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    In: Cancer Immunology Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 8, No. 3_Supplement ( 2020-03-01), p. A105-A105
    Abstract: Patients with BRCA-associated triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) have few effective treatment options. PARP inhibitors are promising, and we recently showed they induce an influx of white blood cells, including CD8+ T cells and macrophages into the tumor. The influx of CD8+ cells, mediated by activation of the STING pathway in tumor cells, contributes substantially to efficacy of PARP inhibition in mice. Strikingly, in these studies the greatest infiltration of immune cells into the tumor was macrophages. Given that objective responses to PARP inhibition have been observed in clinical trials but the benefits are transitory, we hypothesized that this was due to a suppressive tumor microenvironment, driven by tumor macrophages. To better understand the molecular basis of resistance to PARP inhibitors, we used high-dimensional single-cell immune profiling on human TNBC. We observed a ≥10-fold increase in TAMs in BRCA-associated TNBC compared to BRCA-wild-type TNBC. Using a preclinical model of BRCA1-deficient triple-negative breast cancer, we found that PARP inhibitors not only further increased TAM abundance but also induced functional and phenotypic changes associated with STING pathway activation, antigen presentation, and chemokine and cytokine signaling. PARP inhibitors increased the frequency of TAMs expressing costimulatory molecules CD80 and CD86 as well as the activation and maturation marker CD40, which are indicative of an antitumor phenotype. We also identified a novel negative feedback mechanism that limits the functionality of the anti-tumor TAMs and is consistent with induction of an immune-suppressive macrophage population. Utilizing transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolic profiling of ex vivo cultured human myeloid cells, we identified multiple biologic processes associated with PARP inhibition, showing that these drugs directly affect macrophage states and phenotypes. Remarkably, in the preclinical BRCA1-deficient TNBC model, the novel combination of PARP inhibition with macrophage modulation significantly extended remissions obtained with PARP inhibitor therapy only, and this advantage persisted when treatment was discontinued, suggestive of a durable reprogramming of the tumor microenvironment. Moreover, CD8+ cells were required for the extension of PARP inhibitor-induced remissions, suggesting that targeting macrophages lifted the constraints imposed by protumor macrophages on CD8+ T cell-mediated tumor cell killing. We identify mechanisms related to macrophage and T-cell activation that increase PFS and provide evidence that TAMs may serve as targets for new therapeutic interventions designed to overcome PARP inhibitor resistance in BRCA-associated TNBC. Citation Format: Anita K. Mehta, Emily M. Cheney, Jessica A. Castrillon, Jia-Ren Lin, Mateus de Oliveira Taveira, Christina A. Hartl, Nathan T. Johnson, William M. Oldham, Marian Kalocsay, Sarah A. Boswell, Olmo Sonzogni, Constantia Pantelidou, Brett P. Gross, Shawn Johnson, Deborah A. Dillon, Sandro Santagata, Judy E. Garber, Nadine Tung, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, Gerburg M. Wulf, Geoffrey I. Shapiro, Peter K. Sorger, Jennifer L. Guerriero. PARP inhibition modulates the infiltration, phenotype, and function of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in BRCA-associated breast cancer and can be augmented by harnessing the antitumor potential of TAMs [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference on Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy; 2019 Nov 17-20; Boston, MA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Immunol Res 2020;8(3 Suppl):Abstract nr A105.
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    In:  Clinical Cancer Research Vol. 10, No. 16 ( 2004-08-15), p. 5531-5536
    In: Clinical Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 10, No. 16 ( 2004-08-15), p. 5531-5536
    Abstract: Purpose: Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) is a tripeptide hormone produced by the hypothalamus in response to hypothyroidism. RNA transcripts for the TRH prohormone have recently been described in melanoma cell lines. To expand these findings, we have examined cultured melanoma cells and melanocytes, human melanoma tumors, and nevi for the expression of TRH. Experimental Design: Five melanoma cell lines were analyzed by reverse transcription-PCR/Southern blotting for preproTRH message. The same melanoma lines and two melanocyte lines were examined by immunocytochemistry for TRH protein expression and for growth response to exogenous TRH. Immunohistochemistry was used to test for TRH protein in sections of 19 melanomas, 33 dysplastic nevi, and 27 benign nevi. Results: TRH message and protein were detected in all melanoma cell lines examined. Melanocytes were also found to express TRH protein. Four of the five melanoma cell lines but neither melanocyte line responded with a increase in proliferation to low concentrations of exogenous TRH. TRH immunoreactivity was observed in 12 of 19 melanomas (63%), 23 of 33 (69.7%) dysplastic nevi, and 14 of 27 (51.9%) benign nevi. Expression in dysplastic nevi was significantly greater than in benign nevi. Upon separate analysis of nevi from melanoma patients, the difference between dysplastic and benign nevi was even more significant. However, in healthy individuals, no difference between dysplastic and benign nevi was observed. Furthermore, dysplastic nevi from melanoma patients had a significantly higher percentage of TRH-positive cells when compared with healthy individuals. Conclusions: TRH is commonly expressed by melanomas and dysplastic nevi and may function as a melanoma autocrine growth factor. The presence of TRH in dysplastic nevi may be predictive for the development of melanoma. Our findings have significant clinical and biological implications for future research into the early stages of melanoma initiation and progression.
