By Dr Sarah Christina Sasson

Journal articles

Cheung VTF; Gupta T; Olsson-Brown A; Subramanian S; Sasson SC; Heseltine J; Fryer E; Collantes E; Sacco JJ; Pirmohamed M; Simmons A; Klenerman P; Tuthill M; Protheroe AS; Chitnis M; Fairfax BP; Payne MJ; Middleton MR; Brain O, 2020, 'Immune checkpoint inhibitor-related colitis assessment and prognosis: can IBD scoring point the way?', British Journal of Cancer, 123, pp. 207 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-020-0882-y

Sasson SC; Gordon CL; Christo SN; Klenerman P; Mackay LK, 2020, 'Local heroes or villains: tissue-resident memory T cells in human health and disease', Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 17, pp. 113 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41423-019-0359-1

Cheung VTF; Gupta T; Olsson-Brown A; Subramanian S; Sasson SC; Heseltine J; Fryer E; Collantes E; Sacco JJ; Pirmohamed M; Simmons A; Klenerman P; Fairfax BP; Payne MJ; Middleton MR; Brain O, 2020, 'P272 Immune checkpoint inhibitor-related colitis assessment and prognosis: can inflammatory bowel disease scoring point the way?', Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 14, pp. S286 - S288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz203.401

Cheung VT; Gupta T; Olsson-Brown AC; Subramanian S; Sasson SC; Heseltine J; Fryer E; Collantes-Bellido E; Sacco JJ; Pirmohamed M; Simmons A; Klenerman P; Fairfax BP; Payne MJ; Middleton MR; Brain O, 2020, 'Su1185 IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITOR-RELATED COLITIS ASSESSMENT AND PROGNOSIS: CAN UCEIS, MAYO AND NANCY INDEX SCORING POINT THE WAY?', Gastroenterology, 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(20)32033-3

Sasson SC; Corbett A; McLachlan AJ; Chen R; Adelstein SA; Riminton S; Limaye S, 2019, 'Enhanced serum immunoglobulin G clearance in myotonic dystrophy-associated hypogammaglobulinemia: A case series and review of the literature', Journal of Medical Case Reports, 13, pp. 338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2285-3

Sasson SC; Cheung VTF; Gupta T; Zaunders JJ; Nahar K; Munier CM-L; Olsson-Brown A; Ahlenstiel G; Palendira U; Scolyer RA; Carlino MS; Long GV; Menzies AM; Kelleher A; Payne M; Fairfax B; Middleton MR; Klenerman P; Brain O, 2019, '1303P Tissue-based activation of mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells in combination ipilimumab and nivolumab checkpoint inhibitor (CI) colitis', Annals of Oncology, 30, pp. v530, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdz253.128

Deenick EK; Morey A; Danta M; Emmett L; Fay K; Gracie G; Ma CS; Macintosh R; Smith SABC; Sasson SC; Sewell WA; Cowley M; Tangye SG; Kelleher AD; Phan TG, 2018, 'Reversible Suppression of Lymphoproliferation and Thrombocytopenia with Rapamycin in a Patient with Common Variable Immunodeficiency', Journal of Clinical Immunology, 38, pp. 159 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10875-018-0477-z

Sasson SC; Russo R; Chung T; Chu G; Hunyor I; Williamson J; Murad A; Kane A; Riminton S; Limaye S, 2017, 'Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging-indeterminate/negative cardiac sarcoidosis revealed by ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography: Two case reports and a review of the literature', Journal of Medical Case Reports, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1453-6

Koelsch KK; Rasmussen TA; Hey-Nguyen WJ; Pearson C; Xu Y; Bailey M; Marks KH; Sasson SC; Taylor MS; Tantau R; Obeid S; Milner B; Morrissey O; Pinto AN; Suzuki K; Busch MP; Keating SM; Kaiser P; Yukl S; Wong JK; Hiener BM; Palmer S; Zaunders J; Post JJ; Chan DJ; Avery S; Milliken ST; Kelleher AD; Lewin SR; Cooper DA; Cooper D, 2017, 'Impact of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation on the HIV Reservoir and Immune Response in 3 HIV-Infected Individuals', Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 75, pp. 328 - 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000001381

