Blythe Kelley Gorman

Dr. Blythe Kelley Gorman


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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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RSRenee Stubbins
Renee Stubbins
BLBoris Li
Boris Li
MVMatthew Vasquez
Matthew Vasquez
BGBlythe Kelley Gorman
Blythe Kelley Gorman
JZJoseph Zambelas
Joseph Zambelas
Kelvin WongKelvin Wong
Kelvin Wong
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is highly lethal, and many patients cannot undergo curative surgery due to frailty. Multimodal prehabilitation: combining exercise, nutrition, and psychological support improves functional readiness, but its biological impact on the PDAC tumor microenvironment (TME) is unclear. In this exploratory pilot study, we profiled resected PDAC tissues from prehabilitation-treated patients and matched controls using NanoString GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiling across immune, tumor, and stromal compartments (n = 4). Transcriptomic signatures were analyzed via differential expression, pathway enrichment, and MCP-counter deconvolution; protein-level validation used multiplex immunofluorescence (n = 8). Ligand–receptor modeling assessed cell–cell communication, and prognostic relevance was evaluated in TCGA-PDAC (n = 178). Prehabilitation was associated with increased NK-cell cytotoxicity, interferon response, and chemokine recruitment, as well as higher neutrophil signatures (p < 0.01) and reduced fibroblast signatures (p < 0.05). Tumor regions showed lower MAPK and PI3K/AKT activity, while stroma exhibited decreased TGF-β and Wnt signaling. Immunofluorescence confirmed neutrophil infiltration and reduced fibroblast density. TCGA analysis linked neutrophil-high/fibroblast-low profiles to longer survival (1044.6 vs. 458.7 days, p = 0.0052). These findings suggest prehabilitation may promote a more immune-active, less fibrotic TME in PDAC, resembling transcriptional states associated with improved survival. Prospective studies integrating biological and clinical endpoints are warranted.

1 March 2018 in Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology
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BGBlythe Kelley Gorman
Blythe Kelley Gorman
MSMary R. Schwartz
Mary R. Schwartz

1 January 2015
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Blythe Kelley Gorman