2024
Decoy-resistant IL-18 reshapes the tumor microenvironment and enhances rejection by anti-CTLA-4 in renal cell carcinoma
Schoenfeld D, Djureinovic D, Su D, Zhang L, Lu B, Kamga L, Mann J, Huck J, Hurwitz M, Braun D, Jilaveanu L, Ring A, Kluger H. Decoy-resistant IL-18 reshapes the tumor microenvironment and enhances rejection by anti-CTLA-4 in renal cell carcinoma. JCI Insight 2024 PMID: 39561007, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.184545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-CTLA-4Renal cell carcinomaIL-18IL-18BPCell carcinomaTumor microenvironmentTumor typesPatients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitorsRegulatory T cell levelsAnti-PD-1 treatmentCD8+ T cellsAnti-PD-1Immune checkpoint inhibitorsCell renal cell carcinomaNon-responder patientsMyeloid cell populationsT cell levelsCytokine interleukin-18Anti-cancer efficacySecreted binding proteinCheckpoint inhibitorsResponding patientsPreclinical modelsT cellsMurine modelTIGIT expression in renal cell carcinoma infiltrating T cells is variable and inversely correlated with PD-1 and LAG3
Perales O, Jilaveanu L, Adeniran A, Su D, Hurwitz M, Braun D, Kluger H, Schoenfeld D. TIGIT expression in renal cell carcinoma infiltrating T cells is variable and inversely correlated with PD-1 and LAG3. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy 2024, 73: 192. PMID: 39105820, PMCID: PMC11303630, DOI: 10.1007/s00262-024-03773-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinoma tumorsT cellsTIGIT expressionCheckpoint inhibitorsPD-1Likelihood of response to therapyTumor-infiltrating T cellsCD3+ T cellsRenal cell carcinoma metastasisTreatment of renal cell carcinomaImmune checkpoint inhibitorsInfiltrating T cellsPurposeImmune checkpoint inhibitorsResponse to therapyT cell immunoglobulinCD3+ levelsMetastatic RCC specimensAdjacent normal renal tissuesNormal renal tissuesQuantitative immunofluorescence analysisCell carcinomaResistant diseasePotential therapeutic targetTissue microarray
2023
1070 ‘Decoy-resistant’ IL-18 in combination with CTLA-4 blockade enhances anti-tumor efficacy in preclinical models of renal cell carcinoma
Schoenfeld D, Djureinovic D, Zhang L, Mann J, Huck J, Jilaveanu L, Ring A, Kluger H. 1070 ‘Decoy-resistant’ IL-18 in combination with CTLA-4 blockade enhances anti-tumor efficacy in preclinical models of renal cell carcinoma. 2023, a1177-a1179. DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-sitc2023.1070.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
PD-L1 Studies Across Tumor Types, Its Differential Expression and Predictive Value in Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Kluger HM, Zito CR, Turcu G, Baine M, Zhang H, Adeniran A, Sznol M, Rimm DL, Kluger Y, Chen L, Cohen JV, Jilaveanu LB. PD-L1 Studies Across Tumor Types, Its Differential Expression and Predictive Value in Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Clinical Cancer Research 2017, 23: 4270-4279. PMID: 28223273, PMCID: PMC5540774, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-3146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerPD-L1 expressionRenal cell carcinomaPD-1 inhibitorsCell carcinomaImmune-infiltrating cellsMelanoma patientsPD-L1Tumor cellsTumor typesTumor-associated inflammatory cellsCTLA-4 inhibitorsCell lung cancerRenal cell carcinoma cellsHigh response rateClin Cancer ResCell linesMelanoma tumor cellsPD-1Multivariable analysisNSCLC specimensInflammatory cellsLung cancerTissue microarrayResponse rate
2016
MET Inhibition in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Xie Z, Lee YH, Boeke M, Jilaveanu LB, Liu Z, Bottaro DP, Kluger HM, Shuch B. MET Inhibition in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Journal Of Cancer 2016, 7: 1205-1214. PMID: 27390595, PMCID: PMC4934028, DOI: 10.7150/jca.14604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClear cell renal cell carcinomaCell renal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaMET pathwayVEGFR2 inhibitorSmall molecule VEGFR inhibitorsOncogenic alterationsVEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsDirect anti-tumor effectEffect of cabozantinibWorse overall survivalCancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) datasetPotential anti-tumor activityAnti-tumor effectsLimited preclinical dataTyrosine kinase inhibitorsAnti-angiogenic effectsAnti-tumor activitySoft agar colony formationCcRCC cell linesCell viabilityMet/HGFAgar colony formationOverall survival
2015
MET Expression in Primary and Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: Implications of Correlative Biomarker Assessment to MET Pathway Inhibitors
Shuch B, Falbo R, Parisi F, Adeniran A, Kluger Y, Kluger HM, Jilaveanu LB. MET Expression in Primary and Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: Implications of Correlative Biomarker Assessment to MET Pathway Inhibitors. BioMed Research International 2015, 2015: 192406. PMID: 26448928, PMCID: PMC4584049, DOI: 10.1155/2015/192406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClear cell renal cell carcinomaCell renal cell carcinomaMetastatic sitesRenal cell carcinomaMET expressionCell carcinomaPredictive biomarkersPrimary tumorMetastatic clear cell renal cell carcinomaMetastatic kidney cancerAppropriate patient selectionDistant metastatic sitesPatient selectionMetastatic tissuesKidney cancerMET pathwayTissue microarrayBiomarker assessmentNumber of casesPrimary siteModerate concordancePathway inhibitorTumorsDistant tissuesNephrectomyCharacterization of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in paired primary and metastatic renal cell carcinoma specimens
Baine MK, Turcu G, Zito CR, Adeniran AJ, Camp RL, Chen L, Kluger HM, Jilaveanu LB. Characterization of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in paired primary and metastatic renal cell carcinoma specimens. Oncotarget 2015, 6: 24990-25002. PMID: 26317902, PMCID: PMC4694809, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.4572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedB7-H1 AntigenCarcinoma, Renal CellCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueForkhead Transcription FactorsHumansKidney NeoplasmsLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisTissue Array AnalysisYoung AdultConceptsRenal cell carcinomaT cell ratioMetastatic specimensPD-L1Cell carcinomaPD-1/PD-L1 blockadePD-1/PD-L1 statusPD-1/PD-L1 pathwayMetastatic renal cell carcinomaHigh PD-L1PD-L1 blockadeUnfavorable tumor characteristicsPD-L1 expressionPD-L1 statusPD-L1 pathwayT-cell contentPre-treatment tumorsLow CD8TIL subsetsCharacterization of tumorsTIL densitySuch patientsTumor characteristicsImmune activationPatient survival
2014
PAX-8 expression in renal tumours and distant sites: A useful marker of primary and metastatic renal cell carcinoma?
