Sensitivity to Immune Checkpoint Blockade and Progression-Free Survival is associated with baseline CD8+ T cell clone size and cytotoxicity
R. A. Watson, O. Tong, R. A. Cooper, C. A. Taylor, P. K. Sharma, A. Verge de los Aires, E. Mahe, H. Ruffieux, I. Nassiri, M. R. Middleton, B. P. Fairfax
The paper uses single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing to show that CD8+ T cell subset and clone size influence gene expression responses to immune checkpoint blockade, and that pre-treatment cytotoxicity and clonality predict progression-free survival.
bioRxiv · Nov 15, 2020 · PreprintImmunology