2023
Safety and Activity of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in People Living With HIV and Cancer: A Real-World Report From the Cancer Therapy Using Checkpoint Inhibitors in People Living With HIV-International (CATCH-IT) Consortium
El Zarif T, Nassar A, Adib E, Fitzgerald B, Huang J, Mouhieddine T, Rubinstein P, Nonato T, McKay R, Li M, Mittra A, Owen D, Baiocchi R, Lorentsen M, Dittus C, Dizman N, Falohun A, Abdel-Wahab N, Diab A, Bankapur A, Reed A, Kim C, Arora A, Shah N, El-Am E, Kozaily E, Abdallah W, Al-Hader A, Abu Ghazal B, Saeed A, Drolen C, Lechner M, Drakaki A, Baena J, Nebhan C, Haykal T, Morse M, Cortellini A, Pinato D, Dalla Pria A, Hall E, Bakalov V, Bahary N, Rajkumar A, Mangla A, Shah V, Singh P, Aboubakar Nana F, Lopetegui-Lia N, Dima D, Dobbs R, Funchain P, Saleem R, Woodford R, Long G, Menzies A, Genova C, Barletta G, Puri S, Florou V, Idossa D, Saponara M, Queirolo P, Lamberti G, Addeo A, Bersanelli M, Freeman D, Xie W, Reid E, Chiao E, Sharon E, Johnson D, Ramaswami R, Bower M, Emu B, Marron T, Choueiri T, Baden L, Lurain K, Sonpavde G, Naqash A. Safety and Activity of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in People Living With HIV and Cancer: A Real-World Report From the Cancer Therapy Using Checkpoint Inhibitors in People Living With HIV-International (CATCH-IT) Consortium. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 3712-3723. PMID: 37192435, PMCID: PMC10351941, DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.02459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune-related adverse eventsProgression-free survivalObjective response rateOverall survivalMetastatic NSCLCCheckpoint inhibitorsGrade immune-related adverse eventsImmune checkpoint inhibitor trialsNeck squamous cell carcinomaActivity of ICICheckpoint inhibitor trialsCohort of PWHImmune checkpoint inhibitorsHIV viral loadKaplan-Meier methodSquamous cell carcinomaUse of ICIMean survival timeMost common cancersL1 monotherapyRECIST 1.1Adverse eventsInhibitor trialsMedian ageAdvanced cancer
2022
Germline variants associated with toxicity to immune checkpoint blockade
Groha S, Alaiwi S, Xu W, Naranbhai V, Nassar A, Bakouny Z, El Zarif T, Saliby R, Wan G, Rajeh A, Adib E, Nuzzo P, Schmidt A, Labaki C, Ricciuti B, Alessi J, Braun D, Shukla S, Keenan T, Van Allen E, Awad M, Manos M, Rahma O, Zubiri L, Villani A, Fairfax B, Hammer C, Khan Z, Reynolds K, Semenov Y, Schrag D, Kehl K, Freedman M, Choueiri T, Gusev A. Germline variants associated with toxicity to immune checkpoint blockade. Nature Medicine 2022, 28: 2584-2591. PMID: 36526723, PMCID: PMC10958775, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-02094-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCognitionGenome-Wide Association StudyGerm CellsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsInterleukin-7Retrospective StudiesConceptsImmune-related adverse eventsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsGrade immune-related adverse eventsGermline variantsICI initiationCheckpoint inhibitorsAdverse eventsCheckpoint blockadeImproved survivalDiscovery cohortLymphocyte homeostasisSignificant associationCancer typesIL7Remarkable responsePatientsCritical regulatorGenome-wide significant associationAssociationWide association studyIndependent studiesAssociation studiesBlockadeCohortVariants
2021
Clinical Outcomes and Toxic Effects of Single-Agent Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Among Patients Aged 80 Years or Older With Cancer
Nebhan CA, Cortellini A, Ma W, Ganta T, Song H, Ye F, Irlmeier R, Debnath N, Saeed A, Radford M, Alahmadi A, Diamond A, Hoimes C, Ramaiya N, Presley CJ, Owen DH, Alaiwi S, Nassar A, Ricciuti B, Lamberti G, Bersanelli M, Casartelli C, Buti S, Marchetti P, Giusti R, Filetti M, Vanella V, Mallardo D, Macherla S, Sussman TA, Botticelli A, Galetta D, Catino A, Pizzutilo P, Genova C, Dal Bello MG, Kalofonou F, Daniels E, Ascierto PA, Pinato DJ, Choueiri TK, Johnson DB, Marron TU, Wang Y, Naqash AR. Clinical Outcomes and Toxic Effects of Single-Agent Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Among Patients Aged 80 Years or Older With Cancer. JAMA Oncology 