2020
Oligometastatic Disease and Local Therapies: A Medical Oncology Perspective.
Hafez N, Gettinger S. Oligometastatic Disease and Local Therapies: A Medical Oncology Perspective. The Cancer Journal 2020, 26: 144-148. PMID: 32205539, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAggressive local therapySubset of patientsLocal therapyOligometastatic diseaseCancer patientsNon-small cell lung cancer patientsOligometastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) patientsCell lung cancer patientsLong-term disease remissionStereotactic body radiation therapyLimited nodal involvementMedical oncology perspectiveDefinitive local therapyColorectal cancer patientsSolid tumor patientsLung cancer patientsSolid tumor malignanciesBody radiation therapyDisease remissionOligometastatic statePrimary therapyNodal involvementOverall survivalSystemic therapyMetastatic sites
2018
Cryotherapy for nodal metastasis in NSCLC with acquired resistance to immunotherapy
Adam LC, Raja J, Ludwig JM, Adeniran A, Gettinger SN, Kim HS. Cryotherapy for nodal metastasis in NSCLC with acquired resistance to immunotherapy. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2018, 6: 147. PMID: 30541627, PMCID: PMC6292083, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-018-0468-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerMetastatic diseaseNodal metastasisLung cancerMetastatic non-small cell lung cancerDurable complete responseLymph nodal metastasisMalignant pericardial effusionCervical lymph nodesPD-L1 expressionSquamous cell cancerImmune checkpoint immunotherapyLong-term effectivenessCombination immunotherapyCheckpoint inhibitorsPericardial effusionCheckpoint immunotherapyComplete responseLymph nodesCell cancerFemale smokersLung lesionsResistant metastasesConventional chemotherapy
2016
Pembrolizumab for patients with melanoma or non-small-cell lung cancer and untreated brain metastases: early analysis of a non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial
Goldberg SB, Gettinger SN, Mahajan A, Chiang AC, Herbst RS, Sznol M, Tsiouris AJ, Cohen J, Vortmeyer A, Jilaveanu L, Yu J, Hegde U, Speaker S, Madura M, Ralabate A, Rivera A, Rowen E, Gerrish H, Yao X, Chiang V, Kluger HM. Pembrolizumab for patients with melanoma or non-small-cell lung cancer and untreated brain metastases: early analysis of a non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Oncology 2016, 17: 976-983. PMID: 27267608, PMCID: PMC5526047, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(16)30053-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgressive brain metastasesUntreated brain metastasesBrain metastasis responseYale Cancer CenterBrain metastasesPhase 2 trialCell lung cancerAdverse eventsMetastasis responseCancer CenterLung cancerMelanoma cohortGrade 3 colitisGrade 3 fatigueGrade 3 pneumonitisPD-1 axisAcute kidney injuryNeurological adverse eventsPD-1 inhibitorsAcceptable safety profilePD-L1 expressionSystemic immunotherapyKidney injuryPrimary endpointNSCLC cohort