplified and/or -overexpressed and/or -mutated solid tumors. The primary end point was objective response rate (ORR); secondary end points included survival and safety. At data cutoff (March 2022), 346 patients with HER2 amplification and/or overexpression with/without HER2 mutations (n = 263), or HER2 mutations alone (n = 83) had been treated. Patients with HER2 amplification and/or overexpression had an ORR of 25.9% (68/263, 95% CI, 20.7 to 31.6), including five complete responses (urothelial [n = 2], salivary gland [n = 2], and colon [n = 1] cancers). Activity was higher in those with wild-type (ORR, 28.1%) versus mutated KRAS (ORR, 7.1%). Among patients with HER2 amplification, ORR was numerically higher in patients with immunohistochemistry (IHC) 3+ (41.0%; 32/78) or 2+ (21.9%; 7/32), versus 1+ (8.3%; 1/12) or no expression (0%; 0/20). In patients with HER2 mutations alone, ORR was 6.0% (5/83, 95% CI, 2.0 to 13.5). Pertuzumab + trastuzumab showed activity in various HER2-amplified and/or -overexpressed tumors with wild-type KRAS, with the range of activity dependent on tumor type, but had limited activity in the context of KRAS mutations, HER2 mutations alone, or 0-1+ HER2 expression.
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- Christopher J. Sweeney
- South Australian Immunogenomics Cancer Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Nashville, TN
- Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, Nashville, TN
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- Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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- Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Nashville, TN
- Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, Nashville, TN
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- Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
- UCL Hospitals, London, United Kingdom
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
- Weill Medical College at Cornell University, New York, NY
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- Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Nashville, TN
- Tennessee Oncology, PLLC, Nashville, TN
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- Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA
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- Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA
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- Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA
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Valdeolivas A, Amberg B, Giroud N, Richardson M, Gálvez EJC, Badillo S, Julien-Laferrière A, Túrós D, Voith von Voithenberg L, Wells I, Pesti B, Lo AA, Yángüez E, Das Thakur M, Bscheider M, Sultan M, Kumpesa N, Jacobsen B, Bergauer T, Saez-Rodriguez J, Rottenberg S, Schwalie PC, Hahn K. Profiling the heterogeneity of colorectal cancer consensus molecular subtypes using spatial transcriptomics. NPJ Precis Oncol 2024; 8:10. [PMID: 38200223 PMCID: PMC10781769 DOI: 10.1038/s41698-023-00488-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
Abstract
The consensus molecular subtypes (CMS) of colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most widely-used gene expression-based classification and has contributed to a better understanding of disease heterogeneity and prognosis. Nevertheless, CMS intratumoral heterogeneity restricts its clinical application, stressing the necessity of further characterizing the composition and architecture of CRC. Here, we used Spatial Transcriptomics (ST) in combination with single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to decipher the spatially resolved cellular and molecular composition of CRC. In addition to mapping the intratumoral heterogeneity of CMS and their microenvironment, we identified cell communication events in the tumor-stroma interface of CMS2 carcinomas. This includes tumor growth-inhibiting as well as -activating signals, such as the potential regulation of the ETV4 transcriptional activity by DCN or the PLAU-PLAUR ligand-receptor interaction. Our study illustrates the potential of ST to resolve CRC molecular heterogeneity and thereby help advance personalized therapy.
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- Alberto Valdeolivas
- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Genentech, Inc, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Heidelberg University Hospital, Institute of Computational Biomedicine, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Bern Center for Precision Medicine (BCPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Himmels P, Nguyen TTT, Mitzner MC, Arrazate A, Yeung S, Burton J, Clark R, Totpal K, Jesudason R, Yang A, Solon M, Eastham J, Modrusan Z, Webster JD, Lo AA, Piskol R, Ye W. T cell-dependent bispecific antibodies alter organ-specific endothelial cell-T cell interaction. EMBO Rep 2023; 24:e55532. [PMID: 36621885 PMCID: PMC9986820 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202255532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Preclinical and clinical studies demonstrate that T cell-dependent bispecific antibodies (TDBs) induce systemic changes in addition to tumor killing, leading to adverse events. Here, we report an in-depth characterization of acute responses to TDBs in tumor-bearing mice. Contrary to modest changes in tumors, rapid and substantial lymphocyte accumulation and endothelial cell (EC) activation occur around large blood vessels in normal organs including the liver. We hypothesize that organ-specific ECs may account for the differential responses in normal tissues and tumors, and we identify a list of genes selectively upregulated by TDB in large liver vessels. Using one of the genes as an example, we demonstrate that CD9 facilitates ICAM-1 to support T cell-EC interaction in response to soluble factors released from a TDB-mediated cytotoxic reaction. Our results suggest that multiple factors may cooperatively promote T cell infiltration into normal organs as a secondary response to TDB-mediated tumor killing. These data shed light on how different vascular beds respond to cancer immunotherapy and may help improve their safety and efficacy.
