2021
Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Tumor Proportion Score and Overall Survival From First-Line Pembrolizumab in Patients With Nonsquamous Versus Squamous NSCLC
Doroshow DB, Wei W, Gupta S, Zugazagoitia J, Robbins C, Adamson B, Rimm DL. Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Tumor Proportion Score and Overall Survival From First-Line Pembrolizumab in Patients With Nonsquamous Versus Squamous NSCLC. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2021, 16: 2139-2143. PMID: 34455068, PMCID: PMC8612948, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.07.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedB7-H1 AntigenCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLung NeoplasmsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsRetrospective StudiesConceptsPD-L1 tumor proportion scoreTumor proportion scoreHigh PD-L1 tumor proportion scoreOverall survivalNonsquamous histologySquamous NSCLCNonsquamous NSCLCPredictive biomarkersProportion scoreDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) tumor proportion scoreElectronic health record-derived databaseFirst-line pembrolizumab therapyPD-1 expression levelsPD-L1 expression levelsCommunity oncology clinicsMedian OS differenceSingle-agent pembrolizumabImmune checkpoint inhibitorsImproved overall survivalMedian overall survivalPrimary end pointFirst-line pembrolizumabFirst-line therapyPD-L1 expressionPD-L1 testing
2020
Pembrolizumab for management of patients with NSCLC and brain metastases: long-term results and biomarker analysis from a non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial
Goldberg SB, Schalper KA, Gettinger SN, Mahajan A, Herbst RS, Chiang AC, Lilenbaum R, Wilson FH, Omay SB, Yu JB, Jilaveanu L, Tran T, Pavlik K, Rowen E, Gerrish H, Komlo A, Gupta R, Wyatt H, Ribeiro M, Kluger Y, Zhou G, Wei W, Chiang VL, Kluger HM. Pembrolizumab for management of patients with NSCLC and brain metastases: long-term results and biomarker analysis from a non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Oncology 2020, 21: 655-663. PMID: 32251621, PMCID: PMC7380514, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(20)30111-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisConceptsBrain metastasis responseYale Cancer CenterPD-L1 expressionPhase 2 trialUntreated brain metastasesBrain metastasesAdrenal insufficiencyAdverse eventsMetastasis responseCNS diseaseCancer CenterCohort 2Cohort 1Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusTreatment-related serious adverse eventsModified Response Evaluation CriteriaStage IV NSCLCTreatment-related deathsAcute kidney injuryPD-1 blockadeSerious adverse eventsSolid Tumors criteriaPhase 2 studyProportion of patientsResponse Evaluation Criteria
2018
Long-Term Survival of Patients With Melanoma With Active Brain Metastases Treated With Pembrolizumab on a Phase II Trial
Kluger HM, Chiang V, Mahajan A, Zito CR, Sznol M, Tran T, Weiss SA, Cohen JV, Yu J, Hegde U, Perrotti E, Anderson G, Ralabate A, Kluger Y, Wei W, Goldberg SB, Jilaveanu LB. Long-Term Survival of Patients With Melanoma With Active Brain Metastases Treated With Pembrolizumab on a Phase II Trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 37: 52-60. PMID: 30407895, PMCID: PMC6354772, DOI: 10.1200/jco.18.00204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBrain NeoplasmsCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedSkin NeoplasmsConceptsBrain metastasis responseBrain metastasesMetastasis responseAdverse eventsAnti-programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) agentsDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionModified Response Evaluation CriteriaPhase II clinical trialActive brain metastasesAsymptomatic brain metastasesCD8 cell densityNeurologic adverse eventsPembrolizumab-treated patientsUse of pembrolizumabMelanoma brain metastasesPrimary end pointLigand 1 expressionPhase II trialResponse Evaluation CriteriaT-cell infiltratesUntreated brain metastasesDeath ligand 1Two-year survivalOverall survival timeResult of progression