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  1. Article: Présentation de deux modèles expérimentaux pour l’étude de la vitalité des plaies en pathologie médico-légale : une étude clinique prospective non interventionnelle et un modèle animal.

    Ohayon, Mikael / Campoli, Philippe / Martrille, Laurent / Brix, Muriel / Kopp, Quentin / Cohet, Michael / Tran, Nguyen / Lardenois, Émilie / Gauchotte, Guillaume

    Annales de pathologie

    2022  Volume 42, Issue 6, Page(s) 448–457

    Abstract: Aim of the study: In forensic pathology, wound age evaluation allows to determine if a wound was inflicted before or after death, and to date wounds of different ages. This dating is performed in conventional histopathology by observing inflammatory ... ...

    Title translation Two experimental models for wound vitality evaluation in forensic pathology: A clinical prospective non-interventional study and an animal model.
    Abstract Aim of the study: In forensic pathology, wound age evaluation allows to determine if a wound was inflicted before or after death, and to date wounds of different ages. This dating is performed in conventional histopathology by observing inflammatory cells and hemorrhage at the wound site. However, these criteria seem to show low sensitivity and/or specificity. The aim of our study was to compare two models of wound vitality evaluation: a human surgical model, and a porcine experimental model; using these histological criteria.
    Patients and method: In the two human (n=38) and porcine (n=11) models, three wounds were performed at regular time-lapse before devascularization/sacrifice, and a control wound after devascularization/sacrifice. The main evaluation criteria were the presence of interstitial hemorrhage and the number of interstitial polymorphonuclear neutrophils at 10 high power fields.
    Results: In the two models, the number of polymorphonuclears neutrophils was significantly higher in vital wounds compared to the post-devascularization/sacrifice wounds (P<0.001), with a very low sensitivity (human model: 4.3%; porcine: 47%). Hemorrhagic infiltration was more frequent in vital wounds (human: P<0.001; porcine: P=0.01), with a low specificity (human: 48%; porcine: 54%).
    Discussion and conclusion: This first study confirms, in the two models, the limitations of conventional histopathology in wound vitality evaluation. The next step will be testing several immunohistochemical markers in the two models.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Swine ; Animals ; Skin/pathology ; Prospective Studies ; Forensic Pathology ; Models, Animal ; Hemorrhage ; Biomarkers ; Models, Theoretical
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers
    Language French
    Publishing date 2022-03-07
    Publishing country France
    Document type English Abstract ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 225720-8
    ISSN 0242-6498
    ISSN 0242-6498
    DOI 10.1016/j.annpat.2022.01.014
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  2. Article ; Online: Long-term clinical outcomes of patients with invasive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma treated with Mohs micrographic surgery: A 5-year, multicenter, prospective cohort study.

    Tschetter, Amanda J / Campoli, Michael R / Zitelli, John A / Brodland, David G

    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

    2019  Volume 82, Issue 1, Page(s) 139–148

    Abstract: Background: Outcomes for patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) treated with Mohs micrographic surgery (MS) in the United States have never been prospectively defined. Risk factors as they relate to outcomes are primarily derived from ... ...

