2023
Immune dysfunction revealed by digital spatial profiling of immuno-oncology markers in progressive stages of renal cell carcinoma and in brain metastases
Schoenfeld D, Moutafi M, Martinez S, Djureinovic D, Merkin R, Adeniran A, Braun D, Signoretti S, Choueiri T, Parisi F, Hurwitz M, Rimm D, Wei W, Jilaveanu L, Kluger H. Immune dysfunction revealed by digital spatial profiling of immuno-oncology markers in progressive stages of renal cell carcinoma and in brain metastases. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2023, 11: e007240. PMID: 37586773, PMCID: PMC10432651, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-007240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaBrain metastasesPrimary tumorTumor microenvironmentDigital spatial profilingCell carcinomaActivation protein expressionInflammatory macrophage markersRCC brain metastasesInnate immune activatorsNormal kidney samplesProgressive stagesExtracranial metastasesTim-3Immune checkpointsImmune dysfunctionImmune activationRCC metastasisLonger survivalImmune activatorsMacrophage markersTreatment responseSeparate cohortTissue microarrayMetastatic samplesSubsets of IFN Signaling Predict Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Patients with Melanoma.
Horowitch B, Lee D, Ding M, Martinez-Morilla S, Aung T, Ouerghi F, Wang X, Wei W, Damsky W, Sznol M, Kluger H, Rimm D, Ishizuka J. Subsets of IFN Signaling Predict Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Patients with Melanoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2023, 29: 2908-2918. PMID: 37233452, PMCID: PMC10524955, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-23-0215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsHuman melanoma cell linesMelanoma cell linesPD-L1Validation cohortYale-New Haven HospitalCombination of ipilimumabPD-L1 markersImmune checkpoint blockadePD-L1 biomarkerNew Haven HospitalSTAT1 levelsCell linesWestern blot analysisCheckpoint inhibitorsCheckpoint blockadeClinical responseOverall survivalImproved survivalResistance of cancersMetastatic melanomaMelanoma responsePredict responseTreatment responseDistinct patterns
2016
Copy Number Changes Are Associated with Response to Treatment with Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Sorafenib in Melanoma
Wilson MA, Zhao F, Khare S, Roszik J, Woodman SE, D'Andrea K, Wubbenhorst B, Rimm DL, Kirkwood JM, Kluger HM, Schuchter LM, Lee SJ, Flaherty KT, Nathanson KL. Copy Number Changes Are Associated with Response to Treatment with Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Sorafenib in Melanoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 374-382. PMID: 26307133, PMCID: PMC4821426, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-1162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinDisease-Free SurvivalDNA Copy Number VariationsDNA Mutational AnalysisDouble-Blind MethodGenes, rasHumansMelanomaMutationNeoplasm StagingNiacinamidePaclitaxelPhenylurea CompoundsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metSorafenibTreatment OutcomeConceptsProgression-free survivalGene copy gainOverall survivalImproved progression-free survivalCopy gainImproved overall survivalGenomic alterationsCancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) datasetImproved treatment responseClinical outcomesMET amplificationV600KCCND1 amplificationTreatment responseMelanoma pathogenesisV600E mutationCurrent FDAPretreatment samplesBRAF geneTumor samplesPatientsSorafenibTherapyTumorsAtlas dataset
2010
Ipilimumab: a promising immunotherapy for melanoma.
Thumar JR, Kluger HM. Ipilimumab: a promising immunotherapy for melanoma. Oncology 2010, 24: 1280-8. PMID: 21294471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic melanomaClinical trialsCytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4Recent phase III trialsT-lymphocyte antigen-4Overall survival benefitPhase III trialsDrug-related toxicityAntibody-based targetingIII trialsSurvival benefitPromising immunotherapyAntigen-4Immune modulationTreatment responseTherapeutic benefitMelanomaIpilimumabTrialsImmunotherapyUnique challengesCancerClinicians