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Profiling cancer testis antigens in non–small-cell lung cancer
Djureinovic D, Hallström B, Horie M, Mattsson J, La Fleur L, Fagerberg L, Brunnström H, Lindskog C, Madjar K, Rahnenführer J, Ekman S, Ståhle E, Koyi H, Brandén E, Edlund K, Hengstler J, Lambe M, Saito A, Botling J, Pontén F, Uhlén M, Micke P. Profiling cancer testis antigens in non–small-cell lung cancer. JCI Insight 2016, 1: e86837. PMID: 27699219, PMCID: PMC5033889, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.86837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell lung cancerLung cancerCancer testisCTA expressionDifferent normal organsProtein expressionCancer Genome AtlasImmunotherapeutic strategiesPrognostic impactNSCLC casesNSCLC tissuesSurvival associationsNew CTANormal organsBiomarker studiesClinical interestCancerGenome AtlasReliable CTACTANSCLCConcurrent expressionRNAseq dataValuable targetStringent criteria
2024
GP100 expression is variable in intensity in melanoma
Mann J, Hasson N, Su D, Adeniran A, Smalley K, Djureinovic D, Jilaveanu L, Schoenfeld D, Kluger H. GP100 expression is variable in intensity in melanoma. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy 2024, 73: 191. PMID: 39105816, PMCID: PMC11303354, DOI: 10.1007/s00262-024-03776-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGp100 expressionCutaneous melanomaTreatment of cutaneous melanomaAdvanced cutaneous melanomaT-cell engagersImprove patient selectionMetastatic melanomaUveal melanomaMetastatic samplesPatient selectionClinical trialsMelanomaQuantitative immunofluorescence methodGp100Improve outcomesImmunofluorescence methodTherapeutic intentDrugCellular productsExpressionTebentafuspImmunohistochemistryMelanocortin-1 Receptor Expression as a Marker of Progression in Melanoma
Su D, Djureinovic D, Schoenfeld D, Marquez-Nostra B, Olino K, Jilaveanu L, Kluger H. Melanocortin-1 Receptor Expression as a Marker of Progression in Melanoma. JCO Precision Oncology 2024, 8: e2300702. PMID: 38662983, PMCID: PMC11513442, DOI: 10.1200/po.23.00702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMC1R expressionMelanoma progressionAssociated with shorter survivalStages of melanoma progressionCases of benign neviChronic sun exposureMarkers of progressionHuman melanoma tissuesBreslow thicknessMelanocortin-1Metastatic melanomaOverall survivalPrimary melanomaMetastatic tumorsMelanoma cohortReceptor expressionPredictive biomarkersAggressive melanomaPrimary lesionTissue microarrayShorter survivalMale sexQuantitative immunofluorescenceBenign neviClinical trials
2021
Infiltration of NK and plasma cells is associated with a distinct immune subset in non‐small cell lung cancer
Backman M, La Fleur L, Kurppa P, Djureinovic D, Elfving H, Brunnström H, Mattsson J, Lindberg A, Pontén V, Eltahir M, Mangsbo S, Gulyas M, Isaksson J, Jirström K, Kärre K, Leandersson K, Mezheyeuski A, Pontén F, Strell C, Lindskog C, Botling J, Micke P. Infiltration of NK and plasma cells is associated with a distinct immune subset in non‐small cell lung cancer. The Journal Of Pathology 2021, 255: 243-256. PMID: 34339045, DOI: 10.1002/path.5772.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerImmune cell infiltrationHigh immune cell infiltrationCell infiltrationNK cellsImmune classPlasma cellsLow immune cell infiltrationEra of immunotherapyCell lung cancerImmune cell markersTumor mutational loadImmune response-related genesInnate immune responseImmune cell analysisClinicopathologic characteristicsPD-L1Immune activationImmune classificationNSCLC casesImmune patternsLung cancerImmune cellsClinical backgroundImmune response
2019
A clonal expression biomarker associates with lung cancer mortality
Biswas D, Birkbak N, Rosenthal R, Hiley C, Lim E, Papp K, Boeing S, Krzystanek M, Djureinovic D, La Fleur L, Greco M, Döme B, Fillinger J, Brunnström H, Wu Y, Moore D, Skrzypski M, Abbosh C, Litchfield K, Al Bakir M, Watkins T, Veeriah S, Wilson G, Jamal-Hanjani M, Moldvay J, Botling J, Chinnaiyan A, Micke P, Hackshaw A, Bartek J, Csabai I, Szallasi Z, Herrero J, McGranahan N, Swanton C. A clonal expression biomarker associates with lung cancer mortality. Nature Medicine 2019, 25: 1540-1548. PMID: 31591602, PMCID: PMC6984959, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-019-0595-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerClinicopathological risk factorsCell lung cancerLung cancer mortalityPrognostic gene expression signaturesCancer cell proliferationGene expression signaturesCancer mortalityLung cancerRisk factorsExpression-based biomarkersCopy number gainsDisease subtypesClinical descriptorsTranscriptomic biomarkersIndividual tumorsCancer typesDiagnostic precisionMolecular biomarkersExpression signaturesCell proliferationDNA copy number gainsBiomarkersPatientsIntratumor heterogeneityMultiplex plasma protein profiling identifies novel markers to discriminate patients with adenocarcinoma of the lung
