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Soldano Ferrone, MD, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Massachusetts General Hospital
Phone: (617) 726-6087
Fax: (617) 726-8623


sferrone@partners.org

Soldano Ferrone, MD, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

EDUCATIONAL TITLES

  • Professor in Residence, Surgery, Harvard Medical School
  • Immunologist, Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

DF/HCC PROGRAM AFFILIATION

Research Abstract

I am interested in characterizing the molecular basis and the clinical significance of HLA antigen defects in malignant cells. In addition I am interested in developing novel tumor antigen-specific monoclonal antibody based strategies which target both cancer initiating cells and differentiated cancer cells. I am using melanoma, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and triple negative breast cancer.

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  • Maggs L, Sadagopan A, Moghaddam AS, Ferrone S. HLA class I antigen processing machinery defects in antitumor immunity and immunotherapy. Trends Cancer 2021; 7:1089-1101. PubMed
  • Hauth F, Ho AY, Ferrone S, Duda DG. Radiotherapy to Enhance Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapeutic Efficacy in Solid Tumors: A Narrative Review. JAMA Oncol 2021. PubMed
  • Tomei S, Ibnaof O, Ravindran S, Ferrone S, Maccalli C. Cancer Stem Cells Are Possible Key Players in Regulating Anti-Tumor Immune Responses: The Role of Immunomodulating Molecules and MicroRNAs. Cancers (Basel) 2021. PubMed
  • Lei X, Ou Z, Yang Z, Zhong J, Zhu Y, Tian J, Wu J, Deng H, Lin X, Peng Y, Li B, He L, Tu Z, Chen W, Li Q, Liu N, Zhang H, Wang Z, Fang Z, Yamada T, Lv X, Tian T, Pan G, Wu F, Xiao L, Zhang L, Cai T, Wang X, Tannous BA, Li J, Kontos F, Ferrone S, Fan S. A Pan-Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Enhances the Antitumor Activity of B7-H3-Specific CAR T Cells in Solid Tumors. Clin Cancer Res 2021. PubMed
  • Datar IJ, Hauc S, Desai SS, Gianino N, Henick BS, Liu Y, Syrigos KN, Rimm DL, Kavathas P, Ferrone S, Schalper KA. Spatial analysis and clinical significance of HLA class-I and class-II subunit expression in non-small cell lung cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2021. PubMed
  • Landoni E, Fucá G, Wang J, Chirasani VR, Yao Z, Dukhovlinova E, Ferrone S, Savoldo B, Hong LK, Shou P, Musio S, Padelli F, Finocchiaro G, Droste M, Kuhlman B, Shamshiev A, Pellegatta S, Dokholyan NV, Dotti G. Modifications to the Framework Regions Eliminate Chimeric Antigen Receptor Tonic Signaling. Cancer Immunol Res 2021. PubMed
  • Lichtman EI, Du H, Shou P, Song F, Suzuki K, Ahn S, Li G, Ferrone S, Su L, Savoldo B, Dotti G. Preclinical Evaluation of B7-H3-Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cells for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Clin Cancer Res 2021. PubMed
  • Pietrowska M, Zebrowska A, Gawin M, Marczak L, Sharma P, Mondal S, Mika J, Polańska J, Ferrone S, Kirkwood JM, Widlak P, Whiteside TL. Proteomic profile of melanoma cell-derived small extracellular vesicles in patients' plasma: a potential correlate of melanoma progression. J Extracell Vesicles 2021; 10:e12063. PubMed
