2024
Pre-operative stereotactic radiosurgery and peri-operative dexamethasone for resectable brain metastases: a two-arm pilot study evaluating clinical outcomes and immunological correlates
Jansen C, Pagadala M, Cardenas M, Prabhu R, Goyal S, Zhou C, Chappa P, Vo B, Ye C, Hopkins B, Zhong J, Klie A, Daniels T, Admassu M, Green I, Pfister N, Neill S, Switchenko J, Prokhnevska N, Hoang K, Torres M, Logan S, Olson J, Nduom E, del Balzo L, Patel K, Burri S, Asher A, Wilkinson S, Lake R, Kesarwala A, Higgins K, Patel P, Dhere V, Sowalsky A, Carter H, Khan M, Kissick H, Buchwald Z. Pre-operative stereotactic radiosurgery and peri-operative dexamethasone for resectable brain metastases: a two-arm pilot study evaluating clinical outcomes and immunological correlates. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 8854. PMID: 39402027, PMCID: PMC11473782, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53034-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-operative stereotactic radiosurgeryCD8 T cellsEffector-like cellsT cellsStereotactic radiosurgeryBrain metastasesCD8 T cell responsesEndpoint of overall survivalDistant brain failureResected brain metastasesEfficacy of immunotherapyT cell responsesAntigen presenting cellsSecondary clinical endpointsLocal recurrenceLeptomeningeal diseaseOverall survivalImmune compositionProspective trialsImmune nichePrimary endpointImmunological correlatesPresenting cellsClinical outcomesPilot study
2023
Abstract B030: Form and function in intratumoral immune organization: Understanding the cellular composition of TCF1+ CD8+ T cell niches in human cancer
Jansen C, Vo B, Sobierajska E, Greenwald R, Mullane P, Prokhnevska N, Cardenas M, Bilen M, Osunkoya A, Master V, Kissick H. Abstract B030: Form and function in intratumoral immune organization: Understanding the cellular composition of TCF1+ CD8+ T cell niches in human cancer. Cancer Research 2023, 83: b030-b030. DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.kidney23-b030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTertiary lymphoid structuresSecondary lymphoid tissuesT cell responsesT cell zonesImmune nicheB cell zonesT cell nicheLymphoid tissueT cellsTumor tissuesEffective anti-tumor T cell responsesAnti-tumor T cell responsesDevelopment of T-cell functionStem-like CD8 T cellsImmune organsCD8 T cell activationCD8 T cell infiltrationTumor-infiltrating T cellsRobust T cell responsesCellular compositionB cell presenceHuman cancersAnti-tumor immunityResponse to immunotherapyCD8 T cellsStem-like CD4 T differentiation controls CD8 T cell immunity or tolerance in cancer
Cardenas M, Prokhnevska N, Jansen C, Sobierajska E, Master V, Kissick H. Stem-like CD4 T differentiation controls CD8 T cell immunity or tolerance in cancer. The Journal Of Immunology 2023, 210: 86.04-86.04. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.210.supp.86.04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor-draining lymph nodesAnti-tumor responsesCD4 T cellsEffector differentiationT cellsT-cell anti-tumor responseTumor-specific CD4 T cellsCD8 T cell responsesCD8 T cell immunityT cell effector differentiationCD4 T cell differentiationReduced tumor burdenT cell responsesT cell immunityDraining lymph nodesT cell differentiationStem-like propertiesExpression of TCF1Tumor responseTumor burdenTreg differentiationLymph nodesCancer responseCD4 differentiationCD8
2022
CD8+ T cell activation in cancer comprises an initial activation phase in lymph nodes followed by effector differentiation within the tumor
Prokhnevska N, Cardenas M, Valanparambil R, Sobierajska E, Barwick B, Jansen C, Reyes Moon A, Gregorova P, delBalzo L, Greenwald R, Bilen M, Alemozaffar M, Joshi S, Cimmino C, Larsen C, Master V, Sanda M, Kissick H. CD8+ T cell activation in cancer comprises an initial activation phase in lymph nodes followed by effector differentiation within the tumor. Immunity 2022, 56: 107-124.e5. PMID: 36580918, PMCID: PMC10266440, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2022.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-draining lymph nodesCD8<sup>+</sup> T cell activationT cell activationCD8<sup>+</sup> T cellsStem-like cellsT cellsCell activationEffector differentiationLymph nodesTumor-specific CD8<sup>+</sup> T cellsActivated CD8<sup>+</sup> T cellsAnti-tumor T cell responsesTumor-draining lymph node cellsCD8+ T cell activationCo-stimulationT cell responsesAntigen-presenting cellsMurine tumor modelsResponse to cancerEffector phenotypeTumor immunotherapyTumor modelTumorCell responsesAcute viruses
