2022
TCR-sequencing in cancer and autoimmunity: barcodes and beyond
Pauken KE, Lagattuta KA, Lu BY, Lucca LE, Daud AI, Hafler DA, Kluger HM, Raychaudhuri S, Sharpe AH. TCR-sequencing in cancer and autoimmunity: barcodes and beyond. Trends In Immunology 2022, 43: 180-194. PMID: 35090787, PMCID: PMC8882139, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2022.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell receptorT cellsMolecular barcodesProgrammed Death-1 BlockadeTCR sequencesDeath-1 blockadeUnique TCR sequencesNaïve T cellsT cell functionCell divisionMolecular phenotypesBarcodesImmune responseAntigen specificitySingle cellsCell receptorCell functionRecent technological advancesCancerTCR dataCells
2021
Agonistic CD40 Antibodies in Cancer Treatment
Djureinovic D, Wang M, Kluger HM. Agonistic CD40 Antibodies in Cancer Treatment. Cancers 2021, 13: 1302. PMID: 33804039, PMCID: PMC8000216, DOI: 10.3390/cancers13061302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAgonistic CD40 antibodyCD40 antibodyDendritic cellsAntigen presentationClinical developmentEarly phase clinical trialsAgonist CD40 antibodyActivation of CD8Pro-inflammatory effectsAntigen-presenting cellsT cell functionRenal cell carcinomaAnti-tumor effectsPhase clinical trialsAnti-tumor activityT cell activationCancer Genome AtlasSystemic therapyCell carcinomaCostimulatory moleculesCD40 expressionClinical trialsPancreatic adenocarcinomaPreclinical modelsT cellsCirculating clonally expanded T cells reflect functions of tumor-infiltrating T cells
Lucca LE, Axisa PP, Lu B, Harnett B, Jessel S, Zhang L, Raddassi K, Zhang L, Olino K, Clune J, Singer M, Kluger HM, Hafler DA. Circulating clonally expanded T cells reflect functions of tumor-infiltrating T cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20200921. PMID: 33651881, PMCID: PMC7933991, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20200921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating T cellsT cellsUnique transcriptional patternsFeatures of exhaustionLongitudinal immune monitoringPeripheral immune environmentsT cell responsesT cell functionSingle-cell levelTranscriptional patternsTCR sharingTerminal exhaustionImmune environmentImmune monitoringCancer immunotherapyMetastatic melanomaEffector functionsCell responsesTumor tissueGene signatureTumorsCell functionImmunotherapyTCRαβBlood