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Saif Zaman, MD

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Specific Intratumor Bacteria Genera and TRG Recombinations Associated with Greater Survival Probability in Alimentary Tract CancersZaman S, Chobrutskiy B, Quach J, Blanck G. Specific Intratumor Bacteria Genera and TRG Recombinations Associated with Greater Survival Probability in Alimentary Tract Cancers. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2023, 54: 1300-1307. PMID: 37103748, DOI: 10.1007/s12029-023-00935-2.
Bacterial Sequencing Reads in Blood Exome Files from Melanoma and Cervical Cancer Patients are Associated with Cancer RecurrenceQuach J, Diaz M, Huda T, Kinskey J, Zaman S, Desantis J, Cios K, Blanck G. Bacterial Sequencing Reads in Blood Exome Files from Melanoma and Cervical Cancer Patients are Associated with Cancer Recurrence. Molecular Biotechnology 2023, 65: 1476-1484. PMID: 36653589, DOI: 10.1007/s12033-023-00663-9.
Chemical Complementarity of Breast Cancer Resident, T-Cell Receptor CDR3 Domains and the Cancer Antigen, ARMC3, is Associated With Higher Levels of Survival and Granzyme ExpressionPakasticali N, Chobrutskiy A, Patel D, Hsiang M, Zaman S, Cios K, Blanck G, Chobrutskiy B. Chemical Complementarity of Breast Cancer Resident, T-Cell Receptor CDR3 Domains and the Cancer Antigen, ARMC3, is Associated With Higher Levels of Survival and Granzyme Expression. Cancer Informatics 2023, 22: 11769351231177269. PMID: 37313373, PMCID: PMC10259117, DOI: 10.1177/11769351231177269.
Abstract 1463: Outcomes Associated with Bacterial Species Detected in Blood Exomes of Melanoma and Cervical Cancer PatientsQuach J, Diaz M, Huda T, Kinskey J, Zaman S, Desantis J, Cios K, Blanc G. Abstract 1463: Outcomes Associated with Bacterial Species Detected in Blood Exomes of Melanoma and Cervical Cancer Patients. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2023, 299: s10. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.103094.
TCR gene segment usage and HLA alleles that are associated with cancer survival rates also represent racial disparitiesAngelakakis G, Serraneau K, Barker V, Callahan B, Tong W, Zaman S, Huda T, Blanck G. TCR gene segment usage and HLA alleles that are associated with cancer survival rates also represent racial disparities. International Journal Of Immunogenetics 2022, 50: 41-47. PMID: 36585798, DOI: 10.1111/iji.12610.
Chemical complementarity between tumor resident, T-cell receptor CDR3s and MAGEA3/6 correlates with increased melanoma survival: Potential relevance to MAGE vaccine auto-reactivityEakins R, Chobrutskiy A, Teer J, Patel D, Hsiang M, Huda T, Zaman S, Sexton W, Coppola D, Falasiri S, Blanck G, Chobrutskiy B. Chemical complementarity between tumor resident, T-cell receptor CDR3s and MAGEA3/6 correlates with increased melanoma survival: Potential relevance to MAGE vaccine auto-reactivity. Molecular Immunology 2022, 150: 58-66. PMID: 35987136, DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2022.08.001.
High-throughput, sliding-window algorithm for assessing chemical complementarity between immune receptor CDR3 domains and cancer mutant peptides: TRG-PIK3CA interactions and breast cancerChobrutskiy BI, Chobrutskiy A, Zaman S, Yeagley M, Huda TI, Blanck G. High-throughput, sliding-window algorithm for assessing chemical complementarity between immune receptor CDR3 domains and cancer mutant peptides: TRG-PIK3CA interactions and breast cancer. Molecular Immunology 2021, 135: 247-253. PMID: 33933816, DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.02.026.
Chemical complementarity between immune receptors and cancer mutants, independent of antigen presentation protein binding, is associated with increased survival ratesHsiang M, Chobrutskiy BI, Diaz M, Huda TI, Creadore S, Zaman S, Cios KJ, Gozlan EC, Blanck G. Chemical complementarity between immune receptors and cancer mutants, independent of antigen presentation protein binding, is associated with increased survival rates. Translational Oncology 2021, 14: 101069. PMID: 33780706, PMCID: PMC8039726, DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2021.101069.
