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Transcriptomic Hallmarks of Tumor Plasticity and Stromal Interactions in Brain Metastasis
Wingrove E, Liu ZZ, Patel KD, Arnal-Estapé A, Cai WL, Melnick MA, Politi K, Monteiro C, Zhu L, Valiente M, Kluger HM, Chiang VL, Nguyen DX. Transcriptomic Hallmarks of Tumor Plasticity and Stromal Interactions in Brain Metastasis. Cell Reports 2019, 27: 1277-1292.e7. PMID: 31018140, PMCID: PMC6592283, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.03.085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastasesBrain tumor microenvironmentLineage programTumor microenvironmentTumor plasticityStromal gene expressionTranscriptomic hallmarksGene expressionTranscriptional hallmarksMultiple tumor typesMolecular landscapeStromal interactionsMajor siteIntact tissueNeuroinflammatory responseSyngeneic modelPatient biopsiesTumor typesMetastasisMalignant cellsDifferent subtypesTumor cellsHallmarkTranscriptomeCellsPreclinical Comparison of the Blood–brain barrier Permeability of Osimertinib with Other EGFR TKIs
Colclough N, Chen K, Johnström P, Strittmatter N, Yan Y, Wrigley GL, Schou M, Goodwin R, Varnäs K, Adua SJ, Zhao M, Nguyen DX, Maglennon G, Barton P, Atkinson J, Zhang L, Janefeldt A, Wilson J, Smith A, Takano A, Arakawa R, Kondrashov M, Malmquist J, Revunov E, Vazquez-Romero A, Moein MM, Windhorst AD, Karp NA, Finlay MRV, Ward RA, Yates JWT, Smith PD, Farde L, Cheng Z, Cross DAE. Preclinical Comparison of the Blood–brain barrier Permeability of Osimertinib with Other EGFR TKIs. Clinical Cancer Research 2021, 27: 189-201. PMID: 33028591, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-1871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-brain barrier permeabilityBrain metastasesBrain penetranceBarrier permeabilityEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsT790M resistance mutationMetastatic brain diseaseSubclinical brain metastasesSelective EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorOngoing clinical evaluationM resistance mutationTyrosine kinase inhibitorsBBB penetranceBrain tumor growthClinical efficacyEGFR-TKIEGFR-TKIsBrain penetrationClinical evaluationPreclinical comparisonPreclinical modelsPreclinical studiesCynomolgus macaquesOsimertinibTumor growth
2024
154 Elucidating the Immune Landscape of Radiation Necrosis Through Single Cell Analysis of Recurrent Brain Lesions in Patients After Stereotactic Radio Surgery
Robert S, Kiziltug E, Lu B, Arnal-Estape A, Nguyen D, Chiang V. 154 Elucidating the Immune Landscape of Radiation Necrosis Through Single Cell Analysis of Recurrent Brain Lesions in Patients After Stereotactic Radio Surgery. Neurosurgery 2024, 70: 35-36. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002809_154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiation necrosisFluorescence-activated cell sortingInterferon-stimulated genesStereotactic radiosurgeryNatural killerMyeloid cellsImmune cellsRadiosurgical treatment of brain metastasesTreatment of brain metastasesCD4+ T cellsExpression of immune cellsMorbid side effectsTreatment of RNSubpopulations of myeloid cellsStereotactic radio surgeryMetastatic brain tumorsInvasive brain biopsyCellular immune profilesInflammatory immune responseCSF of patientsRN patientsBrain metastasesCD8+Immunotherapy optionsMetastatic tumors
2023
465 Defining the Immune Profile of Radiation Necrosis Through Single-cell Analysis of Intracranial Lesions
Robert S, Lu B, Arnal-Estape A, Nguyen D, Chiang V. 465 Defining the Immune Profile of Radiation Necrosis Through Single-cell Analysis of Intracranial Lesions. Neurosurgery 2023, 69: 97-98. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002375_465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiation necrosisFluorescence-activated cell sortingImmune profileNatural killer (NK) cellsIncidence of radiation necrosisManagement of brain metastasesMetastatic brain tumor patientsMorbid side effectsTreatment of RNRecurrent metastatic diseaseExpression of Foxp3Cytotoxic T cellsInvasive brain biopsyCellular immune profilesInterleukin-7 receptorBrain tumor patientsBrain metastasesMetastatic diseaseMetastatic tumorsImmune landscapeIntraoperative samplesPatient survivalT cellsBrain biopsyIntracranial lesions
2022
IMMU-01. DEFINING THE IMMUNE PROFILE OF RADIATION NECROSIS THROUGH SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS OF INTRACRANIAL LESIONS
Robert S, Lu B, Kiziltug E, Estape A, Nguyen D, Chiang V. IMMU-01. DEFINING THE IMMUNE PROFILE OF RADIATION NECROSIS THROUGH SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS OF INTRACRANIAL LESIONS. Neuro-Oncology 2022, 24: vii131-vii131. DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac209.499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiation necrosisFluorescence-activated cell sortingNatural killer (NK) cellsIncidence of radiation necrosisManagement of brain metastasesMetastatic brain tumor patientsMorbid side effectsTreatment of RNRecurrent metastatic diseaseExpression of Foxp3Invasive brain biopsyCellular immune profilesInterleukin-7 receptorBrain tumor patientsNeuroimmune profileBrain metastasesMetastatic diseaseCytotoxic TMetastatic tumorsImmune landscapeIntraoperative samplesImprove patient diagnosisImmune profilePatient survivalBrain biopsy
2021
Tumor DNA Mutations From Intraparenchymal Brain Metastases Are Detectable in CSF
Cheok SK, Narayan A, Arnal-Estape A, Gettinger S, Goldberg SB, Kluger HM, Nguyen D, Patel A, Chiang V. Tumor DNA Mutations From Intraparenchymal Brain Metastases Are Detectable in CSF. JCO Precision Oncology 2021, 5: 163-172. PMID: 34250381, PMCID: PMC8232069, DOI: 10.1200/po.20.00292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraparenchymal brain metastasesBrain metastasesCell-free DNAExtracranial tumorsBrain metastasis tissuesProgressive brain metastasesThird of patientsNormal pressure hydrocephalusTumor DNA mutationsPrimary cancer typeAnalysis of CSFSamples of CSFLeptomeningeal diseaseEffective surrogate markerBrain biopsyPressure hydrocephalusLumbar punctureSurrogate markerCancer-associated genesMetastasis tissuesPatientsMetastasisDiscordant responsesRenal cellsGenomic profiling