2019
Transfer RNA methyltransferase gene NSUN2 mRNA expression modifies the effect of T cell activation score on patient survival in head and neck squamous carcinoma
Lu L, Gaffney SG, Cannataro VL, Townsend J. Transfer RNA methyltransferase gene NSUN2 mRNA expression modifies the effect of T cell activation score on patient survival in head and neck squamous carcinoma. Oral Oncology 2019, 101: 104554. PMID: 31887619, PMCID: PMC7273869, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.104554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphocyte ActivationMaleMethyltransferasesMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckT-LymphocytesYoung AdultConceptsT cell activation scoreT cell activation statusAdjusted hazard ratioPatient survivalHPV statusHazard ratioActivation statusActivation scoresKaplan-Meier survival curvesImmune checkpoint blockadeCox regression modelNeck squamous carcinomaPotential therapeutic targetT cell activationHNSCC patientsSquamous carcinomaPatient mortalityLonger survivalExhaustion groupsTherapeutic targetSurvival curvesSignificant associationMRNA expressionPatientsSurvival
2017
Elevated T cell activation score is associated with improved survival of breast cancer
Lu L, Bai Y, Wang Z. Elevated T cell activation score is associated with improved survival of breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2017, 164: 689-696. PMID: 28488141, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-017-4281-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell activation scoreBreast cancer patientsOverall survivalPatients' overall survivalCancer patientsImproved survivalPD-1Activation scoresBreast cancerCell death-1 receptorLow PD-1 expressionMultivariate Cox regression analysisT-lymphocyte antigen-4Kaplan-Meier survival curvesT cell activation statusDeath-1 receptorPD-1 expressionEffector T cellsImmune checkpoint blockadeCox regression analysisPoor overall survivalCox regression modelT cell functionActivation groupCell activation statusIFNγ enhances cytotoxic efficiency of the cytotoxic T lymphocytes against human glioma cells
Shao S, Risch E, Burner D, Lu L, Minev B, Ma W. IFNγ enhances cytotoxic efficiency of the cytotoxic T lymphocytes against human glioma cells. International Immunopharmacology 2017, 47: 159-165. PMID: 28410529, DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2017.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytotoxic T lymphocytesPositive glioma cellsT cell activation scoreMHC class IGlioma cellsClass IT lymphocytesTumor antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytesAntigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytesIFNγ treatmentActivity of CTLHuman dendritic cellsRisk of deathHuman leukocyte antigenActivation scoresLow-grade gliomasMHC class I moleculesClass I moleculesHuman glioma cellsCytotoxic efficiencyDendritic cellsTumor immunityLeukocyte antigenCancer immunotherapyGlioma patients
2012
Favorable outcome associated with an IGF-1 ligand signature in breast cancer
Mu L, Tuck D, Katsaros D, Lu L, Schulz V, Perincheri S, Menato G, Scarampi L, Harris L, Yu H. Favorable outcome associated with an IGF-1 ligand signature in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2012, 133: 321-331. PMID: 22297468, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-012-1952-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, LobularCohort StudiesDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Regulatory NetworksHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding ProteinsInsulin-Like Growth Factor IKaplan-Meier EstimateLigandsMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPrognosisReceptor, IGF Type 1Young AdultConceptsIGF-1 ligandBreast cancerFavorable outcomeInsulin-like growth factor (IGF) axisActivation signaturePrimary breast cancerGrowth factor axisPredictors of responseHuman breast cancerPathway analysisUpregulation of pathwaysBetter prognosisIGF axisPrognostic valueReceptor levelsLevels of mRNAFactor axisIGF ligandsIngenuity softwarePathway activation scoresCancerLigand levelsActivation scoresHigh groupProliferation pathways