2024
TLR agonists polarize interferon responses in conjunction with dendritic cell vaccination in malignant glioma: a randomized phase II Trial
Everson R, Hugo W, Sun L, Antonios J, Lee A, Ding L, Bu M, Khattab S, Chavez C, Billingslea-Yoon E, Salazar A, Ellingson B, Cloughesy T, Liau L, Prins R. TLR agonists polarize interferon responses in conjunction with dendritic cell vaccination in malignant glioma: a randomized phase II Trial. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 3882. PMID: 38719809, PMCID: PMC11078958, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48073-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutologous tumor lysate-pulsed dendritic cellCD8+ T cellsT cellsPoly-ICLCTLR agonistsMalignant gliomasTumor lysate-pulsed dendritic cellsRandomized phase II trialCD4+ T cellsRandomized phase II clinical trialInterferon responsePhase II clinical trialPoly-ICLC treatmentDendritic cell vaccinesPD-1 expressionPhase II trialInterferon responsive gene expressionSystemic immune responsesImmune cell activationII clinical trialsInduction of interferon-inducible genesDelay disease progressionInterferon gene expressionInterferon-inducible genesPD-1
2019
Expression of PD-1 by T Cells in Malignant Glioma Patients Reflects Exhaustion and Activation
Davidson T, Lee A, Hsu M, Sedighim S, Orpilla J, Treger J, Mastall M, Roesch S, Rapp C, Galvez M, Mochizuki A, Antonios J, Garcia A, Kotecha N, Bayless N, Nathanson D, Wang A, Everson R, Yong W, Cloughesy T, Liau L, Herold-Mende C, Prins R. Expression of PD-1 by T Cells in Malignant Glioma Patients Reflects Exhaustion and Activation. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 1913-1922. PMID: 30498094, PMCID: PMC6420851, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-1176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-1<sup>+</sup> T cellsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesPD-1<sup>+</sup> tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesPD-1 expressionPD-1T cellsPD-1<sup>+</supMalignant gliomasT lymphocytesEffective antitumor T-cell responsesExpression of markers of activationAntitumor T-cell responsesPD-1 blocking therapyExpression of PD-1Peripheral blood T lymphocytesExpressed PD-1PD-1/PD-L1T cell responsesBlood T lymphocytesIncreased proliferative capacityMarkers of activationPrimary malignant tumorHuman T lymphocytesHallmarks of memoryCentral nervous systemImmunosuppressive mechanisms for stem cell transplant survival in spinal cord injury.
Antonios J, Farah G, Cleary D, Martin J, Ciacci J, Pham M. Immunosuppressive mechanisms for stem cell transplant survival in spinal cord injury. Neurosurgical FOCUS 2019, 46: e9. PMID: 30835678, DOI: 10.3171/2018.12.focus18589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAllograftsAnimalsBasiliximabCells, CulturedClinical Trials as TopicCyclosporineFemaleGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalGraft vs Host DiseaseHuman Embryonic Stem CellsHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMaleMiceMycophenolic AcidOligodendrocyte Precursor CellsRatsSpinal Cord InjuriesTacrolimusTransplantation, AutologousConceptsStem cell graftsSpinal cord injuryCell graftsSite of spinal cord injuryAcute spinal cord injuryCord injuryAdjuvant immunosuppressionClinically significant improvementImmunosuppressive mechanismsAdjuvant treatmentImmunological mechanismsTransplant survivalFunctional recoveryStandard intervention
2015
pH-weighted molecular imaging of gliomas using amine chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI
Harris R, Cloughesy T, Liau L, Prins R, Antonios J, Li D, Yong W, Pope W, Lai A, Nghiemphu P, Ellingson B. pH-weighted molecular imaging of gliomas using amine chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI. Neuro-Oncology 2015, 17: 1514-1524. PMID: 26113557, PMCID: PMC4648305, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmine chemical exchange saturation transferPH-weighted MRIShorter time to progressionAcid lesionsTime to progressionChemical exchange saturation transfer MRIMolecular imaging of gliomaIntracranial glioma modelBrain tumor physiologyImaging of gliomasActive tumorAbnormal perfusionGlioma modelPerfusion abnormalitiesGlioblastoma patientsMolecular imaging techniquesPET uptakeTumor physiologyMR spectroscopyTissue acidosisChemical exchange saturation transferHuman patientsPatientsTumorLesions