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  1. Article: Editorial: Synthetic peptide vaccine platforms targeting tumor-specific antigens: advances and challenges.

    Rubsamen, Reid M / Sloan, Andrew E

    Frontiers in pharmacology

    2024  Volume 15, Page(s) 1363282

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-23
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2587355-6
    ISSN 1663-9812
    ISSN 1663-9812
    DOI 10.3389/fphar.2024.1363282
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  2. Article ; Online: Commentary: A Novel 5-Aminolevulinic Acid-Enabled Surgical Loupe System-A Consecutive Brain Tumor Series of 11 Cases.

    Sloan, Andrew E

    Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)

    2022  Volume 22, Issue 6, Page(s) e287–e288

    MeSH term(s) Aminolevulinic Acid ; Brain Neoplasms/pathology ; Brain Neoplasms/surgery ; Humans
    Chemical Substances Aminolevulinic Acid (88755TAZ87)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 2767575-0
    ISSN 2332-4260 ; 2332-4252
    ISSN (online) 2332-4260
    ISSN 2332-4252
    DOI 10.1227/ons.0000000000000192
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  3. Article ; Online: Sex differences in adverse events in Medicare individuals ≥ 66 years of age post glioblastoma treatment.

    Dmukauskas, Mantas / Cioffi, Gino / Waite, Kristin A / Sloan, Andrew E / Neff, Corey / Price, Mackenzie / Ostrom, Quinn T / Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill S

    Journal of neuro-oncology

    2024  

    Abstract: Purpose: Glioblastoma (GB) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor with the highest incidence occurring in older adults with a median age at diagnosis of 64 years old. While treatment often improves survival it brings toxicities and adverse ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Glioblastoma (GB) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor with the highest incidence occurring in older adults with a median age at diagnosis of 64 years old. While treatment often improves survival it brings toxicities and adverse events (AE). Here we identify sex differences in treatment patterns and AE in individuals ≥ 66 years at diagnosis with GB.
    Methods: Using the SEER-Medicare dataset sex differences in adverse events were assessed using multivariable logistic regression performed to calculate the male/female odds ratio (M/F OR) and 95% confidence intervals [95% CI] of experiencing an AE adjusted for demographic variables and Elixhauser comorbidity score.
    Results: Males with GB were more likely to receive standard of care (SOC; Surgery with concurrent radio-chemotherapy) [20%] compared to females [17%], whereas females were more likely to receive no treatment [26%] compared to males [21%]. Females with GB receiving SOC were more likely to develop gastrointestinal disorders (M/F OR = 0.76; 95% CI,0.64-0.91, p = 0.002) or blood and lymphatic system disorders (M/F OR = 0.79; 95% CI,0.66-0.95, p = 0.012). Males with GB receiving SOC were more likely to develop cardiac disorders (M/F OR = 1.21; 95% CI,1.02-1.44, p = 0.029) and renal disorders (M/F OR = 1.65; 95% CI,1.37-2.01, p < 0.001).
    Conclusions: Sex differences for individuals, 66 years and older, diagnosed with GB exist in treatment received and adverse events developed across different treatment modalities.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 604875-4
    ISSN 1573-7373 ; 0167-594X
    ISSN (online) 1573-7373
    ISSN 0167-594X
    DOI 10.1007/s11060-024-04652-z
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  4. Article ; Online: Advance care planning as perceived by marginalized populations: Willing to engage and facing obstacles.

    Izumi, Shigeko Seiko / Garcia, Ellen / Kualaau, Andrew / Sloan, Danetta E / DeSanto-Madeya, Susan / Candrian, Carey / Anderson, Elizabeth / Sanders, Justin

    PloS one

    2024  Volume 19, Issue 4, Page(s) e0301426

    Abstract: Background: Health disparities exist in end-of-life (EOL) care. Individuals and communities that are marginalized due to their race, ethnicity, income, geographic location, language, or cultural background experience systemic barriers to access and ... ...