    Abstract Background: Outcomes for patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) treated with Mohs micrographic surgery (MS) in the United States have never been prospectively defined. Risk factors as they relate to outcomes are primarily derived from single-institution, retrospective data without regard for treatment modality. The American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Manual, Eighth Edition, and the Brigham and Women's Hospital T staging systems have not been prospectively validated.
    Objective: To prospectively quantify outcomes by T stage and verify historically high-risk features as they pertain to outcomes in MS-treated CSCC.
    Methods: A 5-year, prospective, multicenter analysis of patients undergoing MS for invasive CSCC was conducted.
    Results: The study enrolled 647 patients with 745 tumors. The 5-year local recurrence (LR)-free survival, nodal metastasis (NM)-free survival, and disease-specific survival were 99.3%, 99.2%, and 99.4%, respectively. Both staging systems were predictive of NM, disease-specific death, and all-cause death; neither was predictive of LR. Although Breslow depth was statistically associated with LR, NM, and disease-specific death, incidental perineural invasion was not.
    Limitations: The Brigham and Women's Hospital and the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Manual, Eighth Edition T staging systems were published after study enrollment, therefore T stages were retrospectively applied using the prospectively collected data.
    Conclusion: MS is a highly effective treatment for CSCC and may mitigate factors typically considered high risk. Uniform reporting of Breslow depth should be considered in CSCC. The American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Manual, Eighth Edition, and the Brigham and Women's Hospital staging system are useful prognosticators but are not predictive of LR after MS.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Lymphatic Metastasis ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mohs Surgery ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology ; Neoplasm Staging ; Prospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Skin Neoplasms/pathology ; Skin Neoplasms/surgery ; Survival Rate ; Time Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-07-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Multicenter Study
    ZDB-ID 603641-7
    ISSN 1097-6787 ; 0190-9622
    ISSN (online) 1097-6787
    ISSN 0190-9622
    DOI 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.06.1303
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  3. Article ; Online: HLA antigen and NK cell activating ligand expression in malignant cells: a story of loss or acquisition.

    Campoli, Michael / Ferrone, Soldano

    Seminars in immunopathology

    2011  Volume 33, Issue 4, Page(s) 321–334

    Abstract: Malignant transformation of cells is often associated with changes in classical and non-classical HLA class I antigen, HLA class II antigen as well as NK cell activating ligand (NKCAL) expression. These changes are believed to play a role in the clinical ...

    Abstract Malignant transformation of cells is often associated with changes in classical and non-classical HLA class I antigen, HLA class II antigen as well as NK cell activating ligand (NKCAL) expression. These changes are believed to play a role in the clinical course of the disease since these molecules are critical to the interactions between tumor cells and components of both innate and adaptive immune system. For some time, it has been assumed that alterations in the expression profile of HLA antigens and NKCAL on malignant cells represented loss of classical HLA class I antigen and induction of HLA class II antigen, non-classical HLA class I antigen and/or NKCAL expression. In contrast to these assumptions, experimental evidence suggests that in some cases dysplastic and malignant cells can acquire classical HLA class I antigen expression and/or lose the ability to express HLA class II antigens. In light of the latter findings as well as of the revival of the cancer immune surveillance theory, a reevaluation of the interpretation of changes in HLA antigen and NKCAL expression in malignant lesions is warranted. In this article, we first briefly describe the conventional types of changes in HLA antigen and NKCAL expression that have been identified in malignant cells to date. Second, we discuss the evidence indicating that, in at least some cell types, classical HLA class I antigen expression can be acquired and/or the ability to express HLA class II antigens is lost. Third, we review the available evidence for the role of immune selective pressure in the generation of malignant lesions with changes in HLA antigen expression. This information contributes to our understanding of the role of the immune system in the control of tumor development and to the optimization of the design of immunotherapeutic strategies for the treatment of cancer.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antigens, CD/immunology ; Antigens, CD/metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/immunology ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/metabolism ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/immunology ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/metabolism ; Humans ; Neoplasms/immunology ; Neoplasms/metabolism ; Receptors, Immunologic/immunology ; Receptors, Immunologic/metabolism ; Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family ; Tumor Escape
    Chemical Substances Antigens, CD ; CD244 protein, human ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II ; Receptors, Immunologic ; Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-04-28
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2316828-6
    ISSN 1863-2300 ; 1863-2297
    ISSN (online) 1863-2300
    ISSN 1863-2297
    DOI 10.1007/s00281-011-0270-z
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  4. Article ; Online: A prospective evaluation of the clinical, histologic, and therapeutic variables associated with incidental perineural invasion in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

    Campoli, Michael / Brodland, David G / Zitelli, John

    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

    2014  Volume 70, Issue 4, Page(s) 630–636

    Abstract: Background: The prognosis and management of incidental perineural invasion (PNI) in patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) has not been well defined.: Objective: We sought to investigate the clinical, histologic, and treatment ... ...

