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Objectives: Expression of programmed cell death–ligand 1 (PD-L1) has been associated with clinical outcome of programmed cell death–1 (PD-1) pathway blockade in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx assay, the only companion diagnostic for pembrolizumab therapy, has revealed that ∼30% of all NSCLCs express PD-L1 at a high level. The frequency of high PD-L1 expression in NSCLCs with known driver oncogenes has remained unclear, however. Materials and methods: We retrospectively evaluated PD-L1 expression with the 22C3 assay in tumor tissue of 80 lung adenocarcinoma patients including 71 with EGFR mutations and 9 with ALK rearrangements, all of whom were treated with corresponding tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Results: Of the 80 tumors analyzed, 26 (32.5%) had a PD-L1 tumor proportion score (TPS) of 1%–49% and 9 (11.3%) had a PD-L1 TPS of ≥50%; 35 (43.8%) thus had a PD-L1 TPS of ≥1%. Of the 71 tumors with EGFR mutations, 23 (32.4%) had a PD-L1 TPS of 1%–49% and 7 (9.9%) had a PD-L1 TPS of ≥50%. A PD-L1 TPS of ≥1% was not associated with any clinical characteristic examined. Progression-free survival on initial TKI treatment was significantly poorer for patients with a PD-L1 TPS of ≥1% than for those with a PD-L1 TPS of <1% (p =.016). Conclusions: A subset of patients with EGFR mutations or ALK rearrangements had a PD-L1 TPS of ≥50%. Prospective studies are thus warranted to examine the efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in such patients.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 36-40 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Lung Cancer |
| Volume | 118 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2018 |
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- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cancer Research
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PD-L1 expression in lung adenocarcinoma harboring EGFR mutations or ALK rearrangements. / Yoneshima, Yasuto; Ijichi, Kayo; Anai, Satoshi; Ota, Keiichi; Otsubo, Kohei; Iwama, Eiji; Tanaka, Kentaro; Oda, Yoshinao; Nakanishi, Yoichi; Okamoto, Isamu.
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T1 - PD-L1 expression in lung adenocarcinoma harboring EGFR mutations or ALK rearrangements
AU - Yoneshima, Yasuto
AU - Ijichi, Kayo
AU - Anai, Satoshi
AU - Ota, Keiichi
AU - Otsubo, Kohei
AU - Iwama, Eiji
AU - Tanaka, Kentaro
AU - Oda, Yoshinao
AU - Nakanishi, Yoichi
AU - Okamoto, Isamu
PY - 2018/4
Y1 - 2018/4
N2 - Objectives: Expression of programmed cell death–ligand 1 (PD-L1) has been associated with clinical outcome of programmed cell death–1 (PD-1) pathway blockade in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx assay, the only companion diagnostic for pembrolizumab therapy, has revealed that ∼30% of all NSCLCs express PD-L1 at a high level. The frequency of high PD-L1 expression in NSCLCs with known driver oncogenes has remained unclear, however. Materials and methods: We retrospectively evaluated PD-L1 expression with the 22C3 assay in tumor tissue of 80 lung adenocarcinoma patients including 71 with EGFR mutations and 9 with ALK rearrangements, all of whom were treated with corresponding tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Results: Of the 80 tumors analyzed, 26 (32.5%) had a PD-L1 tumor proportion score (TPS) of 1%–49% and 9 (11.3%) had a PD-L1 TPS of ≥50%; 35 (43.8%) thus had a PD-L1 TPS of ≥1%. Of the 71 tumors with EGFR mutations, 23 (32.4%) had a PD-L1 TPS of 1%–49% and 7 (9.9%) had a PD-L1 TPS of ≥50%. A PD-L1 TPS of ≥1% was not associated with any clinical characteristic examined. Progression-free survival on initial TKI treatment was significantly poorer for patients with a PD-L1 TPS of ≥1% than for those with a PD-L1 TPS of <1% (p =.016). Conclusions: A subset of patients with EGFR mutations or ALK rearrangements had a PD-L1 TPS of ≥50%. Prospective studies are thus warranted to examine the efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in such patients.
AB - Objectives: Expression of programmed cell death–ligand 1 (PD-L1) has been associated with clinical outcome of programmed cell death–1 (PD-1) pathway blockade in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx assay, the only companion diagnostic for pembrolizumab therapy, has revealed that ∼30% of all NSCLCs express PD-L1 at a high level. The frequency of high PD-L1 expression in NSCLCs with known driver oncogenes has remained unclear, however. Materials and methods: We retrospectively evaluated PD-L1 expression with the 22C3 assay in tumor tissue of 80 lung adenocarcinoma patients including 71 with EGFR mutations and 9 with ALK rearrangements, all of whom were treated with corresponding tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Results: Of the 80 tumors analyzed, 26 (32.5%) had a PD-L1 tumor proportion score (TPS) of 1%–49% and 9 (11.3%) had a PD-L1 TPS of ≥50%; 35 (43.8%) thus had a PD-L1 TPS of ≥1%. Of the 71 tumors with EGFR mutations, 23 (32.4%) had a PD-L1 TPS of 1%–49% and 7 (9.9%) had a PD-L1 TPS of ≥50%. A PD-L1 TPS of ≥1% was not associated with any clinical characteristic examined. Progression-free survival on initial TKI treatment was significantly poorer for patients with a PD-L1 TPS of ≥1% than for those with a PD-L1 TPS of <1% (p =.016). Conclusions: A subset of patients with EGFR mutations or ALK rearrangements had a PD-L1 TPS of ≥50%. Prospective studies are thus warranted to examine the efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in such patients.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.lungcan.2018.01.024
DO - 10.1016/j.lungcan.2018.01.024
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JO - Lung Cancer
JF - Lung Cancer
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