2024
Gene Copy Number Alterations Identify Subsets of Mycosis Fungoides/Sézary Syndrome Patients with Worse Survival Outcomes
Kiwan A, Kewan T, Xu M, Siddon A, Girardi M, Sethi T, Foss F. Gene Copy Number Alterations Identify Subsets of Mycosis Fungoides/Sézary Syndrome Patients with Worse Survival Outcomes. Blood 2024, 144: 4440-4440. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-205144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene copy number alterationsAssociated with poor OSAbsolute lymphocyte countFluorescence in situ hybridization panelAssociated with worse OSCirculating tumor cellsFluorescence in situ hybridizationOverall survivalCopy number alterationsT cell receptorPoor OSSurvival outcomesTumor cellsMedian OSCox proportional hazardsBlood involvementATM deletionArid1a deletionT cellsElevated absolute lymphocyte countMedian absolute lymphocyte countAssociated with better OSMedian age of patientsMultivariate CPH modelZEB1 deletion
2019
Novel Protocol for Generating Physiologic Immunogenic Dendritic Cells.
Ventura A, Vassall A, Yurter A, Robinson E, Filler R, Hanlon D, Meeth K, Ezaldein H, Girardi M, Sobolev O, Bosenberg MW, Edelson RL. Novel Protocol for Generating Physiologic Immunogenic Dendritic Cells. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2019 PMID: 31157760, DOI: 10.3791/59370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaDendritic cellsCellular vaccinesClinical efficacyAnti-tumor T cell immunityVivo anti-tumor responsesMonocyte-derived dendritic cellsTumor cellsSyngeneic mouse tumor modelsImmunogenic dendritic cellsAnti-cancer immunityT cell immunityAnti-tumor responseHuman dendritic cellsT-cell lymphomaAnti-tumor effectsKey mechanistic driversApoptotic tumor cellsMouse tumor modelsCell immunitySafety profileCancer immunotherapyCell lymphomaMouse modelBlood samples
2018
Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy Drives Monocyte-to-Dendritic Cell Maturation to Induce Anti-Cancer Immunity
Ventura A, Vassall A, Robinson E, Filler R, Hanlon D, Meeth K, Ezaldein H, Girardi M, Sobolev O, Bosenberg MW, Edelson RL. Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy Drives Monocyte-to-Dendritic Cell Maturation to Induce Anti-Cancer Immunity. Cancer Research 2018, 78: canres.0171.2018. PMID: 29764863, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-0171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsT cell antitumor immunityTumor-specific T cellsTumor cellsEffective immunotherapeutic agentFavorable safety profileResponder T cellsDendritic cell differentiationTumor-challenged miceImmunogenic cell deathSelective antitumor effectApoptotic tumor cellsPotential therapeutic applicabilityProcessing/presentationAntimelanoma immunityHealthy DCsImmunogenic malignanciesAntitumor immunityCellular vaccinesImmunotherapeutic effectsAdditional malignanciesImmunotherapeutic agentsSafety profileCancer immunotherapyTumor antigens
2002
Efficient Tumor Antigen Loading of Dendritic Antigen Presenting Cells by Transimmunization
Girardi M, Berger C, Hanlon D, Edelson RL. Efficient Tumor Antigen Loading of Dendritic Antigen Presenting Cells by Transimmunization. Technology In Cancer Research & Treatment 2002, 1: 65-69. PMID: 12614179, DOI: 10.1177/153303460200100109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaMalignant T cellsT cellsTumor antigen loadingAnti-tumor immunityManagement of patientsT-cell lymphomaAntigen presenting cellsDendritic cell differentiationDendritic cellsSelective immunotherapyPresenting cellsOnly FDATumor antigensCell lymphomaAntigen loadingTumor cellsKey cellular eventsTransimmunizationImmunotherapyPatientsCancerRecent findingsEfficient phagocytosisCells