Response Prediction and Evaluation Using PET in Patients with Solid Tumors Treated with Immunotherapy.
Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Borm FJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8234914 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Publications
Response Prediction and Evaluation Using PET in Patients with Solid Tumors Treated with Immunotherapy.
Borm Frank J FJ Smit Jasper J Oprea-Lager Daniela E DE Wondergem Maurits M Haanen John B A G JBAG Smit Egbert F EF de Langen Adrianus J AJ
Cancers 20210621 12
In multiple malignancies, checkpoint inhibitor therapy has an established role in the first-line treatment setting. However, only a subset of patients benefit from checkpoint inhibition, and as a result, the field of biomarker research is active. Molecular imaging with the use of positron emission tomography (PET) is one of the biomarkers that is being studied. PET tracers such as conventional <sup>18</sup>F-FDG but also PD-(L)1 directed tracers are being evaluated for their predictive power. Fu ...[more]
Similar Datasets
Project description:BackgroundImmune checkpoint inhibitors have been demonstrated to improve overall survival. Atypical patterns of response have been reported, including dissociated response (DR). We evaluated the prevalence of DR.Patients and methodsPatients had to have a baseline computed tomography (CT) scan and at least one follow-up CT scan and two target lesions (TLs). Three types of DR were evaluated using RECIST1.1: DR1, defined as at least one progressive and one responding TL; DR2, defined as at least one progressive and one stable TL; and DR3, defined as at least one stable and one responding TL.ResultsA total of 1244 measurements of 272 TLs were performed in 100 patients. Forty-nine out of the 272 TLs (18%) had received old or recent radiotherapy, and 42 (15%) had been biopsied. An objective response was observed in 22 patients (22%) and on 52 TLs (19%). DR1 were observed in 8% of patients. At the tumor measurement level, the response rate was lower in the case of prior radiotherapy (29% vs 34%, p = 0.01) and higher in the case of prior biopsy (40% vs 32%, p = 0.02).ConclusionsA DR was observed in 8% of patients. Response rate was lower in the case of prior radiotherapy and higher in the case of prior biopsy.
| S-EPMC8602606 | biostudies-literature
Project description:AimTo examine the role of [18F]FDG PET/CT for assessing response to immunotherapy in patients with some solid tumors.MethodsData recorded in a multicenter (n = 17), retrospective database between March and November 2021 were analyzed. The sample included patients with a confirmed diagnosis of a solid tumor who underwent serial [18F]FDG PET/CT (before and after one or more cycles of immunotherapy), who were >18 years of age, and had a follow-up of at least 12 months after their first PET/CT scan. Patients enrolled in clinical trials or without a confirmed diagnosis of cancer were excluded. The authors classified cases as having a complete or partial metabolic response to immunotherapy, or stable or progressive metabolic disease, based on a visual and semiquantitative analysis according to the EORTC criteria. Clinical response to immunotherapy was assessed at much the same time points as the serial PET scans, and both the obtained responses were compared.ResultsThe study concerned 311 patients (median age: 67; range: 31-89 years) in all. The most common neoplasm was lung cancer (56.9%), followed by malignant melanoma (32.5%). Nivolumab was administered in 46.3%, and pembrolizumab in 40.5% of patients. Baseline PET and a first PET scan performed at a median 3 months after starting immunotherapy were available for all 311 patients, while subsequent PET scans were obtained after a median 6, 12, 16, and 21 months for 199 (64%), 102 (33%), 46 (15%), and 23 (7%) patients, respectively. Clinical response to therapy was recorded at around the same time points after starting immunotherapy for 252 (81%), 173 (56%), 85 (27%), 40 (13%), and 22 (7%) patients, respectively. After a median 18 (1-137) months, 113 (36.3%) patients had died. On Kaplan-Meier analysis, metabolic responders on the first two serial PET scans showed a better prognosis than non-responders, while clinical response became prognostically informative from the second assessment after starting immunotherapy onwards.Conclusions[18F]FDG PET/CT could have a role in the assessment of response to immunotherapy in patients with some solid tumors. It can provide prognostic information and thus contribute to a patient's appropriate treatment. Prospective randomized controlled trials are mandatory.