  • De Pasquale C, Campana S, Barberi C, Sidoti Migliore G, Oliveri D, Lanza M, Musolino C, Raimondo G, Ferrone S, Pollicino T, Ferlazzo G. Human hepatitis B virus negatively impacts the protective immune cross-talk between natural killer and dendritic cells. Hepatology 2021. PubMed
  • Jongsma MLM, de Waard AA, Raaben M, Zhang T, Cabukusta B, Platzer R, Blomen VA, Xagara A, Verkerk T, Bliss S, Kong X, Gerke C, Janssen L, Stickel E, Holst S, Plomp R, Mulder A, Ferrone S, Claas FHJ, Heemskerk MHM, Griffioen M, Halenius A, Overkleeft H, Huppa JB, Wuhrer M, Brummelkamp TR, Neefjes J, Spaapen RM. The SPPL3-Defined Glycosphingolipid Repertoire Orchestrates HLA Class I-Mediated Immune Responses. Immunity 2021; 54:132-150.e9. PubMed
  • Simeone E, Scognamiglio G, Capone M, Giannarelli D, Grimaldi AM, Mallardo D, Madonna G, Curvietto M, Esposito A, Sandomenico F, Sabbatino F, Bayless NL, Warren S, Ong S, Botti G, Flaherty KT, Ferrone S, Ascierto PA. A monocentric phase I study of vemurafenib plus cobimetinib plus PEG-interferon (VEMUPLINT) in advanced melanoma patients harboring the V600BRAF mutation. J Transl Med 2021; 19:17. PubMed
  • Nota SPFT, Al-Sukaini A, Patel SS, Sabbatino F, Nielsen GP, Deshpande V, Yearley JH, Ferrone S, Wang X, Schwab JH. High TIL, HLA, and Immune Checkpoint Expression in Conventional High-Grade and Dedifferentiated Chondrosarcoma and Poor Clinical Course of the Disease. 2021; 11:598001. PubMed
  • Maggs L, Cattaneo G, Dal AE, Moghaddam AS, Ferrone S. CAR T Cell-Based Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Glioblastoma. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:662064. PubMed
  • Zhang Y, He L, Sadagopan A, Ma T, Dotti G, Wang Y, Zheng H, Gao X, Wang D, DeLeo AB, Fan S, Sun R, Yu L, Zhang L, Wang G, Ferrone S, Wang X. Targeting Radiation-Resistant Prostate Cancer Stem Cells by B7-H3 CAR T Cells. Mol Cancer Ther 2021; 20:577-588. PubMed
  • Michelakos T, Kontos F, Barakat O, Maggs L, Schwab JH, Ferrone CR, Ferrone S. B7-H3 targeted antibody-based immunotherapy of malignant diseases. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2020. PubMed
  • Patel SS, Nota SP, Sabbatino F, Nielsen GP, Deshpande V, Wang X, Ferrone S, Schwab JH. Defective HLA Class I Expression and Patterns of Lymphocyte Infiltration in Chordoma Tumors. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2020. PubMed
  • Kontos F, Michelakos T, Kurokawa T, Sadagopan A, Schwab JH, Ferrone CR, Ferrone S. B7-H3: An Attractive Target for Antibody-based Immunotherapy. Clin Cancer Res 2020. PubMed
  • Song L, Bretz AC, Gravemeyer J, Spassova I, Muminova S, Gambichler T, Sriram A, Ferrone S, Becker JC. The HDAC Inhibitor Domatinostat Promotes Cell Cycle Arrest, Induces Apoptosis and Increases Immunogenicity of Merkel Cell Carcinoma Cells. J Invest Dermatol 2020. PubMed
  • Vallera DA, Ferrone S, Kodal B, Hinderlie P, Bendzick L, Ettestad B, Hallstrom C, Zorko NA, Rao A, Fujioka N, Ryan CJ, Geller MA, Miller JS, Felices M. NK-Cell-Mediated Targeting of Various Solid Tumors Using a B7-H3 Tri-Specific Killer Engager In Vitro and In Vivo. Cancers (Basel) 2020. PubMed