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  • 3
    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 80, No. 4_Supplement ( 2020-02-15), p. P5-04-01-P5-04-01
    Abstract: Patients with BRCA-associated triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) have few effective treatment options. PARP inhibitors are promising, and we recently showed they induce an influx of white blood cells, including CD8+ T-cells and macrophages into the tumor. The influx of CD8+ cells, mediated by activation of the STING pathway in tumor cells, contributes substantially to efficacy of PARP inhibition in mice. Strikingly, in these studies, the greatest infiltration of immune cells into the tumor was macrophages. Given objective responses to PARP inhibition have been observed in clinical trials but the benefits are transitory, we hypothesized that this was presumably due to a suppressive tumor microenvironment, driven by tumor macrophages. To better understand the molecular basis of resistance to PARP inhibitors, we used high dimensional single-cell immune profiling on human TNBC. We observed a ≥10-fold increase in TAMs in BRCA-associated TNBC compared to BRCA-wildtype TNBC. Using a pre-clinical model of BRCA1-deficient triple-negative breast cancer, we found that PARP inhibitors not only further increased TAM abundance but also induced functional and phenotypic changes associated with STING pathway activation, antigen presentation, and chemokine and cytokine signaling. PARP inhibitors increased the frequency of TAMs expressing co-stimulatory molecules CD80 and CD86 as well as the activation and maturation marker CD40, which are indicative of an anti-tumor phenotype. We also identified a novel negative feedback mechanism which limits the functionality of the anti-tumor TAMs, and is consistent with induction of an immune suppressive macrophage population. Utilizing transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolic profiling of ex vivo cultured human myeloid cells, we identified multiple biological processes associate with PARP inhibition, showing that these drugs directly affect macrophage states and phenotypes. Remarkably, in the pre-clinical BRCA1-deficient TNBC model, the novel combination of PARP inhibition with macrophage modulation significantly extended remissions obtained with PARP inhibitor therapy only, and this advantage persisted when treatment was discontinued, suggestive of a durable reprogramming of the tumor microenvironment. Moreover, CD8+ cells were required for the extension of PARP inhibitor-induced remissions, suggesting that targeting macrophages lifted the constraints imposed by pro-tumor macrophages on CD8+ T cell-mediated tumor cell killing. We identify mechanisms related to macrophage and T-cell activation that increase PFS and provide evidence that TAMs may serve as targets for new therapeutic interventions designed to overcome PARP inhibitor resistance in BRCA-associated TNBC. Citation Format: Jennifer L Guerriero, Anita K Mehta, Emily M Cheney, Jessica A. Castrillon, Jia-Ren Lin, Mateus de Oliveira Taveira, Olmo Sonzogni, Constantia Pantelidou, Christina A Hartl, William M Oldham, Nathan T Johnson, Sarah A Boswell, Marian Kalocsay, Matthew J Berberich, Sholin Mei, Dan Wang, Shawn Johnson, Brett Gross, Deborah A Dillon, Mikel Lipschitz, Evisa Gjini, Scott Rodig, Sandro Santagata, Judy E Garber, Nadine Tung, Peter Sorger, Geoffrey I Shapiro, Gerburg M Wulf, Elizabeth A Mittendorf. PARP inhibition modulates the infiltration, phenotype and function of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in BRCA-associated breast cancer and can be augmented by harnessing the anti-tumor potential of TAMs [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2019 Dec 10-14; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P5-04-01.
