2021
187TiP Phase II, multicenter study of autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL, LN 144/LN-145/LN-145-S1) in patients with solid tumours
Gettinger S, Kluger H, Schoenfeld A, Warner A, He K, Sukari A, Thomas S, de Spéville B, Lee S, Haefliger S, Goldberg Z, Cacovean A, Fiaz R, Chen G, Jagasia M, Finckenstein F, Fardis M, Jimeno A. 187TiP Phase II, multicenter study of autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL, LN 144/LN-145/LN-145-S1) in patients with solid tumours. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2021, 16: s799-s800. DOI: 10.1016/s1556-0864(21)02029-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCirculating clonally expanded T cells reflect functions of tumor-infiltrating T cells
Lucca LE, Axisa PP, Lu B, Harnett B, Jessel S, Zhang L, Raddassi K, Zhang L, Olino K, Clune J, Singer M, Kluger HM, Hafler DA. Circulating clonally expanded T cells reflect functions of tumor-infiltrating T cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20200921. PMID: 33651881, PMCID: PMC7933991, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20200921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating T cellsT cellsUnique transcriptional patternsFeatures of exhaustionLongitudinal immune monitoringPeripheral immune environmentsT cell responsesT cell functionSingle-cell levelTranscriptional patternsTCR sharingTerminal exhaustionImmune environmentImmune monitoringCancer immunotherapyMetastatic melanomaEffector functionsCell responsesTumor tissueGene signatureTumorsCell functionImmunotherapyTCRαβBlood
2020
P865 Safety & efficacy of lifileucel (LN-144) tumor infiltrating lymphocyte therapy in metastatic melanoma patients after progression on multiple therapies – independent review committee data update
Sarnaik A, Khushalani N, Chesney J, Kluger H, Curti B, Lewis K, Medina T, Thomas S, Pavlick A, Whitman E, Algarra S, Corrie P, Hamid O, Lutzky J, Olah J, Weber J, Larkin J, Shi W, DiTrapani K, Qin H, Mirgoli M, Wu R, Takamura T, Fardis M, Kirkwood J. P865 Safety & efficacy of lifileucel (LN-144) tumor infiltrating lymphocyte therapy in metastatic melanoma patients after progression on multiple therapies – independent review committee data update. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2020, 8: a12. DOI: 10.1136/lba2019.18.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Autologous genetically engineered NY-ESO-1 c259 T in HLA-A*02:01, HLA*02:05 and HLA*02:06 positive patients with NY-ESO-1 expressing tumors.
Mackall C, D'Angelo S, Grupp S, Odunsi K, Cristea M, Linette G, Kluger H, Kari G, Pandite L, Holdich T, Norry E, Binder-Scholl G, Amado R. Autologous genetically engineered NY-ESO-1 c259 T in HLA-A*02:01, HLA*02:05 and HLA*02:06 positive patients with NY-ESO-1 expressing tumors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: tps3101-tps3101. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.15_suppl.tps3101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenomic characterization of sarcomatoid transformation in clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Bi M, Zhao S, Said JW, Merino MJ, Adeniran AJ, Xie Z, Nawaf CB, Choi J, Belldegrun AS, Pantuck AJ, Kluger HM, Bilgüvar K, Lifton RP, Shuch B. Genomic characterization of sarcomatoid transformation in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 2170-2175. PMID: 26864202, PMCID: PMC4776463, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1525735113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarcinoma, Renal CellCell DedifferentiationDNA Mismatch RepairDNA-Binding ProteinsExomeFemaleGenes, p53HumansKidney NeoplasmsLoss of HeterozygosityMaleMiddle AgedMutationNuclear ProteinsOncogenesPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisTranscription FactorsTumor Suppressor ProteinsUbiquitin ThiolesteraseConceptsClear cell renal cell carcinomaCell renal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinomaSarcomatoid elementsCarcinomatous elementsCell carcinomaSomatic single nucleotide variantsVon Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressorPoor-prognosis cancerTreatment of patientsTumor protein p53 (TP53) mutationsMismatch repair deficiencyRich interaction domain 1ASarcomatoid featuresPoor prognosisUnknown pathogenesisPolybromo-1TP53 mutationsP53 mutationsSarcomatoid transformationPan-cancer genesExome sequencingTumorsRepair deficiencyProtein 1Copy Number Changes Are Associated with Response to Treatment with Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Sorafenib in Melanoma
