2023
Expression of cancer–testis antigens in the immune microenvironment of non‐small cell lung cancer
Hikmet F, Rassy M, Backman M, Méar L, Mattsson J, Djureinovic D, Botling J, Brunnström H, Micke P, Lindskog C. Expression of cancer–testis antigens in the immune microenvironment of non‐small cell lung cancer. Molecular Oncology 2023, 17: 2603-2617. PMID: 37341056, PMCID: PMC10701773, DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.13474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerCancer-testis antigensCell lung cancerImmune microenvironmentLung cancerT cellsCTA expressionAnti-cancer immune responseMost NSCLC casesEfficacy of immunotherapyPlasma cell infiltrationRegulatory T cellsImmune cell densityCellular immune reactionsNSCLC patientsImmune profileClinical outcomesNSCLC casesCell infiltrationImmune cellsImmunohistochemical profilingM2 macrophagesClinical dataImmune responseImmune reactions
2021
Infiltration of NK and plasma cells is associated with a distinct immune subset in non‐small cell lung cancer
Backman M, La Fleur L, Kurppa P, Djureinovic D, Elfving H, Brunnström H, Mattsson J, Lindberg A, Pontén V, Eltahir M, Mangsbo S, Gulyas M, Isaksson J, Jirström K, Kärre K, Leandersson K, Mezheyeuski A, Pontén F, Strell C, Lindskog C, Botling J, Micke P. Infiltration of NK and plasma cells is associated with a distinct immune subset in non‐small cell lung cancer. The Journal Of Pathology 2021, 255: 243-256. PMID: 34339045, DOI: 10.1002/path.5772.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerImmune cell infiltrationHigh immune cell infiltrationCell infiltrationNK cellsImmune classPlasma cellsLow immune cell infiltrationEra of immunotherapyCell lung cancerImmune cell markersTumor mutational loadImmune response-related genesInnate immune responseImmune cell analysisClinicopathologic characteristicsPD-L1Immune activationImmune classificationNSCLC casesImmune patternsLung cancerImmune cellsClinical backgroundImmune response
2018
Multispectral imaging for quantitative and compartment‐specific immune infiltrates reveals distinct immune profiles that classify lung cancer patients
Mezheyeuski A, Bergsland C, Backman M, Djureinovic D, Sjöblom T, Bruun J, Micke P. Multispectral imaging for quantitative and compartment‐specific immune infiltrates reveals distinct immune profiles that classify lung cancer patients. The Journal Of Pathology 2018, 244: 421-431. PMID: 29282718, DOI: 10.1002/path.5026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungClinical Decision-MakingDeep LearningFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedLung NeoplasmsLymphocyte SubsetsLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMicroscopy, FluorescencePredictive Value of TestsPrognosisReproducibility of ResultsSequence Analysis, RNATissue Array AnalysisTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsImmune infiltratesImmune markersImmune cellsImmunohistochemical methodsEra of immunotherapyCell lung cancerImmune cell infiltrationLymphocyte subclassesNSCLC casesCell infiltrationLung cancerPatient prognosisImmune responseTissue microarrayCancer tissuesStromal compartmentClinical decisionFurther subpopulationSemiquantitative assessmentConventional immunohistochemistryImmunohistochemistryClinical biopsiesTissue sectionsFoxp3CD4