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  • 1
    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 75, No. 15_Supplement ( 2015-08-01), p. 3368-3368
    Abstract: Purpose: Catecholamine mediated stress effects are known to induce production of various pro-inflammatory cytokines. However, the mechanism and functional effect of adrenergic signaling in driving inflammation via pro-inflammatory metabolites is currently unknown. Here we address the functional and biological consequences of adrenergic-induced Cox2/PGE2 axis activation in ovarian cancer metastasis. Methods: We first analyzed global metabolic changes in tumors isolated from patients with known Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D; depressive) scores and tumoral norepinephrine (NE) levels. Beta-adrenergic receptor (ADRB) positive cells (Skov3 and HeyA8) were used to study gene and protein levels of PTGS2 (cyclooxygenase2), PTGES (prostaglandin E synthase) and metabolite PGE2 in vitro and in vivo. To study tumor-specific effects on catecholamine-derived expression of PTGS2, we used a novel DOPC delivery system of PTGS2 siRNA. Results: Our results revealed that levels of PGs were significantly increased in patients with high depressive scores ( & gt;16). PGE2 was upregulated by 2.38 fold when compared to the low CES-D scores. A similar trend was also observed with other pro-inflammatory eicosanoids, such as 6-keto prostaglandin F1 Alpha (2.03), prostaglandin A2 (1.39) and prostaglandin E1 (1.39). Exposure to NE resulted in increased PTGS2 and PTGES (prostaglandin E2 synthase) gene expression and protein levels in Skov3 and HeyA8. PGE2 ELISA confirmed that upon treatment with NE, PGE2 levels were increased in conditioned medium from Skov3 and HeyA8 cells. Treatment with a broad ADRB agonist (isoproterenol) or ADRB2 specific agonist (terbutaline) led to increases in expression of PTGS2 and PTGES as well as PGE2 levels in supernatant. Conversely, treatment with a broad antagonist (propranolol) or an ADRB2 specific antagonist (butoxamine) in the presence of NE abrogated gene expression changes of PTGS2 and PTGES. ChIP analysis showed enrichment of Nf-kB binding to the promoter region of PTGS2 and PTGES by 2.4 and 4.0 fold respectively when Skov3ip1 cells were treated with NE. Silencing PTGS2 resulted in significantly decreased migration (40%) and invasion (25%) of Skov3 cells in the presence of NE. Importantly, in the Skov3-ip1 restraint stress orthotopic model, silencing PTGS2 abrogated stress mediated effects and decreased tumor burden by 70% compared to control siRNA with restraint stress. Conclusion Increased adrenergic stimulation results in a pro-inflammatory milieu mediated by prostaglandins that drives tumor progression and metastasis in ovarian cancer. Citation Format: Archana S. Nagaraja, Piotr Dorniak, Nouara Sadaoui, Guillermo Armaiz-Pena, Behrouz Zand, Sherry Y. Wu, Julie K. Allen, Rajesha Rupaimoole, Cristian Rodriguez-Aguayo, Sunila Pradeep, Lin Tan, Rebecca A. Previs, Jean M. Hansen, Peiying Yang, Garbiel Lopez-Berestein, Susan K. Lutgendorf, Steve Cole, Anil K. Sood. Sustained adrenergic signaling activates pro-inflammatory prostaglandin network in ovarian carcinoma. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2015 Apr 18-22; Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2015;75(15 Suppl):Abstract nr 3368. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2015-3368
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    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 77, No. 13_Supplement ( 2017-07-01), p. 3259-3259
    Abstract: Background: Lung squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC) arises in the epithelial layer of the bronchial airway and is often preceded by the development of premalignant lesions. However, not all premalignant lesions progress to lung SqCC and many regress without therapeutic intervention. Understanding the somatic alterations that contribute to progression of premalignant lesions in the airway will allow us to identify biomarkers for early detection and develop therapeutic strategies for early intervention. Methods: Airway biopsies were obtained from high-risk smokers undergoing lung cancer screening by auto-fluorescence