Biomarker development for PD-(L)1 axis inhibition: a consensus view from the SITC Biomarkers Committee

Therapies targeting the programmed cell death protein-1/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) (abbreviated as PD-(L)1) axis are a significant advancement in the treatment of many tumor types. However, many patients receiving these agents fail to respond or have an initial response followed by cancer pro...

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Main Authors: Charlie Garnett-Benson, Sarah Warren, Anne Monette, Alexandra Snyder, Janis M Taube, J Carl Barrett, Kurt A Schalper, Brian Topp
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Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-07-01
Series:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Online Access:https://jitc.bmj.com/content/12/7/e009427.full
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Sarah Warren
Anne Monette
Alexandra Snyder
Janis M Taube
J Carl Barrett
Kurt A Schalper
Brian Topp
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description Therapies targeting the programmed cell death protein-1/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) (abbreviated as PD-(L)1) axis are a significant advancement in the treatment of many tumor types. However, many patients receiving these agents fail to respond or have an initial response followed by cancer progression. For these patients, while subsequent immunotherapies that either target a different axis of immune biology or non-immune combination therapies are reasonable treatment options, the lack of predictive biomarkers to follow-on agents is impeding progress in the field. This review summarizes the current knowledge of mechanisms driving resistance to PD-(L)1 therapies, the state of biomarker development along this axis, and inherent challenges in future biomarker development for these immunotherapies. Innovation in the development and application of novel biomarkers and patient selection strategies for PD-(L)1 agents is required to accelerate the delivery of effective treatments to the patients most likely to respond.
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spelling doaj-art-01ae6040ff4e401b8cab10bfcad5a0ee2025-08-20T03:15:57ZengBMJ Publishing GroupJournal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer2051-14262024-07-0112710.1136/jitc-2024-009427Biomarker development for PD-(L)1 axis inhibition: a consensus view from the SITC Biomarkers CommitteeCharlie Garnett-Benson0Sarah Warren1Anne Monette2Alexandra Snyder3Janis M Taube4J Carl Barrett5Kurt A Schalper6Brian Topp7Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, USA7Gilead Sciences, Seattle, WA, USALady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montreal, Québec, CanadaGenerate Biomedicines, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA9The Department of Dermatology and The Mark Foundation Center for Advanced Imaging and Genomics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAPrecede Biosciences, Boston, Massachusetts, USADepartment of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMerck and Co, Rahway, New Jersey, USATherapies targeting the programmed cell death protein-1/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) (abbreviated as PD-(L)1) axis are a significant advancement in the treatment of many tumor types. However, many patients receiving these agents fail to respond or have an initial response followed by cancer progression. For these patients, while subsequent immunotherapies that either target a different axis of immune biology or non-immune combination therapies are reasonable treatment options, the lack of predictive biomarkers to follow-on agents is impeding progress in the field. This review summarizes the current knowledge of mechanisms driving resistance to PD-(L)1 therapies, the state of biomarker development along this axis, and inherent challenges in future biomarker development for these immunotherapies. Innovation in the development and application of novel biomarkers and patient selection strategies for PD-(L)1 agents is required to accelerate the delivery of effective treatments to the patients most likely to respond.https://jitc.bmj.com/content/12/7/e009427.full
spellingShingle Charlie Garnett-Benson
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Biomarker development for PD-(L)1 axis inhibition: a consensus view from the SITC Biomarkers Committee
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
title Biomarker development for PD-(L)1 axis inhibition: a consensus view from the SITC Biomarkers Committee
title_full Biomarker development for PD-(L)1 axis inhibition: a consensus view from the SITC Biomarkers Committee
title_fullStr Biomarker development for PD-(L)1 axis inhibition: a consensus view from the SITC Biomarkers Committee
title_full_unstemmed Biomarker development for PD-(L)1 axis inhibition: a consensus view from the SITC Biomarkers Committee
title_short Biomarker development for PD-(L)1 axis inhibition: a consensus view from the SITC Biomarkers Committee
title_sort biomarker development for pd l 1 axis inhibition a consensus view from the sitc biomarkers committee
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