2020
19. PLEKHA5 REGULATES TUMOR GROWTH IN METASTATIC MELANOMA
Oria V, Zhang H, Zhu H, Deng G, Zito C, Rane C, Zhang S, Weiss S, Tran T, Adeniran A, Zhang F, Zhou J, Kluger Y, Bosenberg M, Kluger H, Jilaveanu L. 19. PLEKHA5 REGULATES TUMOR GROWTH IN METASTATIC MELANOMA. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2020, 2: ii3-ii3. PMCID: PMC7401364, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaa073.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMelanoma brain metastasesBrain metastasesTumor growthPI3K/Akt/mTORCell cycle transitionAkt/mTORGrowth of tumorsS cell cycle transitionPhosphorylation of AktMelanoma patientsPoor prognosisNovel drug targetsPatient populationRegulation of PDCD4Metastatic melanomaUnique cohortXenograft modelClinical relevanceNude miceMetastasisCycle transitionMelanomaBrain developmentKey mediatorMelanoma cells
2019
Evaluating the role of the COX2/PGE2 pathway in anti-melanoma immunity.
Ferreira M, Krykbaeva I, Damsky W, Kluger H, Bosenberg M. Evaluating the role of the COX2/PGE2 pathway in anti-melanoma immunity. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: e14114-e14114. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.e14114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchC57BL6/J micePD-L1 upregulationT cell exhaustionTumor implantationJ miceCell exhaustionDay 7Male C57BL6/J miceCOX2/PGE2 pathwayDay 32Anti-melanoma immunityBreast cancer modelSafety of inhibitorsAttractive pharmacologic targetML/daySyngeneic cell linesCheckpoint inhibitorsPartial responseMelanoma patientsComplete regressionSafety profileMetastatic melanomaPathway blockadePGE2 pathwayCOX2 inhibitors
2018
PD‐L1 methylation regulates PD‐L1 expression and is associated with melanoma survival
Micevic G, Thakral D, McGeary M, Bosenberg M. PD‐L1 methylation regulates PD‐L1 expression and is associated with melanoma survival. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2018, 32: 435-440. PMID: 30343532, PMCID: PMC6475614, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionDNA methylationPD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpointIndependent survival prognostic factorPD-L1 promoter methylationPD-L1 immune checkpointSurvival prognostic factorsPD-L1 promoterPromoter DNA methylationOverall survivalImmune checkpointsPrognostic factorsMelanoma patientsMelanoma survivalEpigenetic mechanismsTranscriptional phenotypeClinical importanceMelanomaCpG lociMethylationPromoter methylationSurvivalTherapeutic applicationsExpressionPatients