  • Leuci V, Donini C, Grignani G, Rotolo R, Mesiano G, Fiorino E, Gammaitoni L, D'Ambrosio L, Merlini A, Landoni E, Medico E, Capellero S, Giraudo L, Cattaneo G, Iaia I, Pignochino Y, Basiricò M, Vigna E, Pisacane A, Fagioli F, Ferrone S, Aglietta M, Gianpietro D, Sangiolo D. CSPG4-specific CAR.CIK lymphocytes as a novel therapy for the treatment of multiple soft tissue sarcoma histotypes. Clin Cancer Res 2020. PubMed
  • Chauvin JM, Ka M, Pagliano O, Menna C, Ding Q, DeBlasio R, Sander C, Hou J, Li XY, Ferrone S, Davar D, Kirkwood JM, Johnston RJ, Korman AJ, Smyth MJ, Zarour HM. IL-15 stimulation with TIGIT blockade reverses CD155-mediated NK cell dysfunction in melanoma. Clin Cancer Res 2020. PubMed
  • Liu Z, Ahn MH, Kurokawa T, Ly A, Zhang G, Wang F, Yamada T, Sadagopan A, Cheng J, Ferrone CR, Liss AS, Honselmann KC, Wojtkiewicz GR, Ferrone S, Wang X. A fast, simple, and cost-effective method of expanding patient-derived xenograft mouse models of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. J Transl Med 2020; 18:255. PubMed
  • Maggs L, Ferrone S. Improving the clinical significance of preclinical immunotherapy studies through incorporating tumor microenvironment-like conditions. Clin Cancer Res 2020. PubMed
  • Michelakos T, Cai L, Villani V, Sabbatino F, Kontos F, Fernández-Del Castillo C, Yamada T, Neyaz A, Taylor MS, Deshpande V, Kurokawa T, Ting DT, Qadan M, Weekes CD, Allen JN, Clark JW, Hong TS, Ryan DP, Wo JY, Warshaw AL, Lillemoe KD, Ferrone S, Ferrone CR. Tumor microenvironment immune response in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients treated with neoadjuvant therapy. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2020. PubMed
  • Ladányi A, Papp E, Mohos A, Balatoni T, Liszkay G, Oláh J, Varga A, Lengyel Z, Emri G, Ferrone S. Role of the anatomic site in the association of HLA class I antigen expression level in metastases with clinical response to ipilimumab therapy in patients with melanoma. J Immunother Cancer 2020. PubMed
  • Such L, Zhao F, Liu D, Thier B, Le-Trilling VTK, Sucker A, Coch C, Pieper N, Howe S, Bhat H, Kalkavan H, Ritter C, Brinkhaus R, Ugurel S, Köster J, Seifert U, Dittmer U, Schuler M, Lang KS, Kufer TA, Hartmann G, Becker JC, Horn S, Ferrone S, Liu D, Van Allen EM, Schadendorf D, Griewank K, Trilling M, Paschen A. Targeting the innate immunoreceptor RIG-I overcomes melanoma-intrinsic resistance to T cell immunotherapy. J Clin Invest 2020. PubMed
  • Sun T, Yang W, Toprani SM, Guo W, He L, DeLeo AB, Ferrone S, Zhang G, Wang E, Lin Z, Hu P, Wang X. Induction of immunogenic cell death in radiation-resistant breast cancer stem cells by repurposing anti-alcoholism drug disulfiram. Cell Commun. Signal 2020; 18:36. PubMed
  • Fan S, Tian T, Lv X, Lei X, Yang Z, Liu M, Liang F, Li S, Lin X, Lin Z, Xie S, Li B, Chen W, Pan G, Lin X, Ou Z, Zhang Y, Peng Y, Xiao L, Zhang L, Sun S, Zhang H, Lin S, Li Q, Zeng B, Kontos F, Ruan Y, Ferrone S, Lin D, Tannous BA, Li J. lncRNA CISAL Inhibits BRCA1 Transcription by Forming a Tertiary Structure at Its Promoter. iScience 2020; 23:100835. PubMed
  • Sharma P, Diergaarde B, Ferrone S, Kirkwood JM, Whiteside TL. Melanoma cell-derived exosomes in plasma of melanoma patients suppress functions of immune effector cells. Sci Rep 2020; 10:92. PubMed
