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Main Authors: Spencer D Martin, Shelby Thornton, Christine Chow, Katy Milne, Juliana Sobral de Barros, Kayleigh A Morris, Samuel Leung, Amy Jamieson, Brad H Nelson, Dawn R Cochrane, David G Huntsman, C Blake Gilks, Lien Hoang, Jessica N McAlpine, Allen W Zhang
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Online Access:https://pathsocjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/path.6429
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author Spencer D Martin
Shelby Thornton
Christine Chow
Katy Milne
Juliana Sobral de Barros
Kayleigh A Morris
Samuel Leung
Amy Jamieson
Brad H Nelson
Dawn R Cochrane
David G Huntsman
C Blake Gilks
Lien Hoang
Jessica N McAlpine
Allen W Zhang
author_facet Spencer D Martin
Shelby Thornton
Christine Chow
Katy Milne
Juliana Sobral de Barros
Kayleigh A Morris
Samuel Leung
Amy Jamieson
Brad H Nelson
Dawn R Cochrane
David G Huntsman
C Blake Gilks
Lien Hoang
Jessica N McAlpine
Allen W Zhang
Spencer D Martin
Shelby Thornton
Christine Chow
Katy Milne
Juliana Sobral de Barros
Kayleigh A Morris
Samuel Leung
Amy Jamieson
Brad H Nelson
Dawn R Cochrane
David G Huntsman
C Blake Gilks
Lien Hoang
Jessica N McAlpine
Allen W Zhang
collection Wiley Open Access
contents Activated immune infiltrates expand opportunities for targeted therapy in p53‐abnormal endometrial carcinoma Spencer D Martin Shelby Thornton Christine Chow Katy Milne Juliana Sobral de Barros Kayleigh A Morris Samuel Leung Amy Jamieson Brad H Nelson Dawn R Cochrane David G Huntsman C Blake Gilks Lien Hoang Jessica N McAlpine Allen W Zhang The Journal of Pathology AbstractTumor protein p53 mutated/abnormal (p53abn) endometrial carcinomas account for over 50% of deaths but comprise only 15% of all endometrial carcinomas. Most patients show limited response to standard‐of‐care chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy, and only a minority of cases are amenable to targeted therapies like poly‐ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors and HER2‐directed therapies. Recent immunotherapy clinical trials have demonstrated remarkable efficacy, not only in mismatch repair deficient (MMRd) tumors but also in a subset of mismatch repair‐proficient (MMRp) tumors. However, the immune microenvironment and its relationship to other therapeutic targets in MMRp endometrial carcinoma remains poorly understood. Here, we characterize the immune microenvironment of p53abn endometrial carcinoma, the most clinically aggressive subtype of MMRp endometrial carcinoma, and correlate antitumor immune signatures with other targetable alterations. We accrued 256 treatment‐naïve p53abn endometrial carcinomas and systemically profiled T‐cell, B‐cell, myeloid, and tumor‐cell populations with multiplex immunofluorescence to assess the tissue localization and functional status of immune cells. Shallow whole‐genome sequencing was performed on a subset of 126 cases. Patterns of immune infiltration were compared to survival outcomes and mutational signatures. Mixture modeling divided p53abn endometrial carcinoma into tumor‐infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL)‐rich and TIL‐poor subsets. Over 50% of tumors were TIL‐rich. TIL‐rich cases overexpressed targetable immune evasion molecules and were associated with longer overall and disease‐specific survival in multivariate analysis. This effect was particularly pronounced in advanced stage disease and in patients who did not receive adjuvant chemotherapy. TIL did not associate with homologous recombination deficient mutational signatures or HER2 amplification. Our findings demonstrate a biological rationale for immunotherapy in a substantial subset of patients with p53abn endometrial cancer and may help inform combination therapies with immune checkpoint inhibition, PARP inhibitors, and anti‐HER2 agents. © 2025 The Author(s). The Journal of Pathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. 10.1002/path.6429 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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spellingShingle Activated immune infiltrates expand opportunities for targeted therapy in p53‐abnormal endometrial carcinoma
Spencer D Martin
Shelby Thornton
Christine Chow
Katy Milne
Juliana Sobral de Barros
Kayleigh A Morris
Samuel Leung
Amy Jamieson
Brad H Nelson
Dawn R Cochrane
David G Huntsman
C Blake Gilks
Lien Hoang
Jessica N McAlpine
Allen W Zhang
The Journal of Pathology
Activated immune infiltrates expand opportunities for targeted therapy in p53‐abnormal endometrial carcinoma Spencer D Martin Shelby Thornton Christine Chow Katy Milne Juliana Sobral de Barros Kayleigh A Morris Samuel Leung Amy Jamieson Brad H Nelson Dawn R Cochrane David G Huntsman C Blake Gilks Lien Hoang Jessica N McAlpine Allen W Zhang The Journal of Pathology AbstractTumor protein p53 mutated/abnormal (p53abn) endometrial carcinomas account for over 50% of deaths but comprise only 15% of all endometrial carcinomas. Most patients show limited response to standard‐of‐care chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy, and only a minority of cases are amenable to targeted therapies like poly‐ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors and HER2‐directed therapies. Recent immunotherapy clinical trials have demonstrated remarkable efficacy, not only in mismatch repair deficient (MMRd) tumors but also in a subset of mismatch repair‐proficient (MMRp) tumors. However, the immune microenvironment and its relationship to other therapeutic targets in MMRp endometrial carcinoma remains poorly understood. Here, we characterize the immune microenvironment of p53abn endometrial carcinoma, the most clinically aggressive subtype of MMRp endometrial carcinoma, and correlate antitumor immune signatures with other targetable alterations. We accrued 256 treatment‐naïve p53abn endometrial carcinomas and systemically profiled T‐cell, B‐cell, myeloid, and tumor‐cell populations with multiplex immunofluorescence to assess the tissue localization and functional status of immune cells. Shallow whole‐genome sequencing was performed on a subset of 126 cases. Patterns of immune infiltration were compared to survival outcomes and mutational signatures. Mixture modeling divided p53abn endometrial carcinoma into tumor‐infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL)‐rich and TIL‐poor subsets. Over 50% of tumors were TIL‐rich. TIL‐rich cases overexpressed targetable immune evasion molecules and were associated with longer overall and disease‐specific survival in multivariate analysis. This effect was particularly pronounced in advanced stage disease and in patients who did not receive adjuvant chemotherapy. TIL did not associate with homologous recombination deficient mutational signatures or HER2 amplification. Our findings demonstrate a biological rationale for immunotherapy in a substantial subset of patients with p53abn endometrial cancer and may help inform combination therapies with immune checkpoint inhibition, PARP inhibitors, and anti‐HER2 agents. © 2025 The Author(s). The Journal of Pathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. 10.1002/path.6429 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
title Activated immune infiltrates expand opportunities for targeted therapy in p53‐abnormal endometrial carcinoma
topic The Journal of Pathology
url https://pathsocjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/path.6429