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ArticleDiscover oncology2025

Ki-67 expression in anti-programmed cell death protein-1 antibody-bound CD8

Toshiaki Tsurui, Masahiro Hosonuma, Aya Sasaki, Yuuki Maruyama, Yasunobu Amari, Eiji Funayama, Kohei Tajima, Hitoshi Toyoda, Junya Isobe, Yoshitaka Yamazaki and 19 more

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Article in Discover oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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29 authors.

Toshiaki TsuruiDivision of Medical Pharmacology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Masahiro HosonumaDivision of Medical Pharmacology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Aya SasakiDivision of Medical Pharmacology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuuki MaruyamaDivision of Medical Pharmacology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yasunobu AmariDepartment of Clinical Immuno-Oncology, Clinical Research Institute for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Showa University, 6-11-11 Kitakarasuyama, Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo, 157-8577, Japan.
Eiji FunayamaDepartment of Clinical Immuno-Oncology, Clinical Research Institute for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Showa University, 6-11-11 Kitakarasuyama, Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo, 157-8577, Japan.
Kohei TajimaDepartment of Clinical Immuno-Oncology, Clinical Research Institute for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Showa University, 6-11-11 Kitakarasuyama, Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo, 157-8577, Japan.
Hitoshi ToyodaDivision of Medical Pharmacology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Junya IsobeDepartment of Clinical Immuno-Oncology, Clinical Research Institute for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Showa University, 6-11-11 Kitakarasuyama, Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo, 157-8577, Japan.
Yoshitaka YamazakiPharmacological Research Center, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuta BabaDepartment of Clinical Immuno-Oncology, Clinical Research Institute for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Showa University, 6-11-11 Kitakarasuyama, Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo, 157-8577, Japan.
Midori ShidaDepartment of Clinical Immuno-Oncology, Clinical Research Institute for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Showa University, 6-11-11 Kitakarasuyama, Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo, 157-8577, Japan.
Yuko UdakaDivision of Medical Pharmacology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Emiko MuraDepartment of Medical Oncology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Risako SuzukiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Nana IriguchiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomoyuki IshiguroDepartment of Medical Oncology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuya HirasawaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Ryotaro OhkumaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Masahiro ShimokawaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hirotsugu AriizumiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yutaro KubotaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Atsushi HoriikeDepartment of Medical Oncology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Satoshi WadaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Atsuo KuramasuDepartment of Clinical Immuno-Oncology, Clinical Research Institute for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Showa University, 6-11-11 Kitakarasuyama, Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo, 157-8577, Japan.
Mayumi TsujiPharmacological Research Center, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuji KiuchiDivision of Medical Pharmacology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Takuya TsunodaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Showa University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kiyoshi YoshimuraDepartment of Clinical Immuno-Oncology, Clinical Research Institute for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Showa University, 6-11-11 Kitakarasuyama, Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo, 157-8577, Japan. kyoshim1@med.showa-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4816-1826

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsDeveloping predictive biomarkers for immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is important. Programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) receptor occupancy by anti-PD-1 antibodies on circulating T cells varies among patients. However, the association between the exhaustion of these antibody-bound T cells and the clinical efficacy of ICIs remains unknown. Therefore, the present study was aimed at evaluating this association.

methodsThis prospective cohort study included patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) who received pembrolizumab therapy. Peripheral blood samples were collected during the second cycle of chemotherapy. We analyzed the relationship between exhaustion markers in pembrolizumab-bound (PB) T cells and clinical response.

resultsA total of 21 patients were analyzed, including 12 patients with NSCLC and 9 patients with ESCC. The expression of Ki-67 in PB-CD8

conclusionThe expression of Ki-67 of PB-CD8

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BiomarkerExhaustionImmune checkpoint inhibitorKi-67Memory T cellsPD-1/PD-L1 signaling

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PMID40100476
PMCPMC11920542

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