  • Seliger B, Ferrone S. HLA Class I Antigen Processing Machinery Defects in Cancer Cells-Frequency, Functional Significance, and Clinical Relevance with Special Emphasis on Their Role in T Cell-Based Immunotherapy of Malignant Disease. Methods Mol Biol 2020; 2055:325-350. PubMed
  • Sabbatino F, Scognamiglio G, Liguori L, Marra A, Anniciello AM, Polcaro G, Dal Col J, Caputo A, Peluso AL, Botti G, Zeppa P, Ferrone S, Pepe S. Peritumoral Immune Infiltrate as a Prognostic Biomarker in Thin Melanoma. 2020; 11:561390. PubMed
  • Krokhotin A, Du H, Hirabayashi K, Popov K, Kurokawa T, Wan X, Ferrone S, Dotti G, Dokholyan NV. Computationally Guided Design of Single-Chain Variable Fragment Improves Specificity of Chimeric Antigen Receptors. Mol Ther Oncolytics 2019; 15:30-37. PubMed
  • Caratelli S, Arriga R, Sconocchia T, Ottaviani A, Lanzilli G, Pastore D, Cenciarelli C, Venditti A, Del Principe MI, Lauro D, Landoni E, Du H, Savoldo B, Ferrone S, Dotti G, Sconocchia G. In vitro elimination of EGFR-overexpressing cancer cells by CD32A chimeric receptor T cells in combination with cetuximab or panitumumab. Int. J. Cancer 2019. PubMed
  • Nehama D, Di Ianni N, Musio S, Du H, Patané M, Pollo B, Finocchiaro G, Park JJH, Dunn DE, Edwards DS, Damrauer JS, Hudson H, Floyd SR, Ferrone S, Savoldo B, Pellegatta S, Dotti G. B7-H3-redirected chimeric antigen receptor T cells target glioblastoma and neurospheres. EBioMedicine 2019; 47:33-43. PubMed
  • Peppicelli S, Ruzzolini J, Andreucci E, Bianchini F, Kontos F, Yamada T, Ferrone S, Calorini L. Potential Role of HLA Class I Antigens in the Glycolytic Metabolism and Motility of Melanoma Cells. Cancers (Basel) 2019. PubMed
  • Arriga R, Caratelli S, Lanzilli G, Ottaviani A, Cenciarelli C, Sconocchia T, Spagnoli GC, Iezzi G, Roselli M, Lauro D, Coppola A, Dotti G, Ferrone S, Sconocchia G. CD16-158-valine chimeric receptor T cells overcome the resistance of KRAS-mutated colorectal carcinoma cells to cetuximab. Int. J. Cancer 2019. PubMed
  • Tian T, Lv X, Pan G, Lu Y, Chen W, He W, Lei X, Zhang H, Liu M, Sun S, Ou Z, Lin X, Cai L, He L, Tu Z, Wang X, Tannous BA, Ferrone S, Li J, Fan S. Long noncoding RNA MPRL promotes mitochondrial fission and cisplatin chemosensitivity via disruption of pre-miRNA processing. Clin Cancer Res 2019. PubMed
  • Fan S, Tian T, Chen W, Lv X, Lei X, Zhang H, Sun S, Cai L, Pan G, He L, Ou Z, Lin X, Wang X, Perez MF, Tu Z, Ferrone S, Tannous BA, Li J. Mitochondrial miRNA Determines Chemoresistance by Reprogramming Metabolism and Regulating Mitochondrial Transcription. Cancer Res 2019; 79:1069-1084. PubMed
  • Kasten BB, Ferrone S, Zinn KR, Buchsbaum DJ. B7-H3-targeted radioimmunotherapy of human cancer. Curr Med Chem 2019. PubMed
  • Mitra D, Horick NK, Brackett DG, Mouw KW, Hornick JL, Ferrone S, Hong TS, Mamon H, Clark JW, Parikh AR, Allen JN, Ryan DP, Ting DT, Deshpande V, Wo JY. High IDO1 Expression Is Associated with Poor Outcome in Patients with Anal Cancer Treated with Definitive Chemoradiotherapy. Oncologist 2019. PubMed
  • Du H, Hirabayashi K, Ahn S, Kren NP, Montgomery SA, Wang X, Tiruthani K, Mirlekar B, Michaud D, Greene K, Herrera SG, Xu Y, Sun C, Chen Y, Ma X, Ferrone CR, Pylayeva-Gupta Y, Yeh JJ, Liu R, Savoldo B, Ferrone S, Dotti G. Antitumor Responses in the Absence of Toxicity in Solid Tumors by Targeting B7-H3 via Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells. Cancer Cell 2019; 35:221-237.e8. PubMed
