Science · 2015

Cancer immunology. Mutational landscape determines sensitivity to PD-1 blockade in non-small cell lung cancer

Rizvi NA, Hellmann MD, Snyder A, Kvistborg P, Makarov V, Havel JJ, Lee W, Yuan J, Wong P, Ho TS, Miller ML, Rekhtman N, Moreira AL, Ibrahim F, Bruggeman C, Gasmi B, Zappasodi R, Maeda Y, Sander C, Garon EB, Merghoub T, Wolchok JD, Schumacher TN, Chan TA.

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  • Rizvi NADepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 10065, USA. chant@mskcc.org.
  • Hellmann MDDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
  • Snyder ADepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 10065, USA. Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Kvistborg PDivision of Immunology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066 CX Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Makarov VHuman Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Havel JJHuman Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Lee WDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Yuan JImmune Monitoring Core, Ludwig Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Wong PImmune Monitoring Core, Ludwig Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Ho TSImmune Monitoring Core, Ludwig Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Miller MLComputation Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Rekhtman NDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Moreira ALDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Ibrahim FDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Bruggeman CDepartment of Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA.
  • Gasmi BLudwig Collaborative Laboratory, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Zappasodi RLudwig Collaborative Laboratory, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Maeda YLudwig Collaborative Laboratory, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Sander CComputation Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Garon EBDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 2825 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA.
  • Merghoub TDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Ludwig Collaborative Laboratory, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Wolchok JDDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 10065, USA. Ludwig Collaborative Laboratory, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Schumacher TNDivision of Immunology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066 CX Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Chan TAWeill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 10065, USA. Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. chant@mskcc.org.
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Nadia Khan

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Ravi Khan

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Sara Cohen

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Great figures and clear story.

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Tom Cohen

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Omar Patel

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Yuki Patel

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Tom Garcia

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Replication is unclear to me.

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Sara Smith

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Nice but incremental.

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Sam Nguyen

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Interesting idea, small sample.

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Jonas Kim

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Lena Patel

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Important contribution to the field.

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Ken Park

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Lena Silva

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Eva Rossi

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Interesting idea, small sample.