2025 Journal Article A synthetic cyclic peptide for promoting antigen presentation and immune activationZhang, Jiahui, Madge, Harrison Y. R., Mahmoud, Asmaa, Lu, Lantian, Wang, Wanyi, Huang, Wenbin, Koirala, Prashamsa, Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina L., Kong, Wei Yang, Bashiri, Sahra, Shalash, Ahmed O., Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Wells, James W., Toth, Istvan and Stephenson, Rachel J. (2025). A synthetic cyclic peptide for promoting antigen presentation and immune activation. NPJ Vaccines, 10 (1) 9, 9-1. doi: 10.1038/s41541-024-01050-4 |
2024 Journal Article Utilizing murine dendritic cell line DC2.4 to evaluate the immunogenicity of subunit vaccines in vitroLu, Lantian, Kong, Wei Yang, Zhang, Jiahui, Firdaus, Farrhana, Wells, James W., Stephenson, Rachel J., Toth, Istvan, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Cruz, Jazmina L. Gonzalez (2024). Utilizing murine dendritic cell line DC2.4 to evaluate the immunogenicity of subunit vaccines in vitro. Frontiers in Immunology, 15 1298721, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1298721 |
2024 Journal Article Checkpoint kinase 1 inhibitor + low‐dose hydroxyurea efficiently kills BRAF inhibitor‐ and immune checkpoint inhibitor‐resistant melanomasZeng, Zhen, Ngo, Hung Long, Proctor, Martina, Rizos, Helen, Dolcetti, Riccardo, Cruz, Jazmina Gonzalez, Wells, James W. and Gabrielli, Brian (2024). Checkpoint kinase 1 inhibitor + low‐dose hydroxyurea efficiently kills BRAF inhibitor‐ and immune checkpoint inhibitor‐resistant melanomas. Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research, 37 (1), 45-50. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.13120 |
2024 Journal Article Peritumoral administration of immunomodulatory antibodies as a triple combination suppresses skin tumor growth without systemic toxicityWright, Quentin G., Sinha, Debottam, Wells, James W., Frazer, Ian H., Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina L. and Leggatt, Graham Robert (2024). Peritumoral administration of immunomodulatory antibodies as a triple combination suppresses skin tumor growth without systemic toxicity. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, 12 (1) e007960. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2023-007960 |
2023 Journal Article Deep spatial-omics analysis of Head & Neck carcinomas provides alternative therapeutic targets and rationale for treatment failureCauser, Andrew, Tan, Xiao, Lu, Xuehan, Moseley, Philip, Teoh, Siok M., Molotkov, Natalie, McGrath, Margaret, Kim, Taehyun, Simpson, Peter T, Perry, Christopher, Frazer, Ian H., Panizza, Benedict, Ladwa, Rahul, Nguyen, Quan and Gonzalez-Cruz, Jazmina L. (2023). Deep spatial-omics analysis of Head & Neck carcinomas provides alternative therapeutic targets and rationale for treatment failure. n p j Precision Oncology, 7 (1) 89, 89. doi: 10.1038/s41698-023-00444-2 |
2023 Journal Article Skin-grafting and dendritic cell “boosted” humanized mouse models allow the pre-clinical evaluation of therapeutic cancer vaccinesZeng, Bijun, Moi, Davide, Molotkov, Natalie, Tolley, Lynn, Frazer, Ian Hector, Perry, Christopher, Dolcetti, Riccardo, Mazzieri, Roberta and Cruz, Jazmina L. G. (2023). Skin-grafting and dendritic cell “boosted” humanized mouse models allow the pre-clinical evaluation of therapeutic cancer vaccines. Cells, 12 (16) 2094, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/cells12162094 |