Systemic Adaptive Immune Parameters Associated with Neuroblastoma Outcomes: the Significance of Gamma-Delta T CellsGozlan EC, Chobrutskiy BI, Zaman S, Yeagley M, Blanck G. Systemic Adaptive Immune Parameters Associated with Neuroblastoma Outcomes: the Significance of Gamma-Delta T Cells. Journal Of Molecular Neuroscience 2021, 71: 2393-2404. PMID: 33666857, DOI: 10.1007/s12031-021-01813-x.
Specific HLA alleles, paired with TCR V- and J-gene segment usage, link to distinct multiple myeloma survival ratesHuda TI, Mihyu M, Gozlan EC, Arndt MF, Diaz MJ, Zaman S, Chobrutskiy BI, Blanck G. Specific HLA alleles, paired with TCR V- and J-gene segment usage, link to distinct multiple myeloma survival rates. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2021, 62: 1711-1720. PMID: 33622167, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1885655.
Reconnaissance of tumor immune microenvironment spatial heterogeneity in metastatic renal cell carcinoma and correlation with immunotherapy responseHajiran A, Chakiryan N, Aydin A, Zemp L, Nguyen J, Laborde J, Chahoud J, Spiess P, Zaman S, Falasiri S, Fournier M, Teer J, Dhillon J, McCarthy S, Moran‐Segura C, Katende E, Sexton W, Koomen J, Mulé J, Kim Y, Manley B. Reconnaissance of tumor immune microenvironment spatial heterogeneity in metastatic renal cell carcinoma and correlation with immunotherapy response. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2021, 204: 96-106. PMID: 33346915, PMCID: PMC7944355, DOI: 10.1111/cei.13567.
Chemical features of blood-borne TRG CDR3s associated with an increased overall survival in breast cancerChobrutskiy A, Chobrutskiy BI, Zaman S, Hsiang M, Blanck G. Chemical features of blood-borne TRG CDR3s associated with an increased overall survival in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2020, 185: 591-600. PMID: 33180235, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-05996-6.
Abstract B12: Potential neoantigen release and increased lymphocyte activity is facilitated by matrix metalloproteinase-dependent cleavage of mutant matrisome peptides in cutaneous melanomaZaman S, Chobrutskiy B, Patel J, Callahan B, Mihyu M, Diviney A, Tong W, Blanck G. Abstract B12: Potential neoantigen release and increased lymphocyte activity is facilitated by matrix metalloproteinase-dependent cleavage of mutant matrisome peptides in cutaneous melanoma. Cancer Research 2020, 80: b12-b12. DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.mel2019-b12.
Unproductive T cell receptor-β and T cell receptor-δ recombination recoveries in tissue and blood samples are associated with improved survival outcomes for uterine and ovarian cancersZaman S, Koohestani D, Diviney A, Chobrutskiy B, Arndt M. Unproductive T cell receptor-β and T cell receptor-δ recombination recoveries in tissue and blood samples are associated with improved survival outcomes for uterine and ovarian cancers. Gynecologic Oncology 2020, 159: 204. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.05.327.
TRBV and TRBJ usage, when paired with specific HLA alleles, associates with distinct head and neck cancer survival ratesArndt MF, Koohestani DM, Chobrutskiy BI, Mihyu MM, Diaz M, Gozlan EC, Yeagley M, Zaman S, Roca AM, Blanck G. TRBV and TRBJ usage, when paired with specific HLA alleles, associates with distinct head and neck cancer survival rates. Human Immunology 2020, 81: 692-696. PMID: 32950267, DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2020.08.007.
Immunogenomics of colorectal adenocarcinoma: Survival distinctions represented by immune receptor, CDR3 chemical features and high expression of BTN gene family membersDiaz MJ, Chobrutskiy BI, Zaman S, Blanck G. Immunogenomics of colorectal adenocarcinoma: Survival distinctions represented by immune receptor, CDR3 chemical features and high expression of BTN gene family members. Cancer Treatment And Research Communications 2020, 24: 100196. PMID: 32769037, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2020.100196.