Sasson SC; Davies S; Chan R; Davies L; Garsia R, 2016, 'Cerebral toxoplasmosis in a patient with myasthenia gravis and thymoma with immunodeficiency/Good's syndrome: A case report', BMC Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1801-y

Anderson S; Sasson SC; Lee FJ; Cooper W; Larsen S; Garsia R, 2016, 'Episodic fevers and vasodilatory shock mimicking urosepsis in a patient with HIV-associated multicentric Castleman's Disease: A case report', BMC Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1378-5

Sasson SC; McGill K; Wienholt L; Carr A; Brown DA; Kelleher AD; Breit SN; Sewell WA, 2015, 'Comparison of the Freelite serum free light chain (SFLC) assay with serum and urine electrophoresis/immunofixation and the N Latex FLC assay', Pathology, 47, pp. 564 - 569, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAT.0000000000000316

Sasson SC; Smith SA; Qiu MR; Stone ECA; Sewell WA, 2015, 'Monoclonal precursor T-cell infiltrate in recurrent thymoma: a case report', Pathology, 47, pp. 375 - 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAT.0000000000000257

Koelsch KK; Hey-Cunningham WJ; Sasson SC; Pearson C; Bailey M; Marks KH; Hiener BM; Palmer S; Zaunders JJ; Post JJ; Milliken ST; Kelleher AD; Cooper DA; Xu Y, 2015, 'Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in two HIV-1 infected patients shows no detectable HIV-1 RNA or DNA, and a profound reduction in HIV-1 antibodies', Pathology, 47, pp. S55 - S55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.pat.0000461459.26902.eb

Sasson SC; McGill K; Wienholt L; Carr A; Brown D; Kelleher AD; Breit SN; Sewell WA, 2015, 'Retrospective audit of the freeliteTM serum free light chain (SFLC) assay: testing patterns, concordance with serum and urine electrophoresis/immunofixation and correlation with the N latex FLC assay', Pathology, 47, pp. s94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.pat.0000461601.28805.d5

Sasson S; Smith S; Sewell WA; Morey A; Danta M; Emmett L; Kelleher AD; Fay K; Tri P, 2014, 'MONOCLONAL B-CELL POPULATION OF INDETERMINANT MALIGNANT POTENTIAL IN THE SETTING OF ATYPICAL CVID ASSOCIATED WITH LYMPHADENOPATHY AND SPLENOMEGALY', INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, 44, pp. 33 - 33, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000342722800109&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Sasson SC; Kelleher AD, 2014, 'Site-specific host gene modification by zinc finger nucleases: pointing the way to drug free control of HIV-1?', Clinical and Translational Immunology, 3, pp. e19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/cti.2014.12

Sasson SC; Oon A; Chagantri J; Brew BJ; Carr A, 2013, 'Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) in an HIV-1 infected patient with disseminated varicella zoster virus: a case report', BMC Infectious Diseases, 13, pp. 396 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-396

Sasson SC; Zaunders J; Seddiki N; Mcbride K; Koelsch KK; Merlin KM; Smith DE; Cooper DA; Kelleher AD; Bailey MR, 2012, 'Progressive activation of CD127+132- recent thymic emigrants into terminally differentiated CD127-132+ T-cells in HIV-1 infection', PLoS One, 7, pp. e31148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031148

Seddiki N; Sasson SC; Santner-Nanan B; Munier M; Van Bockel DJ; Ip S; Marriott D; Pett SL; Nanan R; Cooper DA; Zaunders J; Kelleher AD, 2009, 'Proliferation of weakly suppressive regulatory CD4+ T cells is associated with over-active CD4+ T-cell responses in HIV-positive patients with mycobacterial immune restoration disease', European Journal of Immunology, 39, pp. 391 - 403, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eji.200838630

Fazekos de St Groth B; Seddiki N; Santner-Nanan B; Martinson J; Zaunders J; Sasson SC; Landay A; Nanan R; Kelleher AD, 2006, 'Expression of IL-2 and IL-7 receptors discriminates between human regulatory and activated T-cells within CD45RA and CD45RO compartments', Clinical Immunology, 119, pp. S7 - S7

