2016
RAS/MAPK Activation Is Associated with Reduced Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Therapeutic Cooperation Between MEK and PD-1/PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Loi S, Dushyanthen S, Beavis PA, Salgado R, Denkert C, Savas P, Combs S, Rimm DL, Giltnane JM, Estrada MV, Sánchez V, Sanders ME, Cook RS, Pilkinton MA, Mallal SA, Wang K, Miller VA, Stephens PJ, Yelensky R, Doimi FD, Gómez H, Ryzhov SV, Darcy PK, Arteaga CL, Balko JM. RAS/MAPK Activation Is Associated with Reduced Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Therapeutic Cooperation Between MEK and PD-1/PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 1499-1509. PMID: 26515496, PMCID: PMC4794351, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-1125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkersCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunomodulationImmunophenotypingLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiceMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMortalityPhenotypeProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorProtein Kinase InhibitorsRas ProteinsSignal TransductionTranscriptomeTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesImmune checkpoint inhibitorsResidual diseaseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerPD-L1Checkpoint inhibitorsMHC expressionMouse modelPD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitorsPD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitorsPresence of TILsPD-1/PD-L1Low tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesPD-L1/PDAntitumor immune responseRAS/MAPK activationCell-surface MHC expressionMAPK activationImproved survivalImproved prognosisPredictive biomarkersClinical trialsImmune response
2009
Activated Wnt/ß-catenin signaling in melanoma is associated with decreased proliferation in patient tumors and a murine melanoma model
Chien AJ, Moore EC, Lonsdorf AS, Kulikauskas RM, Rothberg BG, Berger AJ, Major MB, Hwang ST, Rimm DL, Moon RT. Activated Wnt/ß-catenin signaling in melanoma is associated with decreased proliferation in patient tumors and a murine melanoma model. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 1193-1198. PMID: 19144919, PMCID: PMC2626610, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0811902106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-catenin signalingNormal melanocyte developmentTranscriptional profiling revealsWnt/beta-catenin signalingMelanoma cellsUp-regulates genesWnt/ß-cateninMelanoma progressionSmall molecule activatorsRole of WntMelanocyte developmentCell fateTranscriptional changesB16 murine melanoma cellsCellular differentiationProfiling revealsMelanocyte differentiationMelanoma cell linesMurine melanoma cellsß-cateninHuman melanoma cell linesWnt3aMurine melanoma modelCell linesReduced expression
2005
Using a Xenograft Model of Human Breast Cancer Metastasis to Find Genes Associated with Clinically Aggressive Disease
Kluger HM, Lev D, Kluger Y, McCarthy MM, Kiriakova G, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Price JE. Using a Xenograft Model of Human Breast Cancer Metastasis to Find Genes Associated with Clinically Aggressive Disease. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 5578-5587. PMID: 15994930, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-0108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell AdhesionCell Growth ProcessesCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, NudeMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm TransplantationOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsTissue Array AnalysisTransplantation, HeterologousConceptsBreast cancerXenograft modelHuman breast cancer metastasisLymph node involvementLymph node metastasisChemokine ligand 1Human breast cancer cell linesBreast cancer metastasisLeukocyte protease inhibitorBreast cancer cell linesBreast cancer tissuesHSP-70 expressionHeat shock protein 70Cancer cell linesShock protein 70Identification of genesNode involvementNode metastasisAggressive diseaseClinicopathologic variablesPrimary tumorPrognostic markerNovel therapiesCDNA microarray analysisCancer tissues