2017
Objective measurement and clinical significance of IDO1 protein in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer
Carvajal-Hausdorf DE, Mani N, Velcheti V, Schalper KA, Rimm DL. Objective measurement and clinical significance of IDO1 protein in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2017, 5: 81. PMID: 29037255, PMCID: PMC5644103, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-017-0285-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerIDO1 expressionBreast cancerIndependent negative prognostic markerB cell infiltrationImmune suppressive pathwaysAdvanced solid tumorsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesT cell responsesClinico-pathological featuresClinico-pathological characteristicsProportional hazards modelNegative prognostic markerDegradation of tryptophanMann-Whitney testFoxp3 levelsIDO1 blockadeIDO1 levelsEffector CD4Durable responsesOverall survivalImmune toleranceMultivariable analysisPrognostic marker
2013
High SOX2 Levels Predict Better Outcome in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas
Velcheti V, Schalper K, Yao X, Cheng H, Kocoglu M, Dhodapkar K, Deng Y, Gettinger S, Rimm DL. High SOX2 Levels Predict Better Outcome in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e61427. PMID: 23620753, PMCID: PMC3631238, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaLonger survivalTissue microarrayMultivariate analysisIndependent lung cancer cohortsIndependent positive prognostic markerSOX2 levelsNon-small cell lung carcinomaQuantitative immunofluorescenceLung squamous cell carcinomaSecond independent validation cohortSOX2 expressionHigh SOX2 levelsLog rank pSOX2 overexpressionPositive prognostic markerRisk of deathClinico-pathological characteristicsClinico-pathological variablesCox univariate analysisIndependent validation cohortCell lung carcinomaLung cancer cohortNSCLC patientsOverall survival