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ArticleEuropean journal of breast health2022

PD-1 and PD-L1 Expression in Indian Women with Breast Cancer.

Kishan R Bharadwa, Kuheli Dasgupta, Suma Mysore Narayana, C Ramachandra, Suresh M C Babu, Annapoorni Rangarajan, Rekha V Kumar

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Article in European journal of breast health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Kishan R BharadwaIISc Mathematics Initiative, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7250-3593
Kuheli DasguptaDepartment of Molecular Reproduction Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9313-4969
Suma Mysore NarayanaDepartment of Pathology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO), Bangalore, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9313-4969
C RamachandraDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO), Bangalore, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4193-4497
Suresh M C BabuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO), Bangalore, India.
Annapoorni RangarajanDepartment of Molecular Reproduction Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0972-2184
Rekha V KumarDepartment of Pathology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO), Bangalore, India.
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology · INIndian Institute of Science Bangalore · IN

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Abstract

objectiveThe interaction between programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) on activated T-lymphocytes and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) on tumor cells or antigen-presenting cells sends immunosuppressive signals leading to the escape of tumor cells from the host anti-tumor immune response. Inhibiting this interaction with antibodies against PD-1 or PD-L1 is emerging as a valuable therapeutic strategy. However, tissue distribution patterns for PD-L1 and PD-1 in breast cancer patients from India are not reported, yet many clinical trials are underway. In this study the expression of PD-1 and PD-L1 in breast cancer patient samples from India was characterized. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study included 392 cases of operated breast cancer (2012-2017) from a tertiary cancer care center in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Paraffin blocks were retrievable and receptor status was known. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed using anti-PD-L1 and anti-PD-1 antibodies. RNA was isolated from 76 fresh tumors and nine adjacent normal tissues (2019). PD-L1 transcript levels were measured by RT-qPCR using

resultsBased on IHC, PD-1 expression within tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TIICs) was observed in 55/385 cases (14%) across all breast cancer types. In triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), 21/132 cases (16%) showed PD-1 staining in TIICs. The overall expression of PD-L1 in breast tumor cells across all breast cancer subtypes and TIICs was 11% (41/378) and 39% (151/385), respectively. A relatively higher proportion of TNBC cases had PD-L1 expression in tumor cells (17/132 cases, 13%) and immune cells (68/132 cases, 52%). We also detected PD-L1 transcript expression by qRT-PCR in freshly isolated tumor samples.

conclusionThese findings show that around 52% (68/132) of the TNBC cases express PD-L1 in TIICs. Hence, anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy alone or combined with chemotherapy may be a promising treatment for TNBC in Indian patients.

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immunohistochemistryprogrammed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1)Triple-negative breast cancer

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