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ReviewPigment cell & melanoma research2022

Eosinophils and melanoma: Implications for immunotherapy.

India Robinson, Gabriella Santa Lucia, Andraia Li, Nathaniel Oberholtzer, John Plante, Kristen M Quinn, Daniel Reuben, Shikhar Mehrotra, Manuel Valdebran

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Review in Pigment cell & melanoma research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

India RobinsonDepartment of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Gabriella Santa LuciaDepartment of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Andraia LiDepartment of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Nathaniel OberholtzerDepartment of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
John PlanteDepartment of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Kristen M QuinnDepartment of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Daniel ReubenDepartment of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Shikhar MehrotraDepartment of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5411-9504
Manuel ValdebranDepartment of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Medical University of South Carolina · US

Funding

Translational Science Laboratory Shared ResourceP30CA138313 · NCI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI Jian Ouyang · 2009 to 2026
$42.7M
Anti-oxidant and Metabolic Phenotype in Regulating Tumor Specific T cell Memory ResponseR01CA236379 · NCI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI MEHROTRA, SHIKHAR · 2020 to 2024
$2.5M
Understanding Metabolic and Epigenetic Cross‐ talk in Potent Anti‐ tumor T cellsR01CA250458 · NCI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI MEHROTRA, SHIKHAR · 2020 to 2024
$2.3M
Intersections of RNA-binding proteins and T-cells in oral epithelial plasticityR01DE030013 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI MEHROTRA, SHIKHAR, PALANISAMY, VISWANATHAN · 2020 to 2024
$2.3M
Mechanisms of SK2/S1P Signaling in Regulating Tumor ImmunotherapyR21CA198646 · NCI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI MEHROTRA, SHIKHAR · 2015 to 2016
$358k
Programming Metabolically Fit TILs for ImmunotherapyR41CA239952 · NCI · LIPO-IMMUNO TECH, LLC · PI MEHROTRA, SHIKHAR · 2020 to 2020
$225k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA138313NCI NIH HHS R01 CA236379NCI NIH HHS R01 CA250458NCI NIH HHS R21 CA198646NCI NIH HHS R41 CA239952NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE030013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

New therapies such as immune checkpoint blockers (ICB) have offered extended survival to patients affected by advanced melanoma. However, ICBs have demonstrated debilitating side effects on the joints, liver, lungs, skin, and gut. Several biomarkers have been identified for their role in predicting which patients better tolerate ICBs. Still, these biomarkers are limited by immunologic and genetic heterogeneity and the complexity of translation into clinical practice. Recent observational studies have suggested eosinophil counts, and serum levels of eosinophil cationic protein are significantly associated with prolonged survival in advanced-stage melanoma. It is likely that eosinophils thereby modulate treatment response through mechanisms yet to be explored. Here, we review the functionality of eosinophils, their oncogenic role in melanoma and discuss how these mechanisms may influence patient response to ICBs and their implications in clinical practice.

Indexed as

EosinophilsMelanomaBiomarkersHumansImmunotherapyOncogenesBiomarkerseosinophilsimmunotherapymelanomaprognostic markers

Identifiers

PMID34927354
PMCPMC9012984
OpenAlexW4200296160

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