2023
A review of the impact of energy balance on triple-negative breast cancer
Akingbesote N, Owusu D, Liu R, Cartmel B, Ferrucci L, Zupa M, Lustberg M, Sanft T, Blenman K, Irwin M, Perry R. A review of the impact of energy balance on triple-negative breast cancer. JNCI Monographs 2023, 2023: 104-124. PMID: 37139977, DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgad011.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerInterventional studyBreast cancerCancer treatmentClinical interventional studyClinical observationalImmune activationCancer outcomesCancer careClinical studiesOverall healthEnergy intakeNarrative reviewCancer cellsEnergy expenditureCancerTreatmentEnergy balanceOutcomesExerciseReviewDetrimental effectsImmunotherapyStudyIntake
2022
Strategies to mitigate the toxicity of cancer therapeutics
Kahn AM, Blenman KRM, Sonis ST, Lustberg MB. Strategies to mitigate the toxicity of cancer therapeutics. Advances In Cancer Research 2022, 155: 215-244. PMID: 35779875, DOI: 10.1016/bs.acr.2022.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAromatase inhibitor-induced musculoskeletal symptomsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyCancer-related cognitive impairmentCancer treatment symptomsOral mucosal toxicityImmune checkpoint inhibitionTyrosine kinase inhibitorsCancer therapeuticsGastrointestinal toxicityMucosal toxicityAdverse eventsHormone therapySystemic therapyTreatment toxicityPeripheral neuropathyCheckpoint inhibitionSymptom managementMusculoskeletal symptomsRenal toxicityTreatment symptomsOcular toxicityTreatment modalitiesTraditional chemotherapyCognitive impairmentMonoclonal antibodies
2019
Multiplex Quantitative Analysis of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and Immunotherapy Outcome in Metastatic Melanoma
Wong PF, Wei W, Smithy JW, Acs B, Toki MI, Blenman K, Zelterman D, Kluger HM, Rimm DL. Multiplex Quantitative Analysis of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and Immunotherapy Outcome in Metastatic Melanoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 2442-2449. PMID: 30617133, PMCID: PMC6467753, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-2652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBiomarkersBiomarkers, TumorFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImmunohistochemistryImmunotherapyKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasm StagingROC CurveT-Lymphocyte SubsetsConceptsCell countTIL activationQuantitative immunofluorescenceLymphocytic infiltrationMelanoma patientsMetastatic melanomaAnti-PD-1 responseAnti-PD-1 therapyCell death 1 (PD-1) inhibitionAbsence of immunotherapyDeath-1 (PD-1) inhibitionDisease control rateProgression-free survivalCD8 cell countsTumor-Infiltrating LymphocytesNew predictive biomarkersWhole tissue sectionsRECIST 1.1Progressive diseaseDurable responsesObjective responsePartial responseImmunotherapy outcomesLymphocyte profilesMultivariable analysisPathology of spontaneous and immunotherapy‐induced tumor regression in a murine model of melanoma
Blenman KRM, Wang J, Cowper S, Bosenberg M. Pathology of spontaneous and immunotherapy‐induced tumor regression in a murine model of melanoma. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2019, 32: 448-457. PMID: 30702217, PMCID: PMC6500596, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor regressionB cellsMelanoma cellsNeutrophil extracellular trapsNeutrophil countAdverse reactionsGeographic necrosisNeutrophil responseExtracellular trapsHistological changesPlasma cellsMurine modelHost responseTumor microenvironmentImmunotherapyNeutrophilsTumorsRegression modelsCellsRegressionLike formationImmunocompetentPlasmablastsEpithelioidMelanoma