2022
Germline variants associated with toxicity to immune checkpoint blockade
Groha S, Alaiwi S, Xu W, Naranbhai V, Nassar A, Bakouny Z, El Zarif T, Saliby R, Wan G, Rajeh A, Adib E, Nuzzo P, Schmidt A, Labaki C, Ricciuti B, Alessi J, Braun D, Shukla S, Keenan T, Van Allen E, Awad M, Manos M, Rahma O, Zubiri L, Villani A, Fairfax B, Hammer C, Khan Z, Reynolds K, Semenov Y, Schrag D, Kehl K, Freedman M, Choueiri T, Gusev A. Germline variants associated with toxicity to immune checkpoint blockade. Nature Medicine 2022, 28: 2584-2591. PMID: 36526723, PMCID: PMC10958775, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-02094-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune-related adverse eventsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsGrade immune-related adverse eventsGermline variantsICI initiationCheckpoint inhibitorsAdverse eventsCheckpoint blockadeImproved survivalDiscovery cohortLymphocyte homeostasisSignificant associationCancer typesIL7Remarkable responsePatientsCritical regulatorGenome-wide significant associationAssociationWide association studyIndependent studiesAssociation studiesBlockadeCohortVariants
2021
Gene Expression Signature Correlates with Outcomes in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with Everolimus Alone or with a Vascular Disrupting Agent
Yang ES, Nassar AH, Adib E, Jegede OA, Alaiwi SA, Manna DLD, Braun DA, Zarei M, Du H, Pal SK, Naik G, Sonpavde GP. Gene Expression Signature Correlates with Outcomes in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with Everolimus Alone or with a Vascular Disrupting Agent. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2021, 20: 1454-1461. PMID: 34108261, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-20-1091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBenzofuransBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Renal CellClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicEverolimusFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKidney NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedOrganophosphatesPrognosisSurvival RateTranscriptomeValidation Studies as TopicConceptsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaMedian PFSClinical benefitDiscovery cohortMetastatic renal cell carcinoma patientsPhase I/II trialRenal cell carcinoma patientsPhase III trialsCell carcinoma patientsLonger median PFSRenal cell carcinomaFour-gene signaturePropensity score covariate adjustmentVascular Disrupting AgentsCheckMate 025Monotherapy useStable diseaseII trialGene expression signaturesIII trialsAppropriate patientsCarcinoma patientsImmune checkpointsCell carcinomaVEGF inhibitors