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  1. Article ; Online: Intratumor Heterogeneity and Antitumor Immunity Shape One Another Bidirectionally.

    Wolf, Yochai / Samuels, Yardena

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

    2022  Volume 28, Issue 14, Page(s) 2994–3001

    Abstract: Over the last decade, it has become clear that the genomic landscapes of tumors profoundly impact their immunogenicity and how tumor cells interact with immune cells. Whereas past discoveries mainly focused on the interplay between tumor immunogenicity ... ...

    Abstract Over the last decade, it has become clear that the genomic landscapes of tumors profoundly impact their immunogenicity and how tumor cells interact with immune cells. Whereas past discoveries mainly focused on the interplay between tumor immunogenicity and tumor mutational burden (TMB), under the assumption that a higher mutation load would give rise to a better patient response to immune checkpoint blockade therapies, we and others have underlined intratumor heterogeneity (ITH) as an important determinant of the magnitude of the antitumor response and the nature of the tumor microenvironment. In this review, we define TMB versus ITH and how the two factors are being inferred from data, examine key findings in the cancer immunogenomics literature deciphering the complex cross-talk between TMB, ITH, and antitumor immunity in human cancers and in vivo models, and discuss the mutual influence of ITH and immunity-how the antitumor response can give rise to tumors with higher ITH, and how higher ITH can put shackles on the antitumor response.
    MeSH term(s) Antigens, Neoplasm ; Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics ; Genetic Heterogeneity ; Humans ; Mutation ; Neoplasms/genetics ; Tumor Microenvironment/genetics
    Chemical Substances Antigens, Neoplasm ; Biomarkers, Tumor
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1225457-5
    ISSN 1557-3265 ; 1078-0432
    ISSN (online) 1557-3265
    ISSN 1078-0432
    DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-21-1355
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  2. Article ; Online: The landscape of T cell antigens for cancer immunotherapy.

    Peri, Aviyah / Salomon, Nadja / Wolf, Yochai / Kreiter, Sebastian / Diken, Mustafa / Samuels, Yardena

    Nature cancer

    2023  Volume 4, Issue 7, Page(s) 937–954

    Abstract: The remarkable capacity of immunotherapies to induce durable regression in some patients with metastatic cancer relies heavily on T cell recognition of tumor-presented antigens. As checkpoint-blockade therapy has limited efficacy, tumor antigens have the ...

    Abstract The remarkable capacity of immunotherapies to induce durable regression in some patients with metastatic cancer relies heavily on T cell recognition of tumor-presented antigens. As checkpoint-blockade therapy has limited efficacy, tumor antigens have the potential to be exploited for complementary treatments, many of which are already in clinical trials. The surge of interest in this topic has led to the expansion of the tumor antigen landscape with the emergence of new antigen categories. Nonetheless, how different antigens compare in their ability to elicit efficient and safe clinical responses remains largely unknown. Here, we review known cancer peptide antigens, their attributes and the relevant clinical data and discuss future directions.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Immunotherapy ; Neoplasms/therapy ; T-Lymphocytes ; Antigens, Neoplasm
    Chemical Substances Antigens, Neoplasm
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 2662-1347
    ISSN (online) 2662-1347
    DOI 10.1038/s43018-023-00588-x
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  3. Article ; Online: Author Correction: Breaking the performance ceiling for neoantigen immunogenicity prediction.

    O'Brien, Hugh / Salm, Max / Morton, Laura T / Szukszto, Maciej / O'Farrell, Felix / Boulton, Charlotte / Becker, Pablo D / Samuels, Yardena / Swanton, Charles / Mansour, Marc R / Reker Hadrup, Sine / Quezada, Sergio A

    Nature cancer

    2024  

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Published Erratum
    ISSN 2662-1347
    ISSN (online) 2662-1347
    DOI 10.1038/s43018-024-00767-4
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  4. Article ; Online: Mechanisms of immune activation and regulation: lessons from melanoma.

    Kalaora, Shelly / Nagler, Adi / Wargo, Jennifer A / Samuels, Yardena

    Nature reviews. Cancer

    2022  Volume 22, Issue 4, Page(s) 195–207

    Abstract: Melanoma, a skin cancer that develops from pigment cells, has been studied intensively, particularly in terms of the immune response to tumours, and has been used as a model for the development of immunotherapy. This is due, in part, to the high ... ...