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- Patricia Himmels
- Department of Molecular OncologyGenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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- Department of Molecular OncologyGenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
- Product DevelopmentGenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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- Department of Translational OncologyGenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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- Department of Molecular OncologyGenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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- Department of Molecular OncologyGenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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- Department of Translational OncologyGenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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- Department of Translational OncologyGenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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- Department of Research PathologyGenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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- GSK‐Laboratory for Genomic ResearchSan FranciscoCAUSA
- Department of Microchemistry, Proteomics and Lipidomics, and Next Generation Sequencing (MPL‐NGS)GenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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- Department of Research PathologyGenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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- Department of Research PathologyGenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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- Department of Microchemistry, Proteomics and Lipidomics, and Next Generation Sequencing (MPL‐NGS)GenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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- Department of Research PathologyGenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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- Department of Research PathologyGenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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- Department of Oncology BioinformaticsGenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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- Department of Molecular OncologyGenentechSouth San FranciscoCAUSA
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Wallace A, Porten SP, Lo AA, Oreper D, Lounsbury N, Havnar C, Pechuan-Jorge X, Zill OA, Meng MV. Origins and Timing of Emerging Lesions in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma. Mol Cancer Res 2022; 20:909-922. [PMID: 35297992 PMCID: PMC9381131 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-21-0590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with venous tumor thrombus (VTT) arising from the primary tumor occurs in approximately 10% of cases and is thought to represent more advanced disease. The intravascular nature of VTT suggests that it may serve as a source for hematogenous metastases. RCC with VTT and distant metastasis provides unique opportunities to examine the origins and emergence timing of these distinct tumor lesions, and to identify molecular correlates with disease state. We performed multi-region exome and RNA-sequencing analysis of 16 patients with RCC with VTT, with eight patients also having sequenced metastasis, to identify genomic alterations, biological pathways, and evolutionary processes contributing to VTT and metastasis, and to ask whether metastasis arises directly from or independent of VTT. No specific genomic alterations were associated with VTT. Hallmark copy-number alterations (deletions of 14q, 8p, and 4q) were associated with metastasis and disease recurrence, and secondary driver alterations tended to accumulate in metastatic lineages. Mismatch repair mutational signatures co-occurred across most tumors, suggesting a role for intracellular DNA damage in RCC. Robust phylogenetic timing analysis indicated that metastasis typically emerged before VTT, rather than deriving from it, with the earliest metastases predicted to emerge years before diagnosis. As a result, VTT in metastatic cases frequently derived from a metastatic lineage. Relative to the primary tumor, VTT upregulated immediate-early genes and transcriptional targets of the TNFα/NF-κB pathway, whereas metastases upregulated MTOR and transcriptional targets downstream of mTORC1 activation. IMPLICATIONS These results suggest that VTT and metastasis formation occur independently, VTT presence alone does not necessarily imply more advanced disease with inevitably poor prognosis.
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- Andrew Wallace
- Department of Oncology Bioinformatics, Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, California
- Corresponding Authors: Oliver A. Zill, Oncology Bioinformatics, Genentech, 501 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080. Phone: (650) 225-1000; E-mail: ; Maxwell V. Meng, ; and Andrew Wallace,
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- Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Research Pathology, Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, California
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- Department of Oncology Bioinformatics, Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, California
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- Department of Oncology Bioinformatics, Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, California
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- Department of Research Pathology, Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, California
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- Department of Cancer Immunology, Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, California
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- Department of Oncology Bioinformatics, Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, California
- Corresponding Authors: Oliver A. Zill, Oncology Bioinformatics, Genentech, 501 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080. Phone: (650) 225-1000; E-mail: ; Maxwell V. Meng, ; and Andrew Wallace,
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- Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, California
- Corresponding Authors: Oliver A. Zill, Oncology Bioinformatics, Genentech, 501 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080. Phone: (650) 225-1000; E-mail: ; Maxwell V. Meng, ; and Andrew Wallace,
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Wang P, Sun LL, Clark R, Hristopoulos M, Chiu CP, Dillon M, Lin W, Lo AA, Chalsani S, Das Thakur M, Zimmerman Savill KM, Rougé L, Lupardus P, Piskol R, Husain B, Ellerman D, Shivva V, Leong SR, Ovacik M, Totpal K, Wu Y, Spiess C, Lee G, Leipold DD, Polson AG. Novel Anti-LY6G6D/CD3 T-Cell-Dependent Bispecific Antibody for the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer. Mol Cancer Ther 2022; 21:974-985. [PMID: 35364611 PMCID: PMC9381132 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-21-0599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
New therapeutics and combination regimens have led to marked clinical improvements for the treatment of a subset of colorectal cancer. Immune checkpoint inhibitors have shown clinical efficacy in patients with mismatch-repair-deficient or microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). However, patients with microsatellite-stable (MSS) or low levels of microsatellite instable (MSI-L) colorectal cancer have not benefited from these immune modulators, and the survival outcome remains poor for the majority of patients diagnosed with mCRC. In this article, we describe the discovery of a novel T-cell-dependent bispecific antibody (TDB) targeting tumor-associated antigen LY6G6D, LY6G6D-TDB, for the treatment of colorectal cancer. RNAseq analysis showed that LY6G6D was differentially expressed in colorectal cancer with high prevalence in MSS and MSI-L subsets, whereas LY6G6D expression in normal tissues was limited. IHC confirmed the elevated expression of LY6G6D in primary and metastatic colorectal tumors, whereas minimal or no expression was observed in most normal tissue samples. The optimized LY6G6D-TDB, which targets a membrane-proximal epitope of LY6G6D and binds to CD3 with high affinity, exhibits potent antitumor activity both in vitro and in vivo. In vitro functional assays show that LY6G6D-TDB-mediated T-cell activation and cytotoxicity are conditional and target dependent. In mouse xenograft tumor models, LY6G6D-TDB demonstrates antitumor efficacy as a single agent against established colorectal tumors, and enhanced efficacy can be achieved when LY6G6D-TDB is combined with PD-1 blockade. Our studies provide evidence for the therapeutic potential of LY6G6D-TDB as an effective treatment option for patients with colorectal cancer.