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  • 4
    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 76, No. 9 ( 2016-05-01), p. 2778-2790
    Abstract: Breast and ovarian cancer patients harboring BRCA1/2 germline mutations have clinically benefitted from therapy with PARP inhibitor (PARPi) or platinum compounds, but acquired resistance limits clinical impact. In this study, we investigated the impact of mutations on BRCA1 isoform expression and therapeutic response. Cancer cell lines and tumors harboring mutations in exon 11 of BRCA1 express a BRCA1-Δ11q splice variant lacking the majority of exon 11. The introduction of frameshift mutations to exon 11 resulted in nonsense-mediated mRNA decay of full-length, but not the BRCA1-Δ11q isoform. CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing as well as overexpression experiments revealed that the BRCA1-Δ11q protein was capable of promoting partial PARPi and cisplatin resistance relative to full-length BRCA1, both in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, spliceosome inhibitors reduced BRCA1-Δ11q levels and sensitized cells carrying exon 11 mutations to PARPi treatment. Taken together, our results provided evidence that cancer cells employ a strategy to remove deleterious germline BRCA1 mutations through alternative mRNA splicing, giving rise to isoforms that retain residual activity and contribute to therapeutic resistance. Cancer Res; 76(9); 2778–90. ©2016 AACR.
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  • 5
    In: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 21, No. 3 ( 2012-03-01), p. 462-473
    Abstract: Background: Calcium and vitamin D may be inversely related to breast cancer risk, in part by affecting mammographic density. However, results from previous, mostly cross-sectional studies have been mixed, and there have been few randomized clinical trials of the effect of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on change in mammographic density. Methods: We assessed the effect of one year of supplementation on mammographic density in 330 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative hormone therapy (HT) and calcium and vitamin D (CaD) trials. Women were randomized to receive 1,000 mg/d of elemental calcium carbonate plus 400 IU/d of vitamin D3 or placebo. Results: After approximately one year, mammographic density decreased 2% in the CaD supplementation group and increased 1% in the placebo group (ratio of means = 0.97; 95% CI = 0.81–1.17). Results suggested potential interaction by HT use (P = 0.08). Among women randomized to HT placebo, the ratio of mean density comparing CaD supplementation and placebo groups was 0.82 (95% CI = 0.61–1.11) vs. 1.16 (95% CI = 0.92–1.45) in women randomized to active HT. In sensitivity analyses limited to women taking ≥80% of study supplements, ratios were 0.67 (95% CI = 0.41–1.07) in women not assigned to HT and 1.07 (95% CI = 0.79–1.47) women assigned to HT. Conclusions: We observed no overall effect of vitamin D and calcium supplementation on mammographic density after one year. Impact: Potential interaction between these nutrients and estrogen as related to mammographic density warrants further study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 21(3); 462–73. ©2012 AACR.
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    Publication Date: 2012
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  • 6
    In: Clinical Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 25, No. 1 ( 2019-01-01), p. 222-239
    Abstract: T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive disease, affecting children and adults. Chemotherapy treatments show high response rates but have debilitating effects and carry risk of relapse. Previous work implicated NOTCH1 and other oncogenes. However, direct inhibition of these pathways affects healthy tissues and cancer alike. Our goal in this work has been to identify enzymes active in T-ALL whose activity could be targeted for therapeutic purposes. Experimental Design: To identify and characterize new NOTCH1 druggable partners in T-ALL, we coupled studies of the NOTCH1 interactome to expression analysis and a series of functional analyses in cell lines, patient samples, and xenograft models. Results: We demonstrate that ubiquitin-specific protease 7 (USP7) interacts with NOTCH1 and controls leukemia growth by stabilizing the levels of NOTCH1 and JMJD3 histone demethylase. USP7 is highly expressed in T-ALL and is transcriptionally regulated by NOTCH1. In turn, USP7 controls NOTCH1 levels through deubiquitination. USP7 binds oncogenic targets and controls gene expression through stabilization of NOTCH1 and JMJD3 and ultimately H3K27me3 changes. We also show that USP7 and NOTCH1 bind T-ALL superenhancers, and inhibition of USP7 leads to a decrease of the transcriptional levels of NOTCH1 targets and significantly blocks T-ALL cell growth in vitro and in vivo. Conclusions: These results provide a new model for USP7 deubiquitinase activity through recruitment to oncogenic chromatin loci and regulation of both oncogenic transcription factors and chromatin marks to promote leukemia. Our studies also show that targeting USP7 inhibition could be a therapeutic strategy in aggressive leukemia.
