2017
Interleukin-8 in cancer pathogenesis, treatment and follow-up
Alfaro C, Sanmamed MF, Rodríguez-Ruiz ME, Teijeira Á, Oñate C, González Á, Ponz M, Schalper KA, Pérez-Gracia JL, Melero I. Interleukin-8 in cancer pathogenesis, treatment and follow-up. Cancer Treatment Reviews 2017, 60: 24-31. PMID: 28866366, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2017.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum concentrationsInterleukin-8IL-8 serum concentrationsPro-tumoral functionsCancer stem cellsTumor burdenLeukocyte infiltrateCancer immunotherapyIL-8Pharmacodynamic biomarkersTherapeutic combinationsTherapeutic strategiesMyeloid cellsTumor progressionCancer pathogenesisTumor cellsGrowth factorImmunotherapySuch interventionsChemokinesStem cellsCellsInfiltratesCXCR1/2Pathogenesis
2016
Quantitative and pathologist-read comparison of the heterogeneity of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression in non-small cell lung cancer
Rehman JA, Han G, Carvajal-Hausdorf DE, Wasserman BE, Pelekanou V, Mani NL, McLaughlin J, Schalper KA, Rimm DL. Quantitative and pathologist-read comparison of the heterogeneity of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression in non-small cell lung cancer. Modern Pathology 2016, 30: 340-349. PMID: 27834350, PMCID: PMC5334264, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2016.186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionPD-L1Immune cellsImmune cell PD-L1 expressionNon-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) casesCell lung cancer casesTumor cellsPD-L1 assessmentStromal immune cellsPD-L1 positivityCell lung cancerLung cancer patientsLung cancer casesRepresentative tumor areasPathologist scoresLikelihood of responseConcordance correlation coefficientRabbit monoclonal antibodyIntraclass correlation coefficientCancer patientsLung cancerImmunohistochemistry slidesCancer casesTumor tissue
2014
Programmed death-1/programmed death-1 ligand axis as a therapeutic target in oncology: current insights
Velcheti V, Schalper K, Venur V. Programmed death-1/programmed death-1 ligand axis as a therapeutic target in oncology: current insights. Journal Of Receptor Ligand And Channel Research 2014, Volume 8: 1-7. DOI: 10.2147/jrlcr.s39986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPD-1Tumor typesImmune checkpoint inhibitorsDeath-1 (PD-1) pathwayPD-1 ligandsDeath-1/Death 1 ligandDurable antitumor activityImmune checkpoint pathwaysAntigen-presenting cellsPromising anticancer therapeutic strategyPD-L1Immune toleranceInvestigational agentsImmune microenvironmentClinical activityT cellsAnticancer therapeutic strategiesTherapeutic strategiesTherapeutic targetClinical developmentTumor cellsMonoclonal antibodiesAntitumor activityTherapeutic antibodiesAutomated Objective Determination of Percentage of Malignant Nuclei for Mutation Testing
Viray H, Coulter M, Li K, Lane K, Madan A, Mitchell K, Schalper K, Hoyt C, Rimm DL. Automated Objective Determination of Percentage of Malignant Nuclei for Mutation Testing. Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology 2014, 22: 363-371. PMID: 24162261, PMCID: PMC3999345, DOI: 10.1097/pai.0b013e318299a1f6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriterion standardMalignant cellsMalignant nucleiCompanion diagnostic testsTumor cell percentageMutation testingEosin-stained tissuesCell percentageInForm softwareHistologic specimensTumor tissueColon adenocarcinomaTumor cellsDiagnostic testsPotential future toolDNA mutation testingTissue sectionsContinuous variablesFurther validationPathologist estimationAnalytic sensitivityVariant resultsDNA mutationsBenign nucleiTissue