Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab in Patients Enrolled in KEYNOTE-030 in the United States
Gangadhar TC, Hwu WJ, Postow MA, Hamid O, Daud A, Dronca R, Joseph R, O’Day S, Hodi FS, Pavlick AC, Kluger H, Oxborough RP, Yang A, Gazdoiu M, Kush DA, Ebbinghaus S, Salama AKS. Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab in Patients Enrolled in KEYNOTE-030 in the United States. Journal Of Immunotherapy 2017, 40: 334-340. PMID: 29028788, PMCID: PMC5647109, DOI: 10.1097/cji.0000000000000186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsClinical Trials as TopicDrug Resistance, NeoplasmDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsExanthemaFatigueFemaleHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsTreatment-related adverse eventsAdverse eventsAdvanced melanomaGrade 3/4 treatment-related adverse eventsNational Cancer Institute Common Terminology CriteriaUnresectable stage III/IV melanomaStage III/IV melanomaImmune-related response criteriaDeath-1 antibodySafety of pembrolizumabTreatment-related deathsUse of pembrolizumabCommon Terminology CriteriaObjective response rateSubcutaneous tissue disordersAccess programEvaluable patientsTerminology CriteriaCare therapyComplete responseInvestigator reviewGastrointestinal disordersDisease progressionTissue disordersBRAF inhibitorsPhase II randomised discontinuation trial of the MET/VEGF receptor inhibitor cabozantinib in metastatic melanoma
Daud A, Kluger HM, Kurzrock R, Schimmoller F, Weitzman AL, Samuel TA, Moussa AH, Gordon MS, Shapiro GI. Phase II randomised discontinuation trial of the MET/VEGF receptor inhibitor cabozantinib in metastatic melanoma. British Journal Of Cancer 2017, 116: 432-440. PMID: 28103611, PMCID: PMC5318966, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2016.419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObjective response rateStable diseaseWeek 12Metastatic melanomaEvaluable patientsDiscontinuation trialUveal melanomaCommon grade 3/4 adverse eventsGrade 3/4 adverse eventsTreatment-related deathsMedian overall survivalProgression-free survivalResponse Evaluation CriteriaCohort of patientsStudy days 1Further clinical investigationPhase IIAbdominal painDiverticular perforationPrimary endpointAdverse eventsOverall survivalTarget lesionsClinical activityClinical investigation