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  • 7
    In: Cancer Immunology Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 7, No. 2_Supplement ( 2019-02-01), p. A082-A082
    Abstract: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) produce durable responses in some melanoma patients, but many patients derive no clinical benefit. The molecular underpinnings of ICI resistance involve intricate cell-cell interactions that are yet elusive. To systematically map the interactions between malignant and immune cells in the tumor ecosystem, we applied single-cell RNA sequencing to 31 human melanoma tumors, profiling thousands of malignant, immune, and stromal cells. We identified a transcriptional program in malignanT-cells that is strongly associated with T-cell exclusion and immunotherapy resistance. Using highly multiplexed in situ imaging we first demonstrated that this program characterizes malignanT-cells in “cold” niches. Next, we showed that the program predicts clinical responses to ICI according to multiple independent validation cohorts, including a new cohort that we obtained from 112 melanoma patients treated with anti-PD-1 therapy. We then identified CDK4/6 as master regulators of this resistance program, and found that CDK4/6 inhibitors repress the program and shift melanoma cells into a senescence-associated secretory phenotype. Lastly, we showed that CDK4/6-inhibition leads to a substantial reduction in melanoma tumor outgrowth in a B16 mouse model when given in combination with immunotherapy. Taken together, our study provides a high-resolution landscape of ICI-resistant cell states, identifies clinically predictive signatures, and forms a basis for the development of novel therapeutic strategies that could overcome immunotherapy resistance. Citation Format: Livnat Jerby, Parin Shah, Michael S. Cuoco, Christopher Rodman, Mei-Ju Su, Johannes M. Melms, Rachel Leeson, Abhay Kanodia, Shaolin Mei, Jia-Ren Lin, Shu Wang, Bokang Rabasha, David Liu, Gao Zhang, Claire Margolais, Orr Ashenberg, Patrick A. Ott, Elizabeth I. Buchbinder, Riz Haq, Stephen Hodi, Genevieve M. Boland, Ryan J. Sullivan, Dennie Frederick, Benchun Miao, Tabea Moll, Keith Flaherty, Meenhard Herlyn, Russell S. Jenkins, Rohit Thummalapalli, Monika S. Kowalczyk, Israel Canadas, Bastian Schilling, Adam N.R Cartwright, Adrienne M. Luoma, Shruti Malu, Patrick Hwu, Chantale Bernatchez, Marie-Andree Forget, David A. Barbie, Alex K. Shalek, Itay Tirosh, Peter K. Sorger, Kai W. Wucherpfennig, Eliezer M. Van Allen, Dirk Schadendorf, Bruce E. Johnson, Asaf Rotem, Orit Rosenblatt-Rozen, Levi A. Garraway, Charles H. Yoon, Benjamin Izar, Aviv Regev. Single-cell RNA-sequencing of metastatic melanoma identifies a cancer cell-intrinsic program associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor resistance [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Fourth CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference: Translating Science into Survival; Sept 30-Oct 3, 2018; New York, NY. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Immunol Res 2019;7(2 Suppl):Abstract nr A082.
