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Immune Inhibitory Molecule PD-1 Homolog (VISTA) Colocalizes with CD11b Myeloid Cells in Melanoma and Is Associated with Poor Outcomes
Vesely M, Kidacki M, Gaule P, Gupta S, Chan N, Han X, Yeung J, Chen L. Immune Inhibitory Molecule PD-1 Homolog (VISTA) Colocalizes with CD11b Myeloid Cells in Melanoma and Is Associated with Poor Outcomes. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2023, 144: 106-115.e4. PMID: 37562584, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2023.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsB7 AntigensB7-H1 AntigenHumansMelanomaProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorT-LymphocytesTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsCD11b myeloid cellsImmune inhibitory moleculesPD-L1 expressionVISTA expressionMyeloid cellsFuture potential therapeutic targetsPD-L1/B7Tumor microenvironmentInhibitory moleculesMultiplexed quantitative immunofluorescencePrimary cutaneous melanomaImmunosuppressive tumor microenvironmentNegative prognostic biomarkerCurrent clinical trialsPotential therapeutic targetCause mortalityCritical cell typesPD-L1Poor outcomeTreatment of cancerMelanoma recurrenceCutaneous melanomaClinical trialsPrognostic biomarkerT cellsResistance Mechanisms to Anti-PD Cancer Immunotherapy
Vesely MD, Zhang T, Chen L. Resistance Mechanisms to Anti-PD Cancer Immunotherapy. Annual Review Of Immunology 2022, 40: 45-74. PMID: 35471840, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-070621-030155.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB7-H1 AntigenHumansImmunotherapyNeoplasmsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorT-LymphocytesTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsAnti-PD therapyCancer immunotherapyMechanisms of resistanceImmune inhibitory moleculesFraction of patientsResistance mechanismsNormalization cancer immunotherapyAdditional immunotherapyPD-1Clinical evidenceAntigen presentationT cellsSolid tumorsTherapy resistanceH1 pathwayTumor microenvironmentImmunotherapyInhibitory moleculesHematopoietic malignanciesCancer treatmentTherapyPatientsCurrent studyCancer dataMalignancy
2021
Spatially Resolved and Quantitative Analysis of the Immunological Landscape in Human Meningiomas
Yeung J, Yaghoobi V, Aung TN, Vesely MD, Zhang T, Gaule P, Gunel M, Rimm DL, Chen L. Spatially Resolved and Quantitative Analysis of the Immunological Landscape in Human Meningiomas. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2021, 80: 150-159. PMID: 33393633, DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlaa152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionT cell infiltrationPD-L1PD-L2Human meningiomasTumor-infiltrating immune cell populationsHigh PD-L1 expressionT-cell activation/proliferationActivation/dysfunctionLevels of CD3Immune cell subsetsT-cell phenotypeImmune cell populationsHigh-grade tumorsActivation/proliferationHigher CD3TIL infiltrationCD8 ratioImmunotherapeutic strategiesCell subsetsImmunological statusGrade tumorsImmunological landscapeTissue microarrayMacrophage phenotype