bronchoscopy and chest CT at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. For each subject (n=30), multiple premalignant lesions were sampled repeatedly over time (n=144 samples). One biopsy from each region was sent for pathological review while another biopsy was taken for molecular studies. DNA was also isolated from the blood or cytologically normal bronchial brushings to serve as a matched normal control. Exome capture was performed using the Illumina TruSeq Rapid Exome kit and sequenced to a mean depth of coverage of 120x at Uniform Services University and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Results: The median number of somatic mutations across all premalignant lesions was 0.73 per megabase (range: 0.10 - 9.8 per Mb) and displayed a modest association with histological grade (p=0.07). The most frequently mutated lung cancer genes included KMT2C (12%), NOTCH1 (11%), FAT1 (6%), TP53 (5%), and CDKN2A ( & lt;1%). Known oncogenic hotspot mutations were observed in PIK3CA (1%) and KRAS ( & lt;1%). The majority of lesions did not have overlapping sets of mutations with other samples from the same patient, indicating that most of these lesions arose from clonally distinct populations. The two lesions with the relatively high mutation rates ( & gt;7/Mb) were taken from adjacent sites over two time points in the same individual with a prior history of lung squamous cell carcinoma. These lesions had a significantly overlapping set of mutations including FAT1 indicating a common evolutionary ancestor. Conclusions: The somatic alterations observed in known cancer genes such as TP53, KMT2C, NOTCH1, and FAT1 may be among the earliest driver events in lung SqCC development and may be useful as biomarkers for early detection as well as targets for lung cancer interception. Citation Format: Joshua Campbell, Xijun Zhang, Samjot S. Dhillon, Catalina Perdomo, Sarah Mazzilli, Yaron Geshalter, Gang Liu, Sherry Zhang, Hanqiao Lin, Jessica Vick, Christopher Moy, Stefano Monti, Evan Johnson, Matthew Meyerson, Steven Dubinett, Suso Platero, Matthew Wilkerson, Clifton Dalgard, Marc Lenburg, Mary Reid, Jennifer Beane, Avrum Spira. The genomic landscape of premalignant lung squamous cell carcinoma lesions [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2017; 2017 Apr 1-5; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 3259. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2017-3259
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    In: Cancer Discovery, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 11, No. 3 ( 2021-03-01), p. 599-613
    Abstract: T cell–based therapies have induced cancer remissions, though most tumors ultimately progress, reflecting inherent or acquired resistance including antigen escape. Better understanding of how T cells eliminate tumors will help decipher resistance mechanisms. We used a CRISPR/Cas9 screen and identified a necessary role for Fas–FasL in antigen-specific T-cell killing. We also found that Fas–FasL mediated off-target “bystander” killing of antigen-negative tumor cells. This localized bystander cytotoxicity enhanced clearance of antigen-heterogeneous tumors in vivo, a finding that has not been shown previously. Fas-mediated on-target and bystander killing was reproduced in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) and bispecific antibody T-cell models and was augmented by inhibiting regulators of Fas signaling. Tumoral FAS expression alone predicted survival of CAR-T–treated patients in a large clinical trial (NCT02348216). These data suggest strategies to prevent immune escape by targeting both the antigen expression of most tumor cells and the geography of antigen-loss variants. Significance: This study demonstrates the first report of in vivo Fas-dependent bystander killing of antigen-negative tumors by T cells, a phenomenon that may be contributing to the high response rates of antigen-directed immunotherapies despite tumoral heterogeneity. Small molecules that target the Fas pathway may potentiate this mechanism to prevent cancer relapse. This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 521
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    ISSN: 2159-8274 , 2159-8290
