2023
Subsets of IFN Signaling Predict Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Patients with Melanoma.
Horowitch B, Lee D, Ding M, Martinez-Morilla S, Aung T, Ouerghi F, Wang X, Wei W, Damsky W, Sznol M, Kluger H, Rimm D, Ishizuka J. Subsets of IFN Signaling Predict Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Patients with Melanoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2023, 29: 2908-2918. PMID: 37233452, PMCID: PMC10524955, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-23-0215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsB7-H1 AntigenHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsIpilimumabMelanomaNivolumabTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsHuman melanoma cell linesMelanoma cell linesPD-L1Validation cohortYale-New Haven HospitalCombination of ipilimumabPD-L1 markersImmune checkpoint blockadePD-L1 biomarkerNew Haven HospitalSTAT1 levelsCell linesWestern blot analysisCheckpoint inhibitorsCheckpoint blockadeClinical responseOverall survivalImproved survivalResistance of cancersMetastatic melanomaMelanoma responsePredict responseTreatment responseDistinct patterns
2020
Vitamin D intake is associated with decreased risk of immune checkpoint inhibitor‐induced colitis
Grover S, Dougan M, Tyan K, Giobbie‐Hurder A, Blum SM, Ishizuka J, Qazi T, Elias R, Vora KB, Ruan AB, Martin‐Doyle W, Manos M, Eastman L, Davis M, Gargano M, Haq R, Buchbinder EI, Sullivan RJ, Ott PA, Hodi FS, Rahma OE. Vitamin D intake is associated with decreased risk of immune checkpoint inhibitor‐induced colitis. Cancer 2020, 126: 3758-3767. PMID: 32567084, PMCID: PMC7381363, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsVitamin D useVitamin D intakeICI colitisD intakeD useDiscovery cohortDevelopment of ICIsImmune checkpoint inhibitor-induced colitisCheckpoint inhibitor-induced colitisCombination immune checkpoint inhibitorsMultivariable logistic regression analysisDana-Farber Cancer InstituteRisk of colitisMultivariable regression analysisLogistic regression analysisMassachusetts General HospitalRegression analysisCheckpoint inhibitorsLaboratory characteristicsPD-1Ulcerative colitisLymphocyte ratioMelanoma patientsVitamin D