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- Corresponding Author: Andrew G. Polson, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080. Phone: 650-225-5134; Fax: 650-225-6240; E-mail:
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Lo AA, Wallace A, Oreper D, Lounsbury N, Havnar C, Pechuan-Jorge X, Wu TD, Bourgon R, Jones R, Krogh K, Yang GY, Zill OA. Indication-specific tumor evolution and its impact on neoantigen targeting and biomarkers for individualized cancer immunotherapies. J Immunother Cancer 2021; 9:jitc-2021-003001. [PMID: 34599029 PMCID: PMC8488717 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-003001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Individualized neoantigen-specific immunotherapy (iNeST) requires robustly expressed clonal neoantigens for efficacy, but tumor mutational heterogeneity, loss of neoantigen expression, and variable tissue sampling present challenges. It is assumed that clonal neoantigens are preferred targets for immunotherapy, but the distributions of clonal neoantigens are not well characterized across cancer types. Methods We combined multiregion sequencing (MR-seq) analysis of five untreated, synchronously sampled metastatic solid tumors with re-analysis of published MR-seq data from 103 patients in order to characterize their globally clonal neoantigen content and factors that would impact neoantigen targeting. Results Branching evolution in colorectal cancer and renal cell carcinoma led to fewer clonal neoantigens and to clade-specific neoantigens (those shared across a subset of tumor regions but not fully clonal), with the latter not being readily distinguishable in single tumor samples. In colorectal, renal, and bladder cancer, most tumors had few globally clonal neoantigens. Prioritizing mutations with higher purity-adjusted and ploidy-adjusted variant allele frequency enriched for globally clonal neoantigens (those found in all tumor regions), whereas estimated cancer cell fraction derived from clustering-based tools, surprisingly, did not. Neoantigen quality was associated with loss of neoantigen expression in the bladder cancer case, and HLA-allele loss was observed in the renal and non-small cell lung cancer cases. Conclusions We show that tumor type, multilesion sampling, neoantigen expression, and HLA allele retention are important factors for iNeST targeting and patient selection, and may also be important factors to consider in the development of biomarker strategies.
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- Amy A Lo
- Department of Research Pathology, Genentech Inc, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Oncology Bioinformatics, Genentech Inc, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Oncology Bioinformatics, Genentech Inc, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Oncology Bioinformatics, Genentech Inc, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Research Pathology, Genentech Inc, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Cancer Immunology, Genentech Inc, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Oncology Bioinformatics, Genentech Inc, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Oncology Bioinformatics, Genentech Inc, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Oncology Bioinformatics, Genentech Inc, South San Francisco, California, USA .,Current affiliation, init.bio, Inc, San Mateo, CA, USA
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Hornburg M, Desbois M, Lu S, Guan Y, Lo AA, Kaufman S, Elrod A, Lotstein A, DesRochers TM, Munoz-Rodriguez JL, Wang X, Giltnane J, Mayba O, Turley SJ, Bourgon R, Daemen A, Wang Y. Single-cell dissection of cellular components and interactions shaping the tumor immune phenotypes in ovarian cancer. Cancer Cell 2021; 39:928-944.e6. [PMID: 33961783 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2021.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
Distinct T cell infiltration patterns, i.e., immune infiltrated, excluded, and desert, result in different responses to cancer immunotherapies. However, the key determinants and biology underpinning these tumor immune phenotypes remain elusive. Here, we provide a high-resolution dissection of the entire tumor ecosystem through single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis of 15 ovarian tumors. Immune-desert tumors are characterized by unique tumor cell-intrinsic features, including metabolic pathways and low antigen presentation, and an enrichment of monocytes and immature macrophages. Immune-infiltrated and -excluded tumors differ markedly in their T cell composition and fibroblast subsets. Furthermore, our study reveals chemokine receptor-ligand interactions within and across compartments as potential mechanisms mediating immune cell infiltration, exemplified by the tumor cell-T cell cross talk via CXCL16-CXCR6 and stromal-immune cell cross talk via CXCL12/14-CXCR4. Our data highlight potential molecular mechanisms that shape the tumor immune phenotypes and may inform therapeutic strategies to improve clinical benefit from cancer immunotherapies.
