TGF-β attenuates tumour response to PD-L1 blockade by contributing to exclusion of T cells.

We examined tumours from a large cohort of patients with metastatic urothelial bladder cancer (mUC) treated with an anti–PD-L1 agent (atezolizumab) and identified major determinants of clinical response and immune escape. Whole transcriptome profiles were generated for 368 patients using TruSeq RNA Access technology (Illumina). Somatic mutations were determined via whole exome sequencing for a subset of these patients. - Response was associated with CD8+ T effector cell phenotype and, to an even greater extent, high neoantigen or tumour mutation burden (TMB). On the other hand, lack of response was associated with a transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) signature, particularly in patients with CD8+ T cells preferentially residing in collagen-rich matrix surrounding tumours. Integration of these three independent biological features provided the best basis for understanding outcome in this setting. -

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Archiver: EGA European Genome-Phenome Archive

2 Datasets 22 Publications

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Dataset ID	Description	Technology	Samples
EGAD00001003977	RNA was extracted from formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded tumors of a large cohort of bladder cancer patients before treatment with anti-PD-L1. RNA was sequenced using a capture based approach (exome capture, RNA access).	Illumina HiSeq 2500	348
EGAD00001004218	Tumor DNA was extracted from formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded tumors of a large cohort of bladder cancer patients before treatment with anti-PD-L1. Normal DNA was extracted from matched PBMCs. Whole exome sequencing was performed. This is a subset of patients for which RNA sequencing is also provided (with more detailed phenotypic information).	Illumina HiSeq 2500	488

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