2022
PI3K activation allows immune evasion by promoting an inhibitory myeloid tumor microenvironment
Collins NB, Al Abosy R, Miller BC, Bi K, Zhao Q, Quigley M, Ishizuka JJ, Yates KB, Pope HW, Manguso RT, Shrestha Y, Wadsworth M, Hughes T, Shalek AK, Boehm JS, Hahn WC, Doench JG, Haining WN. PI3K activation allows immune evasion by promoting an inhibitory myeloid tumor microenvironment. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2022, 10: e003402. PMID: 35264433, PMCID: PMC8915320, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-003402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune evasionCheckpoint blockadePI3K activationMouse syngeneic tumor modelsPharmacological PI3K inhibitionEfficacy of immunotherapyNumber of CD8Tumor immune evasionTumor immune microenvironmentRational combination strategiesSyngeneic tumor modelsCell-extrinsic effectsK activationPI3K inhibitionMyeloid microenvironmentImmune microenvironmentPoor responseMyeloid infiltrationT cellsImmune responseImmunotherapyMyeloid cellsImmune systemPhospho-inositol-3 kinaseTumor microenvironment
2021
Going viral: HBV-specific CD8+ tissue-resident memory T cells propagate anti-tumor immunity
Wei J, Ishizuka JJ. Going viral: HBV-specific CD8+ tissue-resident memory T cells propagate anti-tumor immunity. Immunity 2021, 54: 1630-1632. PMID: 34380061, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2021.07.014.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHepatitis B virusHumansLiver NeoplasmsNeoplasm Recurrence, Local
2019
Subsets of exhausted CD8+ T cells differentially mediate tumor control and respond to checkpoint blockade
Miller BC, Sen DR, Al Abosy R, Bi K, Virkud YV, LaFleur MW, Yates KB, Lako A, Felt K, Naik GS, Manos M, Gjini E, Kuchroo JR, Ishizuka JJ, Collier JL, Griffin GK, Maleri S, Comstock DE, Weiss SA, Brown FD, Panda A, Zimmer MD, Manguso RT, Hodi FS, Rodig SJ, Sharpe AH, Haining WN. Subsets of exhausted CD8+ T cells differentially mediate tumor control and respond to checkpoint blockade. Nature Immunology 2019, 20: 326-336. PMID: 30778252, PMCID: PMC6673650, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-019-0312-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesExhausted tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesT cell dysfunctionExhausted CD8T cellsCheckpoint blockadeCell dysfunctionAnti-PD-1 therapyInhibitory receptor PD-1Chronic viral infectionsExhausted T cellsReceptor PD-1Checkpoint blockade therapyDysfunctional CD8PD-1Antibody blockadeTumor controlSuch therapyCD8Viral infectionTumor growthExhausted cellsSpecific subpopulationsBlockadeTherapy