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Joao V. Alessi

Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteORCID 0000-0002-8072-5946Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cancer Biology· 2 Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Mark Magdi AwadiD· 3 shared Biagio RicciutiiD· 2 shared Michael P. ManosiD· 2 shared Scott J. RodigiD· 2 shared Aditi SahuiD· 1 shared Ajit J. NirmaliD· 1 shared Alexander B. AfeyaniD· 1 shared Alexander GuseviD· 1 shared

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Cancer BiologyCellPeer-reviewedOct 17, 2025

Craters on the melanoma surface facilitate tumor-immune interactions and demonstrate pathologic response to checkpoint blockade in humans

Aya Ludin, Georgia L. Stirtz, Asaf Tal…·Leonard Ira Zon

The paper identifies crater-shaped structures in melanoma that enhance immune response to checkpoint blockade therapy in humans and zebrafish.

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Cancer BiologyCell Reports MedicinePeer-reviewedOct 15, 2025

Pan-cancer spatial characterization of key immune biomarkers in the tumor microenvironment

James R. Lindsay, Jennifer Altreuter, Joao V. Alessi…·William E. Lotter

The paper provides a pan-cancer spatial analysis of immune biomarkers in the tumor microenvironment using multiplex immunofluorescence data from 2,019 tumors across 14 cancer types.

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Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprintApr 10, 2022

Germline variants associated with immunotherapy-related adverse events

Stefan Groha, Sarah Abou Alaiwi, Wenxin Vincent Xu…·Alexander Gusev

This study identifies three germline variants associated with immune-related adverse events in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors.

DOI 10.1101/2022.04.10.22273627

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