2019
A clonal expression biomarker associates with lung cancer mortality
Biswas D, Birkbak N, Rosenthal R, Hiley C, Lim E, Papp K, Boeing S, Krzystanek M, Djureinovic D, La Fleur L, Greco M, Döme B, Fillinger J, Brunnström H, Wu Y, Moore D, Skrzypski M, Abbosh C, Litchfield K, Al Bakir M, Watkins T, Veeriah S, Wilson G, Jamal-Hanjani M, Moldvay J, Botling J, Chinnaiyan A, Micke P, Hackshaw A, Bartek J, Csabai I, Szallasi Z, Herrero J, McGranahan N, Swanton C. A clonal expression biomarker associates with lung cancer mortality. Nature Medicine 2019, 25: 1540-1548. PMID: 31591602, PMCID: PMC6984959, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-019-0595-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkers, TumorClonal EvolutionDisease-Free SurvivalDNA Copy Number VariationsExomeExome SequencingFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic HeterogeneityHumansLung NeoplasmsMalePrognosisRisk FactorsTranscriptomeConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerClinicopathological risk factorsCell lung cancerLung cancer mortalityPrognostic gene expression signaturesCancer cell proliferationGene expression signaturesCancer mortalityLung cancerRisk factorsExpression-based biomarkersCopy number gainsDisease subtypesClinical descriptorsTranscriptomic biomarkersIndividual tumorsCancer typesDiagnostic precisionMolecular biomarkersExpression signaturesCell proliferationDNA copy number gainsBiomarkersPatientsIntratumor heterogeneity
2018
Expression of scavenger receptor MARCO defines a targetable tumor‐associated macrophage subset in non‐small cell lung cancer
La Fleur L, Boura V, Alexeyenko A, Berglund A, Pontén V, Mattsson J, Djureinovic D, Persson J, Brunnström H, Isaksson J, Brandén E, Koyi H, Micke P, Karlsson M, Botling J. Expression of scavenger receptor MARCO defines a targetable tumor‐associated macrophage subset in non‐small cell lung cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 2018, 143: 1741-1752. PMID: 29667169, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.31545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-associated macrophagesHigher macrophage infiltrationScavenger receptor MARCOPD-L1Macrophage infiltrationNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cohortMajority of TAMsNon-small cell lung cancerAvailable immune checkpoint inhibitorsCell lung cancer cohortTumor-associated macrophage subsetsImmunosuppressive tumor-associated macrophagesNew immune targetsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsImmune checkpoint moleculesT cell infiltrationDeath ligand 1Cell lung cancerLung cancer cohortSubset of casesImmune response pathwaysExpression of MARCOProtumor phenotypeCheckpoint inhibitorsCheckpoint molecules
2017
A systematic search strategy identifies cubilin as independent prognostic marker for renal cell carcinoma
Gremel G, Djureinovic D, Niinivirta M, Laird A, Ljungqvist O, Johannesson H, Bergman J, Edqvist P, Navani S, Khan N, Patil T, Sivertsson Å, Uhlén M, Harrison D, Ullenhag G, Stewart G, Pontén F. A systematic search strategy identifies cubilin as independent prognostic marker for renal cell carcinoma. BMC Cancer 2017, 17: 9. PMID: 28052770, PMCID: PMC5215231, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-3030-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Renal CellDatabases, GeneticDisease ProgressionDown-RegulationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKidney NeoplasmsLymph NodesMaleNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPrognosisReceptors, Cell SurfaceConceptsRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaClear cell RCC patientsPrimary renal cell carcinomaPositive prognostic indicatorIndependent prognostic markerUnmet clinical needMalignant human tissuesNew diagnostic markersVenous tumorNodal statusBetter prognosisMetastatic lesionsNegative tumorsSystematic search strategyT stagePatient survivalPoor prognosisPositive tumorsRCC patientsPrognostic indicatorFuhrman gradePrognostic markerRCC cohortTissue microarray