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- Milena Hornburg
- Department of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Oncology Biomarker Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Oncology Biomarker Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Oncology Biomarker Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Research Pathology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Biochemical Cellular Pharmacology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Digital Pathology, Roche Tissue Diagnostics, Santa Clara, CA 95050, USA
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- Department of Research Pathology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Cancer Immunology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Oncology Biomarker Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
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Aghighi M, Cloutier JM, Hoover WD, Roy K, Lo AA, Brown RA. Cutaneous desmoid-type fibromatosis: A rare case with molecular profiling. J Cutan Pathol 2021; 48:1185-1188. [PMID: 33978242 DOI: 10.1111/cup.14058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Fibromatoses encompass a broad group of histopathologically similar fibroblastic/myofibroblastic proliferations with divergent clinical manifestations and behavior. Deep (desmoid-type) fibromatoses are typically large, rapidly growing, and locally aggressive tumors that occur in the abdominal wall, mesentery, and extra-abdominal soft tissue, principally the musculature of the trunk and extremities. Most sporadic cases of desmoid fibromatosis harbor inactivating mutations in CTNNB1, the gene encoding beta-catenin. Tumors occurring in the context of familial adenomatous polyposis and Gardner syndrome bear inactivating mutations in APC. By contrast, mutations in CTNNB1 or APC have not been identified in cases of superficial fibromatosis. Cutaneous involvement by desmoid fibromatosis is exceedingly rare. Here we present a 78-year-old male with desmoid-type fibromatosis arising in the dermis of the right medial calf with a pathogenic mutation in CTNNB1 and a variant of unknown significance in APC.
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- Maryam Aghighi
- Department of Pathology, Rutgers Health-St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey, USA
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- Dermatology Group of the Carolinas, Concord, North Carolina, USA
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- Dermatology Group of the Carolinas, Concord, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.,Department of Dermatology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.,Pathology and Laboratory Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA
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Havnar CA, Zill O, Eastham J, Hung J, Javey M, Naouri E, Giltnane J, Balko JM, Wallace A, Lounsbury N, Oreper D, Saturnio S, Yang GY, Lo AA. Automated Dissection Protocol for Tumor Enrichment in Low Tumor Content Tissues. J Vis Exp 2021. [PMID: 33843927 DOI: 10.3791/62394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Tumor enrichment in low tumor content tissues, those below 20% tumor content depending on the method, is required to generate quality data reproducibly with many downstream assays such as next generation sequencing. Automated tissue dissection is a new methodology that automates and improves tumor enrichment in these common, low tumor content tissues by decreasing the user-dependent imprecision of traditional macro-dissection and time, cost, and expertise limitations of laser capture microdissection by using digital image annotation overlay onto unstained slides. Here, digital hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) annotations are used to target small tumor areas using a blade that is 250 µm2 in diameter in unstained formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) or fresh frozen sections up to 20 µm in thickness for automated tumor enrichment prior to nucleic acid extraction and whole exome sequencing (WES). Automated dissection can harvest annotated regions in low tumor content tissues from single or multiple sections for nucleic acid extraction. It also allows for capture of extensive pre- and post-harvest collection metrics while improving accuracy, reproducibility, and increasing throughput with utilization of fewer slides. The described protocol enables digital annotation with automated dissection on animal and/or human FFPE or fresh frozen tissues with low tumor content and could also be used for any region of interest enrichment to boost adequacy for downstream sequencing applications in clinical or research workflows.
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- Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Genentech
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center Drive
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
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- Departments of Research Pathology, Genentech;
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Lo AA, Johnston J, Li J, Mandikian D, Hristopoulos M, Clark R, Nickles D, Liang WC, Hötzel K, Dunlap D, Pham T, Cai H, Ovacik M, Bravo-Perez D, Mai E, Slaga D, Ellerman D, Ziai J, Totpal K, Lee G, Boswell CA, Payandeh J, Wu Y, Junttila TT. Anti-LYPD1/CD3 T-Cell-Dependent Bispecific Antibody for the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer. Mol Cancer Ther 2021; 20:716-725. [PMID: 33536191 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-20-0490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ovarian cancer is a diverse class of tumors with very few effective treatment options and suboptimal response rates in early clinical studies using immunotherapies. Here we describe LY6/PLAUR domain containing 1 (LYPD1) as a novel target for therapeutic antibodies for the treatment of ovarian cancer. LYPD1 is broadly expressed in both primary and metastatic ovarian cancer with ∼70% prevalence in the serous cancer subset. Bispecific antibodies targeting CD3 on T cells and a tumor antigen on cancer cells have demonstrated significant clinical activity in hematologic cancers. We have developed an anti-LYPD1/CD3 T-cell-dependent bispecific antibody (TDB) to redirect T-cell responses to LYPD1 expressing ovarian cancer. Here we characterize the nonclinical pharmacology of anti-LYPD1/CD3 TDB and show induction of a robust polyclonal T-cell activation and target dependent killing of LYPD1 expressing ovarian cancer cells resulting in efficient in vivo antitumor responses in PBMC reconstituted immune-deficient mice and human CD3 transgenic mouse models. Anti-LYPD1/CD3 TDB is generally well tolerated at high-dose levels in mice, a pharmacologically relevant species, and showed no evidence of toxicity or damage to LYPD1 expressing tissues.
