2019
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Associated Pericarditis
Altan M, Toki MI, Gettinger SN, Carvajal-Hausdorf DE, Zugazagoitia J, Sinard JH, Herbst RS, Rimm DL. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Associated Pericarditis. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2019, 14: 1102-1108. PMID: 30851443, PMCID: PMC6617516, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.02.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsCTLA-4 inhibitorsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsDeath-1/Pericardial window procedureCheckpoint inhibitorsThird patientClinical presentationCardiac toxicityHistopathologic findingsSide effectsPericarditisPatientsDeath ligandsPotential mechanismsWindow procedureInhibitorsImmunotherapyNSCLCCardiotoxicityAutopsiesTherapy
2018
Immune Marker Profiling and Programmed Death Ligand 1 Expression Across NSCLC Mutations
Toki MI, Mani N, Smithy JW, Liu Y, Altan M, Wasserman B, Tuktamyshov R, Schalper K, Syrigos KN, Rimm DL. Immune Marker Profiling and Programmed Death Ligand 1 Expression Across NSCLC Mutations. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2018, 13: 1884-1896. PMID: 30267840, PMCID: PMC6251746, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionPD-L1TIL activationHigh PD-L1 levelsDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionActivation statusKRAS wild-type tumorsKRAS mutantEGFR mutantsHigh PD-L1Multiplexed quantitative immunofluorescenceUnique immune profilePD-L1 levelsLigand 1 expressionDeath-1/EGFR-mutant tumorsImmunotherapy response ratesKRAS mutant tumorsWild-type tumorsHigher CD4NSCLC patientsImmune profileClinical efficacyKRAS WTLymphocyte populations