2024
Digital spatial proteomic profiling reveals immune checkpoints as biomarkers in lymphoid aggregates and tumor microenvironment of desmoplastic melanoma
Su D, Schoenfeld D, Ibrahim W, Cabrejo R, Djureinovic D, Baumann R, Rimm D, Khan S, Halaban R, Kluger H, Olino K, Galan A, Clune J. Digital spatial proteomic profiling reveals immune checkpoints as biomarkers in lymphoid aggregates and tumor microenvironment of desmoplastic melanoma. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2024, 12: e008646. PMID: 38519058, PMCID: PMC10961546, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-008646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCTLA-4 expression levelsCancer-associated fibroblastsAssociated with worse survivalExpression of immune checkpointsLAG-3 expressionDesmoplastic melanomaLymphoid aggregatesCTLA-4PD-1Immune checkpointsIntratumoral leukocytesLAG-3Tumor compartmentsWorse survivalCD20+B cellsIncreased expression of immune checkpointsProgrammed cell death protein 1Macrophage/monocyte markerSentinel lymph node positivityCell death protein 1Associated with poor prognosisLymph node positivityDense fibrous stromaPotential prognostic significanceCore of tumors
2012
Can primary tumor markers of cancer-initiating cells predict lymph node positivity in breast cancer patients?
Chagpar A, Neumeister V, Lannin D, Rimm D. Can primary tumor markers of cancer-initiating cells predict lymph node positivity in breast cancer patients? Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 1121-1121. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.1121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer patientsLN statusCancer patientsLymphovascular invasionTumor sizeTumor markersPositive LNsPoor prognosisMedian numberPrimary tumor markersMedian patient ageMedian tumor sizeLymph node positivityLN-positive patientsLymph node statusOnly factorCancer initiating cellsCancer-initiating cellsLevels of CD44Axillary surgeryLN positivityNode positivityPatient agePositive patientsClinicopathologic data