2023 Journal Article Liposomal formulations of a polyleucine–antigen conjugate as therapeutic vaccines against cervical cancerFirdaus, Farrhana Z., Bartlett, Stacey, Hussein, Waleed M., Lu, Lantian, Wright, Quentin, Huang, Wenbin, Nahar, Ummey J., Yang, Jieru, Khongkow, Mattaka, Veitch, Margaret, Koirala, Prashamsa, Ruktanonchai, Uracha R., Monteiro, Michael J., Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina L., Stephenson, Rachel J., Wells, James W., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2023). Liposomal formulations of a polyleucine–antigen conjugate as therapeutic vaccines against cervical cancer. Pharmaceutics, 15 (2) 602, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020602 |
2022 Journal Article Repurposing of commercially existing molecular target therapies to boost the clinical efficacy of immune checkpoint blockadeSinha, Debottam, Moseley, Philip, Lu, Xuehan, Wright, Quentin, Gabrielli, Brian, Frazer, Ian H. and Cruz, Jazmina L. G. (2022). Repurposing of commercially existing molecular target therapies to boost the clinical efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade. Cancers, 14 (24) 6150, 1-26. doi: 10.3390/cancers14246150 |
2022 Journal Article Cytokine/Chemokine assessment as a complementary diagnostic tool for inflammatory skin diseasesLiu, Timothy J., Lin, Lynlee L., McMeniman, Erin, Wu, Jason, Kao, Yung-Ching, Kumari, Snehlata, Boyle, Glen M., Wells, James W., Soyer, H. Peter and Gonzalez-Cruz, Jazmina L. (2022). Cytokine/Chemokine assessment as a complementary diagnostic tool for inflammatory skin diseases. Frontiers in Immunology, 13 1028435, 1-8. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1028435 |
2022 Journal Article Poly(hydrophobic amino acids) and liposomes for delivery of vaccine against Group A StreptococcusAzuar, Armira, Madge, Harrison Y. R., Boer, Jennifer C., Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina L., Wang, Jingwen, Khalil, Zeinab G., Deceneux, Cyril, Goodchild, Georgia, Yang, Jieru, Koirala, Prashamsa, Hussein, Waleed M., Capon, Robert J., Plebanski, Magdalena, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). Poly(hydrophobic amino acids) and liposomes for delivery of vaccine against Group A Streptococcus. Vaccines, 10 (8) 1212, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10081212 |
2021 Journal Article Targeting Replication Stress Using CHK1 Inhibitor Promotes Innate and NKT Cell Immune Responses and Tumour RegressionProctor, Martina, Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina L., Daignault-Mill, Sheena M., Veitch, Margaret, Zeng, Bijun, Ehmann, Anna, Sabdia, Muhammed, Snell, Cameron, Keane, Colm, Dolcetti, Riccardo, Haass, Nikolas K., Wells, James W. and Gabrielli, Brian (2021). Targeting Replication Stress Using CHK1 Inhibitor Promotes Innate and NKT Cell Immune Responses and Tumour Regression. Cancers, 13 (15) 3733, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/cancers13153733 |
2021 Journal Article PD-1 and beyond to activate T cells in cutaneous squamous cell cancers: the case for 4-1BB and VISTA antibodies in combination therapyWright, Quentin, Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina L., Wells, James W. and Leggatt, Graham R. (2021). PD-1 and beyond to activate T cells in cutaneous squamous cell cancers: the case for 4-1BB and VISTA antibodies in combination therapy. Cancers, 13 (13) 3310, 3310. doi: 10.3390/cancers13133310 |
2021 Journal Article Evolution of cancer vaccines—challenges, achievements and future directionsTay, Ban Qi, Wright, Quentin, Ladwa, Rahul, Perry, Christopher, Leggatt, Graham, Simpson, Fiona, Wells, James W., Panizza, Benedict J., Frazer, Ian H. and Cruz, Jazmina L. G. (2021). Evolution of cancer vaccines—challenges, achievements and future directions. Vaccines, 9 (5) 535, 535. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9050535 |
2021 Journal Article IFN-γ critically enables the intratumoural infiltration of CXCR3+ CD8+ T cells to drive squamous cell carcinoma regressionZeng, Zhen, Veitch, Margaret, Kelly, Gabrielle A., Tuong, Zewen K., Cruz, Jazmina G., Frazer, Ian H. and Wells, James W. (2021). IFN-γ critically enables the intratumoural infiltration of CXCR3+ CD8+ T cells to drive squamous cell carcinoma regression. Cancers, 13 (9) 2131, 2131. doi: 10.3390/cancers13092131 |