Seddiki N; Santner-Nanan B; Martinson J; Zaunders J; Sasson SC; Landay A; Solomon MJ; Selby W; Alexander S; Nanan R; Kelleher AD; Fazekas de St Groth B; Solomon M, 2006, 'Expression of interleukin (IL)-2 and IL-7 receptors discriminates between human regulatory and activated T cells', Journal of Experimental Medicine, 203, pp. 1693 - 1700, http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20060468

Sasson SC; Zaunders J; Zanetti G; King E; Merlin K; Smith DE; Stanley K; Cooper DA; Kelleher AD, 2006, 'Increased plasma interleukin-7 level correlates with decreased CD127 and increased CD132 extracellular expression on T cell subsets in patients with HIV-1 infection', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 193, pp. 505 - 514

Zaunders J; Ip S; Munier CM; Munier M; Kaufmann D; Suzuki K; Brereton C; Seddiki N; Sasson SC; Koelsch KK; Landay A; Grey PA; Finlayson R; Kaldor JM; Rosenberg E; Walker BD; Fazekas de St Groth B; Cooper DA; Kelleher AD, 2006, 'Infection of CD127(+) (Interleukin-7 receptor+) CD4+ cells and overexpression of CTLA-4 are linked to loss of antigen-specific CD4 T cells during primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection', Journal of Virology, 80, pp. 10162 - 10172

Sasson SC; Zaunders J; Kelleher AD, 2006, 'The IL-7/IL-7 receptor axis: understanding its central role in T-cell homeostatis and the challenges facing its utilization as a novel therapy. 2006;7:1571-1582.', Current Drug Targets, 7, pp. 1571 - 1582

Sasson SC; Kelleher AD; Cooper DA, 2005, 'The modern ART of HIV infection management: Towards a tailored approach to maximize CD4 T cell reconstitution', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 41, pp. 373 - 375

Conference Papers

Cheung V; Sasson S; Misheva M; Slevin S; Gupta T; Webb G; Walsh A; Simmons A; Quraishi N; Iqbal T; Middleton M; Fairfax B; Payne M; McCullagh J; Klenerman P; Brain O, 2021, 'P93 Faecal microbiota transplant for refractory checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy-related colitis', in Posters, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology, pp. A89.1 - A89, presented at Abstracts of the BSG Campus, 21–29 January 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2020-bsgcampus.168

Conference Abstracts

Karas P; Sivasubramaniam V; Tahmasbpour E; Thomson C; Ravipati A; Raftery M; Sasson S; Plit M; Darley D, 2026, '339.1: Clinical, histological and tissue proteomic features of decline after idiopathic acute lung allograft dysfunction.', in Transplantation, Wolters Kluwer, Vol. 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.tp.0001251044.65716.2f

Karas PL; Sivasubramaniam V; Thomson C; Sasson SC; Plit M; Darley DR, 2026, 'Systematic Reporting of Transbronchial Biopsy Eosinophils Defines an Independent Histologic Predictor of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction', in JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, Vol. 45, pp. 540 - 540