2021, 7: 1856-1861. PMID: 34734989, PMCID: PMC8569601, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.4960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCohort StudiesHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLung NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesConceptsImmune-related adverse eventsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsSingle-agent immune checkpoint inhibitorsGeriatric patientsClinical outcomesICI initiationCheckpoint inhibitorsAdverse eventsAnti-programmed cell death-1 therapySafety of ICIsNon-small cell lung cancerPatients Aged 80 YearsInternational retrospective studyCommon Terminology CriteriaInternational cohort studyObjective response rateDiscontinuation of treatmentCell lung cancerCancer clinical trialsGU tumorsICI discontinuationIrAE onsetMedian PFSTerminology CriteriaCohort studyIntegrative molecular characterization of sarcomatoid and rhabdoid renal cell carcinoma
Bakouny Z, Braun DA, Shukla SA, Pan W, Gao X, Hou Y, Flaifel A, Tang S, Bosma-Moody A, He MX, Vokes N, Nyman J, Xie W, Nassar AH, Abou Alaiwi S, Flippot R, Bouchard G, Steinharter JA, Nuzzo PV, Ficial M, Sant’Angelo M, Forman J, Berchuck JE, Dudani S, Bi K, Park J, Camp S, Sticco-Ivins M, Hirsch L, Baca SC, Wind-Rotolo M, Ross-Macdonald P, Sun M, Lee GM, Chang SL, Wei XX, McGregor BA, Harshman LC, Genovese G, Ellis L, Pomerantz M, Hirsch MS, Freedman ML, Atkins MB, Wu CJ, Ho TH, Linehan WM, McDermott DF, Heng DYC, Viswanathan SR, Signoretti S, Van Allen EM, Choueiri TK. Integrative molecular characterization of sarcomatoid and rhabdoid renal cell carcinoma. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 808. PMID: 33547292, PMCID: PMC7865061, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21068-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalB7-H1 AntigenCarcinoma, Renal CellCTLA-4 AntigenCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Gene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmune Checkpoint ProteinsKidney NeoplasmsMutationProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycRetrospective StudiesRhabdoid TumorSignal TransductionSurvival AnalysisTranscription, GeneticTumor Suppressor ProteinsUbiquitin ThiolesteraseConceptsRhabdoid renal cell carcinomaImmune checkpoint inhibitorsRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaImmune-inflamed phenotypeIntegrative molecular characterizationPD-L1 expressionReal-world cohortMultiple clinical trialsMYC transcriptional programsMolecular featuresCheckpoint inhibitorsClinical outcomesImmune activationImmunologic characteristicsAggressive tumorsImmune infiltrationClinical trialsClinical characterizationRCC tumorsBAP1 mutationsDistinctive molecular featuresTumorsCDKN2A deletionMolecular drivers
2020
Activity of cabozantinib after immune checkpoint blockade in metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma
McGregor BA, Lalani AA, Xie W, Steinharter JA, Bakouny Z, Martini DJ, Fleischer JH, Abou-Alaiwi S, Nassar A, Nuzzo PV, Kaymakcalan MD, Braun DA, Wei XX, Harshman LC, Bilen MA, Choueiri TK. Activity of cabozantinib after immune checkpoint blockade in metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma. European Journal Of Cancer 2020, 135: 203-210. PMID: 32599410, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnilidesAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBostonCarcinoma, Renal CellFemaleGeorgiaHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsKidney NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyridinesRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsMetastatic clear cell renal cell carcinomaImmune checkpoint blockadeClear cell renal cell carcinomaActivity of cabozantinibRenal cell carcinomaOverall survivalTreatment failureCheckpoint blockadeCell carcinomaDose reductionAnti-PD-1/PD-L1International Metastatic RCC Database ConsortiumVascular endothelial growth factor inhibitorsSubsequent-line treatmentUse of cabozantinibIntermediate-risk groupMedian overall survivalMedian TTFHalf of patientsNew safety signalsPalmar-plantar erythrodysesthesiaPrimary progressive diseaseGrowth factor inhibitorsOverall response rateMost common reasons