2024
Circulating tumor-reactive KIR+CD8+ T cells suppress anti-tumor immunity in patients with melanoma
Lu B, Lucca L, Lewis W, Wang J, Nogueira C, Heer S, Rayon-Estrada V, Axisa P, Reeves S, Buitrago-Pocasangre N, Pham G, Kojima M, Wei W, Aizenbud L, Bacchiocchi A, Zhang L, Walewski J, Chiang V, Olino K, Clune J, Halaban R, Kluger Y, Coyle A, Kisielow J, Obermair F, Kluger H, Hafler D. Circulating tumor-reactive KIR+CD8+ T cells suppress anti-tumor immunity in patients with melanoma. Nature Immunology 2024, 1-10. PMID: 39609626, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-02023-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCD8+ T cellsAnti-tumor immunityRegulatory T cellsT cellsSubpopulation of CD8+ T cellsCytotoxic CD8+ T cellsHuman CD8+ T cellsTumor antigen-specific CD8Impaired anti-tumor immunityTumor antigen-specificPoor overall survivalTumor rejectionKIR expressionOverall survivalTumor antigensImmune evasionCellular mediatorsHuman cancersCD8MelanomaTumorTranscriptional programsFunctional heterogeneityImmunityPatients
2021
Mycophenolate as Primary Treatment for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced Acute Kidney Injury in a Patient with Concurrent Immunotherapy-Associated Diabetes: A Case Report.
Jessel S, Austin M, Kluger HM. Mycophenolate as Primary Treatment for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced Acute Kidney Injury in a Patient with Concurrent Immunotherapy-Associated Diabetes: A Case Report. Clinical Oncology Case Reports 2021, 4 PMID: 33763663, PMCID: PMC7985664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute kidney injuryImmune checkpoint inhibitorsKidney injuryCheckpoint inhibitorsT cellsImmune-related adverse eventsCycles of nivolumabEffective frontline therapyAggressive fluid resuscitationSteroid-sparing agentRegulatory T cellsInitiation of insulinT cell responsesCytotoxic T cellsMycophenolate mofetilAdverse eventsFrontline therapyRenal functionComplete responseFluid resuscitationKidney functionCase reportMetastatic melanomaPrimary treatmentTumor types
2019
Functional profile and clinical significance of major tumor infiltrating lymphocyte subsets in lung cancer-associated brain metastases.
Lu B, Gupta R, Stewart T, Kluger H, Jilaveanu L, Schalper K, Goldberg S. Functional profile and clinical significance of major tumor infiltrating lymphocyte subsets in lung cancer-associated brain metastases. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 2066-2066. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.2066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary lung tumorsMajor T cell subsetsMultiplexed quantitative immunofluorescenceT cell subsetsExtracranial metastasesT cellsLung tumorsBrain metastasesQuantitative immunofluorescenceAdaptive anti-tumor responsesLow T cell infiltrationMajor clinicopathologic variablesYale Cancer CenterAdaptive immune cellsRegulatory T cellsT cell infiltrationAnti-tumor responseLonger overall survivalOptimal treatment strategyLung cancer patientsKi-67 levelsLung cancer histologyLymphocyte subsetsOverall survivalPrimary malignancy