| S-EPMC9913289 | biostudies-literature
Project description:Background and aimLenvatinib (LEN) has an antitumor effect with an early reduction in contrast enhancement for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this study was to reveal the most useful radiological response evaluation for overall survival (OS) in patients treated with LEN.MethodsPatients receiving LEN therapy (n = 80) were retrospectively recruited from April 2018 to January 2020. Enhanced computed tomography scans were performed at baseline and every 4-8 weeks. OS and radiological response were evaluated using response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST 1.1), modified RECIST (mRECIST), and Choi criteria. To be eligible for study, a minimal cumulative duration of LEN was 4 weeks. A total of 62 patients were included in the analysis.ResultsThe median OS was 469 days. The RECIST 1.1, mRECIST, and Choi criteria identified 14 (22.5%), 30 (48.3%), and 33 (53.2%) patients with an objective response, respectively. In the univariate analysis, Child-Pugh class B, major vascular invasion, and high alpha-fetoprotein (>200) were statistically significant poor prognostic factors. Radiological response was a significantly better prognostic factor in each criterion (RECIST, mRECIST, and Choi). In the multivariate analysis, radiological response evaluated by RECIST (hazard ratio, 0.259; 95% confidence interval, 0.0723-0.928; P = 0.038) was an independent factor. Furthermore, only RECIST significantly stratified prognosis (P = 0.041) when limited to the first evaluation.ConclusionRECIST 1.1 was useful even as early therapeutic evaluation for HCC patients treated with LEN. Understanding the characteristics of radiological response over time may contribute to improving the prognosis of patients with HCC.
| S-EPMC7731835 | biostudies-literature
Project description:Selumetinib (AZD6244, ARRY-142886) is a potent, selective, uncompetitive inhibitor of MEK 1 / 2, part of the RAF/MEK/ERK protein kinase signal cascade, which is responsible for tumor. This pilot study was used to explore if (18)F-fluoro-l-thymidine (FLT), a thymidine analogue positron emission tomography (PET) tracer and a surrogate marker for proliferation, can be used as an early predictor of response for patients with solid cancers treated with Selumetinib. FLT-PET scans were performed in four patients at baseline and after 2 weeks of treatment with Selumetinib. FLT uptake in tumors was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively by measuring standard uptake value (SUV) max in regions of interest (ROI). Results were compared to computed tomography (CT) scans (baseline and after 8 weeks), which were evaluated using the response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) 1.0 criteria. One patient with melanoma showed both a qualitative and quantitative decrease in FLT uptake associated with a decrease in sum of longest diameter of 12% RECIST on CT evaluation. Another patient who had colorectal carcinoma (CRC) showed a significant increase in FLT uptake with initially stable, but eventually progressive disease on CT. The other two patients (one with melanoma and one with CRC) showed no significant changes in FLT uptake, whereas CT evaluation showed progressive disease. This is the first report describing changes in FLT-PET in patients receiving Selumetinib. In two patients, changes in FLT uptake as early as after 2 weeks of treatment were consistent with CT results after 8 weeks. Biomarkers to predict and evaluate treatment the outcome of targeted therapies are highly warranted. These initial results need further investigation.
| S-EPMC3555396 | biostudies-literature
Project description:BackgroundAxitinib, a selective and potent tyrosine kinase inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors, was available to patients from Canada and Australia, prior to regulatory approval of axitinib in these countries, for treatment of clear-cell metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) after failure of one prior systemic regimen.MethodsThis single-arm, open-label study of axitinib evaluated the efficacy, safety, and quality of life (QoL) in patients with mRCC whose disease progressed after one prior systemic first-line regimen. Primary objective was objective response rate evaluated per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) and Choi criteria. Progression-free survival, overall survival, safety, and QoL were secondary end points. Due to the small study size, analyses comprised of descriptive statistics.ResultsFifteen patients were recruited, five from Canada and ten from Australia, over a limited recruitment period. Thirteen patients received sunitinib as prior therapy. All patients had clear-cell carcinoma, eleven had prior nephrectomy. Liver, lung, and lymph nodes were the most frequent sites of metastases; one patient had brain metastasis. Median time on axitinib was 118.0 days (range: 3.5-645.0 days); estimated survival probability at 12 months was 57.8%. Two (13.3%) patients had objective responses per RECIST versus nine (60.0%) per Choi criteria. Six patients had progressive disease based on RECIST versus three per Choi criteria. Nine (60.0%) events of progression or death occurred by the end of study, and three patients continued to receive the study drug. Fatigue (33%) and diarrhea (20%) were the most common grade ≥3 all-causality, treatment-emergent adverse events. The mean change in European Quality of Life - 5 Dimensions score from baseline to end of treatment was -0.0837.ConclusionThe small number of patients and lack of a comparator arm limit the ability to draw definitive conclusions; however, safety and efficacy profiles of axitinib were consistent with reports from previous studies in patients with mRCC, and patients generally maintained QoL. The sizeable difference observed in objective response rate by RECIST versus Choi criteria merits further research.