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    Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
    Publication Date: 2021
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    American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) ; 2016
    In:  Cancer Immunology Research Vol. 4, No. 11_Supplement ( 2016-11-01), p. A033-A033
    In: Cancer Immunology Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 4, No. 11_Supplement ( 2016-11-01), p. A033-A033
    Abstract: The N-terminal variable regions of immunoglobulin (Ig) heavy (IgH) and light (IgL) chains are involved in specific antigen binding and assembled from germline variable (V), diversity (D), and joining (J) gene segments through a somatic recombination reaction known as V(D)J recombination. V(D)J recombination is initiated by RAG endonuclease and completed by non-homologous DNA end-joining. V(D)J recombination is tightly regulated in the contexts of order, lineage, and allelic exclusion. For IgL this regulation additionally involves isotypic exclusion, in which most B cells express Ig molecules containing only one of the two IgL isotypes, κ and λ. Controlled V(D)J recombination is important beyond its role in generating diverse antibody repertoires against diverse antigens, since dysregulation of V(D)J recombination can not only underlie various immune disorders, but lead to oncogenic translocations that are frequently found in human B and T cell leukemias and lymphomas. Many of such translocations involve IgL chain loci. To provide new insights into mechanisms of chromosomal translocations involving IgL chain loci, we sought to investigate mechanisms of normal V(D)J recombination at IgL loci by developing and applying multiple new approaches. In this study, we employed high-throughput genome-wide translocation sequencing (HTGTS) to identify RAG activities at Igκ and Igλ loci in v-Abl transformed progenitor B (pro-B) line. Remarkably, we found such RAG activities were largely confined to unanticipated distinct chromatin topologically associated loop domains within Igκ and Igλ loci, adding a new layer of regulation of gene rearrangements at IgL loci. Furthermore, we developed a highly sensitive and unbiased assay, referred to as HTGTS repertoire sequencing (HTGTS-Rep-seq), to quantify Igκ and Igλ repertoires in mouse bone marrow precursor B (pre-B) and splenic B cell populations. HTGTS-Rep-seq detected diverse Igκ and Igλ VJ rearrangements involving individual functional Jκ and Jλ segments, respectively. Currently we are integrating such enormous Igκ and Igλ repertoire data with long-range chromatin interaction map data revealed by Hi-C and our recently developed high-resolution HTGTS chromosome conformation capture sequencing (HTGTS-3C-seq) methods to further address the mechanisms of gene rearrangement regulation by chromatin loop domains at these loci. In addition, to address the mechanisms of isotypic exclusion that has been debated, we generated germline mouse models harboring endogenously-generated Igκ deletions and a productively assembled IgH variable region exon by generating induced-pluripotent stems cells (iPSCs) from peripheral B cells. We then applied global nuclear run-on sequencing (GRO-seq) to bone marrow pre-B cells purified from iPSC-generated mice in a RAG-deficient background (which abrogates V(D)J recombination) to elucidate transcriptional features at Igκ and Igλ loci and specifically to reveal potential transcriptional alterations at Igλ in the context of Igκ deletion. Compared with Igκ-intact RAG-deficient pre-B cells, Igκ-deleted RAG-deficient pre-B cells showed remarkably increased transcription across the whole Igλ locus, indicating specific Igκ-deletion-triggered transcriptional activation at Igλ. Citation Format: Zhaoqing Ba, Jiazhi Hu, Zhou Du, Sherry G. Lin, Duane R. Wesemann, Frederick W. Alt. Mechanisms that mediate intralocus and interlocus regulation of V(D)J recombination at immunoglobulin light chain loci [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Second CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference: Translating Science into Survival; 2016 Sept 25-28; New York, NY. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Immunol Res 2016;4(11 Suppl):Abstract nr A033.
