2024
Impact of renal cell carcinoma molecular subtypes on immunotherapy and targeted therapy outcomes
Saliby R, Labaki C, Jammihal T, Xie W, Sun M, Shah V, Saad E, Kane M, Kashima S, Sadak K, El Zarif T, Poduval D, Motzer R, Powles T, Rini B, Albiges L, Pal S, McGregor B, McKay R, Signoretti S, Van Allen E, Shukla S, Choueiri T, Braun D. Impact of renal cell carcinoma molecular subtypes on immunotherapy and targeted therapy outcomes. Cancer Cell 2024, 42: 732-735. PMID: 38579722, PMCID: PMC11130783, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2024.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Emerging Biomarkers of Response to Systemic Therapies in Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Labaki C, Saliby R, Bakouny Z, Saad E, Semaan K, Eid M, Lalani A, Choueiri T, Braun D. Emerging Biomarkers of Response to Systemic Therapies in Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2023, 37: 937-942. PMID: 37407357, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2023.05.021.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMetastatic clear cell renal cell carcinomaClear cell renal cell carcinomaCell renal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinomaSystemic therapyCell carcinomaImmunotherapy-based regimensBiomarkers of responseSystemic regimensClinical responseValid biomarkersPromising biomarkerHeterogeneous outcomesTherapyBiomarkersRegimensPatientsCarcinomaMccRCCResponseNovel Targeted Therapies for Renal Cell Carcinoma Building on the Successes of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and mTOR Inhibition
Saliby R, Saad E, Labaki C, Xu W, Braun D, Viswanathan S, Bakouny Z. Novel Targeted Therapies for Renal Cell Carcinoma Building on the Successes of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and mTOR Inhibition. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2023, 37: 1015-1026. PMID: 37385938, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2023.05.022.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRenal cell carcinomaTreatment of RCCTargeted therapyNovel Targeted TherapiesVHL/HIF pathwayVascular endothelial growth factorEndothelial growth factorCell carcinomaMetabolic targetingMTOR inhibitionMTOR pathwayGrowth factorTherapyPromising novelHIF pathwayTreatmentOxygen homeostasisEpigenomic reprogrammingRemarkable advancesPathwayCarcinomaNovel Immune Therapies for Renal Cell Carcinoma Looking Beyond the Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 and Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Protein 4 Axes
Saad E, Saliby R, Labaki C, Xu W, Viswanathan S, Braun D, Bakouny Z. Novel Immune Therapies for Renal Cell Carcinoma Looking Beyond the Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 and Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Protein 4 Axes. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2023, 37: 1027-1040. PMID: 37391289, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2023.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaMetastatic renal cell carcinomaCell death protein 1Programmed Cell Death Protein 1Novel immune targetsDeath protein 1Novel immune therapiesNovel immunotherapiesImmune therapyClinical evidenceImmune targetsImmune systemInhibitory stimuliTumoral cellsProtein 1ImmunotherapyPatientsCarcinomaImmunosuppressionTherapyThe Changing Landscape of Immunotherapy for Advanced Renal Cancer
Kashima S, Braun D. The Changing Landscape of Immunotherapy for Advanced Renal Cancer. Urologic Clinics Of North America 2023, 50: 335-349. PMID: 36948676, DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2023.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRenal cell carcinomaAdvanced renal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaCentral therapeutic strategyAdvanced renal cancerDurable clinical benefitImmune checkpoint inhibitorsImmunecheckpoint inhibitorsCheckpoint inhibitorsCytokine therapyImmunogenic tumorsMost patientsSystemic therapyClinical benefitCombination therapyCurrent therapiesInterleukin-2Renal cancerTherapeutic strategiesTherapyCarcinomaInhibitorsImmunotherapyPatientsInterferon
2019
State of the Future: Translational Approaches in Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Immunotherapy Era
Bakouny Z, Flippot R, Braun D, Lalani A, Choueiri T. State of the Future: Translational Approaches in Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Immunotherapy Era. European Urology Focus 2019, 6: 37-40. PMID: 30827939, DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2019.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaImmune systemTherapeutic resistanceMetastatic renal cell carcinomaImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMetastatic kidney cancerSubset of patientsPatient's immune systemImmunotherapy eraCheckpoint inhibitorsTreatment optionsKidney cancerPatientsTranslational approachTranslational researchImaging modalitiesCarcinomaTherapyTumorsNovel technological advancesSubstantial numberBiomarker discoveryBrief reportTumor spheroids
2017
Antigen Discovery and Therapeutic Targeting in Hematologic Malignancies
Braun D, Wu C. Antigen Discovery and Therapeutic Targeting in Hematologic Malignancies. The Cancer Journal 2017, 23: 115-124. PMID: 28410299, PMCID: PMC5856170, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematologic malignanciesAntigen discoveryImmune-based therapiesStem cell transplantationNovel tumor antigensAdoptive cell therapyInvestigational immunotherapiesImmune therapyCancer vaccinesCell transplantationTreatment modalitiesTumor antigensAntitumor effectsTherapeutic targetingMalignancyMalignant cellsImmunotherapyCell therapyTherapyActive investigationTreatmentFurther investigationTransplantationVaccineAntigen
2016
Genomic Approaches to Understanding Response and Resistance to Immunotherapy
Braun D, Burke K, Van Allen E. Genomic Approaches to Understanding Response and Resistance to Immunotherapy. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 5642-5650. PMID: 27698000, PMCID: PMC5135569, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-0066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubset of patientsCheckpoint blockadeSuch therapyImmune checkpoint blockadeImmune-based therapiesNumber of patientsLow intratumoral heterogeneityDurable responsesImmune checkpointsAdvanced cancerLoss of PTENNeoantigen loadPoint of careCertain patientsMechanisms of resistanceResistant tumorsPatientsTherapyTumor progressionImmunotherapyAppropriate functional studiesIntratumoral heterogeneityLimited responseBlockadePositive correlates