    Abstract Background: The prognosis and management of incidental perineural invasion (PNI) in patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) has not been well defined.
    Objective: We sought to investigate the clinical, histologic, and treatment characteristics associated with incidental PNI, histologic PNI extending beyond the tumor bulk, in patients with CSCC.
    Methods: We conducted a multicenter prospective analysis of patients with CSCC undergoing Mohs micrographic surgery.
    Results: The incidence of PNI was 4.6% in 753 CSCC cases. PNI was significantly associated with tumors of the head and neck (P = .039), larger tumor diameter (P < .001), presence of clinically palpable lymphadenopathy (P = .012), and recurrent (P < .001) and painful (P < .001) tumors. Further, PNI was significantly associated with poor tumor differentiation (P < .001), greater tumor thickness (P < .001), a greater number of Mohs stages (P < .001), and larger estimated maximum Mohs margin (P < .001) required to clear the tumor.
    Limitations: The low numbers of patients demonstrating incidental PNI limits this study.
    Conclusions: The association of incidental PNI with clinicopathological indicators of poor prognosis suggests that incidental PNI may serve as a marker to improve the precision in the prognostic assessment of patients with CSCC.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Biopsy, Needle ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/secondary ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Incidental Findings ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mohs Surgery/methods ; Neoplasm Invasiveness/pathology ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/surgery ; Neoplasm Staging ; Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms/pathology ; Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms/secondary ; Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms/surgery ; Prospective Studies ; Risk Assessment ; Skin Neoplasms/pathology ; Skin Neoplasms/surgery ; Treatment Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Evaluation Studies ; Journal Article ; Multicenter Study
    ZDB-ID 603641-7
    ISSN 1097-6787 ; 0190-9622
    ISSN (online) 1097-6787
    ISSN 0190-9622
    DOI 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.11.034
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  5. Article ; Online: Development and validation of a nomogram incorporating gene expression profiling and clinical factors for accurate prediction of metastasis in patients with cutaneous melanoma following Mohs micrographic surgery.

    Thorpe, Ryan B / Covington, Kyle R / Caruso, Hillary G / Quick, Ann P / Zolochevska, Olga / Bricca, Gregory M / Campoli, Michael / DeBloom, James R / Fazio, Michael J / Greenhaw, Bradley N / Kirkland, E Brent / Machan, Mac L / Brodland, David G / Zitelli, John A

    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

    2021  Volume 86, Issue 4, Page(s) 846–853

    Abstract: Background: There is a need to improve prognostic accuracy for patients with cutaneous melanoma. A 31-gene expression profile (31-GEP) test uses the molecular biology of primary tumors to identify individual patient metastatic risk.: Objective: ... ...

    Abstract Background: There is a need to improve prognostic accuracy for patients with cutaneous melanoma. A 31-gene expression profile (31-GEP) test uses the molecular biology of primary tumors to identify individual patient metastatic risk.
    Objective: Develop a nomogram incorporating 31-GEP with relevant clinical factors to improve prognostic accuracy.
    Methods: In an IRB-approved study, 1124 patients from 9 Mohs micrographic surgery centers were prospectively enrolled, treated with Mohs micrographic surgery, and underwent 31-GEP testing. Data from 684 of those patients with at least 1-year follow-up or a metastatic event were included in nomogram development to predict metastatic risk.
    Results: Logistic regression modeling of 31-GEP results and T stage provided the simplest nomogram with the lowest Bayesian information criteria score. Validation in an archival cohort (n = 901) demonstrated a significant linear correlation between observed and nomogram-predicted risk of metastasis. The resulting nomogram more accurately predicts the risk for cutaneous melanoma metastasis than T stage or 31-GEP alone.
    Limitations: The patient population is representative of Mohs micrographic surgery centers. Sentinel lymph node biopsy was not performed for most patients and could not be used in the nomogram.
    Conclusions: Integration of 31-GEP and T stage can gain clinically useful prognostic information from data obtained noninvasively.
    MeSH term(s) Bayes Theorem ; Gene Expression Profiling/methods ; Humans ; Melanoma/genetics ; Melanoma/pathology ; Melanoma/surgery ; Mohs Surgery ; Nomograms ; Prognosis ; Skin Neoplasms/genetics ; Skin Neoplasms/pathology ; Skin Neoplasms/surgery ; Melanoma, Cutaneous Malignant
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 603641-7
    ISSN 1097-6787 ; 0190-9622
    ISSN (online) 1097-6787
    ISSN 0190-9622
    DOI 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.10.062
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  6. Article ; Online: Functional and clinical relevance of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4.

