2023
Digital spatial profiling of melanoma shows CD95 expression in immune cells is associated with resistance to immunotherapy
Martinez-Morilla S, Moutafi M, Fernandez A, Jessel S, Divakar P, Wong P, Garcia-Milian R, Schalper K, Kluger H, Rimm D. Digital spatial profiling of melanoma shows CD95 expression in immune cells is associated with resistance to immunotherapy. OncoImmunology 2023, 12: 2260618. PMID: 37781235, PMCID: PMC10540659, DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2023.2260618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDigital spatial profilingImmune checkpoint inhibitor therapyShorter progression-free survivalQuantitative immunofluorescenceCheckpoint inhibitor therapyProgression-free survivalMetastatic melanoma patientsPre-treatment specimensIndependent validation cohortMetastatic melanoma casesAdjuvant settingNanoString GeoMxMultivariable adjustmentAdverse eventsImmunotherapy cohortInhibitor therapyPD-L1Immune markersMelanoma patientsUnivariable analysisValidation cohortImmune cellsMelanoma casesMultiplex immunofluorescenceCD95 expression
2017
Stereotactic radiosurgery of early melanoma brain metastases after initiation of anti-CTLA-4 treatment is associated with improved intracranial control
An Y, Jiang W, Kim BYS, Qian JM, Tang C, Fang P, Logan J, D'Souza NM, Haydu LE, Wang XA, Hess KR, Kluger H, Glitza IC, Mahajan A, Welsh JW, Lin SH, Yu JB, Davies MA, Hwu P, Sulman EP, Brown PD, Chiang VLS, Li J. Stereotactic radiosurgery of early melanoma brain metastases after initiation of anti-CTLA-4 treatment is associated with improved intracranial control. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2017, 125: 80-88. PMID: 28916225, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2017.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial disease controlNew brain metastasesIntracranial controlStereotactic radiosurgeryBrain metastasesOverall survivalDisease controlLymphocyte countMulti-institutional retrospective analysisYale-New Haven HospitalMD Anderson cohortMelanoma brain metastasesAbsolute lymphocyte countAntitumor immune responseImmune checkpoint blockadeMetastatic melanoma patientsComplete blood countTumor-specific antigensIndependent validation cohortMulti-institutional studyIpilimumab therapyMedian followLast doseCheckpoint blockadeIntracranial recurrence