Browsing by Author "Adams, Lisa"
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
- Results Per Page
- Sort Options
Item Open Access PD-1/PD-L1 expression and interaction by automated quantitative immunofluorescent analysis show adverse prognostic impact in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma having T-cell infiltration: a study from the International DLBCL Consortium Program.(Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc, 2019-06) Li, Ling; Sun, Ruifang; Miao, Yi; Tran, Thai; Adams, Lisa; Roscoe, Nathan; Xu, Bing; Manyam, Ganiraju C; Tan, Xiaohong; Zhang, Hongwei; Xiao, Min; Tzankov, Alexandar; Visco, Carlo; Dybkaer, Karen; Bhagat, Govind; Tam, Wayne; Hsi, Eric D; van Krieken, J Han; You, Hua; Huh, Jooryung; Ponzoni, Maurilio; Ferreri, Andrés JM; Møller, Michael B; Piris, Miguel A; Zhang, Mingzhi; Winter, Jane N; Medeiros, L Jeffrey; Rassidakis, George Z; Vaupel, Christine A; Li, Yong; Dakappagari, Naveen; Xu-Monette, Zijun Y; Young, Ken HProgrammed cell death protein 1/programmed cell death protein ligand1 (PD-1/PD-L1) interaction is an important immune checkpoint targeted by anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapies. However, the observed prognostic significance of PD-1/PD-L1 expression in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma treated with the standard of care has been inconsistent and even contradictory. To clarify the prognostic role of PD-1/PD-L1 expression and interaction in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, in this study we used 3-marker fluorescent multiplex immunohistochemistry and Automated Quantitative Analysis Technology to assess the CD3+, PD-L1+, and PD-1+CD3+ expression in diagnostic samples and PD-1/PD-L1 interaction as indicated by presence of PD-1+CD3+ cells in the vicinity of PD-L1+ cells, analyzed their prognostic effects in 414 patients with de novo diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and examined whether PD-1/PD-L1 interaction is required for the prognostic role of PD-1+/PD-L1+ expression. We found that low T-cell tissue cellularity, tissue PD-L1+ expression (irrespective of cell types), PD-1+CD3+ expression, and PD-1/PD-L1 interaction showed hierarchical adverse prognostic effects in the study cohort. PD-1/PD-L1 interaction showed higher sensitivity and specificity than PD-1+ and PD-L1+ expression in predicting inferior prognosis in patients with high CD3+ tissue cellularity ("hot"/inflammatory tumors). However, both PD-1+ and PD-L1+ expression showed adverse prognostic effects independent of PD-1/PD-L1 interaction, and PD-1/PD-L1 interaction showed favorable prognostic effect in PD-L1+ patients without high CD3+ tissue cellularity. Macrophage function and tumor-cell MYC expression may contribute to the PD-1-independent adverse prognostic effect of PD-L1+ expression. In summary, low T-cell tissue cellularity has unfavorable prognostic impact in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and tissue PD-L1+ expression and T-cell-derived PD-1+ expression have significant adverse impact only in patients with high T-cell infiltration. PD-1/PD-L1 interaction in tissue is essential but not always responsible for the inhibitory effect of PD-L1+/PD-1+ expression. These results suggest the benefit of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade therapies only in patients with sufficient T-cell infiltration, and the potential of immunofluorescent assays and Automated Quantitative Analysis in the clinical assessment of PD-1/PD-L1 expression and interaction.