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  • 1
    In: Journal of Translational Medicine, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 19, No. 1 ( 2021-12)
    Abstract: Pronounced sex differences in the susceptibility and response to SARS-CoV-2 infection remain poorly understood. Emerging evidence has highlighted the potential importance of autoimmune activation in modulating the acute response and recovery trajectories following SARS-CoV-2 exposure. Given that immune-inflammatory activity can be sex-biased in the setting of severe COVID-19 illness, the aim of the study was to examine sex-specific autoimmune reactivity to SARS-CoV-2 in the absence of extreme clinical disease. Methods In this study, we assessed autoantibody (AAB) reactivity to 91 autoantigens previously linked to a range of classic autoimmune diseases in a cohort of 177 participants (65% women, 35% men, mean age of 35) with confirmed evidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection based on presence of antibody to the nucleocapsid protein of SARS-CoV-2. Data were compared to 53 pre-pandemic healthy controls (49% women, 51% men). For each participant, socio-demographic data, serological analyses, SARS-CoV-2 infection status and COVID-19 related symptoms were collected by  an electronic survey of questions. The symptoms burden score was constructed based on the total number of reported symptoms (N = 21) experienced within 6 months prior to the blood draw, wherein a greater number of symptoms corresponded to a higher score and assigned as more severe burden. Results In multivariable analyses, we observed sex-specific patterns of autoreactivity associated with the presence or absence (as well as timing and clustering of symptoms) associated with prior COVID-19 illness. Whereas the overall AAB response was more prominent in women following asymptomatic infection, the breadth and extent of AAB reactivity was more prominent in men following at least mildly symptomatic infection. Notably, the observed reactivity included distinct antigens with molecular homology with SARS-CoV-2. Conclusion Our results reveal that prior SARS-CoV-2 infection, even in the absence of severe clinical disease, can lead to a broad AAB response that exhibits sex-specific patterns of prevalence and antigen selectivity. Further understanding of the nature of triggered AAB activation among men and women exposed to SARS-CoV-2 will be essential for developing effective interventions against immune-mediated sequelae of COVID-19.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1479-5876
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2021
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  • 2
    In: Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Vol. 40, No. 6_suppl ( 2022-02-20), p. 558-558
    Abstract: 558 Background: The AA profile may be altered in malignancies and provide insights into tumor biology and the immune state. We hypothesized that the longitudinal AA profiling of mUC pts receiving an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) may provide insights into the immune response, which may be associated with immune events and help discover new therapeutic targets. Methods: We utilized serum from mUC pts receiving an ICI or platinum-based chemotherapy (PBC) at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Age and sex matched healthy controls were also studied. The SeroTag immuno-oncology discovery array (Oncimmune) was utilized, with quantification of the AA reactivity towards 1150 antigens. Bound autoantibodies were detected using an anti-IgG-specific detection antibody conjugated to the fluorescent reporter dye phycoerythrin. The AA reactivity was reported as the median fluorescence intensity (MFI) for each color and sample using a Luminex FlexMAP3D analyzer. A significance analysis of microarrays was performed to identify AAs with elevated levels in bladder cancer compared to matched healthy controls (HCs). AAs with 〉 1.5 increase between pre- and post-treatment were reported. Scatter and box-whisker plots were reported for all pts and antigens, respectively. Results: Pre- (n = 66) and post treatment (n = 65) serum samples were available from mUC pts receiving pembrolizumab (n = 25), atezolizumab (n = 21), nivolumab (n = 5), avelumab (n = 1), durvalumab + tremelimumab (n = 1), nivolumab plus vaccine (n = 1), and 12 pts who received PBC (cisplatin n = 8, carboplatin n = 4). The median duration between the pre- and post-therapy samples was 6 months, median age was 67.7 years (range 40-91) with 51 men (77.3%). Overall, significant heterogeneity of AAs between pts was observed with 37 AAs showing higher reactivity in pre-treatment mUC pts vs. 47 HCs, notably anti-CTAG1 (NY-ESO-1), CTAG2 (NY-ESO-2), MAGE B-18, KRAS, GRB2, RARRES2, HSP72 and FGFR3 (all p 〈 0.05). Pre- and post-therapy AA profiles were similar with unique changes seen in each patient. Notably, 3 pts receiving an ICI developed AAs to NY-ESO-1. Pts receiving PBC less frequently developed new AAs, although pts treated with cisplatin appeared to develop AAs more frequently compared to carboplatin-treated pts. Conclusions: This is the first report of a comprehensive AA profile using a novel platform in mUC pts. The study identified multiple elevated AAs in mUC pts vs. HCs, most notably NY-ESO-1, which also developed in some pts following ICIs. Pts treated with PBC did not develop new AAs frequently, although there appeared to be a difference between cisplatin and carboplatin-based chemotherapy. Further development of this platform is warranted to provide data that is orthogonal to genomic/transcriptomic profiling and shed insights on potential therapeutically actionable antigens.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0732-183X , 1527-7755
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    Language: English
    Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
    Publication Date: 2022
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    In: Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, BMJ, Vol. 12, No. 2 ( 2024-02), p. e008215-
    Abstract: Comprehensive profiling of autoantibodies (AAbs) in metastatic urothelial cancer (mUC) has not been performed to date. This may aid in diagnosis of UC, uncover novel therapeutic targets in this disease as well as identify associations between AAbs and response and toxicity to systemic therapies. Methods We used serum from patients with mUC collected prior to and after systemic therapy (immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) or platinum-based chemotherapy (PBC)) at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. 38 age-matched and sex-matched healthy controls (HCs) from healthy blood donors were also evaluated. The SeroTag immuno-oncology discovery array (Oncimmune) was used, with quantification of the AAb reactivity toward 1132 antigens. Bound AAbs were detected using an anti-immunoglobulin G-specific detection antibody conjugated to the fluorescent reporter dye phycoerythrin. The AAb reactivity was reported as the median fluorescence intensity for each color and sample using a Luminex FlexMAP3D analyzer. Clinical outcomes of interest included radiographic response and development of immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Significance analysis of microarray was used to compare mUC versus HC and radiographic response. Associations with irAE were evaluated using a logistic regression model. P 〈 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results 66 patients were included with a median age of 68 years; 54 patients (82%) received ICI and 12 patients (18%) received PBC. Compared with HCs, AAbs against the cancer/testis antigens (CTAG1B, CTAG2, MAGEB18), HSPA1A, TP53, KRAS, and FGFR3 were significantly elevated in patients with mUC. AAbs against BRCA2, TP53, and CTNBB1 were associated with response, and those against BICD2 and UACA were associated with resistance to ICI therapy. AAbs against MITF, CDH3, and KDM4A were associated with development of irAEs in patient who received an ICI. A higher variance in pre-to-post treatment fold change in AAb levels was seen in patients treated with ICI versus PBC and was associated with response to ICI. Conclusions This is the first report of comprehensive AAb profiling of patients with mUC and identified key AAbs that were elevated in patients with mUC versus HCs as well as AAbs associated with therapeutic response to ICI. These findings are hypothesis generating and further mechanistic studies evaluating humoral immunity in UC are required.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2051-1426
    Language: English
    Publisher: BMJ
    Publication Date: 2024
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