2022
Objective assessment of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes as a prognostic marker in melanoma using machine learning algorithms
Aung TN, Shafi S, Wilmott JS, Nourmohammadi S, Vathiotis I, Gavrielatou N, Fernandez A, Yaghoobi V, Sinnberg T, Amaral T, Ikenberg K, Khosrotehrani K, Osman I, Acs B, Bai Y, Martinez-Morilla S, Moutafi M, Thompson JF, Scolyer RA, Rimm DL. Objective assessment of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes as a prognostic marker in melanoma using machine learning algorithms. EBioMedicine 2022, 82: 104143. PMID: 35810563, PMCID: PMC9272337, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesMelanoma patientsPrognostic valuePrognostic markerPrimary melanoma patientsRobust prognostic markerStage II patientsSpecific molecular subtypesTIL phenotypeAdjuvant therapyOverall survivalSurgical treatmentTIL scoreII patientsSurvival outcomesLung cancerClinical trialsPrimary melanomaClinical impactT cellsMolecular subtypesHigh riskIndependent cohortLower riskEosin staining
2021
Quantitative assessment of the immune microenvironment in African American Triple Negative Breast Cancer: a case–control study
Yaghoobi V, Moutafi M, Aung TN, Pelekanou V, Yaghoubi S, Blenman K, Ibrahim E, Vathiotis IA, Shafi S, Sharma A, O’Meara T, Fernandez AI, Pusztai L, Rimm DL. Quantitative assessment of the immune microenvironment in African American Triple Negative Breast Cancer: a case–control study. Breast Cancer Research 2021, 23: 113. PMID: 34906209, PMCID: PMC8670126, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-021-01493-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative breast cancerT cellsTumor microenvironmentAA patientsImmune cellsAA tumorsBreast cancerPurposeTriple-negative breast cancerAfrican AmericansTriple-negative breast cancerCase-control studySignificant differencesActivated T cellsImmunologic biomarkersPD-L1Lymphocytic infiltrationLymphoid infiltrationImmune microenvironmentControl cohortTNBC tumorsMyeloid markersQuantitative immunofluorescenceMean expression levelPatientsTNBC