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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 dataMalignancyT cell characteristics associated with toxicity to immune checkpoint blockade in patients with melanoma
Lozano AX, Chaudhuri AA, Nene A, Bacchiocchi A, Earland N, Vesely MD, Usmani A, Turner BE, Steen CB, Luca BA, Badri T, Gulati GS, Vahid MR, Khameneh F, Harris PK, Chen DY, Dhodapkar K, Sznol M, Halaban R, Newman AM. T cell characteristics associated with toxicity to immune checkpoint blockade in patients with melanoma. Nature Medicine 2022, 28: 353-362. PMID: 35027754, PMCID: PMC8866214, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-021-01623-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsImmune-related adverse eventsT-cell characteristicsIrAE developmentBlood samplesSevere immune-related adverse eventsAnti-PD-1 monotherapyCombination immune checkpoint inhibitorsT-cell receptor sequencingT cell abundanceCell receptor sequencingOrgan system involvementPeripheral blood samplesIrAE onsetCheckpoint inhibitorsAdverse eventsCheckpoint blockadeRNA sequencingTCR clonalityCombination therapyPatient cohortSystem involvementClinical managementTCR diversityImmunological stateCancer 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 StatementsMeSH KeywordsHumansImmunologic FactorsImmunotherapyMedical OncologyNeoplasmsT-LymphocytesTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsCancer 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
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
2012
Opposing Roles for IL-23 and IL-12 in Maintaining Occult Cancer in an Equilibrium State
Teng MW, Vesely MD, Duret H, McLaughlin N, Towne JE, Schreiber RD, Smyth MJ. Opposing Roles for IL-23 and IL-12 in Maintaining Occult Cancer in an Equilibrium State. Cancer Research 2012, 72: 3987-3996. PMID: 22869585, PMCID: PMC4384890, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-12-1337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-12IL-23Antibody treatmentImmune systemCD40 antibody treatmentIL‐12/23p40 antibodiesAutoimmune inflammatory disorderMonoclonal antibody treatmentOccult neoplasiaOccult cancerIL-17IL-23p19IL-12/23p40Immune controlInflammatory disordersTumor immunogenicityIL-4Malignant potentialCancer immunoeditingTumor outgrowthElimination phaseTumor growthTumor dormancyMutant cancersCancer cellsCancer 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