2021
Spatially Resolved and Quantitative Analysis of the Immunological Landscape in Human Meningiomas
Yeung J, Yaghoobi V, Aung TN, Vesely MD, Zhang T, Gaule P, Gunel M, Rimm DL, Chen L. Spatially Resolved and Quantitative Analysis of the Immunological Landscape in Human Meningiomas. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2021, 80: 150-159. PMID: 33393633, DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlaa152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionT cell infiltrationPD-L1PD-L2Human meningiomasTumor-infiltrating immune cell populationsHigh PD-L1 expressionT-cell activation/proliferationActivation/dysfunctionLevels of CD3Immune cell subsetsT-cell phenotypeImmune cell populationsHigh-grade tumorsActivation/proliferationHigher CD3TIL infiltrationCD8 ratioImmunotherapeutic strategiesCell subsetsImmunological statusGrade tumorsImmunological landscapeTissue microarrayMacrophage phenotype
2019
Quantitative assessment of immune cell populations and associations with clinical outcomes in African-American (AA) versus Caucasian triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
O'Meara T, Yaghoobi V, Blenman K, Pelekanou V, Silber A, Rimm D, Pusztai L. Quantitative assessment of immune cell populations and associations with clinical outcomes in African-American (AA) versus Caucasian triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: e14180-e14180. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.e14180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerDisease-free survivalBetter disease-free survivalPD-L1 expressionCD68 expressionAA TNBCStromal PD-L1 expressionPD-L1 protein expressionCaucasian casesHigher TIL countsTumor immune microenvironmentImmune cell populationsHigh CD68 expressionHigh CD68Similar CD8Stromal TILsClinical characteristicsDiagnosis dateTIL countPD-L1Clinical outcomesPredictive factorsCD8 expressionClinical variablesImmune microenvironmentA Multi-Institutional Study to Evaluate Automated Whole Slide Scoring of Immunohistochemistry for Assessment of Programmed Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Expression in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Taylor CR, Jadhav AP, Gholap A, Kamble G, Huang J, Gown A, Doshi I, Rimm DL. A Multi-Institutional Study to Evaluate Automated Whole Slide Scoring of Immunohistochemistry for Assessment of Programmed Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Expression in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology 2019, 27: 263-269. PMID: 30640753, DOI: 10.1097/pai.0000000000000737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerImmune cellsTumor cellsLin's concordance correlation coefficientLung cancerProgrammed Death Ligand 1 ExpressionDako Link 48 platformDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionNon-small cell lung carcinomaPD-L1 expressionPD-L1 immunohistochemistryImmune cell populationsImmune cell expressionCell lung carcinomaCell scoringMulti-institutional studyConcordance correlation coefficientImage analysis scoresPD-L1Cell positivityLung carcinomaPatient managementSlide scoringCell expression