2018
Long-Term Survival of Patients With Melanoma With Active Brain Metastases Treated With Pembrolizumab on a Phase II Trial
Kluger HM, Chiang V, Mahajan A, Zito CR, Sznol M, Tran T, Weiss SA, Cohen JV, Yu J, Hegde U, Perrotti E, Anderson G, Ralabate A, Kluger Y, Wei W, Goldberg SB, Jilaveanu LB. Long-Term Survival of Patients With Melanoma With Active Brain Metastases Treated With Pembrolizumab on a Phase II Trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 37: 52-60. PMID: 30407895, PMCID: PMC6354772, DOI: 10.1200/jco.18.00204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastasis responseBrain metastasesMetastasis responseAdverse eventsAnti-programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) agentsDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionModified Response Evaluation CriteriaPhase II clinical trialActive brain metastasesAsymptomatic brain metastasesCD8 cell densityNeurologic adverse eventsPembrolizumab-treated patientsUse of pembrolizumabMelanoma brain metastasesPrimary end pointLigand 1 expressionPhase II trialResponse Evaluation CriteriaT-cell infiltratesUntreated brain metastasesDeath ligand 1Two-year survivalOverall survival timeResult of progression
2016
Impact of aging on host immune response and survival in melanoma: an analysis of 3 patient cohorts
Weiss SA, Han J, Darvishian F, Tchack J, Han SW, Malecek K, Krogsgaard M, Osman I, Zhong J. Impact of aging on host immune response and survival in melanoma: an analysis of 3 patient cohorts. Journal Of Translational Medicine 2016, 14: 299. PMID: 27760559, PMCID: PMC5070187, DOI: 10.1186/s12967-016-1026-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma-specific survivalShorter melanoma-specific survivalHost immune responseImmune responseTCGA cohortAge groupsClinicopathologic featuresSurvival outcomesPatient cohortPrimary melanomaHost anti-tumor immune responseMelanoma diagnosisAnti-tumor immune responseMelanoma Cooperative GroupIndependent prognostic factorPopulation-based surveillanceEnd Results ProgramGreater prognostic impactMelanoma patient cohortTop upstream regulatorsYounger age groupsAge-related factorsBrisk TILsConclusionsOlder ageLymphocyte measurements