2019
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy in Patients With Preexisting Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Abu-Sbeih H, Faleck DM, Ricciuti B, Mendelsohn RB, Naqash AR, Cohen JV, Sellers MC, Balaji A, Ben-Betzalel G, Hajir I, Zhang J, Awad MM, Leonardi GC, Johnson DB, Pinato DJ, Owen DH, Weiss SA, Lamberti G, Lythgoe MP, Manuzzi L, Arnold C, Qiao W, Naidoo J, Markel G, Powell N, Yeung SJ, Sharon E, Dougan M, Wang Y. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy in Patients With Preexisting Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 38: 576-583. PMID: 31800340, PMCID: PMC7030892, DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.01674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGI adverse eventsInflammatory bowel diseaseImmune checkpoint inhibitor therapyCheckpoint inhibitor therapyImmune checkpoint inhibitorsAdverse eventsCheckpoint inhibitorsBowel diseaseInhibitor therapyAnti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 therapyTreatment of IBDCytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4T-lymphocyte antigen-4Cell death 1Multivariate logistic regressionImmunotherapy initiationColonic perforationGI eventsDeath-1Ulcerative colitisCrohn's diseaseMedian timeMultivariable analysisRetrospective studySimilar patientsSeronegative autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy from dual immune checkpoint inhibition in a patient with metastatic melanoma
Gao CA, Weber UM, Peixoto AJ, Weiss SA. Seronegative autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy from dual immune checkpoint inhibition in a patient with metastatic melanoma. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2019, 7: 262. PMID: 31623673, PMCID: PMC6796437, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0748-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoimmune autonomic ganglionopathyImmune checkpoint inhibitor therapyMetastatic melanomaCheckpoint inhibitorsDual immune checkpoint inhibitionSympathetic nervous system responsesBackgroundImmune checkpoint inhibitorsCardiovascular autonomic testingCheckpoint inhibitor therapyImmune checkpoint inhibitionNervous system responsesEndocrine workupHypotension refractoryAutonomic testingImmunomodulatory therapyAdverse eventsCase presentationAFluid resuscitationInhibitor therapyCheckpoint inhibitionClinical outcomesDisease progressionNew symptomsEndocrine toxicityNivolumab
2015
Sensitivity of plasma BRAFmutant and NRASmutant cell‐free DNA assays to detect metastatic melanoma in patients with low RECIST scores and non‐RECIST disease progression
Chang GA, Tadepalli JS, Shao Y, Zhang Y, Weiss S, Robinson E, Spittle C, Furtado M, Shelton DN, Karlin-Neumann G, Pavlick A, Osman I, Polsky D. Sensitivity of plasma BRAFmutant and NRASmutant cell‐free DNA assays to detect metastatic melanoma in patients with low RECIST scores and non‐RECIST disease progression. Molecular Oncology 2015, 10: 157-165. PMID: 26440707, PMCID: PMC4695284, DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2015.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew brain metastasesDisease progressionTreatment initiationBrain metastasesDisease activityCtDNA levelsMetastatic melanomaProgression eventsRECIST scoresUseful blood-based biomarkerImmune checkpoint blockadeDisease progression eventsBRAF inhibitor therapyBlood-based biomarkersCell-free DNA assaysCheckpoint blockadeMetastatic diseaseInhibitor therapyTreatment courseLDH levelsPatient managementUseful biomarkerPatientsDroplet digital PCR assaysProgressionDabrafenib for the treatment of melanoma
Weiss S, Pavlick A. Dabrafenib for the treatment of melanoma. Expert Opinion On Orphan Drugs 2015, 3: 1075-1084. DOI: 10.1517/21678707.2015.1067136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced melanomaBrain metastasesBRAF V600EEffective salvage therapyMilestone clinical trialsPractice-changing approachAdvanced melanoma patientsHigh tumor burdenMelanoma brain metastasesFirst-line therapyMajority of patientsMEK inhibitor trametinibBRAF inhibitor therapyTreatment of melanomaV600K mutationsMutant BRAF kinaseMechanism of actionSalvage therapyAdverse eventsInhibitor therapyMelanoma patientsTumor burdenPoor prognosisCancer symptomsIL-2