• Histopathology · Jan 2018

    Aligning digital CD8+ scoring and targeted next-generation sequencing with programmed death ligand 1 expression: a pragmatic approach in early-stage squamous cell lung carcinoma.

    • Esther Conde, Alejandra Caminoa, Carolina Dominguez, Antonio Calles, Stefan Walter, Barbara Angulo, Elena Sánchez, Marta Alonso, Luis Jimenez, Luis Madrigal, Florentino Hernando, Julian Sanz-Ortega, Beatriz Jimenez, Pilar Garrido, Luis Paz-Ares, Javier de Castro, Susana Hernandez, and Fernando Lopez-Rios.
    • Pathology-Laboratorio de Dianas Terapeuticas, Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain.
    • Histopathology. 2018 Jan 1; 72 (2): 270-284.

    AimsTo study programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression, tumour-infiltrating T lymphocytes (TILs) and the molecular context in patients with early-stage squamous cell lung carcinomas (SCCs).Methods And ResultsThe study included samples from 40 patients (discovery cohort) and 29 patients (validation cohort) diagnosed with early-stage SCC. PD-L1 immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed with three commercially available clones (E1L3N, SP263 and SP142). CD8+ TILs were scored with a digital algorithm. All tumours were analysed with targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS). Additionally, TP53 mutations were investigated with direct sequencing. In both cohorts, we observed a significant association between CD8+ TILs density and high PD-L1 IHC expression in tumour cells (TCs). Furthermore, high SP142 PD-L1 expression in immune cells (ICs) was also associated significantly with CD8+ TILs density. Therefore, CD8+ TILs density discriminated between patients with high versus low PD-L1 IHC expression with excellent sensitivity and specificity. Interestingly, the highest percentages of PD-L1-positive TCs with the three antibodies were found in samples with cyclin-dependent kinase 6 (CDK6) amplification, with high amplification of proto-oncogene C-Myc (CMYC) or with cyclin D1-PI3 kinase subunit alpha (CCND1-PIK3CA) co-amplification. High SP142 PD-L1 IHC expression in ICs showed a non-significant correlation with TP53 mutations. Conversely, most cases with fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) amplification were negative for all PD-L1 clones.ConclusionsOur preliminary results support the use of digital CD8+ TILs scoring and targeted NGS alongside PD-L1 expression. The approach presented herein could help define patients with SCCs candidates to immune checkpoints inhibitors.© 2017 The Authors. Histopathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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