    Campoli, Michael / Ferrone, Soldano / Wang, Xinhui

    Advances in cancer research

    2010  Volume 109, Page(s) 73–121

    Abstract: The lack of effective conventional therapies for the treatment of advanced stage melanoma has stimulated interest in the development of novel strategies for the management of patients with malignant melanoma. Among them, immunotherapy has attracted much ... ...

    Abstract The lack of effective conventional therapies for the treatment of advanced stage melanoma has stimulated interest in the development of novel strategies for the management of patients with malignant melanoma. Among them, immunotherapy has attracted much attention because of the potential role played by immunological events in the clinical course of melanoma. For many years, T cell-based immunotherapy has been emphasized in part because of the disappointing results of the monoclonal antibody (mAb)-based clinical trials conducted in the early 1980s and in part because of the postulated major role played by T cells in tumor growth control. More recently, mAb-based therapies have gained in popularity given their clinical and commercial success for a variety of malignant diseases. As a result, there has been increased interest in identifying and characterizing antibody-defined melanoma antigens. Among them, the chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 (CSPG4), also known as high molecular weight-melanoma associated antigen (HMW-MAA) or melanoma chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (MCSP), has attracted much attention in recent years because of the growing experimental evidence that it fulfills two requirements for immunotherapy to be therapeutically effective: (1) targeting of cancer stem cells (CSC) and (2) development of combinatorial therapies to counteract the escape mechanisms driven by the genetic instability of tumor cells. With this in mind, in this chapter, we have reviewed recent information related to the distribution of CSPG4 on various types of tumors, including CSC, its expression on pericytes in the tumor microenvironment, its recognition by T cells, its role in cell biology as well as the potential mechanisms underlying the ability of CSPG4-specific immunity to control malignant cell growth.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antigens/chemistry ; Antigens/genetics ; Antigens/metabolism ; Antigens/physiology ; Cell Movement/genetics ; Cell Movement/physiology ; Evolution, Molecular ; Humans ; Immunotherapy/methods ; Molecular Targeted Therapy/methods ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Neoplasms/genetics ; Neoplasms/metabolism ; Neoplasms/pathology ; Neoplasms/therapy ; Phylogeny ; Proteoglycans/chemistry ; Proteoglycans/genetics ; Proteoglycans/metabolism ; Proteoglycans/physiology ; Tissue Distribution
    Chemical Substances Antigens ; Proteoglycans ; chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 127-2
    ISSN 2162-5557 ; 0065-230X
    ISSN (online) 2162-5557
    ISSN 0065-230X
    DOI 10.1016/B978-0-12-380890-5.00003-X
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  7. Article ; Online: HLA antigen expression in melanocytic lesions: is acquisition of HLA antigen expression a biomarker of atypical (dysplastic) melanocytes?

    Campoli, Michael / Fitzpatrick, James E / High, Whitney / Ferrone, Soldano

    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

    2012  Volume 66, Issue 6, Page(s) 911–6, 916.e1–8

    Abstract: Background: Although criteria are established for the histologic diagnosis of atypical nevi (AN), consensus about the criteria in the diagnosis of and in the definition of AN is limited. Moreover, intraobserver and interobserver differences in the ... ...

