2021
A Burned-Out CD8+ T-cell Subset Expands in the Tumor Microenvironment and Curbs Cancer Immunotherapy
Sanmamed MF, Nie X, Desai SS, Villaroel-Espindola F, Badri T, Zhao D, Kim AW, Ji L, Zhang T, Quinlan E, Cheng X, Han X, Vesely MD, Nassar AF, Sun J, Zhang Y, Kim TK, Wang J, Melero I, Herbst RS, Schalper KA, Chen L. A Burned-Out CD8+ T-cell Subset Expands in the Tumor Microenvironment and Curbs Cancer Immunotherapy. Cancer Discovery 2021, 11: 1700-1715. PMID: 33658301, PMCID: PMC9421941, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-20-0962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesExhausted T cellsTIL subsetsTumor microenvironmentCancer immunotherapyT cellsAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerPatient-derived tumor xenograft modelAnti-PD therapyT cell subsetsCell lung cancerPotential tissue biomarkersBaseline tumor tissueLung cancer tissuesSingle-cell mass cytometryTumor xenograft modelApoptotic CD8Dysfunctional CD8Immunotherapy resistancePD-1Activation markersAdjacent nontumoral tissuesPathway-dependent mannerLung cancer
2019
Lung Mammary Metastases but Not Primary Tumors Induce Accumulation of Atypical Large Platelets and Their Chemokine Expression
Zheng W, Zhang H, Zhao D, Zhang J, Pollard JW. Lung Mammary Metastases but Not Primary Tumors Induce Accumulation of Atypical Large Platelets and Their Chemokine Expression. Cell Reports 2019, 29: 1747-1755.e4. PMID: 31722193, PMCID: PMC6919330, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor microenvironmentLung metastasesEndothelial cellsLarge plateletsPrimary mammary tumorsEndothelial progenitor cellsConsiderable cellular heterogeneityMammary cancer metastasisAuthentic endothelial cellsMammary metastasesMetastatic sitesChemokine expressionMammary tumorsMetastatic growthMetastasisTherapeutic interventionsCellular playersCD44 upregulationCancer metastasisProgenitor cellsPlateletsInduces accumulationIndirect mechanismsDistinct gene expression programsCD44