2021
5‐Fluorouracil efficacy requires anti‐tumor immunity triggered by cancer‐cell‐intrinsic STING
Tian J, Zhang D, Kurbatov V, Wang Q, Wang Y, Fang D, Wu L, Bosenberg M, Muzumdar MD, Khan S, Lu Q, Yan Q, Lu J. 5‐Fluorouracil efficacy requires anti‐tumor immunity triggered by cancer‐cell‐intrinsic STING. The EMBO Journal 2021, 40: e106065. PMID: 33615517, PMCID: PMC8013832, DOI: 10.15252/embj.2020106065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-tumor immunityTumor burdenSubsequent type I interferon productionHigh STING expressionIntratumoral T cellsT-cell depletionType I interferon productionI interferon productionLoss of STINGImmunocompetent hostsColorectal specimensT cellsSTING expressionBetter survivalHigh doseTherapeutic effectivenessHuman colorectal specimensMelanoma tumorsInterferon productionChemotherapeutic drugsMurine colonImmunityEfficacyStingsColon
2012
Tumor Endothelial Inflammation Predicts Clinical Outcome in Diverse Human Cancers
Pitroda SP, Zhou T, Sweis RF, Filippo M, Labay E, Beckett MA, Mauceri HJ, Liang H, Darga TE, Perakis S, Khan SA, Sutton HG, Zhang W, Khodarev NN, Garcia JG, Weichselbaum RR. Tumor Endothelial Inflammation Predicts Clinical Outcome in Diverse Human Cancers. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e46104. PMID: 23056240, PMCID: PMC3464251, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCells, CulturedColonic NeoplasmsEndothelial CellsEndothelium, VascularFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGliomaHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansInflammationKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsEndothelial inflammationEndothelial cellsOverall survivalHuman cancersDiverse human cancersExperimental modelTumor-associated endothelial cellsStromal inflammatory responsePathological prognostic factorsEndothelial-derived factorsPro-inflammatory cytokinesInflammatory gene expressionPathologic tissue specimensUntreated endothelial cellsVascular endothelial cellsMultiple human cancersInflammatory signatureHuman endothelial cellsPrognostic factorsClinical outcomesChronic inflammationInflammatory pathwaysLung cancerTumor necrosisInflammatory response