| S-EPMC4869634 | biostudies-literature
Project description:BackgroundTP53 is the most commonly mutated gene across all cancer types. R175H mutation was considered structural mutation where the mutation causes misfolding of the protein and leads to a significant conformational alterations within p53's DNA binding domain. The aim of this study was to explain the reason why R175H worse the response to immunotherapy by analyzing tumor immune microenvironment through the expression of immune cells and PD-1.Materials and methodsPatients diagnosed with metastatic carcinoma, including colorectal cancer (CRC), breast cancer (BRCA), gastric cancer (GC), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and 20 other cancer types, treated in a palliative setting at Samsung Medical Center between October 2019 and April 2021, were enrolled. Of these patients, those who underwent TDS analysis (TruSight™ Oncology 500 assay [TSO 500]) were finally analyzed.ResultsOf 1770 patients, 1012 (57.2%) harbored genetic alterations in TP53. All mutations were single nucleotide variants (SNVs), and the most frequent SNV was R175H (n = 84, 7.5%) which was known as one of the most common hotspot TP53 mutation. The overall survival of patients with TP53 R175H mutations was significantly worse following chemotherapy (606 vs. 456 days, p < 0.001) or immunotherapy (822 vs. 350 days, p < 0.001) compared to those with TP53 mutation in other loci. RNA sequencing indicated that the immune response-related pathways were downregulated in tumors harboring TP53 R175H mutation. Moreover, the expression of CD8(+) T cells PD-1 were lowered in R175H mutation tumors. In the analysis of TP53 structural domain, compared to those having TP53 mutation in other domain, patients with mutations occurring in the nuclear exporter signal (NES) and E4F1-binding domains had significantly worse overall survival following chemotherapy (NES: 606 vs. 451 days, p = 0.043; E4F1: 606 vs. 469 days, p = 0.046) and immunotherapy (NES: 822 vs. 403 days, p < 0.001; E4F1: 822 vs. 413 days, p < 0.001). In addition, tumors with TP53 mutation and co-existing copy number amplification of CCND1, FGF4, and FGF19 in chromosome 11 conferred worse prognosis than those with only TP53 mutation (p < 0.050).DiscussionEach TP53 mutations indicated differential treatment outcomes following chemotherapy or immunotherapy in patients with metastatic cancer. Functional analysis including RNASeq suggested that TP53 mutation downregulated immune response.ConclusionOverall, we found each TP53 mutation to indicate different prognoses in patients with metastatic tumors undergoing chemotherapy and ICI treatment. Further validations, including a prospective cohort study or a functional study, would be particularly valuable in advancing the knowledge on this aspect and developing improved prognostic parameters.
