2021
Role of MBD3-SOX2 axis in residual myeloma following pomalidomide
Verma R, Branagan AR, Xu ML, Flavell RA, Dhodapkar KM, Dhodapkar MV. Role of MBD3-SOX2 axis in residual myeloma following pomalidomide. Leukemia 2021, 35: 3319-3323. PMID: 33603141, PMCID: PMC8371090, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-021-01145-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Cutaneous Involvement in Plasma Cell Myeloma
Panse G, Subtil A, McNiff JM, Glusac EJ, Ko CJ, Galan A, Myung P, Xu ML. Cutaneous Involvement in Plasma Cell Myeloma. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2020, 155: 106-116. PMID: 32885235, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma cell myelomaCutaneous involvementSquamous cell carcinomaAmyloid depositionCell carcinomaCell myelomaCases of PCMBone marrow involvementCyclin D1 immunoreactivityDisease-related deathLight chain restrictionCCND1 gene rearrangementMarrow involvementSkin involvementClinicopathologic featuresCytomorphologic spectrumCutaneous lesionsPoor outcomeCommon immunophenotypeChain restrictionClinical dataCytogenetic findingsOlder individualsGene rearrangementsMyelomaDifferential effects of PD-L1 versus PD-1 blockade on myeloid inflammation in human cancer
Bar N, Costa F, Das R, Duffy A, Samur M, McCachren S, Gettinger S, Neparidze N, Parker TL, Bailur JK, Pendleton K, Bajpai R, Zhang L, Xu ML, Anderson T, Giuliani N, Nooka A, Cho HJ, Raval A, Shanmugam M, Dhodapkar KM, Dhodapkar M. Differential effects of PD-L1 versus PD-1 blockade on myeloid inflammation in human cancer. JCI Insight 2020, 5 PMID: 32427579, PMCID: PMC7406262, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.129353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 blockadePD-1 blockadeAsymptomatic multiple myelomaMonocyte-derived DCsPD-L1Immunologic effectsT cellsMyeloid cellsAntigen-specific T cell expansionAnti-PD-1 therapyMyeloid antigen-presenting cellsDistinct inflammatory signatureSystemic immunologic effectsLung cancer patientsT cell expansionAntigen-presenting cellsMyeloid activationMyeloid inflammationInflammatory signatureNIH/NCICheckpoint blockadeDC maturationL1 therapyCombination therapyInflammatory phenotype