    Abstract Background: Although criteria are established for the histologic diagnosis of atypical nevi (AN), consensus about the criteria in the diagnosis of and in the definition of AN is limited. Moreover, intraobserver and interobserver differences in the application of these criteria for the diagnosis of AN have been observed.
    Objective: We sought to determine the usefulness of HLA antigen expression as a biomarker of AN.
    Methods: The immunoperoxidase reaction was used to mark common nevi and AN with HLA class I heavy chain-, β2microglobulin (β2m)-, and HLA class II β chain-specific monoclonal antibodies.
    Results: HLA class I heavy chain, β2m, and HLA class II β chain were expressed in 5 (8.6%) of the 58 common nevi and in 46 (∼72%) of the 64 atypical melanocytic lesions. Among common lesions, only halo nevi expressed HLA class I heavy chain, β2m, and HLA class II β chain. The level of HLA class I heavy chain β2m and of HLA class II β chain expression correlated with the degree of cytologic atypia and architectural disorder.
    Limitations: The number of lesions tested and the subjective nature of the analysis of immunohistochemical staining of tissue sections are both limitations.
    Conclusions: The data presented suggest that HLA antigen expression is an objective biomarker that correlates well with the degree of cytologic atypia in AN and may: (1) be useful to distinguish common nevi from AN, and (2) represent a more objective measure to determine which AN should be excised.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Antibodies, Monoclonal ; Child ; Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome/metabolism ; Female ; HLA Antigens/metabolism ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/metabolism ; Humans ; Immunoenzyme Techniques ; Immunohistochemistry ; Male ; Melanocytes/pathology ; Middle Aged ; Nevus/metabolism ; Nevus, Halo/metabolism ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Monoclonal ; HLA Antigens ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-03-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 603641-7
    ISSN 1097-6787 ; 0190-9622
    ISSN (online) 1097-6787
    ISSN 0190-9622
    DOI 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.04.025
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  8. Article ; Online: Immunotherapy of malignant disease with tumor antigen-specific monoclonal antibodies.

    Campoli, Michael / Ferris, Robert / Ferrone, Soldano / Wang, Xinhui

    Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research

    2009  Volume 16, Issue 1, Page(s) 11–20

    Abstract: A few tumor antigen (TA)-specific monoclonal antibodies (mAb) have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of several major malignant diseases and are commercially available. Once in the clinic, mAbs have an average success ... ...

    Abstract A few tumor antigen (TA)-specific monoclonal antibodies (mAb) have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of several major malignant diseases and are commercially available. Once in the clinic, mAbs have an average success rate of approximately 30% and are well tolerated. These results have changed the face of cancer therapy, bringing us closer to more specific and more effective biological therapy of cancer. The challenge facing tumor immunologists at present is represented by the identification of the mechanism(s) underlying the patients' differential clinical response to mAb-based immunotherapy. This information is expected to lead to the development of criteria to select patients to be treated with mAb-based immunotherapy. In the past, in vitro and in vivo evidence has shown that TA-specific mAbs can mediate their therapeutic effect by inducing tumor cell apoptosis, inhibiting the targeted antigen function, blocking tumor cell signaling, and/or mediating complement- or cell-dependent lysis of tumor cells. More recent evidence suggests that TA-specific mAb can induce TA-specific cytotoxic T-cell responses by enhancing TA uptake by dendritic cells and cross-priming of T cells. In this review, we briefly summarize the TA-specific mAbs that have received Food and Drug Administration approval. Next, we review the potential mechanisms underlying the therapeutic efficacy of TA-specific mAbs with emphasis on the induction of TA-specific cellular immune responses and their potential to contribute to the clinical efficacy of TA-specific mAb-based immunotherapy. Lastly, we discuss the potential negative effect of immune escape mechanisms on the clinical efficacy of TA-specific mAb-based immunotherapy.
    MeSH term(s) Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use ; Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology ; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm ; Humans ; Neoplasms/drug therapy ; T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Monoclonal ; Antigens, Neoplasm
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-12-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1225457-5
    ISSN 1557-3265 ; 1078-0432
    ISSN (online) 1557-3265
    ISSN 1078-0432
    DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-09-2345
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  9. Article: T-cell-based immunotherapy of melanoma: what have we learned and how can we improve?