2020
CD4 T cell phenotypes differentially modulate the CD8 T cell response in kidney cancer
Cardenas M, Prokhnevska N, Jansen C, Master V, Kissick H. CD4 T cell phenotypes differentially modulate the CD8 T cell response in kidney cancer. The Journal Of Immunology 2020, 204: 165.1-165.1. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.204.supp.165.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor-infiltrating CD4 T cellsInfiltrating CD4 T cellsCD8 T cell responsesCD4 T cellsAnti-tumor responsesT cell responsesCD8 T cell infiltrationT cellsKidney cancer patientsTumor-specific CD8 T-cell responsesTumor-infiltrating CD8 T cellsSubsets of CD4 T cellsCancer patientsCD8 T cell functionMaster transcription factor Foxp3CD8 T cell differentiationCD4 T cell phenotypeRenal cell carcinoma patientsResponse to immunotherapyCD8 T cellsT cell infiltrationT regulatory cellsT-cell phenotypeCell carcinoma patientsTranscription factor Foxp3Tumor-specific CD8 T cell activation in draining lymph nodes supports the anti-tumor CD8 T cell response
Prokhnevska N, Cardenas M, Jansen C, Valanparambil R, Master V, Sanda M, Kissick H. Tumor-specific CD8 T cell activation in draining lymph nodes supports the anti-tumor CD8 T cell response. The Journal Of Immunology 2020, 204: 165.5-165.5. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.204.supp.165.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor-specific CD8 T cellsCD8 T cellsStem-like CD8 T cellsCD8 T cell activationT cellsT cell activationEffector programLymph nodesCD8 T cell responsesImmune response to tumorsTumor-draining lymph nodesCD8 T cell infiltrationSubsets of CD8 T cellsAnti-tumor responsesT cell infiltrationResponse to tumorsTumor-specific antigensProstate cancer modelT cell responsesDraining lymph nodesAcute viral infectionT cell immunologyCD8 responsesLCMV glycoproteinCD62L expression
2019
An intra-tumoral niche maintains and differentiates stem-like CD8 T cells
Jansen C, Prokhnevska N, Master V, Sanda M, Carlisle J, Bilen M, Cardenas M, Wilkinson S, Lake R, Sowalsky A, Valanparambil R, Hudson W, McGuire D, Melnick K, Khan A, Kim K, Chang Y, Kim A, Filson C, Alemozaffar M, Osunkoya A, Mullane P, Ellis C, Akondy R, Im S, Kamphorst A, Reyes A, Liu Y, Kissick H. An intra-tumoral niche maintains and differentiates stem-like CD8 T cells. Nature 2019, 576: 465-470. PMID: 31827286, PMCID: PMC7108171, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1836-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 T cellsStem-like CD8 T cellsT cellsStem-like T cellsCD8 T cell infiltrationCD8 T cell responsesMechanism of immune escapeTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesT cell infiltrationT cell responsesStem-like cellsSurvival benefitImmune nicheProgressive diseaseImmune escapeTumor typesTumorCD8Human cancersDifferentiation processLymphocytesPatientsCancerInfiltrationSurvivalAbstract 2700: CD8 T-cell infiltration into renal tumors requires a supportive antigen-presenting niche
Jansen C, Prokhnevska N, Master V, Carlisle J, Bilen M, Reyes A, Kissick H. Abstract 2700: CD8 T-cell infiltration into renal tumors requires a supportive antigen-presenting niche. Cancer Research 2019, 79: 2700-2700. DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2019-2700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCD8 T cell infiltrationT cell infiltrationTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesT cell responsesRenal cell carcinomaStem-like T cellsCancer-specific survivalT cellsRenal tumorsPatient survivalCD8 tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesPoor T-cell infiltrationDisease progressionAnti-tumor immune responseCD8 T cell responsesImmune responseTumor-infiltrating immune cellsFlow cytometryRenal cell carcinoma patientsCD8 T cellsStage III patientsIntensification of therapyRenal cell tumorsFollow-up timeEmory University Hospital