2021
389 Phase II of CD40 agonistic antibody sotigalimab (APX005M) in combination with nivolumab in subjects with metastatic melanoma with confirmed disease progression on anti-PD-1 therapy
Weiss S, Sznol M, Shaheen M, Berciano-Guerrero M, Felip E, Rodríguez-Abreu D, Arance A, Boni V, Linette G, Schuchter L, Gonzalez-Cao M, Iannotti N, Ganti A, Hauke R, Berrocal A, Filbert E, Kluger H. 389 Phase II of CD40 agonistic antibody sotigalimab (APX005M) in combination with nivolumab in subjects with metastatic melanoma with confirmed disease progression on anti-PD-1 therapy. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2021, 9: a422-a422. DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-sitc2021.389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-PD-1 therapyMelanoma patientsMetastatic melanomaTumor PD-L1 expressionEffective anti-tumor immunityArm phase II trialCD40 agonist antibodyRefractory melanoma patientsRefractory metastatic melanomaAdvanced melanoma patientsPD-1 blockadePD-L1 expressionPhase II trialAnti-tumor immunitySubset of patientsOverall safety profileMajority of AEsOptimal therapeutic applicationReceptor binding profileInstitutional review boardClinical study teamNebraska Medical CenterOpen labelII trialTolerability profile
2020
19. PLEKHA5 REGULATES TUMOR GROWTH IN METASTATIC MELANOMA
Oria V, Zhang H, Zhu H, Deng G, Zito C, Rane C, Zhang S, Weiss S, Tran T, Adeniran A, Zhang F, Zhou J, Kluger Y, Bosenberg M, Kluger H, Jilaveanu L. 19. PLEKHA5 REGULATES TUMOR GROWTH IN METASTATIC MELANOMA. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2020, 2: ii3-ii3. PMCID: PMC7401364, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaa073.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMelanoma brain metastasesBrain metastasesTumor growthPI3K/Akt/mTORCell cycle transitionAkt/mTORGrowth of tumorsS cell cycle transitionPhosphorylation of AktMelanoma patientsPoor prognosisNovel drug targetsPatient populationRegulation of PDCD4Metastatic melanomaUnique cohortXenograft modelClinical relevanceNude miceMetastasisCycle transitionMelanomaBrain developmentKey mediatorMelanoma cells
2015
Somatic and germline analyses of a long term melanoma survivor with a recurrent brain metastasis
Weiss S, Darvishian F, Tadepalli J, Shapiro R, Golfinos J, Pavlick A, Polsky D, Kirchhoff T, Osman I. Somatic and germline analyses of a long term melanoma survivor with a recurrent brain metastasis. BMC Cancer 2015, 15: 926. PMID: 26597176, PMCID: PMC4657192, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1927-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma brain metastasesRecurrent brain metastasesBrain metastasesOverall survivalLong-term melanoma survivorsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsYear old manIndividual patient's tumorGenetic variantsMelanoma patientsMelanoma survivorsPrognostic informationFavorable outcomeNRAS wild typePatient outcomesConclusionsOur dataPatient tumorsImmune functionBrain tumorsExtended survivalOlder menPatientsClinical scenariosGermline analysisTherapeutic interventionsDabrafenib for the treatment of melanoma
Weiss S, Pavlick A. Dabrafenib for the treatment of melanoma. Expert Opinion On Orphan Drugs 2015, 3: 1075-1084. DOI: 10.1517/21678707.2015.1067136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced melanomaBrain metastasesBRAF V600EEffective salvage therapyMilestone clinical trialsPractice-changing approachAdvanced melanoma patientsHigh tumor burdenMelanoma brain metastasesFirst-line therapyMajority of patientsMEK inhibitor trametinibBRAF inhibitor therapyTreatment of melanomaV600K mutationsMutant BRAF kinaseMechanism of actionSalvage therapyAdverse eventsInhibitor therapyMelanoma patientsTumor burdenPoor prognosisCancer symptomsIL-2