2024
Digital spatial proteomic profiling reveals immune checkpoints as biomarkers in lymphoid aggregates and tumor microenvironment of desmoplastic melanoma
Su D, Schoenfeld D, Ibrahim W, Cabrejo R, Djureinovic D, Baumann R, Rimm D, Khan S, Halaban R, Kluger H, Olino K, Galan A, Clune J. Digital spatial proteomic profiling reveals immune checkpoints as biomarkers in lymphoid aggregates and tumor microenvironment of desmoplastic melanoma. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2024, 12: e008646. PMID: 38519058, PMCID: PMC10961546, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-008646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsBiomarkers, TumorCTLA-4 AntigenHumansMelanomaProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorProteomicsTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsCTLA-4 expression levelsCancer-associated fibroblastsAssociated with worse survivalExpression of immune checkpointsLAG-3 expressionDesmoplastic melanomaLymphoid aggregatesCTLA-4PD-1Immune checkpointsIntratumoral leukocytesLAG-3Tumor compartmentsWorse survivalCD20+B cellsIncreased expression of immune checkpointsProgrammed cell death protein 1Macrophage/monocyte markerSentinel lymph node positivityCell death protein 1Associated with poor prognosisLymph node positivityDense fibrous stromaPotential prognostic significanceCore of tumors
2023
Immune dysfunction revealed by digital spatial profiling of immuno-oncology markers in progressive stages of renal cell carcinoma and in brain metastases
Schoenfeld D, Moutafi M, Martinez S, Djureinovic D, Merkin R, Adeniran A, Braun D, Signoretti S, Choueiri T, Parisi F, Hurwitz M, Rimm D, Wei W, Jilaveanu L, Kluger H. Immune dysfunction revealed by digital spatial profiling of immuno-oncology markers in progressive stages of renal cell carcinoma and in brain metastases. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2023, 11: e007240. PMID: 37586773, PMCID: PMC10432651, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-007240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Renal CellHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2HumansImmune System DiseasesKidney NeoplasmsMedical OncologyTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsRenal cell carcinomaBrain metastasesPrimary tumorTumor microenvironmentDigital spatial profilingCell carcinomaActivation protein expressionInflammatory macrophage markersRCC brain metastasesInnate immune activatorsNormal kidney samplesProgressive stagesExtracranial metastasesTim-3Immune checkpointsImmune dysfunctionImmune activationRCC metastasisLonger survivalImmune activatorsMacrophage markersTreatment responseSeparate cohortTissue microarrayMetastatic samplesExpression of cancer–testis antigens in the immune microenvironment of non‐small cell lung cancer
Hikmet F, Rassy M, Backman M, Méar L, Mattsson J, Djureinovic D, Botling J, Brunnström H, Micke P, Lindskog C. Expression of cancer–testis antigens in the immune microenvironment of non‐small cell lung cancer. Molecular Oncology 2023, 17: 2603-2617. PMID: 37341056, PMCID: PMC10701773, DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.13474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, NeoplasmCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleNeoplasm ProteinsTestisTransketolaseTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerCancer-testis antigensCell lung cancerImmune microenvironmentLung cancerT cellsCTA expressionAnti-cancer immune responseMost NSCLC casesEfficacy of immunotherapyPlasma cell infiltrationRegulatory T cellsImmune cell densityCellular immune reactionsNSCLC patientsImmune profileClinical outcomesNSCLC casesCell infiltrationImmune cellsImmunohistochemical profilingM2 macrophagesClinical dataImmune responseImmune reactionsLenvatinib or anti-VEGF in combination with anti-PD-1 differentially augments anti-tumor activity in melanoma