    Campoli, Michael / Ferrone, Soldano

    Expert review of vaccines

    2004  Volume 3, Issue 2, Page(s) 171–187

    Abstract: The lack of effective treatment for advanced stage melanoma by conventional therapies, such as radiation and chemotherapy, has highlighted the need to develop alternative therapeutic strategies. Among them, immunotherapy has attracted much attention ... ...

    Abstract The lack of effective treatment for advanced stage melanoma by conventional therapies, such as radiation and chemotherapy, has highlighted the need to develop alternative therapeutic strategies. Among them, immunotherapy has attracted much attention because of the potential role played by immunological events in the clinical course of melanoma and the availability of well-characterized melanoma antigens to target melanoma lesions with immunological effector mechanisms. In recent years, T-cell-based immunotherapy has been emphasized, in part because of the disappointing results of the antibody-based trials conducted in the early 1980s, and in part because of the postulated major role played by T-cells in tumor growth control. In this review, the characteristics of antibody and T-cell-defined melanoma antigens will first be described, with emphasis on those used in clinical trials. Following a review of the current immunization and immunomonitoring strategies, the results from the T-cell-based immunotherapy clinical trials conducted to date will be reviewed.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antibodies, Neoplasm/immunology ; Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology ; Cancer Vaccines/therapeutic use ; Dendritic Cells/immunology ; Humans ; Immunotherapy ; Melanoma/immunology ; Melanoma/therapy ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology ; Vaccines, Subunit/therapeutic use
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Neoplasm ; Antigens, Neoplasm ; Cancer Vaccines ; Vaccines, Subunit
    Language English
    Publishing date 2004-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2181284-6
    ISSN 1744-8395 ; 1476-0584
    ISSN (online) 1744-8395
    ISSN 1476-0584
    DOI 10.1586/14760584.3.2.171
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  10. Article: Classical and nonclassical HLA class I antigen and NK Cell-activating ligand changes in malignant cells: current challenges and future directions.

    Chang, Chien-Chung / Campoli, Michael / Ferrone, Soldano

    Advances in cancer research

    2005  Volume 93, Page(s) 189–234

    Abstract: Changes in classical and nonclassical HLA class I antigen and NK cell-activating ligand expression have been identified in malignant lesions. These changes, which are described in this chapter, are believed to play a major role in the clinical course of ... ...

    Abstract Changes in classical and nonclassical HLA class I antigen and NK cell-activating ligand expression have been identified in malignant lesions. These changes, which are described in this chapter, are believed to play a major role in the clinical course of the disease since both HLA class I antigens and NK cell-activating ligands are critical to the interaction between tumor cells and components of both innate and adaptive immune systems. Nevertheless, there is still debate in the literature about the biologic and functional significance of HLA class I antigen and NK cell-activating ligand abnormalities in malignant lesions. The reasons for this debate are reviewed. They include (i) the incomplete association between classical HLA class I antigen changes and the clinical course of the disease; (ii) the relatively limited number of malignant lesions that have been analyzed for nonclassical HLA class I antigen and NK cell-activating ligand expression; and (iii) the conflicting data regarding the role of immunoselection in the generation of malignant cells with HLA antigen and NK cell-activating ligand abnormalities. The technical limitations associated with the assessment of HLA antigen and NK cell-activating ligand expression in malignant lesions as well as the immunological and nonimmunological variables that may confound the impact of HLA antigen and NK cell-activating ligand changes on the clinical course of the disease are also discussed. Future studies aimed at overcoming these limitations and characterizing these variables are expected to provide a solution to the current debate regarding the significance of HLA class I antigen and NK cell-activating ligand abnormalities in malignant lesions.
    MeSH term(s) Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/immunology ; Killer Cells, Natural/immunology ; Ligands ; Lymphocyte Activation/immunology ; Neoplasms/immunology
    Chemical Substances Antigens, Neoplasm ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I ; Ligands
    Language English
    Publishing date 2005
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. ; Review
    ZDB-ID 127-2
    ISSN 2162-5557 ; 0065-230X
    ISSN (online) 2162-5557
    ISSN 0065-230X
    DOI 10.1016/S0065-230X(05)93006-6
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