Djureinovic D, Pontén V, Landelius P, Al Sayegh S, Kappert K, Kamali-Moghaddam M, Micke P, Ståhle E. Multiplex plasma protein profiling identifies novel markers to discriminate patients with adenocarcinoma of the lung. BMC Cancer 2019, 19: 741. PMID: 31357969, PMCID: PMC6664554, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-5943-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma of LungAgedBlood ProteinsCarcinoembryonic AntigenCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungChemokines, CXCCohort StudiesData AccuracyEarly Detection of CancerFemaleGPI-Linked ProteinsHumansImmunoassayLung NeoplasmsMaleMass ScreeningModels, BiologicalReceptor, ErbB-3ROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics, NonparametricVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerProximity extension assayLung adenocarcinomaLung diseaseDisease groupNon-malignant lung diseasesEarly lung cancer detectionCell lung cancerDifferent lung diseasesDifferent plasma levelsMultiplex proximity extension assayHigh clinical relevanceNovel protein markersDifferent plasma concentrationsLocalized diseaseOverall prognosisSurgical resectionNSCLC patientsLung metastasesColorectal cancerLung cancerPlasma levelsTypical carcinoidLung conditionsLAC patientsPrognostic Impact of Tumor Cell Programmed Death Ligand 1 Expression and Immune Cell Infiltration in NSCLC
Edlund K, Madjar K, Mattsson J, Djureinovic D, Lindskog C, Brunnström H, Koyi H, Brandén E, Jirström K, Pontén F, Rahnenführer J, Micke P, Hengstler J. Prognostic Impact of Tumor Cell Programmed Death Ligand 1 Expression and Immune Cell Infiltration in NSCLC. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2019, 14: 628-640. PMID: 30639618, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.12.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 positivityOverall survivalLymphocyte infiltrationSmoking historyPD-L1Prognostic associationPlasma cellsProgrammed Death Ligand 1 ExpressionTumor PD-L1 positivityDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionAssociation of lymphocytePositive immune cellsLigand 1 expressionPD-L1 axisPD-L1 statusMultivariate Cox regressionDeath ligand 1Longer overall survivalForkhead box P3Immune cell infiltrationShorter overall survivalPatients' smoking historyKaplan-Meier plotsCheckpoint inhibitorsNSCLC patients
2018
Expression of scavenger receptor MARCO defines a targetable tumor‐associated macrophage subset in non‐small cell lung cancer
La Fleur L, Boura V, Alexeyenko A, Berglund A, Pontén V, Mattsson J, Djureinovic D, Persson J, Brunnström H, Isaksson J, Brandén E, Koyi H, Micke P, Karlsson M, Botling J. Expression of scavenger receptor MARCO defines a targetable tumor‐associated macrophage subset in non‐small cell lung cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 2018, 143: 1741-1752. PMID: 29667169, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.31545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-associated macrophagesHigher macrophage infiltrationScavenger receptor MARCOPD-L1Macrophage infiltrationNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cohortMajority of TAMsNon-small cell lung cancerAvailable immune checkpoint inhibitorsCell lung cancer cohortTumor-associated macrophage subsetsImmunosuppressive tumor-associated macrophagesNew immune targetsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsImmune checkpoint moleculesT cell infiltrationDeath ligand 1Cell lung cancerLung cancer cohortSubset of casesImmune response pathwaysExpression of MARCOProtumor phenotypeCheckpoint inhibitorsCheckpoint molecules
2016
The Impact of the Fourth Edition of the WHO Classification of Lung Tumours on Histological Classification of Resected Pulmonary NSCCs
Micke P, Mattsson J, Djureinovic D, Nodin B, Jirström K, Tran L, Jönsson P, Planck M, Botling J, Brunnström H. The Impact of the Fourth Edition of the WHO Classification of Lung Tumours on Histological Classification of Resected Pulmonary NSCCs. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 11: 862-872. PMID: 26872818, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Large CellCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeuroendocrine TumorsPrognosisSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaWorld Health OrganizationConceptsNon-small cell carcinomaPulmonary non-small cell carcinomaCell carcinomaWHO classificationLung tumorsFourth EditionWorld Health Organization classificationLarge cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaThyroid transcription factor-1Cases of adenocarcinomaMost patientsHistological typeAdenocarcinoma groupAdenocarcinomatous differentiationOrganization classificationLung cancerNeuroendocrine tumorsTranscription factor 1Napsin AHistological classificationIHC markersHistopathological classificationImmunohistochemical stainingIHC staining