2019
Tumor mutational load predicts survival after immunotherapy across multiple cancer types
Samstein RM, Lee CH, Shoushtari AN, Hellmann MD, Shen R, Janjigian YY, Barron DA, Zehir A, Jordan EJ, Omuro A, Kaley TJ, Kendall SM, Motzer RJ, Hakimi AA, Voss MH, Russo P, Rosenberg J, Iyer G, Bochner BH, Bajorin DF, Al-Ahmadie HA, Chaft JE, Rudin CM, Riely GJ, Baxi S, Ho AL, Wong RJ, Pfister DG, Wolchok JD, Barker CA, Gutin PH, Brennan CW, Tabar V, Mellinghoff IK, DeAngelis LM, Ariyan CE, Lee N, Tap WD, Gounder MM, D’Angelo S, Saltz L, Stadler ZK, Scher HI, Baselga J, Razavi P, Klebanoff CA, Yaeger R, Segal NH, Ku GY, DeMatteo RP, Ladanyi M, Rizvi NA, Berger MF, Riaz N, Solit DB, Chan TA, Morris LGT. Tumor mutational load predicts survival after immunotherapy across multiple cancer types. Nature Genetics 2019, 51: 202-206. PMID: 30643254, PMCID: PMC6365097, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0312-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor mutational burdenHigh tumor mutational burdenImproved survivalCancer typesImmune checkpoint inhibitor treatmentAdvanced cancer patientsBetter overall survivalCheckpoint inhibitor treatmentMultiple cancer typesClinical responseOverall survivalCancer patientsPredictive biomarkersCancer histologyMetastatic cancerMutational burdenPatientsInhibitor treatmentNext-generation sequencingSurvivalICIMutational loadUniversal definitionAssociationImmunotherapy
2017
Multicenter phase II study of temozolomide and myeloablative chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplant for newly diagnosed anaplastic oligodendroglioma
Thomas AA, Abrey LE, Terziev R, Raizer J, Martinez NL, Forsyth P, Paleologos N, Matasar M, Sauter CS, Moskowitz C, Nimer SD, DeAngelis LM, Kaley T, Grimm S, Louis DN, Cairncross JG, Panageas KS, Briggs S, Faivre G, Mohile NA, Mehta J, Jonsson P, Chakravarty D, Gao J, Schultz N, Brennan CW, Huse JT, Omuro A. Multicenter phase II study of temozolomide and myeloablative chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplant for newly diagnosed anaplastic oligodendroglioma. Neuro-Oncology 2017, 19: 1380-1390. PMID: 28472509, PMCID: PMC5596171, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutologous stem cell transplantProgression-free survivalHigh-dose chemotherapyStem cell transplantAnaplastic oligodendrogliomaAnaplastic oligoastrocytomaHDC-ASCTMulticenter phase II studyMyeloablative high-dose chemotherapyChemotherapy-based approachesCycles of temozolomideOverall survival 93Phase II studyRadiation-related toxicityUnexpected adverse eventsNext-generation sequencingChemotherapy-sensitive tumorsWide molecular heterogeneityToxic deathsAdverse eventsII studyMyeloablative chemotherapyProspective trialIntact patientsCell transplant
2015
Is Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Ready for Routine Clinical Practice in Gliomas? Results of a Prospective Study Utilizing the MSK-IMPACT Assay
Omuro A, Zehir A, Cheng D, Berger M, Hyman D, Solit D, Baselga J, Ladanyi M, Arcila M, Hameed M, Sabbatini P, DeAngelis L, Gutin P, Rosenblum M, Mellinghoff I, Tabar V, Chan T, Briggs S, Huse J, Brennan C. Is Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Ready for Routine Clinical Practice in Gliomas? Results of a Prospective Study Utilizing the MSK-IMPACT Assay. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 2057-2057. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.15_suppl.2057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNext-generation sequencingRoutine clinical practiceProspective studyMSK-IMPACTClinical practiceGeneration sequencingGliomas