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    American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) ; 2016
    In:  Cancer Immunology Research Vol. 4, No. 11_Supplement ( 2016-11-01), p. B087-B087
    In: Cancer Immunology Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 4, No. 11_Supplement ( 2016-11-01), p. B087-B087
    Abstract: B lymphocytes generate antibodies to neutralize numerous antigens via RAG endonuclease-initiated V(D)J recombination which joins diverse V and D segments into several J segments. High-throughput genome-wide translocation sequencing (HTGTS) was developed to identify genomic fragments that translocate to a distinct “bait” fragment associated with DNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs). With a single bait primer to linearly amplify across bait-prey junctions for “prey” sequence identification, the linear amplification-mediated HTGTS (LAM-HTGTS) could sensitively detect genome-wide DSBs or translocation in an unbiased way independent of prey sequences. Employing the J-segment-associated coding ends cleaved by RAG as bait fragments, we can capture all the Vs and Ds joined to the bait J segments and thus reveal antibody repertoires in B lymphocyte populations. Such LAM-HTGTS adapted repertoire sequencing (HTGTS-Rep-seq) can easily uncover the productive and non-productive V(D)J joins and complementary determining region 3 (CDR3) information that is important for antigen contact, as well as D usage and RAG “off-targets” that are inviable to previous assays. HTGTS-Rep-seq analysis on the Igk repertoires showed that Vks were widely utilized in spite of their transcription orientations convergent or tandem to those of Jks. However, deletion of the four CTCF-binding elements (CBEs) in the Vk-Jk intervening region greatly increased the usage of Vks proximal to Jks. Strikingly, the usage of Vks transcriptionally convergent to Jks was far more elevated than those in the same transcriptional orientation to Jks, which strongly suggested a role of RAG tracking in mediating increased proximal Vk usage in the absence of Vk-Jk intervening CBEs. Citation Format: Jiazhi Hu, Sherry G. Lin, Zhaoqing Ba, Zhou Du, Yu Zhang, Frederick W. Alt. Revealing antibody repertoires and RAG tracking by linear amplification mediated-high-throughput genome-wide translocation sequencing [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Second CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference: Translating Science into Survival; 2016 Sept 25-28; New York, NY. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Immunol Res 2016;4(11 Suppl):Abstract nr B087.
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  • 6
    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 81, No. 13_Supplement ( 2021-07-01), p. CT211-CT211
    Abstract: Background: Faced with a trade-off between efficacy and toxicity, oncologists have conventionally administered the maximum tolerated doses in chemotherapy on an assumption that higher doses increase efficacy. However, multiple studies have shown that this method of toxicity-guided dosing may result in more frequent toxicities and potentially suboptimal efficacy. With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), personalized dosing in chemotherapy may be considered to optimize patient care. CURATE.AI is an efficacy-driven, indication-agnostic and mechanism-independent personalized dosing platform that may offer an optimal solution. In contrast to traditional AI approaches based on massive volumes of population data, CURATE.AI requires only the individual patient's medical profile for dose recommendations. Based on the observation that the relationship between a drug dose and a phenotypic response in a human system can be modelled by a dynamic quadratic surface, CURATE.AI continually guides dosing throughout the treatment duration to optimize efficacy. While CURATE.AI has been used in various clinical settings, there are no prior randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on CURATE.AI-guided chemotherapy dosing for solid tumors. Therefore, we are conducting a pilot study to assess the technical and logistical feasibility of an RCT for CURATE.AI-guided solid tumor chemotherapy dosing. We aim to collect exploratory data on efficacy and toxicity, and on the use of longitudinal blood tumor marker measurements, including ctDNA, to inform dose guidance decision. Methods: PRECISE is an open-label, single-arm, multi-centre, prospective pilot clinical trial on using CURATE.AI to achieve personalized, efficacy-driven and dynamically optimized chemotherapy dosing for solid tumors (NCT04522284). Adults with metastatic solid tumors and raised baseline tumor marker levels who are planned for palliative-intent, capecitabine-based chemotherapy will be recruited. CURATE.AI will guide drug dosing for each participant based only on their own tumor marker levels and drug doses as input data. The primary outcome is the proportion of participants in whom CURATE.AI is successfully applied. Secondary outcomes include the timeliness of dose recommendations, participant and physician adherence to CURATE.AI-recommended doses, and the proportion of clinically significant dose changes. As an exploratory outcome, we will analyze the utility of tumor markers including CEA, CA19-9 and ctDNA in high frequency serial measurements. We aim to initially enroll 10 participants from 2 hospitals in Singapore, perform an interim analysis, and consider either cohort expansion or a RCT based on initial pilot data. Recruitment of patients began in August 2020. As of December 2020, 2 participants have been enrolled with recruitment planned for 1 year. Citation Format: Chong Boon Teo, Benjamin Kye Jyn Tan, Xavier Tadeo, Siyu Peng, Hazel Pei Lin Soh, Sherry De Xuan Du, Vilianty Wen Ya Luo, Aishwarya Bandla, Raghav Sundar, Dean Ho, Theodore Kee, Agata Blasiak. Personalized, rational, efficacy-driven chemotherapy dosing via an artificial intelligence system (PRECISE): A protocol for the PRECISE CURATE.AI pilot clinical trial [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021; 2021 Apr 10-15 and May 17-21. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(13_Suppl):Abstract nr CT211.