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- Amy A Lo
- Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California
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Javey M, Reinsch C, Feldkamp M, Siemann S, Blüher A, Woestmann C, Cai L, Tran I, May T, Havnar C, Lo AA, Hinzmann B, Heilek G, Palma JF. Innovative Tumor Tissue Dissection Tool for Molecular Oncology Diagnostics. J Mol Diagn 2021; 23:399-406. [PMID: 33497835 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2021.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue is the most commonly used material for tumor molecular profiling, therapy selection, and prognostication. Tumor tissue enrichment by tissue dissection is highly recommended to generate quality data reproducibly for use in downstream assays, such as real-time PCR and next-generation sequencing. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the automated tissue dissection tool AVENIO Millisect System compared with a manual dissection method using 18 FFPE tissue specimens. The study assessed performance of these two methods with paraffinized and deparaffinized sections at 5- and 10-μm thickness as well as at low (5% to 10%) and high (>50%) tumor content. In addition, compatibility with various nucleic acid and protein extraction methods was assessed. Overall, dissection by Millisect resulted in statistically significantly higher yields of nucleic acids and protein compared with manual dissection (P = 0.00524). In downstream analysis on a statistically nonpowered sample set, EGFR mutation testing by PCR led to highly concordant results, and next-generation sequencing testing yielded significantly higher allelic frequencies when tissue was dissected by Millisect compared with manual scraping, demonstrating noninferiority of the automated method. In summary, the AVENIO Millisect System may replace manual labor and support automation of FFPE tumor tissue workflows in clinical molecular laboratories with high testing volumes with adequate validation.
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- Manana Javey
- Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, California.
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- Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, California
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- Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, California
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- Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, California
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- Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Roche Sequencing Solutions, Pleasanton, California
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Giltnane JM, Balko JM, Dorothee N, Nghiem S, Daemen A, Naouri E, Lo AA, Harrison BT, Schlosnagle EJ, Havnar C, Espiritu C, Stover DG, Overmoyer BA. Abstract P6-15-02: Automated tissue dissection of dermal lymphatic emboli in inflammatory breast cancer enhances accuracy of transcriptional analysis. Cancer Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs19-p6-15-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction: Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a clinical diagnosis that spans all breast cancer subtypes. The clinical course of IBC is associated with poorer outcomes than molecular subtype-matched non-IBC and represents an unmet need in breast cancer therapy. IBC is characterized by invasive dermal lymphatic tumor emboli (DLTE) resulting in erythema and edema of the breast. This suggests a common molecular theme, which if identified and targeted, could reduce mortality. Although several genomic and transcriptomic studies of IBC have been performed, no definitive genomic drivers have been identified. We hypothesized that the genomic features of IBC remain undiscovered because only the primary tumor has been analyzed, rather than the population of tumor cells responsible for the phenotype (i.e. DLTE). However, analysis of DLTE is challenging due to lack of effective technologies to purify these cells from the more abundant stroma.
Methods: We utilized the Millisect automated dissection (AD) technology, which can selectively recover tissue from targeted areas as small as 200µ2 on standard FFPE sections, on matched skin with DLTE and primary tumor slides from 7 post-treatment IBC mastectomy specimens. We performed RNA sequencing (RNAseq) on AD-enriched primary tumor and DLTE, on full sections from the same samples (including stroma and tumor) and on tissue remaining post-AD (containing residual stroma after tumor cell extraction).
Results: RNAseq analysis in AD-enriched primary tumor and DLTEs identified unique transcriptional patterns upregulated in DLTE indicative of lymphatic trafficking (e.g. CCL21), immunosuppression (e.g. S100A9/calprotectin), and myofibroblastomic differentiation (e.g. CD34, desmin, alpha-smooth muscle actin). Gene set enrichment corroborated these inferences, demonstrating DLTE enrichment of gene sets involved in chemokine/trafficking, tumor stemness, and smooth muscle contraction/migration. These gene sets were not apparent in samples extracted from the full sections.
Conclusions: Automated dissection technology enables specific investigation on the limited epithelial material that comprises inflammatory breast cancer involving dermal lymphatics. Further investigation, with cohort expansion to increase sample size and statistical power, will focus on pre-treatment skin biopsies with DTLE and matched breast tumor tissue. We expect this will yield novel insights into the biology and treatment of this unique phenotype.
Citation Format: Jennifer M Giltnane, Justin M Balko, Nickles Dorothee, Sarajane Nghiem, Anneleen Daemen, Emmanuel Naouri, Amy A Lo, Beth T Harrison, Emily J Schlosnagle, Charles Havnar, Carmina Espiritu, Daniel G Stover, Beth A Overmoyer. Automated tissue dissection of dermal lymphatic emboli in inflammatory breast cancer enhances accuracy of transcriptional analysis [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2019 Dec 10-14; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P6-15-02.