Tran T, Caulfield J, Zhang L, Schoenfeld D, Djureinovic D, Chiang V, Oria V, Weiss S, Olino K, Jilaveanu L, Kluger H. Lenvatinib or anti-VEGF in combination with anti-PD-1 differentially augments anti-tumor activity in melanoma. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e157347. PMID: 36821392, PMCID: PMC10132152, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.157347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCytokinesMelanomaMicePhenylurea CompoundsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTumor MicroenvironmentVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsTumor microenvironmentAnti-VEGFCytokine/chemokine signalingCytokine/chemokine profilingBlood-brain barrier modelBlood vesselsLeukocyte transmigrationTumor-associated blood vesselsTumor-associated macrophagesIntratumoral blood vesselsAnti-angiogenesis effectAnti-tumor activityExtracranial diseasePlasmacytoid DCsImmune checkpointsPD-1Melanoma murine modelImmune infiltrationBBB modelChemokine profilingEndothelial stabilizationMurine modelLenvatinibCombined targetingMelanoma model
2021
Infiltration of NK and plasma cells is associated with a distinct immune subset in non‐small cell lung cancer
Backman M, La Fleur L, Kurppa P, Djureinovic D, Elfving H, Brunnström H, Mattsson J, Lindberg A, Pontén V, Eltahir M, Mangsbo S, Gulyas M, Isaksson J, Jirström K, Kärre K, Leandersson K, Mezheyeuski A, Pontén F, Strell C, Lindskog C, Botling J, Micke P. Infiltration of NK and plasma cells is associated with a distinct immune subset in non‐small cell lung cancer. The Journal Of Pathology 2021, 255: 243-256. PMID: 34339045, DOI: 10.1002/path.5772.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerImmune cell infiltrationHigh immune cell infiltrationCell infiltrationNK cellsImmune classPlasma cellsLow immune cell infiltrationEra of immunotherapyCell lung cancerImmune cell markersTumor mutational loadImmune response-related genesInnate immune responseImmune cell analysisClinicopathologic characteristicsPD-L1Immune activationImmune classificationNSCLC casesImmune patternsLung cancerImmune cellsClinical backgroundImmune response
2018
Expression of scavenger receptor MARCO defines a targetable tumor‐associated macrophage subset in non‐small cell lung cancer
La Fleur L, Boura V, Alexeyenko A, Berglund A, Pontén V, Mattsson J, Djureinovic D, Persson J, Brunnström H, Isaksson J, Brandén E, Koyi H, Micke P, Karlsson M, Botling J. Expression of scavenger receptor MARCO defines a targetable tumor‐associated macrophage subset in non‐small cell lung cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 2018, 143: 1741-1752. PMID: 29667169, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.31545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-associated macrophagesHigher macrophage infiltrationScavenger receptor MARCOPD-L1Macrophage infiltrationNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cohortMajority of TAMsNon-small cell lung cancerAvailable immune checkpoint inhibitorsCell lung cancer cohortTumor-associated macrophage subsetsImmunosuppressive tumor-associated macrophagesNew immune targetsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsImmune checkpoint moleculesT cell infiltrationDeath ligand 1Cell lung cancerLung cancer cohortSubset of casesImmune response pathwaysExpression of MARCOProtumor phenotypeCheckpoint inhibitorsCheckpoint moleculesMultispectral imaging for quantitative and compartment‐specific immune infiltrates reveals distinct immune profiles that classify lung cancer patients
Mezheyeuski A, Bergsland C, Backman M, Djureinovic D, Sjöblom T, Bruun J, Micke P. Multispectral imaging for quantitative and compartment‐specific immune infiltrates reveals distinct immune profiles that classify lung cancer patients. The Journal Of Pathology 2018, 244: 421-431. PMID: 29282718, DOI: 10.1002/path.5026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungClinical Decision-MakingDeep LearningFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedLung NeoplasmsLymphocyte SubsetsLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMicroscopy, FluorescencePredictive Value of TestsPrognosisReproducibility of ResultsSequence Analysis, RNATissue Array AnalysisTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsImmune infiltratesImmune markersImmune cellsImmunohistochemical methodsEra of immunotherapyCell lung cancerImmune cell infiltrationLymphocyte subclassesNSCLC casesCell infiltrationLung cancerPatient prognosisImmune responseTissue microarrayCancer tissuesStromal compartmentClinical decisionFurther subpopulationSemiquantitative assessmentConventional immunohistochemistryImmunohistochemistryClinical biopsiesTissue sectionsFoxp3CD4