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    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 76, No. 14_Supplement ( 2016-07-15), p. 895-895
    Abstract: Background: Lung squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC) arises in the epithelial layer of the bronchial airways and is often preceded by the development of premalignant lesions. However, not all premalignant lesions will progress to lung SqCC and many of these lesions will regress without therapeutic intervention. Understanding the molecular events that contribute to progression of premalignant lesions in the airway will allow us to identify biomarkers for early detection and develop therapeutic strategies for early intervention. Methods: Bronchial brushings and biopsies were obtained from high-risk smokers undergoing lung cancer screening by auto-fluorescence bronchoscopy and CT at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. For each subject (n = 30), both premalignant lesions (PMLs) and the cytologically normal mainstem bronchus were sampled repeatedly over time (n = 288 samples). DNA and RNA were isolated from a total of 197 bronchial biopsies of PML (average of 5 per subject) and 91 bronchial brushings. DNA was also isolated from the blood to serve as a matched normal. Exome capture was performed using the Agilent SureSelect Human All Exon+UTR 70MB kit and sequenced to a mean depth of coverage of 75x (n = 85 samples from 22 subjects). RNA libraries were prepared with Illumina TruSeq (mRNA-Seq: n = 288 samples from 30 subjects and miRNA-Seq: n = 183 samples from 26 subjects). Results: We identified gene and miRNA expression changes associated with histological grade as well as progressive/stable disease. The Hippo pathway, Wnt signaling, p53 signaling, and immune-related pathways are modulated with histological grade and disease progression. Genes associated with histological grade in the cytologically normal airway and in the biopsies were significantly concordantly enriched (FDR & lt;0.05) demonstrating a strong relationship between the PMLs and the field of injury. The somatic mutation rate of PMLs displayed no significant association with histological grade (p = 0.65). Mutations in previously characterized lung cancer genes included TP53 (3%), CREBBP (3%), FAT1 (3%), and NOTCH1 (9%). Examining copy number alterations revealed a single metaplastic lesion with an arm-level amplification on chr5p containing TERT. The two lesions with the highest mutation rates ( & gt;3/Mb) were taken from adjacent sites over two time points in the same individual with a history of lung squamous cell carcinoma. These lesions had a significantly overlapping set of mutations (p = 2.2 × 10−17) indicating a common evolutionary ancestor, and contained mutations in CREBBP and FAT1, suggesting they are at increased risk for progressing to frank malignancy. Conclusions: We performed genomic profiling of PMLs in the airways of high-risk smokers. The gene expression and somatic alterations that were observed in known cancer genes may be among the earliest events in cancer development. Citation Format: Joshua D. Campbell, Catalina Perdomo, Sarah Mazzilli, Yaron Geshalter, Samjot S. Dhillon, Gang Liu, Sherry Zhang, Hangqio Lin, Jessica Vick, Christopher Moy, Evan Johnson, Matthew Meyerson, Suso Platero, Marc Lenburg, Mary Reid, Avrum Spira, Jennifer Beane. Genomic characterization of premalignant lung squamous cell carcinoma lesions. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2016 Apr 16-20; New Orleans, LA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(14 Suppl):Abstract nr 895.
