2022
Characterization of Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Experiencing Complete Response to First-line Therapies: Results From the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium
Takemura K, Navani V, Ernst M, Wells J, Meza L, Pal S, Lee J, Li H, Agarwal N, Alva A, Hansen A, Basappa N, Szabados B, Powles T, Tran B, Hocking C, Beuselinck B, Yuasa T, Choueiri T, Heng D. Characterization of Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Experiencing Complete Response to First-line Therapies: Results From the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium. Journal Of Urology 2022, 209: 701-709. PMID: 36573926, DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000003132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Renal CellHumansImmunotherapyKidney NeoplasmsProportional Hazards ModelsProtein Kinase InhibitorsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeConceptsTKI cohortInternational Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database ConsortiumComplete responseFirst-line therapyOverall survivalCombination therapyTKI armsTyrosine kinase inhibitor therapyMetastatic renal cell carcinomaNon-clear cell histologyMultiple sites of metastasesTyrosine kinase inhibitor monotherapyBaseline characteristics of patientsResponse rateComplete response rateKinase inhibitor therapyOverall survival benefitSite of metastasisFavorable overall survivalRenal cell carcinomaAdverse clinicopathological featuresCharacterization of patientsReal-world patientsCharacteristics of patientsClinical trial populations
2021
Targeted therapies: Expanding the role of FGFR3 inhibition in urothelial carcinoma
Zengin Z, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Salgia N, Muddasani R, Ali S, Meza L, Pal S. Targeted therapies: Expanding the role of FGFR3 inhibition in urothelial carcinoma. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2021, 40: 25-36. PMID: 34840077, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleHumansMaleProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3Urinary Bladder NeoplasmsConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsUrothelial carcinomaCheckpoint inhibitorsTargeted therapyLower tract diseaseMultiple disease stagesMetastatic urothelial carcinomaOverall response rateAntibody-drug conjugatesGrowth factor receptor familyFGFR3 inhibitionUC tumorsChemotherapy regimensUpper tractOngoing trialsDisease stageTract diseaseTreatment paradigmFactor receptor familyHigh incidenceActionable mutationsFGFR1-4FGFR3 inhibitorsSmall molecule inhibitorsFGFR3 mutationsCirculating cytokines associated with clinical response to systemic therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Chehrazi-Raffle A, Meza L, Alcantara M, Dizman N, Bergerot P, Salgia N, Hsu J, Ruel N, Salgia S, Malhotra J, Karczewska E, Kortylewski M, Pal S. Circulating cytokines associated with clinical response to systemic therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2021, 9: e002009. PMID: 33688021, PMCID: PMC7944971, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2020-002009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitorMetastatic renal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinomaImmune checkpoint inhibitorsColony-stimulating factorClinical benefitPlasma cytokinesSystemic therapyCell carcinomaInterleukin-6Prospective correlative studyLines of therapyLow pretreatment levelsGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorRCC histologic subtypesMacrophage colony-stimulating factorICI armsICI therapyStable diseaseCheckpoint inhibitorsClinical responsePartial responseComplete responseImmunologic profile