PD-L1 detection on circulating melanoma cells

Joseph W. Po, Yafeng Ma, Bavanthi Balakrishnar, Daniel Brungs, Farhad Azimi, Adam Cooper, Erin Saricilar, Vinay Murthy, Paul de Souza, Therese M. Becker

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Abstract

The advent of personalized medicines targeting cell signaling pathways has radically improved melanoma patient outcomes. More recently, immune-modulating therapies disrupting the PD-1/PD-L1 axis have become a powerful tool in the treatment of a range of melanoma, showing a profound improvement in the overall survival outcomes. However, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with considerable toxicities and appear to only be efficacious in a subset of melanoma patients. Therefore, there is an urgent need to identify biomarkers that can determine if patients will or will not respond to ICI therapy. Here, we describe an optimized method for analyzing PD-L1 expression on circulating melanoma cells following immunomagnetic enrichment from patient blood samples.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMelanoma: Methods and Protocols
EditorsKristian M. Hargadon
Place of PublicationU.S.
PublisherHumana Press
Pages223-233
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9781071612057
ISBN (Print)9781071612040
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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