    Abstract Background: Health disparities exist in end-of-life (EOL) care. Individuals and communities that are marginalized due to their race, ethnicity, income, geographic location, language, or cultural background experience systemic barriers to access and receive lower quality EOL care. Advance care planning (ACP) prepares patients and their caregivers for EOL decision-making for the purpose of promoting high-quality EOL care. Low engagement in ACP among marginalized populations is thought to have contributed to disparity in EOL care. To advance health equity and deliver care that aligns with the goals and values of each individual, there is a need to improve ACP for marginalized populations.
    Aim: To describe how patients from marginalized populations experience and perceive ACP.
    Methods: We used an interpretive phenomenological approach with semi-structured qualitative interviews. Participants were recruited from four primary care clinics and one nursing home in a US Pacific Northwest city. Thirty patients from marginalized populations with serious illness participated in individual interviews between January and December 2021. Participants were asked to describe their experiences and perceptions about ACP during the interviews.
    Results: The mean age of 30 participants was 69.5; 19 (63%) were women; 12 (40%) identified as Asian/Pacific Islanders, 10 (33%) as Black; and 9 (30%) were non-native English speakers. Our three key findings were: 1) patients from marginalized populations are willing to engage in ACP; 2) there were multiple obstacles to engaging in ACP; and 3) meaningful ACP conversations could happen when clinicians listen. Although participants from marginalized populations were willing to engage in ACP, a fragmented and restrictive healthcare system and clinicians' biased behaviors or lack of interest in knowing their patients were obstacles. Participants who felt their clinicians took time and listened were encouraged to engage in ACP.
    Conclusion: Patients from marginalized populations are willing to engage in ACP conversations despite a common belief otherwise. However, obstacles to meaningful ACP conversations with healthcare providers exist. Clinicians need to be aware of these obstacles and listen to build trust and engage marginalized patients in mutually meaningful ACP conversations.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Adult ; Male ; Qualitative Research ; Advance Care Planning ; Terminal Care ; Caregivers ; Health Personnel
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0301426
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  5. Article ; Online: Multiple plasma membrane reporters discern LHFPL5 region that blocks trafficking to the plasma membrane.

    Soler, David C / Ballesteros, Angela / Sloan, Andrew E / McCormick, Thomas S / Stepanyan, Ruben

    Scientific reports

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 2528

    Abstract: The mechano-electrical transduction (MET) channel of the inner ear receptor cells, termed hair cells, is a protein complex that enables our senses of hearing and balance. Hair cell MET requires an elaborate interplay of multiple proteins that form the ... ...

    Abstract The mechano-electrical transduction (MET) channel of the inner ear receptor cells, termed hair cells, is a protein complex that enables our senses of hearing and balance. Hair cell MET requires an elaborate interplay of multiple proteins that form the MET channel. One of the MET complex components is the transmembrane protein LHFPL5, which is required for hair cell MET and hearing. LHFPL5 is thought to form a multi-protein complex with other MET channel proteins, such as PCDH15, TMIE, and TMC1. Despite localizing to the plasma membrane of stereocilia, the mechanosensing organelles of hair cells, LHFPL5 requires its binding partner within the MET complex, PCDH15, to localize to the stereocilia tips in hair cells and to the plasma membrane in heterologous cells. Using the Aquaporin 3-tGFP reporter (AGR) for plasma membrane localization, we found that a region within extracellular loop 1, which interacts with PCDH15, precludes the trafficking of AGR reporter to the plasma membrane in heterologous cell lines. Our results suggest that the presence of protein partners may mask endoplasmic reticulum retention regions or enable the proper folding and trafficking of the MET complex components, to facilitate expression of the MET complex at the stereocilia membrane.
    MeSH term(s) Hair Cells, Auditory/metabolism ; Membrane Proteins/metabolism ; Stereocilia/metabolism ; Cell Membrane/metabolism ; Hearing/physiology ; Mechanotransduction, Cellular/physiology
    Chemical Substances Membrane Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-28045-w
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  6. Article ; Online: Comparison of Near-Infrared Imaging Agents Targeting the PTPmu Tumor Biomarker.

    Johansen, Mette L / Vincent, Jason / Rose, Marissa / Sloan, Andrew E / Brady-Kalnay, Susann M

    Molecular imaging and biology

    2023  Volume 25, Issue 4, Page(s) 744–757

    Abstract: Purpose: Maximal, safe resection of solid tumors is considered a critical first step in successful cancer treatment. The advent of fluorescence image-guided surgery (FIGS) using non-specific agents has improved patient outcomes, particularly in the case ...