Barr ML, Jilaveanu LB, Camp RL, Adeniran AJ, Kluger HM, Shuch B. PAX-8 expression in renal tumours and distant sites: A useful marker of primary and metastatic renal cell carcinoma? Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2014, 68: 12. PMID: 25315900, PMCID: PMC4429054, DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2014-202259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaPAX-8 expressionMetastatic renal cell carcinomaRenal tumorsMetastatic sitesCell carcinomaClear cell renal cell carcinomaPAX-8 stainingCell renal cell carcinomaPAX-8Distant sitesNormal renal tissueUseful diagnostic markerAdjacent normal kidneyHistological typePrimary tumorDistant tumorsLack of expressionRenal originImmunohistochemical stainsChromophobe tumorsClear cellsRenal tissueNormal kidneyTissue microarrayNY-ESO-1 as a potential immunotherapeutic target in renal cell carcinoma
Giesen E, Jilaveanu LB, Parisi F, Kluger Y, Camp RL, Kluger HM. NY-ESO-1 as a potential immunotherapeutic target in renal cell carcinoma. Oncotarget 2014, 5: 5209-5217. PMID: 24970819, PMCID: PMC4170640, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNY-ESO-1 expressionNY-ESO-1Renal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaMetastatic sitesRenal tissueCancer-testis antigen NY-ESO-1Antigen NY-ESO-1Adjacent normal renal tissuesClear cell renal cell carcinomaRCC specimensMetastatic RCC specimensPapillary renal cell carcinomaCell renal cell carcinomaPotential immunotherapeutic targetAdoptive cell therapySubset of RCCTumor-specific antigensClear cell carcinomaNovel immune therapiesPrimary RCC specimensBenign renal tissueNormal renal tissueDifferent tumor sitesImmune therapyPD-L1 Expression in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Analysis of Nephrectomy and Sites of Metastases
Jilaveanu LB, Shuch B, Zito CR, Parisi F, Barr M, Kluger Y, Chen L, Kluger HM. PD-L1 Expression in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Analysis of Nephrectomy and Sites of Metastases. Journal Of Cancer 2014, 5: 166-172. PMID: 24563671, PMCID: PMC3931264, DOI: 10.7150/jca.8167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPD-L1 expressionMetastatic sitesPD-L1Tissue microarrayMetastatic specimensTumor PD-L1 expressionClear cell renal cell carcinomaPD-1 inhibitorsAutomated Quantitative AnalysisMetastatic RCC patientsCell renal cell carcinomaSite of metastasisRenal cell carcinomaClear cell RCCRenal cell carcinoma cellsInter-tumor heterogeneityRCC patientsCell carcinomaNephrectomy specimensTumor expressionCore biopsyImmune escapeCell RCCBiopsy coresClinical developmentMicrovessel area as a predictor of sorafenib response in metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Aziz SA, Sznol JA, Albiges L, Zito C, Jilaveanu LB, Camp RL, Escudier B, Kluger HM. Microvessel area as a predictor of sorafenib response in metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Cancer Cell International 2014, 14: 4. PMID: 24423208, PMCID: PMC3896780, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2867-14-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRenal cell carcinomaMicrovessel areaHighest microvessel areaSorafenib responseCell carcinomaMetastatic renal cell carcinomaCD 34 stainingSmall primary tumorsProgression-free survivalAnti-angiogenic therapyVEGF-R2 inhibitorsAdditional patientsPatient selectionPredictive biomarkersPrimary tumorSorafenib sensitivityTumor specimensDrug AdministrationVEGF-R3VEGF-R1Immunofluorescence-based methodTumor samplesVEGF-R2C-kitPatients
2012
CD70 expression patterns in renal cell carcinoma
Jilaveanu LB, Sznol J, Aziz SA, Duchen D, Kluger HM, Camp RL. CD70 expression patterns in renal cell carcinoma. Human Pathology 2012, 43: 1394-1399. PMID: 22401771, PMCID: PMC3374042, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2011.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaCD70 expressionPapillary tumorsHigh CD70 expressionExpression of CD70Clear cell tumorsNovel therapeutic agentsRenal cell carcinoma specimensPathologic variablesHistologic subtypePrognostic valueCell subsetsCell tumorsUnivariate analysisClinical trialsImmune escapeSitu protein expressionT lymphocytesClear cellsTissue microarrayCarcinoma specimensCD70Immunohistochemistry-based methodMultivariate analysis