Wilson MA, Zhao F, Khare S, Roszik J, Woodman SE, D'Andrea K, Wubbenhorst B, Rimm DL, Kirkwood JM, Kluger HM, Schuchter LM, Lee SJ, Flaherty KT, Nathanson KL. Copy Number Changes Are Associated with Response to Treatment with Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Sorafenib in Melanoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 374-382. PMID: 26307133, PMCID: PMC4821426, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-1162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinDisease-Free SurvivalDNA Copy Number VariationsDNA Mutational AnalysisDouble-Blind MethodGenes, rasHumansMelanomaMutationNeoplasm StagingNiacinamidePaclitaxelPhenylurea CompoundsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metSorafenibTreatment OutcomeConceptsProgression-free survivalGene copy gainOverall survivalImproved progression-free survivalCopy gainImproved overall survivalGenomic alterationsCancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) datasetImproved treatment responseClinical outcomesMET amplificationV600KCCND1 amplificationTreatment responseMelanoma pathogenesisV600E mutationCurrent FDAPretreatment samplesBRAF geneTumor samplesPatientsSorafenibTherapyTumorsAtlas dataset
2015
MET Expression in Primary and Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: Implications of Correlative Biomarker Assessment to MET Pathway Inhibitors
Shuch B, Falbo R, Parisi F, Adeniran A, Kluger Y, Kluger HM, Jilaveanu LB. MET Expression in Primary and Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: Implications of Correlative Biomarker Assessment to MET Pathway Inhibitors. BioMed Research International 2015, 2015: 192406. PMID: 26448928, PMCID: PMC4584049, DOI: 10.1155/2015/192406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClear cell renal cell carcinomaCell renal cell carcinomaMetastatic sitesRenal cell carcinomaMET expressionCell carcinomaPredictive biomarkersPrimary tumorMetastatic clear cell renal cell carcinomaMetastatic kidney cancerAppropriate patient selectionDistant metastatic sitesPatient selectionMetastatic tissuesKidney cancerMET pathwayTissue microarrayBiomarker assessmentNumber of casesPrimary siteModerate concordancePathway inhibitorTumorsDistant tissuesNephrectomy
2013
Expression of drug targets in primary and matched metastatic renal cell carcinoma tumors
Aziz SA, Sznol JA, Adeniran A, Parisi F, Kluger Y, Camp RL, Kluger HM. Expression of drug targets in primary and matched metastatic renal cell carcinoma tumors. BMC Clinical Pathology 2013, 13: 3. PMID: 23374878, PMCID: PMC3575219, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6890-13-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRenal cell carcinoma tumorsMetastatic tumorsCarcinoma tumorsMetastatic specimensPredictive biomarker developmentFGF-R1Predictive biomarker testingRenal cell carcinomaTissue microarray blocksResultsNo significant differencesKi67-positive cellsMore Ki67-positive cellsSignificant differencesCell carcinomaBiomarker testingPDGF-RβMicroarray blocksPositive cellsQuantitative immunofluorescence methodVEGF-R3VEGF-R1Expression of targetsTumorsImmunofluorescence methodPrimary specimens
2012
Drug targets and predictive biomarkers in the management of metastatic melanoma
Thumar J, Giesen E, Kluger HM. Drug targets and predictive biomarkers in the management of metastatic melanoma. Pharmacogenomics And Personalized Medicine 2012, Volume 5: 139-148. PMID: 23226069, PMCID: PMC3513235, DOI: 10.2147/pgpm.s25100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic melanomaPredictive biomarkersApproval of ipilimumabChoice of treatmentImmune system characteristicsFederal Drug AdministrationClinical benefitTherapeutic optionsFatal skin cancerTreatment strategiesDrug combinationsMelanoma treatmentPromising drugAntitumor effectsDrug AdministrationSkin cancerIndividual tumorsMelanomaPersonalized therapyTherapyTreatmentDrug targetsBiomarkersIpilimumabTumorsImmunotherapy for metastatic melanoma
Zito CR, Kluger HM. Immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2012, 113: 725-734. PMID: 22006439, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.23402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic melanomaPromising investigational approachesTreatment of melanomaImmunogenic tumorsAntitumor immunityCTLA-4Interleukin-2First cytokineInvestigational approachesProlonged responseMelanomaMonoclonal antibodiesImmunotherapyTreatmentIpilimumabPatientsCytokinesTumorsSmall subsetDiseaseImmunityAntibodies