2023
Subsets of IFN Signaling Predict Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Patients with Melanoma.
Horowitch B, Lee D, Ding M, Martinez-Morilla S, Aung T, Ouerghi F, Wang X, Wei W, Damsky W, Sznol M, Kluger H, Rimm D, Ishizuka J. Subsets of IFN Signaling Predict Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Patients with Melanoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2023, 29: 2908-2918. PMID: 37233452, PMCID: PMC10524955, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-23-0215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsHuman melanoma cell linesMelanoma cell linesPD-L1Validation cohortYale-New Haven HospitalCombination of ipilimumabPD-L1 markersImmune checkpoint blockadePD-L1 biomarkerNew Haven HospitalSTAT1 levelsCell linesWestern blot analysisCheckpoint inhibitorsCheckpoint blockadeClinical responseOverall survivalImproved survivalResistance of cancersMetastatic melanomaMelanoma responsePredict responseTreatment responseDistinct patterns
2020
Type 3 Inositol 1,4,5‐Trisphosphate Receptor Is Increased and Enhances Malignant Properties in Cholangiocarcinoma
Ueasilamongkol P, Khamphaya T, Guerra MT, Rodrigues M, Gomes DA, Kong Y, Wei W, Jain D, Trampert DC, Ananthanarayanan M, Banales JM, Roberts LR, Farshidfar F, Nathanson MH, Weerachayaphorn J. Type 3 Inositol 1,4,5‐Trisphosphate Receptor Is Increased and Enhances Malignant Properties in Cholangiocarcinoma. Hepatology 2020, 71: 583-599. PMID: 31251815, PMCID: PMC6934938, DOI: 10.1002/hep.30839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 3 inositolCCA cellsIntracellular calcium ionsPathogenesis of malignanciesCCA cell linesCommon malignancyPoor prognosisTrisphosphate receptorMalignant featuresMitochondrial CaITPR3 expressionCholangiocarcinomaRegions of ERMalignant propertiesCCA samplesCell proliferationCholangiocytesEndoplasmic reticulumType of tissueMalignancyCell linesITPR3PathogenesisCell deathCell migration