Featured Publications
Cancer Immunoediting in the Era of Immuno-oncology.
Gubin MM, Vesely MD. Cancer Immunoediting in the Era of Immuno-oncology. Clinical Cancer Research 2022, 28: 3917-3928. PMID: 35594163, PMCID: PMC9481657, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-1804.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCancer immunoeditingImmune-tumor cell interactionsCancer immunotherapyAbsence of immunotherapyDurable clinical responsesT cell biologyCell interactionsImmunotherapy resistanceClinical responseImmunosuppressive microenvironmentTumor immunogenicityImmuno-oncologyClinical dataPreclinical modelsImmunoeditingImmunotherapyHuman patientsImmune systemTumor microenvironmentCancerCancer progressionClinical subspecialtyImmunogenicityMicroenvironmentPatients
2024
Up-regulated PLA2G10 in cancer impairs T cell infiltration to dampen immunity
Zhang T, Yu W, Cheng X, Yeung J, Ahumada V, Norris P, Pearson M, Yang X, van Deursen W, Halcovich C, Nassar A, Vesely M, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Ji L, Flies D, Liu L, Langermann S, LaRochelle W, Humphrey R, Zhao D, Zhang Q, Zhang J, Gu R, Schalper K, Sanmamed M, Chen L. Up-regulated PLA2G10 in cancer impairs T cell infiltration to dampen immunity. Science Immunology 2024, 9: eadh2334. PMID: 38669316, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adh2334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell infiltrationT cell exclusionT cellsResistance to anti-PD-1 immunotherapyPoor T-cell infiltrationAnti-PD-1 immunotherapyImmunogenic mouse tumorsT cell mobilizationHuman cancer tissuesTherapeutic immunotherapyCancer immunotherapyMouse tumorsChemokine systemImmunotherapyTumor tissuesImpaired infiltrationTumorLipid metabolitesHuman cancersCancer tissuesInfiltrationA2 groupCancerPLA2G10Up-regulated
2020
Normalization Cancer Immunotherapy for Melanoma
Vesely MD, Chen L. Normalization Cancer Immunotherapy for Melanoma. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2020, 140: 1134-1142. PMID: 32092349, PMCID: PMC7247948, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNormalization cancer immunotherapyCancer immunotherapyImmune responseDysfunctional immune responseSystemic immune responsesContext of melanomaPatient survivalTreatment of cancerTumor responseImmunotherapyToxicity profileImmune systemTumor microenvironmentMelanomaCancerDistinct mechanismsResponseClinicians
2018
Chapter One Stimulating T Cells Against Cancer With Agonist Immunostimulatory Monoclonal Antibodies
Han X, Vesely MD. Chapter One Stimulating T Cells Against Cancer With Agonist Immunostimulatory Monoclonal Antibodies. International Review Of Cytology 2018, 342: 1-25. PMID: 30635089, PMCID: PMC6487201, DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2018.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsT cellsT-lymphocyte antigen-4Monoclonal antibodiesInhibitory T cell receptorsCostimulatory receptor CD137Immunostimulatory monoclonal antibodiesUse of immunotherapeuticsT cell receptorAntitumor immunityDeath-1Antigen-4Immune surveillanceAgonist antibodyCostimulatory receptorsF. Macfarlane BurnetCancer cellsAntibodiesCancerReceptorsMacfarlane BurnetCellsGITRCD137CD27OX40
2013
Cancer immunoediting: antigens, mechanisms, and implications to cancer immunotherapy
Vesely MD, Schreiber RD. Cancer immunoediting: antigens, mechanisms, and implications to cancer immunotherapy. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2013, 1284: 1-5. PMID: 23651186, PMCID: PMC3648872, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12105.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsImmune systemTumor-specific antigensHuman cancer patientsTumor-promoting actionsNascent tumor cellsAntitumor immunityTumor immunityCancer immunosurveillanceChronic inflammationPersonalized cancer therapyImmunogenic variantsCancer immunotherapyCancer patientsCancer immunoeditingT cellsAnimal modelsTumor variantsTumor progressionTumor cellsCancer cellsImmunityCancer therapyCancerAntigenImmunoselection
2012
Cancer exome analysis reveals a T-cell-dependent mechanism of cancer immunoediting
Matsushita H, Vesely MD, Koboldt DC, Rickert CG, Uppaluri R, Magrini VJ, Arthur CD, White JM, Chen YS, Shea LK, Hundal J, Wendl MC, Demeter R, Wylie T, Allison JP, Smyth MJ, Old LJ, Mardis ER, Schreiber RD. Cancer exome analysis reveals a T-cell-dependent mechanism of cancer immunoediting. Nature 2012, 482: 400-404. PMID: 22318521, PMCID: PMC3874809, DOI: 10.1038/nature10755.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Natural Innate and Adaptive Immunity to Cancer
Vesely MD, Kershaw MH, Schreiber RD, Smyth MJ. Natural Innate and Adaptive Immunity to Cancer. Annual Review Of Immunology 2011, 29: 235-271. PMID: 21219185, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-031210-101324.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsImmune systemAdaptive immune cell typesImmune cell typesTumor-promoting actionsHuman clinical dataNascent tumor cellsCancer immunosurveillanceClinical dataAdaptive immunityMouse modelTumor progressionCancerTumor cellsTumor suppressor mechanismImmunityEffector moleculesFurther studiesCell typesCompelling evidenceImportant defenseImmunotherapyImmunosurveillanceInnateProgression