  • Cai L, Michelakos T, Deshpande V, Arora KS, Yamada T, Ting DT, Taylor MS, Castillo CF, Warshaw AL, Lillemoe KD, Ferrone S, Ferrone CR. Role of Tumor-Associated Macrophages in the Clinical Course of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (PanNETs). Clin Cancer Res 2019. PubMed
  • Sottile R, Federico G, Garofalo C, Tallerico R, Faniello MC, Quaresima B, Cristiani CM, Di Sanzo M, Cuda G, Ventura V, Wagner AK, Contrò G, Perrotti N, Gulletta E, Ferrone S, Kärre K, Costanzo FS, Carlomagno F, Carbone E. Iron and Ferritin Modulate MHC Class I Expression and NK Cell Recognition. 2019; 10:224. PubMed
  • Chen W, Wang P, Lu Y, Jin T, Lei X, Liu M, Zhuang P, Liao J, Lin Z, Li B, Peng Y, Pan G, Lv X, Zhang H, Ou Z, Xie S, Lin X, Sun S, Ferrone S, Tannous BA, Ruan Y, Li J, Fan S. Decreased expression of mitochondrial miR-5787 contributes to chemoresistance by reprogramming glucose metabolism and inhibiting MT-CO3 translation. Theranostics 2019; 9:5739-5754. PubMed
  • Riccardo F, Tarone L, Iussich S, Giacobino D, Arigoni M, Sammartano F, Morello E, Martano M, Gattino F, Maria R, Ferrone S, Buracco P, Cavallo F. Identification of CSPG4 as a promising target for translational combinatorial approaches in osteosarcoma. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2019; 11:1758835919855491. PubMed
  • Zeng B, Liao J, Zhang H, Fu S, Chen W, Pan G, Li Q, Chen W, Ferrone S, Wu B, Sun S, Hu J, Ahn MH, Lin Z, Yu D, Ou Z, Wang X, Mo F, Huang N, Hamilton JA, Li J, Fan S. Novel ANO5 mutation c.1067G>T (p.C356F) identified by whole genome sequencing in a big family with atypical gnathodiaphyseal dysplasia. Head Neck 2018. PubMed
  • Sabbatino F, Marra A, Liguori L, Scognamiglio G, Fusciello C, Botti G, Ferrone S, Pepe S. Resistance to anti-PD-1-based immunotherapy in basal cell carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature. J Immunother Cancer 2018; 6:126. PubMed
  • Maccalli C, Rasul KI, Elawad M, Ferrone S. The role of cancer stem cells in the modulation of anti-tumor immune responses. Semin Cancer Biol 2018. PubMed
  • Kurokawa T, Tsurita G, Tanimoto T, Yamada T, Ferrone S. Risk Prediction Model for Cisplatin-Associated Acute Kidney Injury. J Clin Oncol 2018. PubMed
  • Pilla L, Ferrone S, Maccalli C. Methods for improving the immunogenicity and efficacy of cancer vaccines. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2018. PubMed
  • Kasten BB, Oliver PG, Kim H, Fan J, Ferrone S, Zinn KR, Buchsbaum DJ. Pb-Labeled Antibody 225.28 Targeted to Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 4 for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Therapy in Mouse Models. Int J Mol Sci 2018. PubMed
  • Kasten BB, Gangrade A, Kim H, Fan J, Ferrone S, Ferrone CR, Zinn KR, Buchsbaum DJ. Pb-labeled B7-H3-targeting antibody for pancreatic cancer therapy in mouse models. Nucl Med Biol 2018; 58:67-73. PubMed
  • Pellegatta S, Savoldo B, Di Ianni N, Corbetta C, Chen Y, Patané M, Sun C, Pollo B, Ferrone S, DiMeco F, Finocchiaro G, Dotti G. Constitutive and TNFα-inducible expression of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 in glioblastoma and neurospheres: Implications for CAR-T cell therapy. Sci Transl Med 2018. PubMed
