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ArticleCancer science2018

PD-L1 expression is mainly regulated by interferon gamma associated with JAK-STAT pathway in gastric cancer.

Kousaku Mimura, Jun Liang Teh, Hirokazu Okayama, Kensuke Shiraishi, Ley-Fang Kua, Vivien Koh, Duane T Smoot, Hassan Ashktorab, Takahiro Oike, Yoshiyuki Suzuki and 7 more

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Article in Cancer science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 242 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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242citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
10.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

242 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 316 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Kousaku MimuraDepartment of Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2565-154X
Jun Liang TehDepartment of Surgery, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.
Hirokazu OkayamaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Kensuke ShiraishiFirst Department of Surgery, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
Ley-Fang KuaNational University Cancer Institute Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.
Vivien KohNational University Cancer Institute Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.
Duane T SmootDepartment of Internal Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA.
Hassan AshktorabDepartment of Medicine and Cancer Center, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA.
Takahiro OikeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan.
Yoshiyuki SuzukiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Zul FazreenCancer Science Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Bernadette R AsuncionCancer Science Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Asim ShabbirNational University Cancer Institute Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.
Wei-Peng YongNational University Cancer Institute Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.
Jimmy SoNational University Cancer Institute Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.
Richie SoongCancer Science Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Koji KonoDepartment of Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0106-2767
National University of Singapore · SGFukushima Medical University · JPNational University Cancer Institute, Singapore · SGGunma University · JPHoward University · USMeharry Medical College · USNational University Health System · SGUniversity of Yamanashi · JP

Funding

The RCMI Program in Health Disparities Research at Meharry Medical College - SupplementU54MD007586 · NIMHD · MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE · PI Maureen Sanderson · 2017 to 2026
$48.2M
NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD007586
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite multidisciplinary treatment for patients with advanced gastric cancer, their prognosis remains poor. Therefore, the development of novel therapeutic strategies is urgently needed, and immunotherapy utilizing anti-programmed death 1/-programmed death ligand-1 mAb is an attractive approach. However, as there is limited information on how programmed death ligand-1 is upregulated on tumor cells within the tumor microenvironment, we examined the mechanism of programmed death ligand-1 regulation with a particular focus on interferon gamma in an in vitro setting and in clinical samples. Our in vitro findings showed that interferon gamma upregulated programmed death ligand-1 expression on solid tumor cells through the JAK-signal transducer and activator of transcription pathway, and impaired the cytotoxicity of tumor antigen-specific CTL against tumor cells. Following treatment of cells with anti-programmed death ligand-1 mAb after interferon gamma-pre-treatment, the reduced anti-tumor CTL activity by interferon gamma reached a higher level than the non-treatment control targets. In contrast, programmed death ligand-1 expression on tumor cells also significantly correlated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition phenotype in a panel of solid tumor cells. In clinical gastric cancer samples, tumor membrane programmed death ligand-1 expression significantly positively correlated with the presence of CD8-positive T cells in the stroma and interferon gamma expression in the tumor. The results suggest that gastric cancer patients with high CD8-positive T-cell infiltration may be more responsive to anti-programmed death 1/-programmed death ligand-1 mAb therapy.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, MonoclonalB7-H1 AntigenCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleHumansInterferon-gammaJanus KinasesMaleMiddle AgedSignal TransductionSTAT Transcription FactorsAntibodies, MonoclonalB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanIFNG protein, humanInterferon-gammaJanus KinasesSTAT Transcription FactorsCD8gastric cancerIFN-γPD-L1TILs

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PMID29034543
PMCPMC5765310
OpenAlexW2767183168

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