    Abstract Melanoma, a skin cancer that develops from pigment cells, has been studied intensively, particularly in terms of the immune response to tumours, and has been used as a model for the development of immunotherapy. This is due, in part, to the high mutational burden observed in melanomas, which increases both their immunogenicity and the infiltration of immune cells into the tumours, compared with other types of cancers. The immune response to melanomas involves a complex set of components and interactions. As the tumour evolves, it accumulates an increasing number of genetic and epigenetic alterations, some of which contribute to the immunogenicity of the tumour cells and the infiltration of immune cells. However, tumour evolution also enables the development of resistance mechanisms, which, in turn, lead to tumour immune escape. Understanding the interactions between melanoma tumour cells and the immune system, and the evolving changes within the melanoma tumour cells, the immune system and the microenvironment, is essential for the development of new cancer therapies. However, current research suggests that other extrinsic factors, such as the microbiome, may play a role in the immune response to melanomas. Here, we review the mechanisms underlying the immune response in the tumour and discuss recent advances as well as strategies for treatment development.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Immunotherapy ; Melanoma/genetics ; Skin Neoplasms/pathology ; Tumor Escape/genetics ; Tumor Microenvironment
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2062767-1
    ISSN 1474-1768 ; 1474-175X
    ISSN (online) 1474-1768
    ISSN 1474-175X
    DOI 10.1038/s41568-022-00442-9
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  5. Article ; Online: PIK3CA in cancer: The past 30 years.

    Arafeh, Rand / Samuels, Yardena

    Seminars in cancer biology

    2019  Volume 59, Page(s) 36–49

    Abstract: Almost thirty years ago, PI3K was discovered as a lipid kinase associated with certain oncoproteins. The first decade of research on PI3K saw the identification, purification and cloning of PI3Kα. The second decade of research was noted for the ... ...

    Abstract Almost thirty years ago, PI3K was discovered as a lipid kinase associated with certain oncoproteins. The first decade of research on PI3K saw the identification, purification and cloning of PI3Kα. The second decade of research was noted for the identification of some of PI3K's activators and effectors. This was accompanied by the discovery that PI3K acts as a retroviral oncogene. The third decade was known for the establishment of the direct involvement of PI3K in cancer, demonstrated by the identification of cancer-specific mutations. Efforts to target PI3K were on the rise from that moment on, accompanied by the first clinical trials for PI3K inhibitor therapies. In the fourth decade of research, PI3K-based cancer drugs will continue to emerge, as will new knowledge regarding other uncovered functions of this protein and pathway.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology ; Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use ; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics ; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/metabolism ; Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors ; Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/genetics ; Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism ; Gain of Function Mutation ; Humans ; Molecular Targeted Therapy ; Mutation ; Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Neoplasms/etiology ; Neoplasms/metabolism ; Neoplasms/pathology ; Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology ; Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors/therapeutic use
    Chemical Substances Antineoplastic Agents ; Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors ; Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases (EC 2.7.1.137) ; PIK3CA protein, human (EC 2.7.1.137)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-02-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1033980-2
    ISSN 1096-3650 ; 1044-579X
    ISSN (online) 1096-3650
    ISSN 1044-579X
    DOI 10.1016/j.semcancer.2019.02.002
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  6. Article: Cancer research in the era of immunogenomics.

    Wolf, Yochai / Samuels, Yardena

    ESMO open

    2018  Volume 3, Issue 7, Page(s) e000475

    Abstract: The most meaningful advancement in cancer treatment in recent years has been the emergence of immunotherapy. Checkpoint inhibitor blockade and adoptive T cell therapy have shown remarkable clinical effects in a wide range of tumour types. Despite these ... ...

    Abstract The most meaningful advancement in cancer treatment in recent years has been the emergence of immunotherapy. Checkpoint inhibitor blockade and adoptive T cell therapy have shown remarkable clinical effects in a wide range of tumour types. Despite these advances, many tumours do not respond to these treatments, which raises the need to further investigate how patients can benefit from immunotherapy. This effort can now take advantage of the recent technological progress in single-cell, high-throughput sequencing and computational efforts. In this review, we will discuss advances in different immunotherapies and the principles of cancer immunogenomics, with an emphasis on the detection of cancer neoantigens with human leucocyte antigen peptidomics, and how these principles can be further used for more efficient clinical output.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-12-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 2059-7029
    ISSN 2059-7029
    DOI 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-000475
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  7. Article ; Online: NRas activity is regulated by dynamic interactions with nanoscale signaling clusters at the plasma membrane.

    Yakovian, Oren / Sajman, Julia / Alon, Michal / Arafeh, Rand / Samuels, Yardena / Sherman, Eilon

    iScience

    2022  Volume 25, Issue 11, Page(s) 105282

    Abstract: NRas is a key mediator of the mitogenic pathway in normal cells and in cancer cells. Its dynamics and nanoscale organization at the plasma membrane (PM) facilitate its signaling. Here, we used two-color photoactivated localization microscopy to resolve ... ...