Cheung VT; Gupta T; Olsson-Brown AC; Subramanian S; Sasson SC; Heseltine J; Fryer E; Collantes-Bellido E; Sacco JJ; Pirmohamed M; Simmons A; Klenerman P; Fairfax BP; Payne MJ; Middleton MR; Brain O, 2020, 'IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITOR-RELATED COLITIS ASSESSMENT AND PROGNOSIS: CAN UCEIS, MAYO AND NANCY INDEX SCORING POINT THE WAY?', in GASTROENTEROLOGY, W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, TX, Austin, Vol. 158, pp. S535 - S536, presented at Crohn's and Colitis Congress, TX, Austin, 23 January 2020 - 25 January 2020, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000540349501585&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Cheung VTF; Gupta T; Olsson-Brown A; Subramanian S; Sasson SC; Heseltine J; Fryer E; Collantes E; Sacco JJ; Pirmohamed M; Simmons A; Klenerman P; Fairfax BP; Payne MJ; Middleton MR; Brain O, 2020, 'Immune checkpoint inhibitor-related colitis assessment and prognosis: can inflammatory bowel disease scoring point the way?', in JOURNAL OF CROHNS & COLITIS, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, Vol. 14, pp. S286 - S288, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000518803401171&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Sasson SC; Cheung VTF; Gupta T; Zaunders JJ; Nahar K; Munier CM-L; Olsson-Brown A; Ahlenstiel G; Palendira U; Scolyer RA; Carlino MS; Long GV; Menzies AM; Kelleher A; Payne M; Fairfax B; Middleton MR; Klenerman P; Brain O, 2019, 'Tissue-based activation of mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells in combination ipilimumab and nivolumab checkpoint inhibitor (CI) colitis', in ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, SPAIN, Barcelona, Vol. 30, pp. 530 - 530, presented at 44th Congress of the European-Society-for-Medical-Oncology (ESMO), SPAIN, Barcelona, 27 September 2019 - 01 October 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000491295503349&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Sasson SC; Zaunders J; Nahar K; Munier C; Read SA; Ahlensteil G; Palendira U; Scolyer RA; Carlino M; Long GV; Menzies AM; Kelleher AD, 2019, 'Characterisation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with combination ipilimumab and nivolumab therapy-related colitis', in European Journal of Cancer, Elsevier, Vol. 110, pp. s21 - s22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2019.01.072

Sasson SC; McGill K; Weinholt L; Carr A; Brown DA; Kelleher AD; Breit SN; Sewell WA, 2015, 'COMPARISON OF THE FREELITE (TM) SERUM FREE LIGHT CHAIN (SFLC) ASSAY WITH SERUM AND URINE ELECTROPHORESIS/IMMUNOFIXATION AND THE N LATEX FLC ASSAY', in INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Vol. 45, pp. 24 - 24, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000360834700077&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Sasson SC; Davies S; Chan R; Davies L; Garsia R, 2015, 'IN GOOD CONSCIENCE', in INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Vol. 45, pp. 28 - 28, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000360834700088&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Preprints

Balachandran H; Phetsouphanh C; Agapiou D; Adhikari A; Rodrigo C; Hammoud M; Shrestha LB; Keoshkerian E; Gupta M; Turville S; Christ D; King C; Sasson S; Bartlett A; Grubor-Bauk B; Rawlinson W; Aggarwal A; Stella AO; Klemm V; Mina MM; Post JJ; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Konecny P; Ahlenstiel G; Dwyer D; Sorrell TC; Kelleher A; Tedla N; Lloyd AR; Martinello M; Bull RA, 2021, Maintenance of Broad Neutralising Antibodies and Memory B Cells 12 Months Post-Infection Is Predicted by SARS-CoV-2 Specific CD4+ T Cell Responses, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3920641

Reardon B; Hsu J; Smith S; van der Linde R; Brown DA; Tegg E; Sasson SC, Anti-JOVI.1 antibody to detect clonal T cell populations: implementation into a diagnostic flow cytometry laboratory and correlation with clinical findings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.20.24304408

Dharan NJ; Sasson SC; Ahlenstiel G; Andersen CR; Bloch M; Buckland G; Hamad N; Han WM; Kelleher AD; Long GV; Matthews GV; Mina MM; Papot E; Petoumenos K; Swaminathan S; Withers B; Yun J; Polizzotto MN, Clinical and laboratory features of COVID-19 illness and outcomes in immunocompromised individuals during the first pandemic wave in Sydney, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.08.17.23293358

Stadler E; Khan SR; Elias KM; Egilmezer E; Phetsouphanh C; Hastak P; Hewavisenti RV; Joshi RV; Turner T; Cromer D; Sasson SC; Davenport MP; Khoury DS, Immunogenicity and vaccine effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in people on immunosuppressive therapies, http://dx.doi.org/10.64898/2026.09.16.26363194

Cromer D; Steain M; Reynaldi A; Schlub TE; Sasson SC; Kent SJ; Khoury DS; Davenport MP, Neutralising antibodies predict protection from severe COVID-19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.09.22275942

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