2021
TIL in Melanoma—Similar Approaches, Different Results, Unanswered Questions
Sznol M. TIL in Melanoma—Similar Approaches, Different Results, Unanswered Questions. Clinical Cancer Research 2021, 27: 5156-5157. PMID: 34413160, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-2450.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
A Melanoma Brain Metastasis with a Donor-Patient Hybrid Genome following Bone Marrow Transplantation: First Evidence for Fusion in Human Cancer
Lazova R, LaBerge GS, Duvall E, Spoelstra N, Klump V, Sznol M, Cooper D, Spritz RA, Chang JT, Pawelek JM. A Melanoma Brain Metastasis with a Donor-Patient Hybrid Genome following Bone Marrow Transplantation: First Evidence for Fusion in Human Cancer. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e66731. PMID: 23840523, PMCID: PMC3694119, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow-derived cellsBone marrow transplantationMarrow-derived cellsTumor cellsAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationMelanoma brain metastasesGeneration of metastasesHuman cancersBlood lymphocyte DNATumor cell fusionsTumor initiating cellsBrain metastasesMarrow transplantationMetastatic melanomaSame patientAnimal studiesMetastasisLymphocyte DNATumorsCancer metastasisInitiating cellsTransplantationCancerPatient allelesLaser microdissection
2011
Molecular Markers of Response to Treatment for Melanoma
Sznol M. Molecular Markers of Response to Treatment for Melanoma. The Cancer Journal 2011, 17: 127-133. PMID: 21427556, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0b013e318212dd5a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune therapyAnti-tumor immune responseInitial high response rateStandard of careFraction of patientsUseful predictive biomarkerHigh response rateMost patientsMetastatic melanomaPredictive biomarkersClinical activityImmune responseIndividual patientsPotent small molecule inhibitorsDurable benefitMultiple active agentsSmall molecule inhibitorsResponse ratePatientsMutant BRAFOverall populationTherapyMolecule inhibitorsMelanomaTumors
2003
Pilot trial of genetically modified, attenuated Salmonella expressing the E. coli cytosine deaminase gene in refractory cancer patients
Nemunaitis J, Cunningham C, Senzer N, Kuhn J, Cramm J, Litz C, Cavagnolo R, Cahill A, Clairmont C, Sznol M. Pilot trial of genetically modified, attenuated Salmonella expressing the E. coli cytosine deaminase gene in refractory cancer patients. Cancer Gene Therapy 2003, 10: 737-744. PMID: 14502226, DOI: 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE. coli cytosine deaminase geneCytosine deaminase geneRefractory cancer patientsTAPET-CDCancer patientsPilot trialIntratumoral injectionSignificant adverse eventsCycles of treatmentProgression of diseaseSalmonella bacteriumIntolerable toxicityAdverse eventsPatientsDays p.Dose levelsDay 4Initial injectionSystemic spreadDeaminase geneMalignant tissuesBacterial colonizationCFU/m2TumorsDay cycle