| S-EPMC10278489 | biostudies-literature
Project description:Simple Summary ACAP1 plays a key role in endocytic recycling, which is essential for the normal function of lymphocytes. This study aimed to assess the expression and function of ACAP1 in lymphocytes. In this study, we revealed that ACAP1 is expressed primarily in lymphocytes and is necessary for the normal function of lymphocytes. Its expression is regulated by promoter DNA methylation and the transcription factor SPI1. ACAP1 levels positively correlate with the infiltrating levels of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) across a broad range of solid cancer types. Moreover, ACAP1 deficiency is associated with poor prognosis and immunotherapeutic response in multiple cancer types treated with immunotherapy. Thus, this study demonstrates that ACAP1 is a novel lymphocyte marker. We propose a widely applicable indicator to predict response to immunotherapy that may guide cancer patient stratification for appropriate therapy. Abstract Background: ACAP1 plays a key role in endocytic recycling, which is essential for the normal function of lymphocytes. However, the expression and function of ACAP1 in lymphocytes have rarely been studied. Methods: Large-scale genomic data, including multiple bulk RNA-sequencing datasets, single-cell sequencing datasets, and immunotherapy cohorts, were exploited to comprehensively characterize ACAP1 expression, regulation, and function. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was used to uncover the pathways associated with ACAP1 expression. Eight algorithms, including TIMER, CIBERSORT, CIBERSORT-ABS, QUANTISEQ, xCELL, MCPCOUNTER, EPIC, and TIDE, were applied to estimate the infiltrating level of immune cells. Western blotting, qPCR, and ChIP-PCR were used to validate the findings from bioinformatic analyses. A T-cell co-culture killing assay was used to investigate the function of ACAP1 in lymphocytes. Results: ACAP1 was highly expressed in immune-related tissues and cells and minimally in other tissues. Moreover, single-cell sequencing analysis in tumor samples revealed that ACAP1 is expressed primarily in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), including T, B, and NK cells. ACAP1 expression is negatively regulated by promoter DNA methylation, with its promoter hypo-methylated in immune cells but hyper-methylated in other cells. Furthermore, SPI1 binds to the ACAP1 promoter and positively regulates its expression in immune cells. ACAP1 levels positively correlate with the infiltrating levels of TILs, especially CD8+ T cells, across a broad range of solid cancer types. ACAP1 deficiency is associated with poor prognosis and immunotherapeutic response in multiple cancer types treated with checkpoint blockade therapy (ICT). Functionally, the depletion of ACAP1 by RNA interference significantly impairs the T cell-mediated killing of tumor cells. Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that ACAP1 is essential for the normal function of TILs, and its deficiency indicates an immunologically “cold” status of tumors that are resistant to ICT.
| S-EPMC9740925 | biostudies-literature
Project description:Immunotherapy with immune checkpoint blockers (ICB) represents a valid therapeutic option in older patients for several solid cancer types. However, most of the data concerning efficacy and adverse events of ICB available are derived from younger and fitter patients. Reliable biomarkers are needed to better select the population that will benefit from ICB especially in older patients who may be at a higher risk of developing immune-related adverse events (irAEs) with a greater impact on their quality of life. The Lung Immune Prognostic Index (LIPI) is a score that combines pretreatment dNLR (neutrophils/[leukocytes - neutrophils]) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and is correlated with outcomes in patients treated with ICB in non-small-cell lung cancer. We aimed to assess the impact of LIPI in ICB outcomes in a dedicated cohort of older patients. The primary objective was to study the prognostic role of LIPI score in patients aged 70 years or above in a real-life population treated with anti-programmed death-(ligand)1 (anti PD-(L)1). dNLR and LDH were collected in a prospective cohort of patients aged 70 years or above treated with PD-(L)1 inhibitors with metastatic disease between June 2014 and October 2017 at Gustave Roussy. LIPI categorizes the population into three different prognostic groups: good (dNLR ≤ 3 and LDH ≤ ULN-upper normal limit), intermediate (dNLR > 3 or LDH > ULN), and poor (dNLR > 3 and LDH > ULN). Anti PD-(L)1 benefit was analyzed according to overall survival (OS), progression free survival (PFS), and overall response rate (ORR) using RECIST v1.1. criteria. In the 191 older patients treated, most of them (95%) were ICB-naïve, and 160 (84%) had an ECOG performance status of 0-1 with a median age at ICB treatment of 77 (range, 70-93). The most common tumor types were melanoma (66%) and non-small-cell lung cancer (15%). The median follow-up duration was 18.8 months (95% CI 14.7-24.2). LIPI classified the population into three different groups: 38 (23%) patients had a good LIPI score, 84 (51%) had an intermediate LIPI score, and 43 (26%) had a poor LIPI score. The median OS was 20.7 months [95% CI, 12.6-not reached] compared to 11.2 months [95% CI, 8.41-22.2] and 4.7 months [95% CI, 2.2-11.3] in patients with a good, intermediate, and poor LIPI score, respectively (p = 0.0003). The median PFS was 9.2 months [95% CI, 6.2-18.1] in the good LIPI group, 7.2 months [95% CI, 5.4-13] in the intermediate LIPI group, and 3.9 months [95% CI, 2.3-8.2] in the poor LIPI group (p = 0.09). The rate of early death (OS < 3 months) was 37% in the poor LIPI group compared to 5% in the good LIPI group (<0.001). Poor LIPI score was associated with a poorer outcome in older patients treated with anti PD-(L)1. LIPI is a simple and accessible worldwide tool that can serve as a prognostic factor and can be useful for stratification benefit from ICB.