    Abstract Purpose: Maximal, safe resection of solid tumors is considered a critical first step in successful cancer treatment. The advent of fluorescence image-guided surgery (FIGS) using non-specific agents has improved patient outcomes, particularly in the case of glioblastoma. Molecularly targeted agents that recognize specific tumor biomarkers have the potential to augment these gains. Identification of the optimal combination of targeting moiety and fluorophore is needed prior to initiating clinical trials.
    Procedures: A 20-amino acid peptide (SBK2) recognizing the receptor protein-tyrosine phosphatase mu (PTPmu)-derived tumor-specific biomarker, with or without a linker, was conjugated to three different near-infrared fluorophores: indocyanine green (ICG), IRDye® 800CW, and Tide Fluor™ 8WS. The in vivo specificity, time course, and biodistribution were evaluated for each using mice with heterotopic human glioma tumors that express the PTPmu biomarker to identify component combinations with optimal properties for FIGS.
    Results: SBK2 conjugated to ICG demonstrated excellent specificity for gliomas in heterotopic tumors. SBK2-ICG showed significantly higher in vivo tumor labeling compared to the Scram-ICG control from 10 min to 24 h, p < 0.01 at all timepoints, following injection, as well as a significantly higher ex vivo tumor signal at 24 h, p < 0.001. Inserting a six-amino acid linker between the targeting peptide and ICG increased the clearance rate and resulted in significantly higher in vivo tumor signal relative to its linker-containing Scrambled control from 10 min to 8 h, p < 0.05 at all timepoints, after dosing. Agents made with the more hydrophilic IRDye® 800CW and Tide Fluor™ 8WS showed no specific tumor labeling relative to the controls. The IRDye 800CW-conjugated agents cleared within 1 h, while the non-specific fluorescent tumor signal generated by the Tide Fluor 8WS-conjugated agents persists beyond 24 h.
    Conclusions: The SBK2 PTPmu-targeting peptide conjugated to ICG specifically labels heterotopic human gliomas grown in mice between 10 min and 24 h following injection. Similar molecules constructed with more hydrophilic dyes demonstrated no specificity. These studies present a promising candidate for use in FIGS of PTPmu biomarker-expressing tumors.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Animals ; Mice ; Receptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 2/metabolism ; Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases ; Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism ; Tissue Distribution ; Glioma/diagnostic imaging ; Glioma/drug therapy ; Fluorescent Dyes ; Indocyanine Green ; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared/methods ; Amino Acids ; Optical Imaging
    Chemical Substances Receptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 2 (EC 3.1.3.48) ; Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases (EC 3.1.3.2) ; Biomarkers, Tumor ; Fluorescent Dyes ; Indocyanine Green (IX6J1063HV) ; Amino Acids
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2079160-4
    ISSN 1860-2002 ; 1536-1632
    ISSN (online) 1860-2002
    ISSN 1536-1632
    DOI 10.1007/s11307-023-01799-5
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  7. Article ; Online: An independently validated survival nomogram for lower-grade glioma.

    Gittleman, Haley / Sloan, Andrew E / Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill S

    Neuro-oncology

    2019  Volume 22, Issue 5, Page(s) 665–674

    Abstract: Background: Gliomas are the most common primary malignant brain tumor. Diffuse low-grade and intermediate-grade gliomas, which together compose the lower-grade gliomas (LGGs; World Health Organization [WHO] grades II and III), present a therapeutic ... ...

