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ArticleCancer cell2023

Tumor monocyte content predicts immunochemotherapy outcomes in esophageal adenocarcinoma.

Thomas M Carroll, Joseph A Chadwick, Richard P Owen, Michael J White, Joseph Kaplinsky, Iliana Peneva, Anna Frangou, Phil F Xie, Jaeho Chang, Andrew Roth and 22 more

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Article in Cancer cell, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
18.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

32 authors at 14 institutions in 4 countries.

Thomas M CarrollLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Joseph A ChadwickLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Richard P OwenLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Michael J WhiteLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Joseph KaplinskyLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Iliana PenevaWellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
Anna FrangouWellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Big Data Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Phil F XieLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Jaeho ChangLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Andrew RothDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Molecular Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, Canada.
Bob AmessLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Sabrina A JamesLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Margarida ReiLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Hannah S FuchsLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Katy J McCannCancer Research UK Southampton Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, Cancer Sciences Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Ayo O OmiyaleLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Brittany-Amber JacobsLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Simon R LordDepartment of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Stewart Norris-BulpittEarly Phase Clinical Trials Unit, Cancer & Haematology Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK.
Sam T DobbieOncology Clinical Trials Office (OCTO), Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Lucinda GriffithsOncology Clinical Trials Office (OCTO), Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Kristen Aufiero RamirezLudwig Cancer Research, New York, NY, USA.
Toni RicciardiLudwig Cancer Research, New York, NY, USA.
Mary J MacriLudwig Cancer Research, New York, NY, USA.
Aileen RyanLudwig Cancer Research, New York, NY, USA.
Ralph R VenhausLudwig Cancer Research, New York, NY, USA.
Benoit J Van den EyndeLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Brussels, Belgium; de Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Ioannis KarydisCancer Sciences Unit, University of Southampton and Cancer Care Group, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
Benjamin Schuster-BöcklerLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Mark R MiddletonNIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK; Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Early Phase Clinical Trials Unit, Cancer & Haematology Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK. Electronic address: mark.middleton@oncology.ox.ac.uk.
Xin LuLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. Electronic address: xin.lu@ludwig.ox.ac.uk.
LUD2015-005 Project Team
University of Oxford · GBLudwig Cancer Research · GBLudwig Cancer Research · USChurchill Hospital · GBCentre for Human Genetics · GBde Duve Institute · BEJohn Radcliffe Hospital · GBUniversity of British Columbia · CACancer Research UK · GBNIHR CRUK Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre · GBOpen Data Institute · GBOxford BioMedica (United Kingdom) · GBUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Southampton · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK A21998Cancer Research UK C30423/A2541Department of HealthMedical Research Council G0501068
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For inoperable esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), identifying patients likely to benefit from recently approved immunochemotherapy (ICI+CTX) treatments remains a key challenge. We address this using a uniquely designed window-of-opportunity trial (LUD2015-005), in which 35 inoperable EAC patients received first-line immune checkpoint inhibitors for four weeks (ICI-4W), followed by ICI+CTX. Comprehensive biomarker profiling, including generation of a 65,000-cell single-cell RNA-sequencing atlas of esophageal cancer, as well as multi-timepoint transcriptomic profiling of EAC during ICI-4W, reveals a novel T cell inflammation signature (INCITE) whose upregulation correlates with ICI-induced tumor shrinkage. Deconvolution of pre-treatment gastro-esophageal cancer transcriptomes using our single-cell atlas identifies high tumor monocyte content (TMC) as an unexpected ICI+CTX-specific predictor of greater overall survival (OS) in LUD2015-005 patients and of ICI response in prevalent gastric cancer subtypes from independent cohorts. Tumor mutational burden is an additional independent and additive predictor of LUD2015-005 OS. TMC can improve patient selection for emerging ICI+CTX therapies in gastro-esophageal cancer.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaEsophageal NeoplasmsStomach NeoplasmsHumansImmunotherapyMonocytescell type deconvolutionesophageal cancerimmune checkpoint inhibitorsimmune primingimmunochemotherapymolecular profilingpredictive biomarkerssingle-cell RNA-sequencing atlastumor associated monocytestumor mutational burden

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PMID37433281
PMCPMC11913779
OpenAlexW4383815012

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