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ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2019

Efficacy of PD-1 blockade in cervical cancer is related to a CD8

A M Heeren, J Rotman, A G M Stam, N Pocorni, A A Gassama, S Samuels, M C G Bleeker, C H Mom, H J M A A Zijlmans, G G Kenter and 2 more

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Article in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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43 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

A M HeerenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
J RotmanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
A G M StamDepartment of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
N PocorniDepartment of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
A A GassamaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
S SamuelsCenter for Gynecologic Oncology Amsterdam (CGOA), Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
M C G BleekerDepartment of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
C H MomCenter for Gynecologic Oncology Amsterdam (CGOA), Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
H J M A A ZijlmansCenter for Gynecologic Oncology Amsterdam (CGOA), The Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
G G KenterCenter for Gynecologic Oncology Amsterdam (CGOA), Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
E S JordanovaCenter for Gynecologic Oncology Amsterdam (CGOA), Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
T D de GruijlDepartment of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. TD.deGruijl@vumc.nl.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NLAmsterdam University Medical Centers · NLCentrum voor Gynaecologische Oncologie Amsterdam · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCervical cancer (CxCa) is mainly a locally invading disease that metastasizes to loco-regional lymph node basins before involving distant organs in more advanced stages. Local immune potentiation of tumor-draining lymph nodes (TDLN) may thus protect against tumor progression.

methodsTo identify therapeutic targets for local immune modulation, multi-parameter flow cytometric T-cell profiling of primary cervical tumors (PT) and TDLN (n = 37) was performed. The in-vitro effect of PD-1 blockade on T-cell reactivity to HPV16 E6 oncoproteins was determined in cultures of TDLN and PT single cell suspensions (n = 19). Also, intracellular cytokine staining (ICS) upon anti-CD3 stimulation was performed in metastatic TDLN (LN+) and PT (n = 7), as well as multiplexed immunofluorescence histochemistry staining (n = 8).

resultsOur data revealed elevated rates of activated regulatory T cells (aTregs) and of central or effector memory CD8

conclusionThese observations support local PD-(L)1 blockade to interrupt loco-regional immune suppression in CxCa and control metastatic spread to TDLN. Furthermore, our data identify CD8

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AdultAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleHumansLymph NodesMiddle AgedNivolumabOncogene Proteins, ViralProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRepressor ProteinsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsUterine Cervical NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalE6 protein, Human papillomavirus type 16NivolumabOncogene Proteins, ViralPDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRepressor ProteinsCervical cancerFoxP3HPV16 E6Lymph nodesPD-1 blockadeT cells

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PMID30755279
PMCPMC6373123
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