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- 1Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
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- 6Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
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Silberman R, F. Steiner D, Lo AA, Gomez A, Zehnder JL, Chu G, Suarez CJ. Complete and Prolonged Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in POLE-Mutated Colorectal Cancer. JCO Precis Oncol 2019; 3:1-5. [DOI: 10.1200/po.18.00214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Slaga D, Ellerman D, Lombana TN, Vij R, Li J, Hristopoulos M, Clark R, Johnston J, Shelton A, Mai E, Gadkar K, Lo AA, Koerber JT, Totpal K, Prell R, Lee G, Spiess C, Junttila TT. Avidity-based binding to HER2 results in selective killing of HER2-overexpressing cells by anti-HER2/CD3. Sci Transl Med 2019; 10:10/463/eaat5775. [PMID: 30333240 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aat5775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
A primary barrier to the success of T cell-recruiting bispecific antibodies in the treatment of solid tumors is the lack of tumor-specific targets, resulting in on-target off-tumor adverse effects from T cell autoreactivity to target-expressing organs. To overcome this, we developed an anti-HER2/CD3 T cell-dependent bispecific (TDB) antibody that selectively targets HER2-overexpressing tumor cells with high potency, while sparing cells that express low amounts of HER2 found in normal human tissues. Selectivity is based on the avidity of two low-affinity anti-HER2 Fab arms to high target density on HER2-overexpressing cells. The increased selectivity to HER2-overexpressing cells is expected to mitigate the risk of adverse effects and increase the therapeutic index. Results included in this manuscript not only support the clinical development of anti-HER2/CD3 1Fab-immunoglobulin G TDB but also introduce a potentially widely applicable strategy for other T cell-directed therapies. The potential of this discovery has broad applications to further enable consideration of solid tumor targets that were previously limited by on-target, but off-tumor, autoimmunity.
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- Dionysos Slaga
- Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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Mandikian D, Takahashi N, Lo AA, Li J, Eastham-Anderson J, Slaga D, Ho J, Hristopoulos M, Clark R, Totpal K, Lin K, Joseph SB, Dennis MS, Prabhu S, Junttila TT, Boswell CA. Relative Target Affinities of T-Cell-Dependent Bispecific Antibodies Determine Biodistribution in a Solid Tumor Mouse Model. Mol Cancer Ther 2018; 17:776-785. [PMID: 29339550 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-17-0657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Anti-HER2/CD3, a T-cell-dependent bispecific antibody (TDB) construct, induces T-cell-mediated cell death in cancer cells expressing HER2 by cross-linking tumor HER2 with CD3 on cytotoxic T cells, thereby creating a functional cytolytic synapse. TDB design is a very challenging process that requires consideration of multiple parameters. Although therapeutic antibody design strategy is commonly driven by striving for the highest attainable antigen-binding affinity, little is known about how the affinity of each TDB arm can affect the targeting ability of the other arm and the consequent distribution and efficacy. To our knowledge, no distribution studies have been published using preclinical models wherein the T-cell-targeting arm of the TDB is actively bound to T cells. We used a combined approach involving radiochemistry, invasive biodistribution, and noninvasive single-photon emission tomographic (SPECT) imaging to measure TDB distribution and catabolism in transgenic mice with human CD3ε expression on T cells. Using CD3 affinity variants, we assessed the impact of CD3 affinity on short-term pharmacokinetics, tissue distribution, and cellular uptake. Our experimental approach determined the relative effects of (i) CD3 targeting to normal tissues, (ii) HER2 targeting to HER2-expressing tumors, and (iii) relative HER2/CD3 affinity, all as critical drivers for TDB distribution. We observed a strong correlation between CD3 affinity and distribution to T-cell-rich tissues, with higher CD3 affinity reducing systemic exposure and shifting TDB distribution away from tumor to T-cell-containing tissues. These observations have important implications for clinical translation of bispecific antibodies for cancer immunotherapy. Mol Cancer Ther; 17(4); 776-85. ©2018 AACR.
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pharmacology, Calibr, La Jolla, California
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- Denali Therapeutics Inc., South San Francisco, California
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Kumar N, Adam SZ, Goodhartz LA, Hoff FL, Lo AA, Miller FH. Beyond hepatic hemangiomas: the diverse appearances of gastrointestinal and genitourinary hemangiomas. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 40:3313-29. [PMID: 26239397 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-015-0515-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hemangiomas are common lesions, best known for their appearance in the liver. Their appearance in less common locations, such as the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts, is less well known. We will review the typical and atypical appearance of hemangiomas in these locations on sonography, CT, and MRI.
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- Nishant Kumar
- Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North Saint Clair St. Suite 800, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North Saint Clair St. Suite 800, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North Saint Clair St. Suite 800, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North Saint Clair St. Suite 800, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North Saint Clair St. Suite 800, Chicago, USA.