  • Cai L, Michelakos T, Yamada T, Fan S, Wang X, Schwab JH, Ferrone CR, Ferrone S. Defective HLA class I antigen processing machinery in cancer. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2018. PubMed
  • Pai SI, Jack Lee J, Carey TE, Westra WH, Ferrone S, Moore C, Mosunjac MB, Shin DM, Ferris RL, . HLA class I antigen processing machinery (APM) component expression and PD-1:PD-L1 pathway activation in HIV-infected head and neck cancers. Oral Oncol 2018; 77:92-97. PubMed
  • Ludwig S, Sharma P, Theodoraki MN, Pietrowska M, Yerneni SS, Lang S, Ferrone S, Whiteside TL. Molecular and Functional Profiles of Exosomes From HPV(+) and HPV(-) Head and Neck Cancer Cell Lines. 2018; 8:445. PubMed
  • Durgeau A, Virk Y, Gros G, Voilin E, Corgnac S, Djenidi F, Salmon J, Adam J, de Montpréville V, Validire P, Ferrone S, Chouaib S, Eggermont A, Soria JC, Lemonnier F, Tartour E, Chaput N, Besse B, Mami-Chouaib F. Human preprocalcitonin self-antigen generates TAP-dependent and -independent epitopes triggering optimised T-cell responses toward immune-escaped tumours. Nat Commun 2018; 9:5097. PubMed
  • Sharma P, Ludwig S, Muller L, Hong CS, Kirkwood JM, Ferrone S, Whiteside TL. Immunoaffinity-based isolation of melanoma cell-derived exosomes from plasma of patients with melanoma. J Extracell Vesicles 2018; 7:1435138. PubMed
  • Wang X, Wang X, Gu J, Zhou M, He Z, Wang X, Ferrone S. Overexpression of miR-489 enhances efficacy of 5-fluorouracil-based treatment in breast cancer stem cells by targeting XIAP. 2017; 8:113837-113846. PubMed
  • Marra A, Ferrone C, Fusciello C, Scognamiglio G, Ferrone S, Pepe S, Perri F, Sabbatino F. Translational Research in Cutaneous Melanoma: New Therapeutic Perspectives. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2017. PubMed
  • Romoli MR, Di Gennaro P, Gerlini G, Sestini S, Brandani P, Ferrone S, Borgognoni L. High Antigen Processing Machinery component expression in Langerhans cells from melanoma patients' sentinel lymph nodes. Cell Immunol 2017. PubMed
  • Cong J, Wang Y, Zhang X, Zhang N, Liu L, Soukup K, Michelakos T, Hong T, DeLeo A, Cai L, Sabbatino F, Ferrone S, Lee H, Levina V, Fuchs B, Tanabe K, Lillemoe K, Ferrone C, Wang X. A novel chemoradiation targeting stem and nonstem pancreatic cancer cells by repurposing disulfiram. Cancer Lett 2017; 409:9-19. PubMed
  • Wang X, Wang Y, Gu J, Zhou D, He Z, Wang X, Ferrone S. ADAM12-L confers acquired 5-fluorouracil resistance in breast cancer cells. Sci Rep 2017; 7:9687. PubMed
  • Al-Sukaini A, Hornicek FJ, Peacock ZS, Kaban LB, Ferrone S, Schwab JH. Immune Surveillance Plays a Role in Locally Aggressive Giant Cell Lesions of Bone. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2017. PubMed
  • Cai L, Michelakos T, Ferrone CR, Zhang L, Deshpande V, Shen Q, DeLeo A, Yamada T, Zhang G, Ferrone S, Wang X. Expression status of folate receptor alpha is a predictor of survival in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. 2017; 8:37646-37656. PubMed
