2019
Brain Metastasis From Renal-Cell Carcinoma: An Institutional Study
Suarez-Sarmiento A, Nguyen KA, Syed JS, Nolte A, Ghabili K, Cheng M, Liu S, Chiang V, Kluger H, Hurwitz M, Shuch B. Brain Metastasis From Renal-Cell Carcinoma: An Institutional Study. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2019, 17: e1163-e1170. PMID: 31519468, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRCC brain metastasesRecurrence-free survivalRenal cell carcinomaBrain metastasesOverall survivalClinical trialsAdvanced renal cell carcinomaCentral nervous system treatmentClear cell renal cell carcinomaMedian overall survivalSingle institution experienceGood local controlKaplan-Meier methodAggressive therapyCNS recurrenceTreatment eraCumulative incidenceExtracranial metastasesMetastatic diseaseSystemic therapyInitial presentationLocal therapyClinical symptomsRCC patientsCell carcinoma
2018
Tumor Microvessel Density as a Prognostic Marker in High-Risk Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated on ECOG-ACRIN E2805
Jilaveanu LB, Puligandla M, Weiss SA, Wang X, Zito C, Flaherty KT, Boeke M, Neumeister V, Camp RL, Adeniran A, Pins M, Manola J, DiPaola RS, Haas N, Kluger HM. Tumor Microvessel Density as a Prognostic Marker in High-Risk Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated on ECOG-ACRIN E2805. Clinical Cancer Research 2018, 24: 217-223. PMID: 29066509, PMCID: PMC5904512, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-1555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher microvessel densityDisease-free survivalRenal cell carcinomaHigh-risk RCC patientsImproved overall survivalOverall survivalMicrovessel densityRCC patientsAdjuvant therapy trialsClear cell histologyHigh-risk patientsBiomarkers of outcomeTumor microvessel densityLower microvessel densityAbsence of necrosisFuhrman grade 1Clin Cancer ResAdjuvant sunitinibProlonged OSCell histologyLymphovascular invasionSarcomatoid featuresMultivariable analysisTreatment armsEntire cohort
2014
PD-L1 Expression in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Analysis of Nephrectomy and Sites of Metastases
Jilaveanu LB, Shuch B, Zito CR, Parisi F, Barr M, Kluger Y, Chen L, Kluger HM. PD-L1 Expression in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Analysis of Nephrectomy and Sites of Metastases. Journal Of Cancer 2014, 5: 166-172. PMID: 24563671, PMCID: PMC3931264, DOI: 10.7150/jca.8167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPD-L1 expressionMetastatic sitesPD-L1Tissue microarrayMetastatic specimensTumor PD-L1 expressionClear cell renal cell carcinomaPD-1 inhibitorsAutomated Quantitative AnalysisMetastatic RCC patientsCell renal cell carcinomaSite of metastasisRenal cell carcinomaClear cell RCCRenal cell carcinoma cellsInter-tumor heterogeneityRCC patientsCell carcinomaNephrectomy specimensTumor expressionCore biopsyImmune escapeCell RCCBiopsy coresClinical development