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    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 80, No. 16_Supplement ( 2020-08-15), p. 1590-1590
    Abstract: Background: Immunotherapy targeting co-stimulatory receptors of T cells is under active clinical investigation. Inducible co-stimulator (ICOS) is an important co-stimulatory receptor on effector T cells (Teffs) that also promotes tumor growth due to its high expression on regulatory T cells (Tregs). Human IgG1 anti-ICOS therapeutic antibodies may therefore induce antitumor immunity by stimulating ICOSLow Teffs and depleting ICOSHigh Tregs. This study explored the clinical significance of ICOS expression and Treg content in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Patients and Methods: We collected tumor tissues from HCC patients who received curative hepatectomy at the National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Dual immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed to evaluate the expression of ICOS and Foxp3. The cell density and distances between single- and dual-expressing cells in the tumor center, margin, and the peritumor area were quantitated by digital pathology. Associations between clinical outcome or clinical metadata and ICOS/Foxp3 expression were analyzed. Results: A total of 142 patients (male: female= 112: 30, median age of 61.0 years) were enrolled. Among them, 87 (61.3%) had chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, 33 (23.2%) had chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection, and 22 (15.5%) had no HBV/HCV infection. In this cohort, low AFP level ( & lt; 20 ng/ml) and early stage, but not age, gender, or viral etiology, were significantly associated with improved overall survival (OS). However, the density of ICOS+Foxp3+ cells and the ratio of ICOS+Foxp3+/total Foxp3+ cells were significantly higher (p & lt;0.001) in the tumor center than in the peritumor area especially in viral-related HCC. Similarly, patients with a high ratio of ICOS+Foxp3+/total Foxp3+ cells (p=0.074) or with high ICOS expression (p & lt;0.05) in the tumor center were associated with a shorter OS. Finally, a shorter distance between ICOS+Foxp3+ cells and ICOS+Foxp3- cells in the tumor center was significantly associated with a shorter OS (p & lt;0.05) suggesting active immunosuppression of ICOS+ Tregs on ICOS+ Teff cells. Conclusions: A high proportion of Tregs in HCC tumors expresses ICOS, implying a strong immunosuppressive environment. Importantly, high ICOS expression in HCC tumors, a high ratio of ICOS+Foxp3+/total Foxp3+ cells and a shorter distance between ICOS+ Tregs and other ICOS+ cells are all associated with a poor OS, suggesting that targeting ICOS in this indication may provide clinical benefit (This work is partly supported by MOST 108-2314-B-002-073). Citation Format: Li-Chun Lu, Cecilia Deantonio, Laura Mitchell, Yi-Hsuan Lee, Yu-Yun Shao, Ron Chen, Marianne Cowan, Matthew Corser, Lorcan Sherry, Ann-Lii Cheng, Chia-Chi Lin, Sonia Quaratino, Richard C. Sainson, Chih-Hung Hsu. High ICOS/FOXP3 Tregs content in the tumor microenvironment is associated with poorer survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research 2020; 2020 Apr 27-28 and Jun 22-24. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(16 Suppl):Abstract nr 1590.
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    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 65, No. 3 ( 2005-02-01), p. 957-966
    Abstract: CP-673,451 is a potent inhibitor of platelet-derived growth factor β-receptor (PDGFR-β) kinase- and PDGF-BB-stimulated autophosphorylation of PDGFR-β in cells (IC50 = 1 nmol/L) being more than 450-fold selective for PDGFR-β versus other angiogenic receptors (e.g., vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2, TIE-2, and fibroblast growth factor receptor 2). Multiple models have been used to evaluate in vivo activity of CP-673,451 and to understand the pharmacology of PDGFR-β inhibition and the effect on tumor growth. These models include an ex vivo measure of PDGFR-β phosphorylation in glioblastoma tumors, a sponge model to measure inhibition of angiogenesis, and multiple models of tumor growth inhibition. Inhibition of PDGFR-β phosphorylation in tumors correlates with plasma and tumor levels of CP-673,451. A dose of 33 mg/kg was adequate to provide & gt;50% inhibition of receptor for 4 hours corresponding to an EC50 of 120 ng/mL in plasma at Cmax. In a sponge angiogenesis model, CP-673,451 inhibited 70% of PDGF-BB-stimulated angiogenesis at a dose of 3 mg/kg (q.d. × 5, p.o., corresponding to 5.5 ng/mL at Cmax). The compound did not inhibit vascular endothelial growth factor- or basic fibroblast growth factor-induced angiogenesis at concentrations which inhibited tumor growth. The antitumor efficacy of CP-673,451 was evaluated in a number of human tumor xenografts grown s.c. in athymic mice, including H460 human lung carcinoma, Colo205 and LS174T human colon carcinomas, and U87MG human glioblastoma multiforme. Once-daily p.o. × 10 days dosing routinely inhibited tumor growth (ED50 ≤ 33 mg/kg). These data show that CP-673,451 is a pharmacologically selective PDGFR inhibitor, inhibits tumor PDGFR-β phosphorylation, selectively inhibits PDGF-BB-stimulated angiogenesis in vivo, and causes significant tumor growth inhibition in multiple human xenograft models.
