2024
Vascular mimicry as a facilitator of melanoma brain metastasis
Provance O, Oria V, Tran T, Caulfield J, Zito C, Aguirre-Ducler A, Schalper K, Kluger H, Jilaveanu L. Vascular mimicry as a facilitator of melanoma brain metastasis. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2024, 81: 188. PMID: 38635031, PMCID: PMC11026261, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-024-05217-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular mimicryBrain metastasesMouse model of metastatic melanomaIncreased risk of metastasisAssociated with tumor volumeMelanoma brain metastasesRisk of metastasisSurvival of miceFuture treatment regimensCell line modelsTumor suppressor pathwayMetastatic melanomaTumor volumeSolid tumorsTreatment regimensTumor typesPoor prognosisHippo tumor suppressor pathwayIncreased riskMouse modelDownstream targets YAPMelanomaMetastasisSuppressor pathwayTumor
2022
Emerging Studies of Melanoma Brain Metastasis
Caulfield JI, Kluger HM. Emerging Studies of Melanoma Brain Metastasis. Current Oncology Reports 2022, 24: 585-594. PMID: 35212922, DOI: 10.1007/s11912-022-01237-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma brain metastasesBrain metastasesClinical studiesTreatment approachesRecent FindingsClinical trialsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsAdditional treatment approachesRecent preclinical studiesNew treatment approachesCentral nervous systemBrain disseminationCheckpoint inhibitorsSignificant morbidityPerilesional edemaRadiation necrosisPatient populationClinical challengePreclinical studiesNervous systemSolid tumorsEmerging studiesMetastasisTumor microenvironmentDisease controlTumor homing
2021
P14.05 Phase 2, Study of Iovance Autologous Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (Lifileucel, LN-144, LN-145, LN-145-S1) In Patients With Solid Tumors
Gettinger S, Kluger H, Schoenfeld A, Warner A, He K, Sukari A, Thomas S, Doger B, Lee S, Haefliger S, Goldberg Z, Cacovean A, Fiaz R, Chen G, Jagasia M, Finckenstein F, Fardis M, Jimeno A. P14.05 Phase 2, Study of Iovance Autologous Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (Lifileucel, LN-144, LN-145, LN-145-S1) In Patients With Solid Tumors. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2021, 16: s1012-s1013. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.335.Peer-Reviewed Original Research187TiP Phase II, multicenter study of autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL, LN 144/LN-145/LN-145-S1) in patients with solid tumours
Gettinger S, Kluger H, Schoenfeld A, Warner A, He K, Sukari A, Thomas S, de Spéville B, Lee S, Haefliger S, Goldberg Z, Cacovean A, Fiaz R, Chen G, Jagasia M, Finckenstein F, Fardis M, Jimeno A. 187TiP Phase II, multicenter study of autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL, LN 144/LN-145/LN-145-S1) in patients with solid tumours. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2021, 16: s799-s800. DOI: 10.1016/s1556-0864(21)02029-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) plus Nivolumab in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors: Phase I Dose-Escalation Study of Safety, Efficacy, and Immune Activation (PIVOT-02)
Diab A, Tannir NM, Bentebibel SE, Hwu P, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Haymaker C, Kluger HM, Gettinger SN, Sznol M, Tykodi SS, Curti BD, Tagliaferri MA, Zalevsky J, Hannah AL, Hoch U, Aung S, Fanton C, Rizwan A, Iacucci E, Liao Y, Bernatchez C, Hurwitz ME, Cho DC. Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) plus Nivolumab in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors: Phase I Dose-Escalation Study of Safety, Efficacy, and Immune Activation (PIVOT-02). Cancer Discovery 2020, 10: 1158-1173. PMID: 32439653, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-19-1510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Renal CellFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyInterleukin-2Kidney NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsLymphocyte CountLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNivolumabPolyethylene GlycolsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsTreatment-related adverse eventsAdvanced solid tumorsPD-L1 statusSolid tumorsGrade 3/4 treatment-related adverse eventsPD-1/PD-L1 blockadeCommon treatment-related adverse eventsPhase I dose-escalation trialPoor prognostic risk factorsTotal objective response rateI dose-escalation studyI dose-escalation trialLongitudinal tumor biopsiesPD-L1 blockadeT-cell enhancementTreatment-related deathsObjective response ratePhase II doseDose-escalation studyDose-escalation trialDose-limiting toxicityFlu-like symptomsPrognostic risk factorsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesCytotoxicity of CD8
2018
NKTR-214 (CD122-biased agonist) plus nivolumab in patients with advanced solid tumors: Preliminary phase 1/2 results of PIVOT.
Diab A, Hurwitz M, Cho D, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Curti B, Tykodi S, Puzanov I, Ibrahim N, Tolaney S, Tripathy D, Gao J, Siefker-Radtke A, Clemens W, Tagliaferri M, Gettinger S, Kluger H, Larkin J, Grignani G, Sznol M, Tannir N. NKTR-214 (CD122-biased agonist) plus nivolumab in patients with advanced solid tumors: Preliminary phase 1/2 results of PIVOT. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: 3006-3006. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.3006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Chapter One Vertical Pathway Targeting in Cancer Therapy
Shahbazian D, Sznol J, Kluger HM. Chapter One Vertical Pathway Targeting in Cancer Therapy. Advances In Pharmacology 2012, 65: 1-26. PMID: 22959021, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-397927-8.00001-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVital cellular processesDifferent signaling pathwaysDNA maintenanceCellular processesCell divisionDrug combinationsSignaling pathwaysSame pathwayAdaptive responseParticular mutationCell proliferationRecent discoveryPathwayTypes of cancerFragile nodesAdditional targetsGrowth inhibitoryUnavoidable toxicitiesMutationsMultitarget inhibitionCytotoxic effectsCancer researchSolid tumorsProlonged responseMalignant cells