2023
Discovery of decreased ferroptosis in male colorectal cancer patients with KRAS mutations
Yan H, Talty R, Jain A, Cai Y, Zheng J, Shen X, Muca E, Paty P, Bosenberg M, Khan S, Johnson C. Discovery of decreased ferroptosis in male colorectal cancer patients with KRAS mutations. Redox Biology 2023, 62: 102699. PMID: 37086630, PMCID: PMC10172914, DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKRAS mutant tumorsMale CRC patientsCRC patientsMale patientsKRAS mutationsMutant tumorsOverall survivalMale colorectal cancer patientsKRAS wild-type tumorsAberrant tumor metabolismColorectal cancer patientsCRC patient cohortsColorectal cancer casesFerroptosis-related genesWild-type tumorsNovel potential avenuesNormal colon tissuesPoor OSKRAS statusAdverse outcomesCRC cellsPatient cohortCancer patientsType tumorsCancer casesValidation of the Prognostic Usefulness of the Gene Expression Profiling Test in Patients with Uveal Melanoma
Miguez S, Lee R, Chan A, Demkowicz P, Jones B, Long C, Abramson D, Bosenberg M, Sznol M, Kluger H, Goldbaum M, Francis J, Pointdujour-Lim R, Bakhoum M. Validation of the Prognostic Usefulness of the Gene Expression Profiling Test in Patients with Uveal Melanoma. Ophthalmology 2023, 130: 598-607. PMID: 36739981, PMCID: PMC10619207, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastasis-free survivalRisk of metastasisClass 2 tumorsAdditional prognostic valueRate of metastasisPrognostic usefulnessTumor sizeTumor characteristicsPrognostic valueUveal melanomaGene expression profile testingMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterGEP classificationCox hazard regression analysisYale-New Haven HospitalHazards regression analysisGene expression profiling testsNew Haven HospitalClass 1 tumorsGEP class 2Class 1AMean followTumor thicknessCancer CenterSurveillance protocol
2018
PD‐L1 methylation regulates PD‐L1 expression and is associated with melanoma survival
Micevic G, Thakral D, McGeary M, Bosenberg M. PD‐L1 methylation regulates PD‐L1 expression and is associated with melanoma survival. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2018, 32: 435-440. PMID: 30343532, PMCID: PMC6475614, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionDNA methylationPD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpointIndependent survival prognostic factorPD-L1 promoter methylationPD-L1 immune checkpointSurvival prognostic factorsPD-L1 promoterPromoter DNA methylationOverall survivalImmune checkpointsPrognostic factorsMelanoma patientsMelanoma survivalEpigenetic mechanismsTranscriptional phenotypeClinical importanceMelanomaCpG lociMethylationPromoter methylationSurvivalTherapeutic applicationsExpressionPatients