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  • 8
    In: Clinical Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 26, No. 15_Supplement ( 2020-08-01), p. IA10-IA10
    Abstract: Targeting antibodies to programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) is an effective treatment across multiple cancer types. While a subset of patients receiving these therapies experience favorable responses, many still show disease progression, highlighting the importance of other mechanisms influencing immune responsiveness in these tumors. Therefore, combining therapies that enhance antitumor immunity has been an area of great interest to the entire cancer community. We have recently tackled this challenge in the rapidly evolving field of cancer immunotherapy by using in vivo functional genomics to identify genes whose inhibition potentiates the response to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy. Using an in vivo screening approach with a customized shRNA pooled library, we identified a number of candidates including DDR2 as promising targets for the enhancement of response to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy. In the case of DDR2, using isogenic in vivo murine models across five different tumor histologies—bladder, breast, colon, sarcoma, and melanoma—we show that DDR2 depletion increases sensitivity to anti-PD-1 treatment compared to monotherapy. Combination treatment of tumor-bearing mice with anti-PD-1 and dasatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor of DDR2, also led to tumor load reduction and in some cases, complete clearance. RNAseq and CyTOF analysis revealed higher CD8+ T-cell populations in tumors with DDR2 depletion and those treated with dasatinib when either was combined with anti-PD-1 treatment. Our work provides strong scientific rationale for targeting DDR2 in combination with PD-1 inhibitors. In addition, a number of other potential druggable targets have been identified in our screen that we are currently pursuing. Citation Format: Megan M. Tu, Francis Y. F. Lee, Robert T. Jones, Abigail K. Kimball, Elizabeth Saravia, Robert F. Graziano, Brianne Coleman, Krista Menard, Jun Yan, Erin Michaud, Han Chang, Hany A. Abdel-Hafiz, Andrii I. Rozhok, Jason E. Duex, Neeraj Agarwal, Ana Chauca-Diaz, Linda K. Johnson, Terry L. Ng, John C. Cambier, Eric T. Clambey, James C. Costello, Alan J. Korman, Dan Theodorescu. Developing rational combination therapy with checkpoint inhibitors [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference on Bladder Cancer: Transforming the Field; 2019 May 18-21; Denver, CO. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Clin Cancer Res 2020;26(15_Suppl):Abstract nr IA10.
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    In: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 29, No. 5 ( 2020-05-01), p. 910-917
    Abstract: The Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD), National Cancer Institute (NCI), launched Screen to Save, NCI's Colorectal Cancer Outreach and Screening Initiative to promote awareness and knowledge of colorectal cancer in racial/ethnic and rural populations. Methods: The initiative was implemented through CRCHD's National Outreach Network (NON) and Comprehensive Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (CPACHE) programs. NON is a national network of Community Health Educators (CHEs), aligned with NCI-designated Cancer Centers (CCs). CPACHE are partnerships between a CC and a minority-serving institution with, among other components, an Outreach Core and a CHE. In phases I and II, the CHEs disseminated cancer-related information and implemented evidence-based educational outreach. Results: In total, 3,183 pre/post surveys were obtained from participants, ages 50 to 74 years, during 347 educational events held in phase I. Results demonstrated all racial/ethnic groups had an increase in colorectal cancer-related knowledge, and each group agreed that the educational event increased the likelihood they would engage in colorectal cancer-related healthful behaviors. For phase II, Connections to Care, participants were linked to screening. Eighty-two percent of participants who were screened during the follow-up period obtained their results. Conclusions: These results suggest that culturally tailored, standardized educational messaging and data collection tools are key elements that can serve to inform the effectiveness of educational outreach to advance awareness and knowledge of colorectal cancer. Impact: Future initiatives should focus on large-scale national efforts to elucidate effective models of connections to care related to colorectal cancer screening, follow-up, and treatments that are modifiable to meet community needs.
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    In: Clinical Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 20, No. 4 ( 2014-02-15), p. 972-984
    Abstract: Purpose: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) transduced T cells represent a promising immune therapy that has been shown to successfully treat cancers in mice and humans. However, CARs targeting antigens expressed in both tumors and normal tissues have led to significant toxicity. Preclinical studies have been limited by the use of xenograft models that do not adequately recapitulate the immune system of a clinically relevant host. A constitutively activated mutant of the naturally occurring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFRvIII) is antigenically identical in both human and mouse glioma, but is also completely absent from any normal tissues. Experimental Design: We developed a third-generation, EGFRvIII-specific murine CAR (mCAR), and performed tests to determine its efficacy in a fully immunocompetent mouse model of malignant glioma. Results: At elevated doses, infusion with EGFRvIII mCAR T cells led to cures in all mice with brain tumors. In addition, antitumor efficacy was found to be dependent on lymphodepletive host conditioning. Selective blockade with EGFRvIII soluble peptide significantly abrogated the activity of EGFRvIII mCAR T cells in vitro and in vivo, and may offer a novel strategy to enhance the safety profile for CAR-based therapy. Finally, mCAR-treated, cured mice were resistant to rechallenge with EGFRvIIINEG tumors, suggesting generation of host immunity against additional tumor antigens. Conclusion: All together, these data support that third-generation, EGFRvIII-specific mCARs are effective against gliomas in the brain and highlight the importance of syngeneic, immunocompetent models in the preclinical evaluation of tumor immunotherapies. Clin Cancer Res; 20(4); 972–84. ©2013 AACR.
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