2023
Use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in solid organ transplant recipients with advanced cutaneous malignancies
Ji S, Liu H, Pachella L, Stephenson R, Groisberg R, Weiss S. Use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in solid organ transplant recipients with advanced cutaneous malignancies. Frontiers In Transplantation 2023, 2: 1284740. PMID: 38993910, PMCID: PMC11235332, DOI: 10.3389/frtra.2023.1284740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune checkpoint inhibitorsCutaneous squamous cell carcinomaObjective response rateMerkel cell carcinomaSolid organ transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsSOT recipientsGraft rejectionCutaneous malignanciesCheckpoint inhibitorsTransplant recipientsCell carcinomaRetrospective analysisFirst-line immune checkpoint inhibitorsPrior systemic therapyAdvanced skin cancerSquamous cell carcinomaAdvanced cutaneous malignanciesImmunosuppressive therapyAllograft rejectionGraft failureSystemic therapyAdvanced melanomaCare therapyImmunosuppressive agents
2020
Melanoma brain metastases have lower T-cell content and microvessel density compared to matched extracranial metastases
Weiss SA, Zito C, Tran T, Heishima K, Neumeister V, McGuire J, Adeniran A, Kluger H, Jilaveanu LB. Melanoma brain metastases have lower T-cell content and microvessel density compared to matched extracranial metastases. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2020, 152: 15-25. PMID: 32974852, PMCID: PMC7910371, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-020-03619-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-cell contentMelanoma brain metastasesPD-L1 expressionLower microvessel densityMicrovessel densityBrain metastasesExtracranial metastasesMacrophage contentB cellsProspective therapeutic clinical trialsTumor-infiltrating T cellsImmune-modulating drugsImmune cell subsetsTherapeutic clinical trialsExtracerebral metastasesHigh CD68Low CD3Low CD8Systemic therapyIntracerebral metastasesMetastatic sitesCell subsetsMetastatic melanomaImmune cellsClinical trialsSystemic Therapy for Brain Metastases: Melanoma
Weiss S, Kluger H. Systemic Therapy for Brain Metastases: Melanoma. 2020, 235-244. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-42958-4_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMelanoma brain metastasesIntracranial response ratesBrain metastasesClinical trialsResponse rateAnti-PD-1 monotherapyCentral nervous system metastasesExtracranial metastatic sitesNervous system metastasesSystemic therapy approachesMultiple clinical trialsSystemic therapySystemic treatmentAdvanced melanomaImmune checkpointsMetastatic sitesTherapeutic challengePatient survivalMetastatic melanomaExtracranial sitesStereotactic radiosurgeryMetastasisMutant BRAFSignificant causeMEK inhibitionPrognostic and Predictive Biomarkers in Oligometastatic Disease.
Barnum KJ, Weiss SA. Prognostic and Predictive Biomarkers in Oligometastatic Disease. The Cancer Journal 2020, 26: 100-107. PMID: 32205533, PMCID: PMC9208067, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorCirculating Tumor DNAClinical Decision-MakingDisease-Free SurvivalHumansMicroRNAsMutationNeoplasmsNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingPatient SelectionPrognosisProgression-Free SurvivalRadiofrequency AblationRadiosurgeryRisk AssessmentSurvival RateConceptsLocal therapyOligometastatic diseaseSystemic therapyPredictive biomarkersCurative-intent local therapyAdvanced disease stateCancer-related deathSurvival benefitPatient candidatesMetastatic lesionsPatient selectionPoor prognosisAblative treatmentClinical definitionTumor biologyTherapyOligometastasesDisease statesDiseasePatientsLocal interventionsBiomarkersPolymetastasesPrognosisLesions
2017
Treatment Outcomes for Metastatic Melanoma of Unknown Primary in the New Era: A Single-Institution Study and Review of the Literature
Utter K, Goldman C, Weiss SA, Shapiro RL, Berman RS, Wilson MA, Pavlick AC, Osman I. Treatment Outcomes for Metastatic Melanoma of Unknown Primary in the New Era: A Single-Institution Study and Review of the Literature. Oncology 2017, 93: 249-258. PMID: 28746931, PMCID: PMC5617794, DOI: 10.1159/000478050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMUP patientsProspective melanoma databaseSystemic therapyUnknown primaryMetastatic melanomaClinical trialsSingle-institution studyMKP patientsTreatment guidelinesPoor outcomeMelanoma databaseWorse outcomesTreatment outcomesPatientsBetter outcomesTherapyPatient dataMelanomaGoogle ScholarUnique populationSurvival dataOutcomesLimited dataImmunotherapyTrialsPrimary melanoma histologic subtype (HS) impacts melanoma specific survival (MSS) and response to systemic therapy.
Lattanzi M, Lee Y, Robinson E, Weiss S, Moran U, Simpson D, Shapiro R, Berman R, Pavlick A, Wilson M, Kirchhoff T, Zhong J, Osman I. Primary melanoma histologic subtype (HS) impacts melanoma specific survival (MSS) and response to systemic therapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 9577-9577. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.9577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMelanoma-specific survivalWorse melanoma-specific survivalHistologic subtypeNodular melanomaNYU cohortSEER cohortMetastatic settingSystemic therapyPrimary histologic subtypeCheckpoint inhibitor immunotherapyMultivariate Cox modelThick primary tumorsDifferent clinical behaviorPrimary nodular melanomaNext-generation sequencingSignificant predictorsClinical Trial ReportingLow mutational burdenMutational landscapeHigh mitotic indexSpecific survivalWorse prognosisClinical behaviorPrimary tumorMelanoma survival
2015
Role of the Medical Oncologist in the Management of Skin Cancer
Weiss S, Wilson M, Pavlick A. Role of the Medical Oncologist in the Management of Skin Cancer. Current Dermatology Reports 2015, 4: 205-212. DOI: 10.1007/s13671-015-0119-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic skin cancerMedical oncologistsCell carcinomaSkin cancerSquamous cell carcinomaMerkel cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaSystemic therapyLocal therapyMedical oncologySurgical oncologyField of dermatologyCancerCarcinomaOncologistsRadiation oncologyMedical specialistsOncologyTherapyMulti-disciplinary approachPertinent evidenceSurgeryMelanomaManagementRecurrent