| S-EPMC9600023 | biostudies-literature
Project description:Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions have been shown to exert immunosuppressive effects in different diseases. In consequence, RBC transfusions might also negatively influence the response to immunotherapeutic treatment approaches. To address how RBC transfusions impact response rates of antitumor immunotherapy (IT), we conducted a retrolective clinical study of patients with different solid tumors treated with IT (atezolizumab, pembrolizumab, nivolumab and/or ipilimumab). We assessed the number of RBC concentrates received within 30 days before and 60 days after the start of IT. Primary objective was the initial therapy response at first staging, secondary objectives the number of immune related adverse events and infections. 15 of 55 included patients (27.3%) received RBC concentrates. The response rates were 77.5% in the non-transfused (n=40) versus 46.7% in the transfused patient group (n=15) and reached statistical significance (p=0.047). The correlation between therapy response and transfusion was statistically significant (p=0.026) after adjustment for the only identified confounder “line of therapy”. In contrast, transfusion in the interval 30 days before IT showed no significant difference for treatment response (p=0.705). Moreover, no correlation was detected between RBC transfusion and irAE rate (p=0.149) or infection rate (p=0.135). In conclusion, we show for the first time that the administration of RBC transfusions during, but not before initiation of IT treatment, negatively influences the response rates to IT. Our findings suggest a restrictive transfusion management in patients undergoing IT to receive optimal response rates.
| S-EPMC9492841 | biostudies-literature
Project description:Immune-checkpoint inhibitors show promising effects in the treatment of multiple tumor types. Biomarkers are biological indicators used to select patients for a systemic anticancer treatment, but there are only a few clinically useful biomarkers such as PD-L1 expression and tumor mutational burden, which can be used to predict immunotherapy response. In this study, we established a database consisting of both gene expression and clinical data to identify biomarkers of response to anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, and anti-CTLA-4 immunotherapies. A GEO screening was executed to identify datasets with simultaneously available clinical response and transcriptomic data regardless of cancer type. The screening was restricted to the studies involving administration of anti-PD-1 (nivolumab, pembrolizumab), anti-PD-L1 (atezolizumab, durvalumab) or anti-CTLA-4 (ipilimumab) agents. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis and Mann-Whitney test were executed across all genes to identify features related to therapy response. The database consisted of 1434 tumor tissue samples from 19 datasets with esophageal, gastric, head and neck, lung, and urothelial cancers, plus melanoma. The strongest druggable gene candidates linked to anti-PD-1 resistance were SPIN1 (AUC = 0.682, P = 9.1E-12), SRC (AUC = 0.667, P = 5.9E-10), SETD7 (AUC = 0.663, P = 1.0E-09), FGFR3 (AUC = 0.657, P = 3.7E-09), YAP1 (AUC = 0.655, P = 6.0E-09), TEAD3 (AUC = 0.649, P = 4.1E-08) and BCL2 (AUC = 0.634, P = 9.7E-08). In the anti-CTLA-4 treatment cohort, BLCAP (AUC = 0.735, P = 2.1E-06) was the most promising gene candidate. No therapeutically relevant target was found to be predictive in the anti-PD-L1 cohort. In the anti-PD-1 group, we were able to confirm the significant correlation with survival for the mismatch-repair genes MLH1 and MSH6. A web platform for further analysis and validation of new biomarker candidates was set up and available at https://www.rocplot.com/immune . In summary, a database and a web platform were established to investigate biomarkers of immunotherapy response in a large cohort of solid tumor samples. Our results could help to identify new patient cohorts eligible for immunotherapy.
| S-EPMC10462766 | biostudies-literature