Antiviral T Cell Receptor Complementarity Determining Region-3 Sequences Are Associated with a Worse Cancer Outcome: A Pancancer AnalysisZaman S, Chobrutskiy BI, Patel JS, Diviney A, Tu YN, Tong WL, Gill T, Blanck G. Antiviral T Cell Receptor Complementarity Determining Region-3 Sequences Are Associated with a Worse Cancer Outcome: A Pancancer Analysis. Viral Immunology 2020, 33: 404-412. PMID: 32315578, DOI: 10.1089/vim.2019.0156.
MP14-03 DENSITY OF T-BET POSITIVE T LYMPHOCYTES WITHIN THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A FAVORABLE RESPONSE TO IMMUNOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC RENAL CELL CARCINOMAHajiran* A, Aydin A, Kim Y, Zemp L, McCarthy S, Segura C, Nguyen J, Falasiri S, Zaman S, Spiess P, Kohli M, Mulé J, Manley B. MP14-03 DENSITY OF T-BET POSITIVE T LYMPHOCYTES WITHIN THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A FAVORABLE RESPONSE TO IMMUNOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC RENAL CELL CARCINOMA. Journal Of Urology 2020, 203 DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000000839.03.
PD39-06 POOR RESPONSE TO IMMUNOTHERAPY IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH EXPRESSION OF A NOVEL EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR SPLICE VARIANT IN PATIENTS WITH RENAL CELL CARCINOMAHajiran* A, Kim Y, Zaman S, Madanyake T, Robinson T, Falasiri S, Spiess P, Kohli M, Boyle T, Mulé J, Teer J, Manley B. PD39-06 POOR RESPONSE TO IMMUNOTHERAPY IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH EXPRESSION OF A NOVEL EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR SPLICE VARIANT IN PATIENTS WITH RENAL CELL CARCINOMA. Journal Of Urology 2020, 203 DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000000918.06.
A scoring system for the electrostatic complementarities of T‐cell receptors and cancer‐mutant amino acids: multi‐cancer analyses of associated survival ratesChobrutskiy BI, Yeagley M, Diviney A, Zaman S, Gozlan EC, Tipping P, Koohestani DM, Roca AM, Blanck G. A scoring system for the electrostatic complementarities of T‐cell receptors and cancer‐mutant amino acids: multi‐cancer analyses of associated survival rates. Immunology 2020, 159: 373-383. PMID: 31821535, PMCID: PMC7077996, DOI: 10.1111/imm.13165.
Aberrant Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor RNA Splice Products Are Among the Most Frequent Somatic Alterations in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma and Are Associated with a Poor Response to ImmunotherapyZaman S, Hajiran A, Coba GA, Robinson T, Madanayake TW, Segarra DT, Chobrutskiy BI, Boyle TA, Zhou JM, Kim Y, Mulé JJ, Teer JK, Manley BJ. Aberrant Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor RNA Splice Products Are Among the Most Frequent Somatic Alterations in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma and Are Associated with a Poor Response to Immunotherapy. European Urology Focus 2019, 7: 373-380. PMID: 31901438, PMCID: PMC7771328, DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2019.12.001.
Chemical complementarity between immune receptor CDR3s and IDH1 mutants correlates with increased survival for lower grade gliomaChobrutskiy BI, Yeagley M, Tipping P, Zaman S, Diviney A, Patel DN, Falasiri S, Uversky VN, Blanck G. Chemical complementarity between immune receptor CDR3s and IDH1 mutants correlates with increased survival for lower grade glioma. Oncogene 2019, 39: 1773-1783. PMID: 31740784, DOI: 10.1038/s41388-019-1101-2.
Combinatorial Therapy of Zinc Metallochaperones with Mutant p53 Reactivation and Diminished Copper Binding.Zaman S, Yu X, Bencivenga AF, Blanden AR, Liu Y, Withers T, Na B, Blayney AJ, Gilleran J, Boothman DA, Loh SN, Kimball SD, Carpizo DR. Combinatorial Therapy of Zinc Metallochaperones with Mutant p53 Reactivation and Diminished Copper Binding. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2019, 18: 1355-1365. PMID: 31196889, PMCID: PMC6677634, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-18-1080.
