2021
Spatially resolved analysis of the T cell immune contexture in lung cancer-associated brain metastases
Lu BY, Gupta R, Aguirre-Ducler A, Gianino N, Wyatt H, Ribeiro M, Chiang VL, Contessa JN, Adeniran AJ, Jilaveanu LB, Kluger HM, Schalper KA, Goldberg SB. Spatially resolved analysis of the T cell immune contexture in lung cancer-associated brain metastases. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2021, 9: e002684. PMID: 34670827, PMCID: PMC8529973, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-002684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRetrospective StudiesT-LymphocytesTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsPrimary lung tumorsT cell subsetsMajor T cell subsetsMultiplexed quantitative immunofluorescenceLung tumorsT cellsCoinhibitory receptorsTim-3Cell subsetsBrain metastasesQuantitative immunofluorescenceHigh LAG-3 expressionTumor PD-L1 expressionPD-L1 protein expressionLymphocyte activation gene-3Low T cell infiltrationHigh TIM-3Major clinicopathological variablesPD-L1 expressionLAG-3 expressionT cell infiltrationTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesLonger overall survivalCell death 1Tumor immune microenvironment
2019
Perilesional edema in brain metastases: potential causes and implications for treatment with immune therapy
Tran TT, Mahajan A, Chiang VL, Goldberg SB, Nguyen DX, Jilaveanu LB, Kluger HM. Perilesional edema in brain metastases: potential causes and implications for treatment with immune therapy. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2019, 7: 200. PMID: 31362777, PMCID: PMC6668163, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0684-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntigens, CD34Antineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBlood-Brain BarrierBrain EdemaBrain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicDrug Administration ScheduleHumansLung NeoplasmsMelanomaRetrospective StudiesTight JunctionsTreatment OutcomeTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsMelanoma brain metastasesBrain metastasesPerilesional edemaVessel densityEdema volumeSensitive tumorsBlood-brain barrier model systemNon-small cell lungTight junction resistancePhase II clinical trialSignificant perilesional edemaUntreated brain metastasesBlood-brain barrierPre-clinical modelsDegree of edemaTumor mass effectPotential causesMelanoma brainShort-term cultureExtracranial metastasesImmune therapyMelanoma patientsSignificant morbidityCell lungLarge tumors
2015
MET Expression in Primary and Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: Implications of Correlative Biomarker Assessment to MET Pathway Inhibitors
Shuch B, Falbo R, Parisi F, Adeniran A, Kluger Y, Kluger HM, Jilaveanu LB. MET Expression in Primary and Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: Implications of Correlative Biomarker Assessment to MET Pathway Inhibitors. BioMed Research International 2015, 2015: 192406. PMID: 26448928, PMCID: PMC4584049, DOI: 10.1155/2015/192406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClear cell renal cell carcinomaCell renal cell carcinomaMetastatic sitesRenal cell carcinomaMET expressionCell carcinomaPredictive biomarkersPrimary tumorMetastatic clear cell renal cell carcinomaMetastatic kidney cancerAppropriate patient selectionDistant metastatic sitesPatient selectionMetastatic tissuesKidney cancerMET pathwayTissue microarrayBiomarker assessmentNumber of casesPrimary siteModerate concordancePathway inhibitorTumorsDistant tissuesNephrectomy