  • Yang KS, Im H, Hong S, Pergolini I, Del Castillo AF, Wang R, Clardy S, Huang CH, Pille C, Ferrone S, Yang R, Castro CM, Lee H, Del Castillo CF, Weissleder R. Multiparametric plasma EV profiling facilitates diagnosis of pancreatic malignancy. Sci Transl Med 2017. PubMed
  • Ritter C, Fan K, Paschen A, Reker Hardrup S, Ferrone S, Nghiem P, Ugurel S, Schrama D, Becker JC. Epigenetic priming restores the HLA class-I antigen processing machinery expression in Merkel cell carcinoma. Sci Rep 2017; 7:2290. PubMed
  • Maccalli C, Parmiani G, Ferrone S. Immunomodulating and Immunoresistance Properties of Cancer-Initiating Cells: Implications for the Clinical Success of Immunotherapy. Immunol Invest 2017; 46:221-238. PubMed
  • Kasten BB, Arend RC, Katre AA, Kim H, Fan J, Ferrone S, Zinn KR, Buchsbaum DJ. B7-H3-targeted (212)Pb radioimmunotherapy of ovarian cancer in preclinical models. Nucl Med Biol 2017; 47:23-30. PubMed
  • Seliger B, Kloor M, Ferrone S. HLA class II antigen-processing pathway in tumors: Molecular defects and clinical relevance. Oncoimmunology 2017; 6:e1171447. PubMed
  • Gettinger S, Choi J, Hastings K, Truini A, Datar I, Sowell R, Wurtz A, Dong W, Cai G, Melnick MA, Du VY, Schlessinger J, Goldberg SB, Chiang A, Sanmamed MF, Melero I, Agorreta J, Montuenga LM, Lifton R, Ferrone S, Kavathas P, Rimm DL, Kaech SM, Schalper K, Herbst RS, Politi K. Impaired HLA Class I Antigen Processing and Presentation as a Mechanism of Acquired Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Lung Cancer. 2017; 7:1420-1435. PubMed
  • Caratelli S, Sconocchia T, Arriga R, Coppola A, Lanzilli G, Lauro D, Venditti A, Del Principe MI, Buccisano F, Maurillo L, Ferrone S, Sconocchia G. FCγ Chimeric Receptor-Engineered T Cells: Methodology, Advantages, Limitations, and Clinical Relevance. 2017; 8:457. PubMed
  • Conteduca G, Fenoglio D, Parodi A, Battaglia F, Kalli F, Negrini S, Tardito S, Ferrera F, Salis A, Millo E, Pasquale G, Barra G, Damonte G, Indiveri F, Ferrone S, Filaci G. AIRE polymorphism, melanoma antigen-specific T cell immunity, and susceptibility to melanoma. 2016. PubMed
  • Srivastava RM, Trivedi S, Concha-Benavente F, Gibson SP, Reeder C, Ferrone S, Ferris RL. CD137 stimulation enhances cetuximab induced natural killer (NK): dendritic cell (DC) priming of anti-tumor T cell immunity in head and neck cancer patients. Clin Cancer Res 2016. PubMed
  • Sabbatino F, Wang Y, Scognamiglio G, Favoino E, Feldman SA, Villani V, Flaherty KT, Nota S, Giannarelli D, Simeone E, Anniciello AM, Palmieri G, Pepe S, Botti G, Ascierto PA, Ferrone CR, Ferrone S. Antitumor Activity of BRAF Inhibitor and IFNα Combination in BRAF-Mutant Melanoma. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2016. PubMed
  • Concha-Benavente F, Srivastava R, Ferrone S, Ferris RL. Immunological and clinical significance of HLA class I antigen processing machinery component defects in malignant cells. Oral Oncol 2016; 58:52-8. PubMed
  • Schoenfeld AJ, Wang X, Wang Y, Hornicek FJ, Nielsen GP, Duan Z, Ferrone S, Schwab JH. CSPG4 as a prognostic biomarker in chordoma. Spine J 2016; 16:722-7. PubMed
  • Trivedi S, Srivastava RM, Concha-Benavente F, Ferrone S, Garcia-Bates TM, Li J, Ferris RL. Anti-EGFR targeted monoclonal antibody isotype influences anti-tumor cellular immunity in head and neck cancer patients. Clin Cancer Res 2016. PubMed