2021 Journal Article Investigating T cell immunity in cancer: achievements and prospectsZeng, Zhen, Chew, Hui Yi, Cruz, Jazmina G., Leggatt, Graham R. and Wells, James W. (2021). Investigating T cell immunity in cancer: achievements and prospects. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22 (6) 2907, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/ijms22062907 |
2020 Journal Article Development of polyelectrolyte complexes for the delivery of peptide-based subunit vaccines against group A streptococcusZhao, Lili, Jin, Wanli, Cruz, Jazmina Gonzalez, Marasini, Nirmal, Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). Development of polyelectrolyte complexes for the delivery of peptide-based subunit vaccines against group A streptococcus. Nanomaterials, 10 (5) 823, 823. doi: 10.3390/nano10050823 |
2020 Journal Article Endocytosis Inhibition in Humans to Improve Responses to ADCC-Mediating AntibodiesChew, Hui Yi, De Lima, Priscila O., Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina L., Banushi, Blerida, Echejoh, Godwins, Hu, Lingbo, Joseph, Shannon R., Lum, Benedict, Rae, James, O'Donnell, Jake S., Merida de Long, Lilia, Okano, Satomi, King, Brigid, Barry, Rachael, Moi, Davide, Mazzieri, Roberta, Thomas, Ranjeny, Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando, Foote, Matthew, McCluskey, Adam, Robinson, Phillip J., Frazer, Ian H., Saunders, Nicholas A., Parton, Robert G., Dolcetti, Riccardo, Cuff, Katharine, Martin, Jennifer H., Panizza, Benedict, Walpole, Euan ... Simpson, Fiona (2020). Endocytosis Inhibition in Humans to Improve Responses to ADCC-Mediating Antibodies. Cell, 180 (5), 895-914.e27. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.02.019 |
2020 Journal Article Poly(amino acids) as a potent self-adjuvanting delivery system for peptide-based nanovaccinesSkwarczynski, Mariusz, Zhao, Guangzu, Boer, Jennifer C., Ozberk, Victoria, Azuar, Armira, Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina, Kumar Giddam, Ashwini, Khalil, Zeinab G., Pandey, Manisha, Shibu, Mohini A., Hussein, Waleed M., Nevagi, Reshma J., Batzloff, Michael R., Wells, James W., Capon, Robert J., Plebanski, Magdalena, Good, Michael F. and Toth, Istvan (2020). Poly(amino acids) as a potent self-adjuvanting delivery system for peptide-based nanovaccines. Science Advances, 6 (5) eaax2285, eaax2285. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aax2285 |
2020 Journal Article Immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Beyond an era of chemoradiation?Masterson, Liam, Howard, James, Gonzalez-Cruz, Jazmina, Jackson, Christopher, Barnett, Catherine, Overton, Lewis, Liu, Howard, Ladwa, Rahul, Simpson, Fiona, McGrath, Margie, Wallwork, Ben, Jones, Terry, Ottensmeier, Christian, Chua, Melvin L. K., Perry, Chris, Khanna, Rajiv, Panizza, Benedict, Porceddu, Sandro and Lechner, Matt (2020). Immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Beyond an era of chemoradiation?. International Journal of Cancer, 146 (8) ijc.32869, 2305-2314. doi: 10.1002/ijc.32869 |
2019 Journal Article Cytokine/chemokine profiles in squamous cell carcinoma correlate with precancerous and cancerous disease stageTuong, Zewen, Lewandowski, Andrew, Bridge, Jennifer, Gonzalez-Cruz, Jazmina, Yamada, Miko, Lambie, Duncan, Lewandowski, Richard, Steptoe, Raymond, Leggatt, Graham, Simpson, Fiona, Frazer, Ian, Soyer, Peter and Wells, James W. (2019). Cytokine/chemokine profiles in squamous cell carcinoma correlate with precancerous and cancerous disease stage. Scientific Reports, 9 (1) 17754, 17754. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-54435-0 |