2022
Inhibition of renalase drives tumour rejection by promoting T cell activation
Guo X, Jessel S, Qu R, Kluger Y, Chen TM, Hollander L, Safirstein R, Nelson B, Cha C, Bosenberg M, Jilaveanu LB, Rimm D, Rothlin CV, Kluger HM, Desir GV. Inhibition of renalase drives tumour rejection by promoting T cell activation. European Journal Of Cancer 2022, 165: 81-96. PMID: 35219026, PMCID: PMC8940682, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyMelanomaMiceMonoamine OxidaseTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsPD-1 inhibitorsMurine melanoma modelMelanoma-bearing miceMelanoma modelTumor microenvironmentTumor rejectionCell death protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitorsAnti-PD-1 activityEnhanced T cell infiltrationT cell-dependent fashionMelanoma cellsMelanoma tumor regressionPreclinical melanoma modelsT cell infiltrationNatural killer cellsForkhead box P3Expression of IFNγWild-type miceProtein 1 inhibitorT cell activationTumor cell contentWild-type melanoma cellsCD4 cellsAdvanced melanomaAntibody treatment
2019
Complications associated with immunotherapy for brain metastases.
Tran TT, Jilaveanu LB, Omuro A, Chiang VL, Huttner A, Kluger HM. Complications associated with immunotherapy for brain metastases. Current Opinion In Neurology 2019, 32: 907-916. PMID: 31577604, PMCID: PMC7398556, DOI: 10.1097/wco.0000000000000756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastasesNeurologic toxicityImmune therapyPhase 2 clinical trialCheckpoint inhibitor therapyImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMultiple phase 2 clinical trialsTreatment-related morbidityBrain metastatic diseaseSymptomatic edemaCheckpoint inhibitorsAdverse eventsDurable responsesMedian survivalMetastatic diseaseInhibitor therapyMore patientsIntracranial activityPatient groupRadiation necrosisClinical trialsTherapy trialsMultidisciplinary teamMetastasisPatients
2014
NY-ESO-1 as a potential immunotherapeutic target in renal cell carcinoma
Giesen E, Jilaveanu LB, Parisi F, Kluger Y, Camp RL, Kluger HM. NY-ESO-1 as a potential immunotherapeutic target in renal cell carcinoma. Oncotarget 2014, 5: 5209-5217. PMID: 24970819, PMCID: PMC4170640, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNY-ESO-1 expressionNY-ESO-1Renal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaMetastatic sitesRenal tissueCancer-testis antigen NY-ESO-1Antigen NY-ESO-1Adjacent normal renal tissuesClear cell renal cell carcinomaRCC specimensMetastatic RCC specimensPapillary renal cell carcinomaCell renal cell carcinomaPotential immunotherapeutic targetAdoptive cell therapySubset of RCCTumor-specific antigensClear cell carcinomaNovel immune therapiesPrimary RCC specimensBenign renal tissueNormal renal tissueDifferent tumor sitesImmune therapy