2020
Defining tumor resistance to PD-1 pathway blockade: recommendations from the first meeting of the SITC Immunotherapy Resistance Taskforce
Kluger HM, Tawbi HA, Ascierto ML, Bowden M, Callahan MK, Cha E, Chen HX, Drake CG, Feltquate DM, Ferris RL, Gulley JL, Gupta S, Humphrey RW, LaVallee TM, Le DT, Hubbard-Lucey VM, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Postow MA, Rubin EH, Sharon E, Taube JM, Topalian SL, Zappasodi R, Sznol M, Sullivan RJ. Defining tumor resistance to PD-1 pathway blockade: recommendations from the first meeting of the SITC Immunotherapy Resistance Taskforce. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2020, 8: e000398. PMID: 32238470, PMCID: PMC7174063, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2019-000398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer immunotherapyClinical definitionNew agentsPD-1/PD-L1 blockadePD-1 pathway blockadeConsensus clinical definitionPD-L1 blockadeDeath receptor-1Immunotherapy of cancerStandard of careClinical trial designTreatment discontinuationMechanisms of resistancePathway blockadeClinical trialsConfirmatory scanPrimary resistancePatient benefitSecondary resistanceTrial designTreatment approachesUnmet needReceptor 1Tumor resistancePattern of response
2017
Challenges in Conducting Clinical Research on Patients With Advanced Melanoma
Sznol M. Challenges in Conducting Clinical Research on Patients With Advanced Melanoma. The Cancer Journal 2017, 23: 75-78. PMID: 28114259, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune therapyClinical researchFirst-line doubletPredictive clinical variablesSecond-line settingFirst-line therapyPool of patientsSignal of activityTreatment of melanomaSuboptimal responseAdvanced melanomaCare therapyInvestigational therapiesClinical variablesMultidrug regimensMultidrug combinationsPredictive biomarkersClinical studiesLower incidenceTissue biomarkersNew agentsNew treatmentsTherapyLarger studyMelanoma
2013
Advances in the systemic treatment of metastatic melanoma.
Yushak M, Kluger HM, Sznol M. Advances in the systemic treatment of metastatic melanoma. Oncology 2013, 27: 374-81. PMID: 25184258, PMCID: PMC6092183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalDrug Therapy, CombinationHumansImidazolesImmunologic FactorsImmunotherapy, AdoptiveIndolesIpilimumabMelanomaMutationNivolumabOximesProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafPyridonesPyrimidinonesSkin NeoplasmsSulfonamidesVemurafenibConceptsMetastatic melanomaTumor-host immune interactionsRandomized phase III trialPhase III trialsCombination of dabrafenibAdoptive cell therapyStandard of carePromising new agentPhase II dataIII trialsOverall survivalSystemic treatmentPredictive biomarkersMechanisms of resistanceTreatment outcomesIndividual patientsLimited efficacyAvailable agentsImmune interactionsNew agentsMolecular alterationsEffective agentCell therapyCurrent agentsMelanoma cells
2010
Melanoma: A model for testing new agents in combination therapies
Ascierto PA, Streicher HZ, Sznol M. Melanoma: A model for testing new agents in combination therapies. Journal Of Translational Medicine 2010, 8: 38. PMID: 20406483, PMCID: PMC2873374, DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-8-38.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-Kit inhibitorsAdvanced melanomaImmune modulatorsIntroduction of interferonNew single agentsMulti-modality treatmentReliable predictive biomarkersSelection of patientsAdoptive cellular therapyAnti-angiogenesis agentsValidation of PatientAdditional molecular targetsImmunologic modulatorsAdvanced diseaseCombination therapyPredictive biomarkersIL-2High success rateIndividual patientsNew agentsSmall molecule inhibitorsPatientsSingle agentResponse rateAnticancer modalities