2020
Comparing programmed death ligand 1 scores for predicting pembrolizumab efficacy in head and neck cancer
Emancipator K, Huang L, Aurora-Garg D, Bal T, Cohen EEW, Harrington K, Soulières D, Le Tourneau C, Licitra L, Burtness B, Swaby R. Comparing programmed death ligand 1 scores for predicting pembrolizumab efficacy in head and neck cancer. Modern Pathology 2020, 34: 532-541. PMID: 33239737, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-020-00710-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorBiopsyClinical Decision-MakingClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicDecision Support TechniquesDisease ProgressionHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansImmunohistochemistryPredictive Value of TestsProgression-Free SurvivalRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRetrospective StudiesSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTime FactorsConceptsTumor proportion scoreObjective response ratePD-L1 expression statusDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionNeck squamous cell carcinomaImmune checkpoint inhibitorsLigand 1 expressionPD-L1 statusProgression-free survivalSquamous cell carcinomaKEYNOTE-040Pembrolizumab efficacyCheckpoint inhibitorsOverall survivalMetastatic HNSCCCell carcinomaNeck cancerClinical trialsProportion scoreInvestigator's choiceResponse rateExpression statusYouden indexHNSCCPatients
2017
Biomarkers predict enhanced clinical outcomes with afatinib versus methotrexate in patients with second-line recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck cancer
Cohen EEW, Licitra LF, Burtness B, Fayette J, Gauler T, Clement PM, Grau JJ, del Campo JM, Mailliez A, Haddad RI, Vermorken JB, Tahara M, Guigay J, Geoffrois L, Merlano MC, Dupuis N, Krämer N, Cong XJ, Gibson N, Solca F, Ehrnrooth E, Machiels J. Biomarkers predict enhanced clinical outcomes with afatinib versus methotrexate in patients with second-line recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck cancer. Annals Of Oncology 2017, 28: 2526-2532. PMID: 28961833, PMCID: PMC5834024, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousAdministration, OralAfatinibAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticBiomarkers, TumorBiopsyCarcinoma, Squamous CellDisease-Free SurvivalHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMethotrexateNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPredictive Value of TestsQuinazolinesSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckConceptsProgression-free survivalMetastatic headEfficacy outcomesMedian progression-free survivalRecurrent/metastatic headNeck squamous cell carcinomaTumor biomarkersNeck 1 trialP16-positive diseaseSecond-line afatinibOverall study populationSubset of patientsP16-negative tumorsSquamous cell carcinomaEnhanced clinical outcomesBiomarker analysisM HNSCCTherapy-naïveBaseline characteristicsStudy entryClinical outcomesHNSCC patientsPlatinum therapyCell carcinomaNeck cancer