[HTML][HTML] Barriers to immune cell infiltration in tumors

MM Melssen, ND Sheybani, KM Leick… - … for Immunotherapy of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Increased immune cell infiltration into tumors is associated with improved patient survival
and predicts response to immune therapies. Thus, identification of factors that determine the …

[PDF][PDF] Immune mechanisms orchestrate tertiary lymphoid structures in tumors via cancer-associated fibroblasts

AB Rodriguez, JD Peske, AN Woods, KM Leick… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Tumor-associated tertiary lymphoid structures (TA-TLS) are associated with enhanced
patient survival and responsiveness to cancer therapies, but the mechanisms underlying …

[HTML][HTML] Peptide emulsions in incomplete Freund's adjuvant create effective nurseries promoting egress of systemic CD4+ and CD8+ T cells for immunotherapy of …

MM Melssen, CT Fisher, CL Slingluff… - … for ImmunoTherapy of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Water-in-oil emulsion incomplete Freund's adjuvant (IFA) has been used as an adjuvant in
preventive and therapeutic vaccines since its development. New generation, highly purified …

Vaccine strategy in melanoma

M Kwak, KM Leick, MM Melssen… - Surgical Oncology …, 2019 - surgonc.theclinics.com
The development of vaccines against cancer has driven significant advancements in tumor
immunology, leading to a better understanding of the immune response against cancer …

[HTML][HTML] A multipeptide vaccine plus toll-like receptor agonists LPS or polyICLC in combination with incomplete Freund's adjuvant in melanoma patients

MM Melssen, GR Petroni, KA Chianese-Bullock… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Cancer vaccines require adjuvants to induce effective immune responses;
however, there is no consensus on optimal adjuvants. We hypothesized that toll-like …

The barrier molecules junction plakoglobin, filaggrin, and dystonin play roles in melanoma growth and angiogenesis

KM Leick, AB Rodriguez, MM Melssen… - Annals of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To understand role of barrier molecules in melanomas. Background: We have
reported poor patient survival and low immune infiltration of melanomas that overexpress a …

[HTML][HTML] Incomplete Freund's adjuvant reduces arginase and enhances Th1 dominance, TLR signaling and CD40 ligand expression in the vaccine site …

KE Pollack, MO Meneveau, MM Melssen… - … for Immunotherapy of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Immunogenicity of cancer vaccines is impacted by adjuvants and schedule, but
systematic assessments of their effects have not been performed. Montanide ISA-51, an …

Differential Expression of CD49a and CD49b Determines Localization and Function of Tumor-Infiltrating CD8+ T Cells

MM Melssen, RS Lindsay, K Stasiak… - Cancer immunology …, 2021 - AACR
CD8+ T-cell infiltration and effector activity in tumors are correlated with better overall
survival of patients, suggesting that the ability of T cells to enter and remain in contact with …

Characterization and comparison of innate and adaptive immune responses at vaccine sites in melanoma vaccine clinical trials

MM Melssen, KE Pollack, MO Meneveau… - Cancer immunology …, 2021 - Springer
The strength and durability of systemic anti-tumor immune responses induced by cancer
vaccines depends on adjuvants to support an immunogenic vaccine site microenvironment …

Formation and phenotypic characterization of CD49a, CD49b and CD103 expressing CD8 T cell populations in human metastatic melanoma

MM Melssen, W Olson, NA Wages, BJ Capaldo… - …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Integrins α1β1 (CD49a), α2β1 (CD49b) and αEβ7 (CD103) mediate retention of
lymphocytes in peripheral tissues, and their expression is upregulated on tumor infiltrating …