2017
UV‐induced somatic mutations elicit a functional T cell response in the YUMMER1.7 mouse melanoma model
Wang J, Perry CJ, Meeth K, Thakral D, Damsky W, Micevic G, Kaech S, Blenman K, Bosenberg M. UV‐induced somatic mutations elicit a functional T cell response in the YUMMER1.7 mouse melanoma model. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2017, 30: 428-435. PMID: 28379630, PMCID: PMC5820096, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh somatic mutation burdenSomatic mutation burdenT cellsMutation burdenAnti-PD-1 therapyFunctional T cell responsesImmune checkpoint inhibitionAntitumor immune responseCD8 T cellsT cell responsesMouse melanoma modelCell numberSomatic mutationsMouse melanoma cell lineMelanoma cell linesTumor challengeAntitumor responseCheckpoint inhibitionImmune responseMelanoma modelHigh dosesImmune systemCell responsesMelanomas exhibitTumors
2016
The YUMM lines: a series of congenic mouse melanoma cell lines with defined genetic alterations
Meeth K, Wang JX, Micevic G, Damsky W, Bosenberg MW. The YUMM lines: a series of congenic mouse melanoma cell lines with defined genetic alterations. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2016, 29: 590-597. PMID: 27287723, PMCID: PMC5331933, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse melanoma cell lineMelanoma cell linesCell linesMouse cancer cell linesVariety of cancersCancer cell linesMouse melanoma linesImmune therapyTumor immunologyCancer immunologyHost miceMouse modelCancer modelMelanoma linesDriver mutationsGenetic alterationsCancer biologyImmunologyTherapyCancerMiceA comprehensive system of congenic mouse melanoma models for evaluation of immune therapies
Bosenberg M, Meeth K, Damsky W. A comprehensive system of congenic mouse melanoma models for evaluation of immune therapies. The Journal Of Immunology 2016, 196: 144.19-144.19. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.196.supp.144.19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune therapyMouse modelImmune systemImmune checkpoint inhibitorsSubset of patientsRenal cell carcinomaMouse melanoma modelMouse melanoma cell lineCheckpoint inhibitorsMelanoma cell linesMelanoma patientsCell carcinomaLung cancerCancer immunologyMalignant melanomaProstate cancerTherapeutic approachesMelanoma modelSkin cancerHuman melanomaTherapyTumor microenvironmentCancerFlow cytometryPatients