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Keswani RN, Law R, Ciolino JD, Lo AA, Gluskin AB, Bentrem DJ, Komanduri S, Pacheco JA, Grande D, Thompson WK. Adverse events after surgery for nonmalignant colon polyps are common and associated with increased length of stay and costs. Gastrointest Endosc 2016; 84:296-303.e1. [PMID: 26828760 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2016.01.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Endoscopic resection (ER) is a safe and effective treatment for nonmalignant complex colorectal polyps (complex polyps). Surgical resection (SR) remains prevalent despite limited outcomes data. We aimed to evaluate SR outcomes for complex polyps and compare SR outcomes to those of ER. METHODS We performed a single-center, retrospective, cohort study of all patients undergoing SR (2003-2013) and ER (2011-2013) for complex polyps. We excluded patients with invasive carcinoma from the SR cohort. Primary outcomes were 12-month adverse event (AE) rate, length of stay (LOS), and costs. SR outcomes over a 3-year period (2011-2013) were compared with the overlapping ER cohort. RESULTS Over the 11-year period, 359 patients (mean [± SD] age 64 ± 11 years) underwent SR (58% laparoscopic) for complex polyps. In total, 17% experienced an AE, and 3% required additional surgery; 12-month mortality was 1%. Including readmissions, median LOS was 5 days (IQR 4-7 days), and costs were $14,528. When an AE occurred, costs ($25,557 vs $14,029; P < .0001) and LOS (11 vs 5 days; P < .0001) significantly increased. From 2011 to 2013, 198 patients were referred for ER, and 73 underwent primary SR (70% laparoscopic). There was a lower AE rate for ER versus primary SR (10% vs 18%; P = .09). ER costs (including rescue SR, when required) were lower than those of primary SR ($2152 vs $15,264; P < .0001). CONCLUSIONS AEs occur in approximately one-sixth of patients after SR for complex polyps. ER-accounting for rescue SR caused by malignancy, AEs, or incomplete resection-is associated with markedly lower costs than SR. These data should be used when counseling patients about treatment options for complex polyps.
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- Rajesh N Keswani
- Division of Gastroenterology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Sodikoff JB, Lo AA, Shetuni BB, Kahrilas PJ, Yang GY, Pandolfino JE. Response to Furuzawa-Carballeda et al. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2016; 28:609. [PMID: 27010237 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- J B Sodikoff
- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
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Lo AA, Gao J, Rao MS, Yang GY. Composite Epstein–Barr Virus–Associated B-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorder and Tubular Adenoma in a Rectal Polyp. Int J Surg Pathol 2016; 24:73-77. [DOI: 10.1177/1066896915604736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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Composite tumors are formed when there is intermingling between two components of separate tumors seen histologically. Cases demonstrating composite tubular adenoma with other types of tumors in the colon are rare. Composite tubular adenomas with nonlymphoid tumors including carcinoids, microcarcinoids, and small cell undifferentiated carcinoma have been reported in the literature. The occurrence of composite lymphoma and tubular adenoma within the colorectal tract is extremely rare. Only three cases have been reported and include one case of mantle cell lymphoma and two cases of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma arising in composite tubular adenomas. We present the first case of composite Epstein–Barr virus–associated B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder and tubular adenoma in a rectal polyp with a benign endoscopic appearance.
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- Amy A. Lo
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
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Sodikoff JB, Lo AA, Shetuni BB, Kahrilas PJ, Yang GY, Pandolfino JE. Histopathologic patterns among achalasia subtypes. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2016; 28:139-45. [PMID: 26542087 PMCID: PMC4688144 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Achalasia has three distinct manometric phenotypes. This study aimed to determine if there were corresponding histopathologic patterns. METHODS We retrospectively examined surgical muscularis propria biopsies obtained from 46 patients during laparoscopic esophagomyotomy. Pre-operative (conventional) manometry tracings were reviewed by two expert gastroenterologists who categorized patients into Chicago Classification subtypes. Pathology specimens were graded on degree of neuronal loss, inflammation, fibrosis, and muscle changes. KEY RESULTS Manometry studies were categorized as follows: type I (n = 20), type II (n = 20), type III (n = 3), and esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (EGJOO) (n = 3). On histopathology, complete ganglion cell loss occurred in 74% of specimens, inflammation in 17%, fibrosis in 11%, and muscle atrophy in 2%. Comparing type I and type II specimens, there was a statistically significant greater proportion of type I specimens with aganglionosis (19/20 vs 13/20, p = 0.044) and a statistically significant greater degree of ganglion cell loss in type I specimens (Wilcoxon Rank-Sum, p = 0.016). CD3(+) /CD8(+) cytotoxic T cells represented the predominant inflammatory infiltrate on immunohistochemistry. Three patients had completely normal appearing tissue (1 each in type II, type III, EGJOO). CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES The greater degree, but similar pattern, of ganglion cell loss observed in type I compared to type II achalasia specimens suggests that type I achalasia represents a progression from type II achalasia. The spectrum of histopathologic findings - from complete neuronal loss to lymphocytic inflammation to apparently normal histopathology - emphasizes that 'achalasia' represents a pathogenically heterogeneous patient group with the commonality being EGJ outflow obstruction.
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- Jamie B Sodikoff
- Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611
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- Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611
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- Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611
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Lo AA, Peevey J, Lo EC, Guitart J, Rao MS, Yang GY. Isolated Gallbladder Intramucosal Metastatic Melanoma With Features Mimicking Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma. Int J Surg Pathol 2015; 23:409-13. [PMID: 26041740 DOI: 10.1177/1066896915588932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Malignant melanoma has a variety of morphologic patterns and can metastasize and mimic any type of neoplastic process creating significant diagnostic difficulty. When metastasis to the gastrointestinal system is identified, it is most commonly associated with widely metastatic disease. We report a rare case of isolated gallbladder intramucosal metastatic melanoma with features mimicking lymphoepithelial carcinoma in an adult patient who presented with cholecystitis. Additionally, we report the imaging and morphologic features and discuss the importance of these findings along with a clear clinical history and immunohistochemical profile to make a definitive diagnosis.
