2023
Appendiceal adenocarcinoma is associated with better prognosis than cecal adenocarcinoma: a population-based comparative survival study
Chen G, Chen K, Sahyoun L, Zaman S, Protiva P. Appendiceal adenocarcinoma is associated with better prognosis than cecal adenocarcinoma: a population-based comparative survival study. BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2023, 10: e001045. PMID: 36822658, PMCID: PMC9950880, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2022-001045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCecal adenocarcinomaAppendiceal adenocarcinomaCox regression analysisAppendiceal cancerMantel-Haenszel log-rank testColorectal cancer screening ratesMultivariable Cox regression analysisCounty-level socioeconomic factorsCancer screening ratesEnd Results (SEER) databaseKaplan-Meier methodRare gastrointestinal malignancyLog-rank testNon-mucinous histologySingle marital statusNon-Hispanic ethnicityYears of ageComparative survival analysisComparative survival studyRegression analysisSAS V.9.4Gastrointestinal malignanciesOverall survivalBetter prognosisChemotherapy protocols
2022
Chemical complementarity between tumor resident, T-cell receptor CDR3s and MAGEA3/6 correlates with increased melanoma survival: Potential relevance to MAGE vaccine auto-reactivity
Eakins R, Chobrutskiy A, Teer J, Patel D, Hsiang M, Huda T, Zaman S, Sexton W, Coppola D, Falasiri S, Blanck G, Chobrutskiy B. Chemical complementarity between tumor resident, T-cell receptor CDR3s and MAGEA3/6 correlates with increased melanoma survival: Potential relevance to MAGE vaccine auto-reactivity. Molecular Immunology 2022, 150: 58-66. PMID: 35987136, DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2022.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Reconnaissance of tumor immune microenvironment spatial heterogeneity in metastatic renal cell carcinoma and correlation with immunotherapy response
Hajiran A, Chakiryan N, Aydin A, Zemp L, Nguyen J, Laborde J, Chahoud J, Spiess P, Zaman S, Falasiri S, Fournier M, Teer J, Dhillon J, McCarthy S, Moran-Segura C, Katende E, Sexton W, Koomen J, Mulé J, Kim Y, Manley B. Reconnaissance of tumor immune microenvironment spatial heterogeneity in metastatic renal cell carcinoma and correlation with immunotherapy response. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2021, 204: 96-106. PMID: 33346915, PMCID: PMC7944355, DOI: 10.1111/cei.13567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic clear cell renal cell carcinomaClear cell renal cell carcinomaTumor immune microenvironmentRenal cell carcinomaT-betOverall survivalCell carcinomaMetastatic renal cell carcinomaForkhead box protein 3Improved overall survivalCell renal cell carcinomaCox regression analysisImmune cell distributionT-cell markersPoor overall survivalBox protein 3Tumor-stromal interfaceMetastatic tumor samplesPrecision treatment strategiesTumor-stroma interfaceTumor coreImproved survivalImmune markersImmunotherapy responsePoor outcome
2020
A scoring system for the electrostatic complementarities of T‐cell receptors and cancer‐mutant amino acids: multi‐cancer analyses of associated survival rates
Chobrutskiy BI, Yeagley M, Diviney A, Zaman S, Gozlan EC, Tipping P, Koohestani DM, Roca AM, Blanck G. A scoring system for the electrostatic complementarities of T‐cell receptors and cancer‐mutant amino acids: multi‐cancer analyses of associated survival rates. Immunology 2020, 159: 373-383. PMID: 31821535, PMCID: PMC7077996, DOI: 10.1111/imm.13165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAmino Acid SequenceAmino AcidsAntigens, NeoplasmBinding SitesBreast NeoplasmsComplementarity Determining RegionsExomeFemaleGene ExpressionHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMutationPrognosisProtein BindingReceptor-CD3 Complex, Antigen, T-CellResearch DesignSkin NeoplasmsStatic ElectricitySurvival RateT-LymphocytesConceptsT cell receptorImmune systemSurvival rateAnti-tumor immune responseTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesNeo-antigensPeptide vaccineImmune responseTumor antigensTumor specimensTumor specimenScoring systemStem cell proteinsHigher survival rateMutant amino acidsReceptorsAmino acidsMutant peptidesAa sequencesCell proteinsLymphocytesVaccineImmunoscoringAntigenSpecific genes
2018
T-cell receptor-α CDR3 domain chemical features correlate with survival rates in bladder cancer
Chobrutskiy BI, Zaman S, Diviney A, Mihyu MM, Blanck G. T-cell receptor-α CDR3 domain chemical features correlate with survival rates in bladder cancer. Journal Of Cancer Research And Clinical Oncology 2018, 145: 615-623. PMID: 30539280, DOI: 10.1007/s00432-018-2815-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesT cell responsesBladder tumor tissuesT-cell featuresEx vivo amplificationT cell receptorBladder cancerCancer findingsFavorable outcomeCancer settingBetter outcomesSurvival rateTumor tissueCancerDriver mutationsImmunotherapyBiochemical featuresBioinformatics assessmentOutcomesAntigen bindingRegion 3TILsPatientsLymphocytesTherapyMMP7 sensitivity of mutant ECM proteins: An indicator of melanoma survival rates and T-cell infiltration
Zaman S, Chobrutskiy BI, Patel JS, Callahan BM, Tong WL, Mihyu MM, Blanck G. MMP7 sensitivity of mutant ECM proteins: An indicator of melanoma survival rates and T-cell infiltration. Clinical Biochemistry 2018, 63: 85-91. PMID: 30414845, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2018.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMutant amino acidsT-cell infiltratesT cell infiltrationMelanoma survival ratesDistinct survival outcomesCancer Genome AtlasSurvival outcomesWorse outcomesImmune activitySurvival rateMelanoma specimensMelanomaGenome AtlasPatientsAmino acidsOverall mutationsDetection of melanomaOutcomesOnly decrease