Abstract 2632: Increased recurrence and clinical grade in renal cell carcinomas associated with novel EGFR splice variantsCoba G, Zaman S, Teer J, Robinson T, Li R, Zhang J, Knepper T, Spiess P, Sexton W, Smith M, Fishman M, Pow-Sang J, Poch M, Gilbert S, Magliocco A, Boyle T, Manley B. Abstract 2632: Increased recurrence and clinical grade in renal cell carcinomas associated with novel EGFR splice variants. Cancer Research 2019, 79: 2632-2632. DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2019-2632.
Abstract 2632: Increased recurrence and clinical grade in renal cell carcinomas associated with novel EGFR splice variantsCoba G, Zaman S, Teer J, Robinson T, Li R, Zhang J, Knepper T, Spiess P, Sexton W, Smith M, Fishman M, Pow-Sang J, Poch M, Gilbert S, Magliocco A, Boyle T, Manley B. Abstract 2632: Increased recurrence and clinical grade in renal cell carcinomas associated with novel EGFR splice variants. 2019, 2632-2632. DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-2632.
Potential MMP2-mediated availability of HLA binding, mutant ECM peptides reflects better melanoma survival rates and greater T-cell infiltratesZaman S, Chobrutskiy BI, Patel JS, Callahan BM, Mihyu MM, Diviney A, Blanck G. Potential MMP2-mediated availability of HLA binding, mutant ECM peptides reflects better melanoma survival rates and greater T-cell infiltrates. Laboratory Investigation 2019, 99: 1287-1295. PMID: 31019293, DOI: 10.1038/s41374-019-0248-3.
MP71-03 COMPARISON OF NOVEL DNA-BASED TOOLS FOR BACTERIAL DETECTION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC URINARY TRACT INFECTION (CUTI)Coba G, Koo T, Zaman S, Stefil M, Dixon M, Ni L, McDonald M, Mouraviev* V. MP71-03 COMPARISON OF NOVEL DNA-BASED TOOLS FOR BACTERIAL DETECTION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC URINARY TRACT INFECTION (CUTI). Journal Of Urology 2019, 201 DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000557115.69479.1b.
MP47-07 COMPARATIVE VALUE OF CHRONIC URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTI) DIAGNOSIS BETWEEN STANDARD CULTURE SENSITIVITY AND NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCE (NGS) IN URINE SAMPLESCoba* G, Koo T, Zaman S, Stefil M, Dixo M, Ni L, McDonald M, Mouraviev V. MP47-07 COMPARATIVE VALUE OF CHRONIC URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTI) DIAGNOSIS BETWEEN STANDARD CULTURE SENSITIVITY AND NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCE (NGS) IN URINE SAMPLES. Journal Of Urology 2019, 201 DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000556319.92548.c7.
An age-based, RNA expression paradigm for survival biomarker identification for pediatric neuroblastoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemiaDiviney A, Chobrutskiy BI, Zaman S, Blanck G. An age-based, RNA expression paradigm for survival biomarker identification for pediatric neuroblastoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer Cell International 2019, 19: 73. PMID: 30962767, PMCID: PMC6438000, DOI: 10.1186/s12935-019-0790-5.
293 Comparative value of chronic urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnosis between standard culture sensitivity and next generation sequence (NGS) in urine samplesDixon M, Stefil M, Skinner C, Coba G, Zaman S, Koo T, Ni L, McDonald M, Mouraviev V. 293 Comparative value of chronic urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnosis between standard culture sensitivity and next generation sequence (NGS) in urine samples. European Urology Open Science 2019, 18: e378. DOI: 10.1016/s1569-9056(19)30283-0.
Targeting Trop-2 in solid tumors: future prospectsZaman S, Jadid H, Denson AC, Gray JE. Targeting Trop-2 in solid tumors: future prospects. OncoTargets And Therapy 2019, 12: 1781-1790. PMID: 30881031, PMCID: PMC6402435, DOI: 10.2147/ott.s162447.
A brief report of toxicity end points of HER2 vaccines for the treatment of patients with HER2+ breast cancerCosta R, Zaman S, Sharpe S, Helenowski I, Shaw C, Han H, Soliman H, Czerniecki B. A brief report of toxicity end points of HER2 vaccines for the treatment of patients with HER2+ breast cancer. Drug Design Development And Therapy 2019, 13: 309-316. PMID: 30679903, PMCID: PMC6338114, DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s188925.