  • Villani V, Mahadevan KK, Ligorio M, Fernández-Del Castillo C, Ting DT, Sabbatino F, Zhang I, Vangel M, Ferrone S, Warshaw AL, Lillemoe KD, Wargo J, Deshpande V, Ferrone CR. Phosphorylated Histone H3 (PHH3) Is a Superior Proliferation Marker for Prognosis of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Ann Surg Oncol 2016. PubMed
  • Gameiro SR, Malamas AS, Tsang KY, Ferrone S, Hodge JW. Inhibitors of histone deacetylase 1 reverse the immune evasion phenotype to enhance T-cell mediated lysis of prostate and breast carcinoma cells. 2016; 7:7390-402. PubMed
  • Arriga R, Caratelli S, Coppola A, Spagnoli GC, Venditti A, Amadori S, Lanzilli G, Lauro D, Palomba P, Sconocchia T, Del Principe MI, Maurillo L, Buccisano F, Capuani B, Ferrone S, Sconocchia G. Enhancement of anti-leukemia activity of NK cells in vitro and in vivo by inhibition of leukemia cell-induced NK cell damage. 2015. PubMed
  • Sottile R, Pangigadde PN, Tan T, Anichini A, Sabbatino F, Trecroci F, Favoino E, Orgiano L, Roberts J, Ferrone S, Kärre K, Colucci F, Carbone E. HLA class I downregulation is associated with enhanced NK-cell killing of melanoma cells with acquired drug resistance to BRAF inhibitors. Eur J Immunol 2015. PubMed
  • Chang CC, Pirozzi G, Wen SH, Chung IH, Chiu BL, Errico S, Luongo M, Lombardi ML, Ferrone S. Multiple Structural and Epigenetic Defects in the Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I Antigen Presentation Pathway in a Recurrent Metastatic Melanoma Following Immunotherapy. J Biol Chem 2015. PubMed
  • Wang Y, Wang X, Ferrone CR, Schwab JH, Ferrone S. Intracellular antigens as targets for antibody based immunotherapy of malignant diseases. Mol Oncol 2015. PubMed
  • Wang Y, Geldres C, Ferrone S, Dotti G. Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 as a target for chimeric antigen receptor-based T-cell immunotherapy of solid tumors. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2015; 19:1339-50. PubMed
  • Sabbatino F, Villani V, Yearley JH, Deshpande V, Cai L, Konstantinidis IT, Moon C, Nota S, Wang Y, Al-Sukaini A, Zhu AX, Goyal L, Ting DT, Bardeesy N, Hong TS, Fernandez-Del Castillo C, Tanabe KK, Lillemoe KD, Ferrone S, Ferrone CR. PD-L1 and HLA Class I Antigen Expression and Clinical Course of the Disease in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 2015. PubMed
  • Tsao CY, Sabbatino F, Cheung NV, Hsu JC, Villani V, Wang X, Ferrone S. Anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic activity of GD2 ganglioside-specific monoclonal antibody 3F8 in human melanoma cells. Oncoimmunology 2015; 4:e1023975. PubMed
  • Srivastava RM, Trivedi S, Concha-Benavente F, Hyun-Bae J, Wang L, Seethala RR, Branstetter BF, Ferrone S, Ferris RL. STAT1-Induced HLA Class I Upregulation Enhances Immunogenicity and Clinical Response to Anti-EGFR mAb Cetuximab Therapy in HNC Patients. Cancer Immunol Res 2015. PubMed
  • Jie HB, Schuler PJ, Lee SC, Srivastava RM, Argiris A, Ferrone S, Whiteside TL, Ferris RL. CTLA-4⁺ Regulatory T Cells Increased in Cetuximab-Treated Head and Neck Cancer Patients Suppress NK Cell Cytotoxicity and Correlate with Poor Prognosis. Cancer Res 2015. PubMed
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