    Abstract NRas is a key mediator of the mitogenic pathway in normal cells and in cancer cells. Its dynamics and nanoscale organization at the plasma membrane (PM) facilitate its signaling. Here, we used two-color photoactivated localization microscopy to resolve the organization of individual NRas and associated signaling proteins in live melanoma cells, with resolution down to ∼20 nm. Upon EGF activation, a fraction of NRas and BRAF (dis)assembled synchronously at the PM in co-clusters. NRas and BRAF clusters associated with GPI-enriched domains, serving as possible nucleation sites for these clusters. NRas and BRAF association in mutual clusters was reduced by the NRas farnesylation inhibitor lonafarnib, yet enhanced by the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib. Surprisingly, dispersed NRas molecules associated with the periphery of self-clusters of either Grb2 or NF1. Thus, NRas-mediated signaling, which is critical in health and disease, is regulated by dynamic interactions with functional clusters of BRAF or other related proteins at the PM.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2589-0042
    ISSN (online) 2589-0042
    DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105282
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  8. Article ; Online: Analysis of Enzymatic Activity of Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP) by Collagen Zymography in Melanoma.

    Walia, Vijay / Samuels, Yardena

    Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

    2018  Volume 1731, Page(s) 97–106

    Abstract: Protein zymography is the most commonly used technique to study the enzymatic activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their inhibitors. MMPs are proteolytic enzymes that promote extracellular matrix degradation. MMPs are frequently mutated in ... ...

    Abstract Protein zymography is the most commonly used technique to study the enzymatic activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their inhibitors. MMPs are proteolytic enzymes that promote extracellular matrix degradation. MMPs are frequently mutated in malignant melanomas as well as other cancers and are linked to increasing incidence of tumor metastasis. Substrate zymography characterizes MMP activity by their ability to degrade preferred substrates. Here we describe the collagen zymography technique to measure the active or latent form of MMPs using MMP-8 as an example, which is a frequently mutated MMP family member in malignant melanomas. The same technique can be used with the modification of substrate to detect metalloproteinase activity of other MMPs. Both wild-type and mutated forms of MMPs can be analyzed using a single gel using this method.
    MeSH term(s) Collagen/metabolism ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel/instrumentation ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel/methods ; Enzyme Assays/instrumentation ; Enzyme Assays/methods ; HEK293 Cells ; Humans ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 8/analysis ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 8/genetics ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 8/metabolism ; Melanoma/genetics ; Proteolysis
    Chemical Substances Collagen (9007-34-5) ; MMP8 protein, human (EC 3.4.24.34) ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 8 (EC 3.4.24.34)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-01-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1940-6029
    ISSN (online) 1940-6029
    DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-7595-2_10
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  9. Article ; Online: Cancer Exome-Based Identification of Tumor Neo-Antigens Using Mass Spectrometry.

    Kalaora, Shelly / Samuels, Yardena

    Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

    2018  Volume 1884, Page(s) 203–214

    Abstract: Neo-antigens expressed on tumors are targets for development of cancer immunotherapy strategies. Use of prediction algorithms to identify neo-antigens yields a significant number of peptides that must be validated in laborious and time-consuming methods; ...

    Abstract Neo-antigens expressed on tumors are targets for development of cancer immunotherapy strategies. Use of prediction algorithms to identify neo-antigens yields a significant number of peptides that must be validated in laborious and time-consuming methods; many prove to be false-positive identifications. The use of HLA peptidomics allows the isolation of the HLA-peptide complexes directly from cells and can be done on fresh tumor, patient-derived xerographs, or cell lines when the tissue sample is limited. This method can be used to identify both HLA class I and HLA class II or any different MHC from different species. Here we describe the steps to create the immune-affinity columns used from the process, the immunoprecipitation procedure, and also the isolation of the peptides that will be analyzed by mass spectrometry.
    MeSH term(s) Algorithms ; Antigens, Neoplasm/genetics ; Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology ; Antigens, Neoplasm/isolation & purification ; Cell Culture Techniques/instrumentation ; Cell Culture Techniques/methods ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/instrumentation ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/methods ; Exome/genetics ; Exome/immunology ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/genetics ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/immunology ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/isolation & purification ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/genetics ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/immunology ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/isolation & purification ; Humans ; Hybridomas ; Immunoprecipitation/instrumentation ; Immunoprecipitation/methods ; Neoplasms/immunology ; Neoplasms/pathology ; Proteomics/instrumentation ; Proteomics/methods ; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/instrumentation ; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/methods ; Tandem Mass Spectrometry/instrumentation ; Tandem Mass Spectrometry/methods
    Chemical Substances Antigens, Neoplasm ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-11-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1940-6029
    ISSN (online) 1940-6029
    DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-8885-3_14
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  10. Article ; Online: Breaking the performance ceiling for neoantigen immunogenicity prediction.

    O'Brien, Hugh / Salm, Max / Morton, Laura T / Szukszto, Maciej / O'Farrell, Felix / Boulton, Charlotte / Becker, Pablo D / Samuels, Yardena / Swanton, Charles / Mansour, Marc R / Reker Hadrup, Sine / Quezada, Sergio A

    Nature cancer

    2023  Volume 4, Issue 12, Page(s) 1618–1621

    MeSH term(s) Antigens, Neoplasm/genetics ; Humans
    Chemical Substances Antigens, Neoplasm
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2662-1347
    ISSN (online) 2662-1347
    DOI 10.1038/s43018-023-00675-z
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