A Dysfunctional T-cell Gene Signature for Predicting Nonresponse to PD-1 Blockade in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer That Is Suitable for Routine Clinical Diagnostics

©2023 The Authors; Published by the American Association for Cancer Research..

PURPOSE: Because PD-1 blockade is only effective in a minority of patients with advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), biomarkers are needed to guide treatment decisions. Tumor infiltration by PD-1T tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL), a dysfunctional TIL pool with tumor-reactive capacity, can be detected by digital quantitative IHC and has been established as a novel predictive biomarker in NSCLC. To facilitate translation of this biomarker to the clinic, we aimed to develop a robust RNA signature reflecting a tumor's PD-1T TIL status.

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: mRNA expression analysis using the NanoString nCounter platform was performed in baseline tumor samples from 41 patients with advanced-stage NSCLC treated with nivolumab that were selected on the basis of PD-1T TIL infiltration by IHC. Samples were included as a training cohort (n = 41) to develop a predictive gene signature. This signature was independently validated in a second cohort (n = 42). Primary outcome was disease control at 12 months (DC 12 m), and secondary outcome was progression-free and overall survival.

RESULTS: Regularized regression analysis yielded a signature using 12 out of 56 differentially expressed genes between PD-1T IHC-high tumors from patients with DC 12 m and PD-1T IHC-low tumors from patients with progressive disease (PD). In the validation cohort, 6/6 (100%) patients with DC 12 m and 23/36 (64%) with PD were correctly classified with a negative predictive value (NPV) of 100% and a positive predictive value of 32%.

CONCLUSIONS: The PD-1T mRNA signature showed a similar high sensitivity and high NPV as the digital IHC quantification of PD-1T TIL. This finding provides a straightforward approach allowing for easy implementation in a routine diagnostic clinical setting.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 30(2024), 4 vom: 16. Feb., Seite 814-823

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hummelink, Karlijn [VerfasserIn]
Tissier, Renaud [VerfasserIn]
Bosch, Linda J W [VerfasserIn]
Krijgsman, Oscar [VerfasserIn]
van den Heuvel, Michel M [VerfasserIn]
Theelen, Willemijn S M E [VerfasserIn]
Damotte, Diane [VerfasserIn]
Goldwasser, François [VerfasserIn]
Leroy, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Smit, Egbert F [VerfasserIn]
Meijer, Gerrit A [VerfasserIn]
Thommen, Daniela S [VerfasserIn]
Monkhorst, Kim [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

B7-H1 Antigen
Journal Article
Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor
RNA, Messenger
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 19.02.2024

Date Revised 14.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-1061

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365796239