2024
Melanocortin-1 Receptor Expression as a Marker of Progression in Melanoma
Su D, Djureinovic D, Schoenfeld D, Marquez-Nostra B, Olino K, Jilaveanu L, Kluger H. Melanocortin-1 Receptor Expression as a Marker of Progression in Melanoma. JCO Precision Oncology 2024, 8: e2300702. PMID: 38662983, PMCID: PMC11513442, DOI: 10.1200/po.23.00702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMC1R expressionMelanoma progressionAssociated with shorter survivalStages of melanoma progressionCases of benign neviChronic sun exposureMarkers of progressionHuman melanoma tissuesBreslow thicknessMelanocortin-1Metastatic melanomaOverall survivalPrimary melanomaMetastatic tumorsMelanoma cohortReceptor expressionPredictive biomarkersAggressive melanomaPrimary lesionTissue microarrayShorter survivalMale sexQuantitative immunofluorescenceBenign neviClinical trials
2021
Clinical Significance of PDCD4 in Melanoma by Subcellular Expression and in Tumor-Associated Immune Cells
Tran TT, Rane CK, Zito CR, Weiss SA, Jessel S, Lucca L, Lu BY, Oria VO, Adeniran A, Chiang VL, Omay SB, Hafler DA, Kluger HM, Jilaveanu LB. Clinical Significance of PDCD4 in Melanoma by Subcellular Expression and in Tumor-Associated Immune Cells. Cancers 2021, 13: 1049. PMID: 33801444, PMCID: PMC7958624, DOI: 10.3390/cancers13051049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPDCD4 expressionImproved survivalTumor-Associated Immune CellsTumor microenvironmentNeoplastic progressionBrain metastasis outcomesExtracranial metastatic diseaseMelanoma brain metastasesNatural killer cellsBrain metastasis samplesImmune cell infiltrationImmune cell subsetsMultiple tissue microarraysExpression of PDCD4Brain metastasesMetastatic diseaseClinical outcomesKiller cellsClinicopathological variablesIntracranial metastasesCell subsetsCell infiltrationCell death 4Immune cellsPrimary melanomaAutomated digital TIL analysis (ADTA) adds prognostic value to standard assessment of depth and ulceration in primary melanoma
Moore MR, Friesner ID, Rizk EM, Fullerton BT, Mondal M, Trager MH, Mendelson K, Chikeka I, Kurc T, Gupta R, Rohr BR, Robinson EJ, Acs B, Chang R, Kluger H, Taback B, Geskin LJ, Horst B, Gardner K, Niedt G, Celebi JT, Gartrell-Corrado RD, Messina J, Ferringer T, Rimm DL, Saltz J, Wang J, Vanguri R, Saenger YM. Automated digital TIL analysis (ADTA) adds prognostic value to standard assessment of depth and ulceration in primary melanoma. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 2809. PMID: 33531581, PMCID: PMC7854647, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82305-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiopsyChemotherapy, AdjuvantClinical Decision-MakingDeep LearningFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPatient SelectionPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentROC CurveSkinSkin NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesDisease-specific survivalEarly-stage melanomaOpen-source deep learningCutoff valueMultivariable Cox proportional hazards analysisCox proportional hazards analysisDeep learningLow-risk patientsProportional hazards analysisKaplan-Meier analysisAccurate prognostic biomarkersEosin imagesAccuracy of predictionAdjuvant therapyRisk patientsSpecific survivalPrognostic valueValidation cohortReceiver operating curvesTraining cohortTIL analysisClinical trialsPrimary melanomaPrognostic biomarker
2016
Renalase Expression by Melanoma and Tumor-Associated Macrophages Promotes Tumor Growth through a STAT3-Mediated Mechanism
Hollander L, Guo X, Velazquez H, Chang J, Safirstein R, Kluger H, Cha C, Desir G. Renalase Expression by Melanoma and Tumor-Associated Macrophages Promotes Tumor Growth through a STAT3-Mediated Mechanism. Cancer Research 2016, 76: 3884-3894. PMID: 27197188, PMCID: PMC5031238, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-15-1524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, WesternCase-Control StudiesCell CycleCell ProliferationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMacrophagesMaleMelanomaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, NudeMonoamine OxidaseNeoplasm StagingP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorSurvival RateTumor Cells, CulturedXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsTumor-associated macrophagesDisease-specific survivalManagement of melanomaPotential therapeutic implicationsCell cycle inhibitor p21Melanoma cell growthPI3K/AktMelanoma cell survivalCell growth arrestPathogenic rolePrimary melanomaToxic injuryMurine xenograftsTherapeutic implicationsTumor growthClinical specimensRenalaseBax activationTumor microenvironmentTumor cellsInhibitor p21Growth arrestSurvival factorElevated expressionMAPK pathway
2004
Automated Quantitative Analysis of HDM2 Expression in Malignant Melanoma Shows Association with Early-Stage Disease and Improved Outcome
Berger AJ, Camp RL, DiVito KA, Kluger HM, Halaban R, Rimm DL. Automated Quantitative Analysis of HDM2 Expression in Malignant Melanoma Shows Association with Early-Stage Disease and Improved Outcome. Cancer Research 2004, 64: 8767-8772. PMID: 15574789, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-1384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMurine double minute 2Double minute 2Protein expressionMalignant melanomaMinute 2Early-stage diseaseTissue microarray cohortPotential tissue biomarkersCutaneous malignant melanomaValuable prognostic toolNormal skin samplesSkin cancer deathsMicroarray cohortAdvanced melanomaMetastatic lesionsCancer deathPrimary melanomaImproved outcomesExpression of HDM2Tissue biomarkersPrognostic toolBetter outcomesMelanoma lesionsAggressive natureMelanoma