    Abstract Background: Gliomas are the most common primary malignant brain tumor. Diffuse low-grade and intermediate-grade gliomas, which together compose the lower-grade gliomas (LGGs; World Health Organization [WHO] grades II and III), present a therapeutic challenge to physicians due to the heterogeneity of their clinical behavior. Nomograms are useful tools for individualized estimation of survival. This study aimed to develop and independently validate a survival nomogram for patients with newly diagnosed LGG.
    Methods: Data were obtained for newly diagnosed LGG patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and the Ohio Brain Tumor Study (OBTS) with the following variables: tumor grade (II or III), age at diagnosis, sex, Karnofsky performance status (KPS), and molecular subtype (IDH mutant with 1p/19q codeletion [IDHmut-codel], IDH mutant without 1p/19q codeletion, and IDH wild-type). Survival was assessed using Cox proportional hazards regression, random survival forests, and recursive partitioning analysis, with adjustment for known prognostic factors. The models were developed using TCGA data and independently validated using the OBTS data. Models were internally validated using 10-fold cross-validation and externally validated with calibration curves.
    Results: A final nomogram was validated for newly diagnosed LGG. Factors that increased the probability of survival included grade II tumor, younger age at diagnosis, having a high KPS, and the IDHmut-codel molecular subtype.
    Conclusions: A nomogram that calculates individualized survival probabilities for patients with newly diagnosed LGG could be useful to health care providers for counseling patients regarding treatment decisions and optimizing therapeutic approaches. Free online software for implementing this nomogram is provided: https://hgittleman.shinyapps.io/LGG_Nomogram_H_Gittleman/.
    Key points: 1. A survival nomogram for lower-grade glioma patients has been developed and externally validated.2. Free online software for implementing this nomogram is provided allowing for ease of use by practicing health care providers.
    MeSH term(s) Brain Neoplasms/genetics ; Glioma/genetics ; Humans ; Isocitrate Dehydrogenase/genetics ; Mutation ; Nomograms
    Chemical Substances Isocitrate Dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.41)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-09-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2028601-6
    ISSN 1523-5866 ; 1522-8517
    ISSN (online) 1523-5866
    ISSN 1522-8517
    DOI 10.1093/neuonc/noz191
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  8. Article ; Online: Light chain amyloidosis associated with Waldenström macroglobulinemia: treatment and survival outcomes.

    Gustine, Joshua N / Szalat, Raphael E / Staron, Andrew / Joshi, Tracy / Mendelson, Lisa / Sloan, J Mark / Sanchorawala, Vaishali

    Haematologica

    2023  Volume 108, Issue 6, Page(s) 1680–1684

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia/complications ; Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia/diagnosis ; Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia/drug therapy ; Amyloidosis ; Immunoglobulin Light Chains
    Chemical Substances Immunoglobulin Light Chains
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-01
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 2333-4
    ISSN 1592-8721 ; 0017-6567 ; 0390-6078
    ISSN (online) 1592-8721
    ISSN 0017-6567 ; 0390-6078
    DOI 10.3324/haematol.2022.282264
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  9. Article ; Online: Laser-Induced Interstitial Thermotherapy of Gliomas.

    Karampelas, Ioannis / Sloan, Andrew E

    Progress in neurological surgery

    2018  Volume 32, Page(s) 14–26

    Abstract: Laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) is a modern minimally invasive treatment modality applied for management of a variety of diseases. Recent developments of techniques for precise targeting of the lesion, accurate delivery of the prescribed ... ...

    Abstract Laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) is a modern minimally invasive treatment modality applied for management of a variety of diseases. Recent developments of techniques for precise targeting of the lesion, accurate delivery of the prescribed therapeutically effective thermal doses, and real-time visualization of the induced tissue damage during the procedure by means of intraoperative MR thermometry have stimulated a number of clinical studies testing LITT in cases of different brain pathologies, including gliomas. This modality is particularly attractive in patients with recurrent, deep-seated, and/or critically located neoplasms refractory to other treatments, where it can effectively demonstrate improvement of prognosis providing high quality of life and eliminating the risks of open tumor resection. Low morbidity rates associated with LITT and short hospital stay result in decreased cost of hospitalization. The effectiveness of thermal therapies, particularly after long-term follow-up, still needs evaluation in carefully planned randomized clinical trials, whereas elucidating the effects of laser treatment at the molecular, cellular, and organic levels will continue to expand the boundaries of its clinical applicability in neuro-oncology.
    MeSH term(s) Brain Neoplasms/therapy ; Glioma/therapy ; Humans ; Hyperthermia, Induced/methods ; Laser Therapy/methods ; Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-07-10
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 1662-3924 ; 0079-6492
    ISSN (online) 1662-3924
    ISSN 0079-6492
    DOI 10.1159/000469676
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  10. Article ; Online: Surgery for glioblastoma multiforme.

    Sloan, Andrew E

    Journal of neurosurgery

    2011  Volume 114, Issue 3, Page(s) 585–6; discussion 586

    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Brain Neoplasms/surgery ; Female ; Glioblastoma/surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Neurosurgical Procedures ; Retrospective Studies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comment ; Editorial
    ZDB-ID 3089-2
    ISSN 1933-0693 ; 0022-3085
    ISSN (online) 1933-0693
    ISSN 0022-3085
    DOI 10.3171/2010.8.JNS101143
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