T-cell receptor-α CDR3 domain chemical features correlate with survival rates in bladder cancerChobrutskiy BI, Zaman S, Diviney A, Mihyu MM, Blanck G. T-cell receptor-α CDR3 domain chemical features correlate with survival rates in bladder cancer. Journal Of Cancer Research And Clinical Oncology 2018, 145: 615-623. PMID: 30539280, DOI: 10.1007/s00432-018-2815-1.
MAPT (Tau) expression is a biomarker for an increased rate of survival for low-grade gliomaZaman S, Chobrutskiy BI, Sikaria D, Blanck G. MAPT (Tau) expression is a biomarker for an increased rate of survival for low-grade glioma. Oncology Reports 2018, 41: 1359-1366. PMID: 30535461, DOI: 10.3892/or.2018.6896.
MAPT (Tau) expression is a biomarker for an increased rate of survival in pediatric neuroblastomaZaman S, Chobrutskiy BI, Blanck G. MAPT (Tau) expression is a biomarker for an increased rate of survival in pediatric neuroblastoma. Cell Cycle 2018, 17: 2474-2483. PMID: 30394813, PMCID: PMC6342068, DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2018.1542898.
MMP7 sensitivity of mutant ECM proteins: An indicator of melanoma survival rates and T-cell infiltrationZaman S, Chobrutskiy BI, Patel JS, Callahan BM, Tong WL, Mihyu MM, Blanck G. MMP7 sensitivity of mutant ECM proteins: An indicator of melanoma survival rates and T-cell infiltration. Clinical Biochemistry 2018, 63: 85-91. PMID: 30414845, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2018.11.004.
Clinical Observation of Improved Outcomes of Patients With BRCA 1/2 Breast Cancer Treated With Everolimus Prior to DNA-Damaging Therapy.Anderson M, Denson A, Zaman S, Han H, Soliman H. Clinical Observation of Improved Outcomes of Patients With BRCA 1/2 Breast Cancer Treated With Everolimus Prior to DNA-Damaging Therapy. JCO Precision Oncology 2018, 2: 1-5. PMID: 35135142, DOI: 10.1200/po.18.00123.
Recovery of T-cell receptor V(D)J recombination reads from lower grade glioma exome files correlates with reduced survival and advanced cancer gradeChobrutskiy BI, Zaman S, Tong WL, Diviney A, Blanck G. Recovery of T-cell receptor V(D)J recombination reads from lower grade glioma exome files correlates with reduced survival and advanced cancer grade. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2018, 140: 697-704. PMID: 30382482, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-018-03001-1.
P081 ST14 protease resistant peptides, from glioblastoma multiforme mutant proteins, represent higher binding affinities as potential HLA class I epitopesZaman S, Chobrutskiy B, Patel J, Callahan B, Blanck G. P081 ST14 protease resistant peptides, from glioblastoma multiforme mutant proteins, represent higher binding affinities as potential HLA class I epitopes. Human Immunology 2018, 79: 121. DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2018.07.140.
Immune receptor recombinations from breast cancer exome files, independently and in combination with specific HLA alleles, correlate with better survival ratesTong WL, Callahan BM, Tu YN, Zaman S, Chobrutskiy BI, Blanck G. Immune receptor recombinations from breast cancer exome files, independently and in combination with specific HLA alleles, correlate with better survival rates. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 173: 167-177. PMID: 30229447, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4961-1.
Mutant cytoskeletal and ECM peptides sensitive to the ST14 protease are associated with a worse outcome for glioblastoma multiformeZaman S, Chobrutskiy BI, Patel JS, Callahan BM, Tong WL, Blanck G. Mutant cytoskeletal and ECM peptides sensitive to the ST14 protease are associated with a worse outcome for glioblastoma multiforme. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2018, 503: 2218-2225. PMID: 29953855, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.06.141.
Thiosemicarbazones Functioning as Zinc Metallochaperones to Reactivate Mutant p53.Yu X, Blanden A, Tsang AT, Zaman S, Liu Y, Gilleran J, Bencivenga AF, Kimball SD, Loh SN, Carpizo DR. Thiosemicarbazones Functioning as Zinc Metallochaperones to Reactivate Mutant p53. Molecular Pharmacology 2017, 91: 567-575. PMID: 28320780, PMCID: PMC5438133, DOI: 10.1124/mol.116.107409.

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