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    In: Clinical Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 24, No. 17_Supplement ( 2018-09-01), p. A05-A05
    Abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lung is a leading cause of cancer mortality in the U.S. due to late-stage diagnosis and lack of effective treatments. Lung SCC arises in the epithelial layer of the bronchial airways and is often preceded by the development of premalignant lesions (PMLs). The molecular alterations involved in the progression of PMLs to lung SCC are not clearly understood as not all PMLs progress to carcinoma. We hypothesize that molecular characterization of PMLs and nonlesion areas will allow us to identify alterations associated with histology and lesion progression. We used mRNA sequencing to profile biopsies obtained from high-risk smokers undergoing lung cancer screening by auto-fluorescence bronchoscopy and CT at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY. For each subject (n=49), a brushing of the airway field (normal fluorescing area) and endobronchial biopsies were collected over time in repeat locations with serial bronchoscopies. The discovery cohort, included 29 subjects, 197 biopsies, and 91 brushes, while the validation cohort included 20 subjects, 111 biopsies and 49 brushes. The mRNA-Seq data were aligned to hg19 using STAR, and gene/transcript levels were summarized using RSEM. Immune, stromal, and epithelial cell content were inferred using xCell. Biopsy molecular subtypes were discovered using consensus clustering in the discovery cohort and used to train a nearest centroid subtype predictor to assign subtypes in the validation cohort and the brushes. We identified four distinct molecular subtypes in the discovery cohort bronchial biopsies using genes (n=3936) co-expressed across the the discovery cohort brushes and biopsies and two additional RNA-seq lung SCC-related datasets. One of the four molecular subtypes is enriched (p & lt;0.001) for samples with dysplasia histology, high basal cell content, and the classic SCC tumor subtype. These associations are replicated in the validation cohort. There is also significant concordance between the molecular subtypes defined in the biopsies and their corresponding brush from the normal-appearing airway. Genes associated with IFN-gamma signaling and T cell-mediated immunity were observed to be downregulated among lesions that remained stable or progressed to more severe histology within the high-grade subtype. Staining adjacent biopsies to those profiled revealed that decreased expression of genes related to T cell-mediated immunity is associated with decreased numbers of CD4+ and CD8+T cells within the lesions and the surrounding tissue. We have identified four molecular subclasses of premalignant lung SCC lesions that may associate with prognosis. Molecular classification of PMLs may lead to biomarkers of future disease progression that could be used to stratify patients into prevention trials and to monitor efficacy of the treatment. Additionally, the results suggest that personalized lung cancer chemoprevention that targets specific cancer-related pathways or the immune system may have potential therapeutic benefits. Citation Format: Jennifer E. Beane, Sarah Mazzilli, Ania Tassinari, Joshua Campbell, Christopher Moy, Michael Schaffer, Catalina Perdomo, David Jenkins, Mary Beth Pine, Gang Liu, Sherry Zhang, Hangqio Lin, Jessica Vick, Evan Johnson, Suso Platero, Christopher Stevenson, Marc Lenburg, Mary Reid, Samjot Dhillon, Avrum Spira. Bronchial premalignant lesions have distinct molecular subtypes associated with future histologic progression [abstract] . In: Proceedings of the Fifth AACR-IASLC International Joint Conference: Lung Cancer Translational Science from the Bench to the Clinic; Jan 8-11, 2018; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Clin Cancer Res 2018;24(17_Suppl):Abstract nr A05.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1078-0432 , 1557-3265
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    Language: English
    Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
    Publication Date: 2018
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