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- Amy A Lo
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
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Lo AA, Lo EC, Rao MS, Yang GY. Concurrent Acute Necrotizing Adenovirus Hepatitis and Enterocolitis in an Adult Patient After Double Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplant for Refractory Crohn's Disease. Int J Surg Pathol 2015; 23:404-8. [PMID: 25998316 DOI: 10.1177/1066896915587758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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It has been recently recognized that adenovirus is a pathogen with high morbidity and mortality among immunocompromised patients, particularly after solid organ or stem cell transplant. Confluent necrotizing hepatitis secondary to adenovirus infection alone or together with other organ involvement is extremely rare. There are only 32 cases of confluent necrotizing hepatitis reported in adults since 1960 and most occur after iatrogenic immunosuppression for bone marrow or solid organ transplantation or in other states of immunosuppression, including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or chemotherapy treatment. We present the first case of concurrent adenovirus-induced necrotizing hepatitis and enterocolitis in an adult patient after double cord stem cell transplant for refractory Crohn's disease. Additionally, we report the imaging and morphologic findings and discuss the potential significance of morphology and immunohistochemistry as a practical approach for identifying adenovirus.
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- Amy A Lo
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Lo AA, Lo EC, Li H, Zhang W, Liao J, Rao MS, Miller F, Yang GY. Unique morphologic and clinical features of liver predominant/primary small cell carcinoma--autopsy and biopsy case series. Ann Diagn Pathol 2014; 18:151-6. [PMID: 24667053 DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2014.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Liver predominant small cell carcinoma is rare but often presents as hyperacute liver failure with unknown primary and is a medical emergency. We present 2 autopsy and 7 biopsy cases of liver predominant small cell carcinoma and demonstrate that these patients present with liver failure and identifiable hepatomegaly but lack discrete lesions on imaging as well as no mass lesions identified in other organs including lung. Compared with the multiple nodules of metastatic small cell carcinoma in the liver, unique morphologic feature of liver predominant/primary small cell carcinoma in autopsy and biopsy specimens was a diffuse infiltration of small blue neoplastic cells predominantly in the sinusoidal space in the liver parenchyma. Before diagnosing liver predominant/primary small cell carcinoma, other infiltrating small blue cell neoplasms including lymphoma and peripheral neuroectodermal tumor need to be ruled out through immunohistochemistry. We, therefore, demonstrate that liver biopsy together with a rapid panel of immunostains is necessary to firmly establish a diagnosis of liver predominant small cell carcinoma and allow clinicians to immediately implement potentially lifesaving chemotherapy.
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- Amy A Lo
- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Department of Radiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60601
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611.
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Context.—Individuals who are immune deficient are at an increased risk for developing lymphoproliferative lesions and lymphomas. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is 1 of 4 clinical settings associated with immunodeficiency recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) in which there is an increased incidence of lymphoma and other lymphoproliferative disorders.
Objectives.—To describe the major categories of benign lymphoid proliferations, including progressive HIV-related lymphadenopathy, benign lymphoepithelial cystic lesions, and multicentric Castleman disease, as well as the different types of HIV-related lymphomas as defined by the WHO. The characteristic morphologic, immunophenotypic, and genetic features of the different entities will be discussed in addition to some of the pathogenetic mechanisms.
Data Sources.—The WHO classification of tumors of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues (2001 and 2008), published literature from PubMed (National Library of Medicine), published textbooks, and primary material from the authors' current and previous institutions.
Conclusions.—HIV infection represents one of the clinical settings recognized by the WHO in which immunodeficiency-related lymphoproliferative disorders may arise. Although most lymphomas that arise in patients with HIV infection are diffuse, aggressive B-cell lesions, other lesions, which are “benign” lymphoid proliferations, may also be associated with significant clinical consequences. These lymphoproliferations, like many other immunodeficiency-associated lymphoproliferative disorders, are often difficult to classify. Studies of HIV-associated lymphoid proliferations will continue to increase our understanding of both the immune system and lymphomagenesis.
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- Amy Chadburn
- From the Department of Pathology, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (Drs Chadburn, Abdul-Nabi, Teruya, and Lo)
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- From the Department of Pathology, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (Drs Chadburn, Abdul-Nabi, Teruya, and Lo)
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- From the Department of Pathology, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (Drs Chadburn, Abdul-Nabi, Teruya, and Lo)
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- From the Department of Pathology, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (Drs Chadburn, Abdul-Nabi, Teruya, and Lo)
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Lo AA, Faye-Petersen OM, Ernst LM. Intrauterine fetal death of a monochorionic twin with peripheral pulmonary infarcts: potential thromboembolic events following death of co-twin. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2012; 15:142-5. [PMID: 22070756 DOI: 10.2350/11-07-1056-cr.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In utero fetal lung infarction has rarely been reported. We present a case of intrauterine lung infarction in a 28-3/7 weeks' gestation monochorionic twin following intrauterine fetal demise of the co-twin at 20 weeks. This case highlights the potential for thromboembolic events (TBEs) associated with monochorionic gestations to include pulmonary TBE and infarction among the risks for fetal morbidity and mortality.
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- Amy A Lo
- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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