2022
Analysis of the genomic landscapes of Barbadian and Nigerian women with triple negative breast cancer
Hercules SM, Liu X, Bassey-Archibong BBI, Skeete DHA, Smith Connell S, Daramola A, Banjo AA, Ebughe G, Agan T, Ekanem IO, Udosen J, Obiorah C, Ojule AC, Misauno MA, Dauda AM, Egbujo EC, Hercules JC, Ansari A, Brain I, MacColl C, Xu Y, Jin Y, Chang S, Carpten JD, Bédard A, Pond GR, Blenman KRM, Manojlovic Z, Daniel JM. Analysis of the genomic landscapes of Barbadian and Nigerian women with triple negative breast cancer. Cancer Causes & Control 2022, 33: 831-841. PMID: 35384527, PMCID: PMC9085672, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-022-01574-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-exome sequencingNegative breast cancerBreast cancerPurposeTriple-negative breast cancerAggressive breast cancer subtypeTriple-negative breast cancerMultisite cross-sectional studyExome sequencingFormalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samplesMutational profileCross-sectional studyBreast cancer subtypesNon-tumor samplesParaffin-embedded samplesCancer Genome AtlasTNBC casesPoor survivalHigh prevalenceTNBC samplesHigh-frequency alterationsAmerican cohortConclusionThis studyFrequency of mutationsCancer subtypesNigerian women
2017
UV‐induced somatic mutations elicit a functional T cell response in the YUMMER1.7 mouse melanoma model
Wang J, Perry CJ, Meeth K, Thakral D, Damsky W, Micevic G, Kaech S, Blenman K, Bosenberg M. UV‐induced somatic mutations elicit a functional T cell response in the YUMMER1.7 mouse melanoma model. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2017, 30: 428-435. PMID: 28379630, PMCID: PMC5820096, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh somatic mutation burdenSomatic mutation burdenT cellsMutation burdenAnti-PD-1 therapyFunctional T cell responsesImmune checkpoint inhibitionAntitumor immune responseCD8 T cellsT cell responsesMouse melanoma modelCell numberSomatic mutationsMouse melanoma cell lineMelanoma cell linesTumor challengeAntitumor responseCheckpoint inhibitionImmune responseMelanoma modelHigh dosesImmune systemCell responsesMelanomas exhibitTumors