2023
CD4 T cells and toxicity from immune checkpoint blockade
Earland N, Zhang W, Usmani A, Nene A, Bacchiocchi A, Chen D, Sznol M, Halaban R, Chaudhuri A, Newman A. CD4 T cells and toxicity from immune checkpoint blockade. Immunological Reviews 2023, 318: 96-109. PMID: 37491734, PMCID: PMC10838135, DOI: 10.1111/imr.13248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsIrAE developmentHigh-dose corticosteroid treatmentT-cell receptor sequencingT cell abundanceImmune checkpoint blockadeCD4 T cellsICI discontinuationCheckpoint inhibitorsCorticosteroid treatmentAdverse eventsCheckpoint blockadeAdvanced melanomaHospital admissionTreatment initiationRNA sequencingSafety profileCancer patientsTCR diversityT cellsBulk RNA sequencingSingle-cell RNA sequencingOrgan systemsPatientsBaseline features
2020
A proteomic biomarker discovery platform for predicting clinical benefit of immunotherapy in advanced melanoma.
Shaked Y, Harel M, Issler E, Fremder E, Jacob E, Dahan N, Bar H, Halaban R, Sznol M, Sharon O. A proteomic biomarker discovery platform for predicting clinical benefit of immunotherapy in advanced melanoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 10037-10037. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.10037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical benefitAdvanced melanomaMelanoma patientsTreatment modalitiesPD-1/PD-L1 axisAnti-PD-1 monotherapyCheckpoint inhibitor-based immunotherapyRemarkable clinical benefitAdvanced melanoma patientsPD-L1 axisImmune checkpoint inhibitor-based immunotherapyNon-responder groupNovel predictive biomarkerOngoing prospective studyPlasma samplesHost-mediated mechanismsHost-mediated responsesStable diseaseCancer treatment modalitiesClinical responseClinical outcomesEntire cohortProspective studyCombination therapyCTLA-4
2016
Interlesional diversity of T cell receptors in melanoma with immune checkpoints enriched in tissue-resident memory T cells
Boddupalli CS, Bar N, Kadaveru K, Krauthammer M, Pornputtapong N, Mai Z, Ariyan S, Narayan D, Kluger H, Deng Y, Verma R, Das R, Bacchiocchi A, Halaban R, Sznol M, Dhodapkar MV, Dhodapkar KM. Interlesional diversity of T cell receptors in melanoma with immune checkpoints enriched in tissue-resident memory T cells. JCI Insight 2016, 1: e88955. PMID: 28018970, PMCID: PMC5161225, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.88955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesMemory T cellsTissue-resident memory T cellsT cell receptorImmune checkpointsT cellsIndividual metastasesSubset of TILsExpression of ICsCell receptorTumor cellsLess IL-2Blood T cellsExpression of VEGFTIL infiltrationDurable responsesAdvanced melanomaImmune therapyNeoantigen loadIL-2Immune cellsNonlymphoid tissuesSame patientMyeloid cellsMetastasis
2012
Preexisting MEK1 Exon 3 Mutations in V600E/KBRAF Melanomas Do Not Confer Resistance to BRAF Inhibitors
Shi H, Moriceau G, Kong X, Koya RC, Nazarian R, Pupo GM, Bacchiocchi A, Dahlman KB, Chmielowski B, Sosman JA, Halaban R, Kefford RF, Long GV, Ribas A, Lo RS. Preexisting MEK1 Exon 3 Mutations in V600E/KBRAF Melanomas Do Not Confer Resistance to BRAF Inhibitors. Cancer Discovery 2012, 2: 414-424. PMID: 22588879, PMCID: PMC3594852, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-12-0022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBRAF inhibitorsActivating mutationsObjective tumor responseMEK1/2 inhibitorMEK1 mutationsP-ERK1/2 levelsBRAF-mutant melanomaMelanoma cell linesAdvanced melanomaAntitumor responseExon 3 mutationsTumor responseDisease progressionMelanomaBRAFi resistanceDrug sensitivitySignificant alterationsPatientsCell linesInhibitorsBaselineMutationsExon 3Widespread use
2004
Automated Quantitative Analysis of HDM2 Expression in Malignant Melanoma Shows Association with Early-Stage Disease and Improved Outcome
Berger AJ, Camp RL, DiVito KA, Kluger HM, Halaban R, Rimm DL. Automated Quantitative Analysis of HDM2 Expression in Malignant Melanoma Shows Association with Early-Stage Disease and Improved Outcome. Cancer Research 2004, 64: 8767-8772. PMID: 15574789, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-1384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMurine double minute 2Double minute 2Protein expressionMalignant melanomaMinute 2Early-stage diseaseTissue microarray cohortPotential tissue biomarkersCutaneous malignant melanomaValuable prognostic toolNormal skin samplesSkin cancer deathsMicroarray cohortAdvanced melanomaMetastatic lesionsCancer deathPrimary melanomaImproved outcomesExpression of HDM2Tissue biomarkersPrognostic toolBetter outcomesMelanoma lesionsAggressive natureMelanoma