2019
Incidence of pancreatitis with the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in advanced cancers: A systematic review and meta-analysis
George J, Bajaj D, Sankaramangalam K, Yoo JW, Joshi NS, Gettinger S, Price C, Farrell JJ. Incidence of pancreatitis with the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in advanced cancers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pancreatology 2019, 19: 587-594. PMID: 31076344, DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2019.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsIncidence of pancreatitisImmune side effectsPD-1 inhibitorsLipase elevationCheckpoint inhibitorsClinical trialsSide effectsSystematic reviewCTLA-4 agentsGrade 2 pancreatitisCTLA-4 inhibitorsLong-term complicationsNon-melanoma cancersICI combinationsICI useTerm complicationsAdvanced cancerTrue incidenceCTLA-4Appropriate treatmentPancreatitisSolid tumorsTumor typesPatientsImmune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Associated Pericarditis
Altan M, Toki MI, Gettinger SN, Carvajal-Hausdorf DE, Zugazagoitia J, Sinard JH, Herbst RS, Rimm DL. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Associated Pericarditis. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2019, 14: 1102-1108. PMID: 30851443, PMCID: PMC6617516, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.02.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsCTLA-4 inhibitorsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsDeath-1/Pericardial window procedureCheckpoint inhibitorsThird patientClinical presentationCardiac toxicityHistopathologic findingsSide effectsPericarditisPatientsDeath ligandsPotential mechanismsWindow procedureInhibitorsImmunotherapyNSCLCCardiotoxicityAutopsiesTherapy
2009
Axitinib: The evidence of its potential in the treatment of advanced thyroid cancer
Deshpande HA, Gettinger S, Sosa JA. Axitinib: The evidence of its potential in the treatment of advanced thyroid cancer. Core Evidence 2009, Volume 4: 43-48. PMID: 20694064, PMCID: PMC2899774, DOI: 10.2147/ce.s5996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThyroid cancerVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1Common grade 3Refractory thyroid cancerUse of axitinibGood tolerability profilePhase II studyAdvanced thyroid cancerGrowth factor receptor 1Greater side effectsFactor receptor 1Growth factor receptorStable diseaseTolerability profileII studyHistological typeCancer deathGrade 3New small molecule inhibitorsRare diseaseSide effectsSmall molecule inhibitorsResponse rateNew treatmentsReceptor 1