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
2021
Gene Expression Signature Correlates with Outcomes in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with Everolimus Alone or with a Vascular Disrupting Agent
Yang ES, Nassar AH, Adib E, Jegede OA, Alaiwi SA, Manna DLD, Braun DA, Zarei M, Du H, Pal SK, Naik G, Sonpavde GP. Gene Expression Signature Correlates with Outcomes in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with Everolimus Alone or with a Vascular Disrupting Agent. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2021, 20: 1454-1461. PMID: 34108261, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-20-1091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBenzofuransBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Renal CellClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicEverolimusFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKidney NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedOrganophosphatesPrognosisSurvival RateTranscriptomeValidation Studies as TopicConceptsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaMedian PFSClinical benefitDiscovery cohortMetastatic renal cell carcinoma patientsPhase I/II trialRenal cell carcinoma patientsPhase III trialsCell carcinoma patientsLonger median PFSRenal cell carcinomaFour-gene signaturePropensity score covariate adjustmentVascular Disrupting AgentsCheckMate 025Monotherapy useStable diseaseII trialGene expression signaturesIII trialsAppropriate patientsCarcinoma patientsImmune checkpointsCell carcinomaVEGF inhibitorsCDKN2A Alterations and Response to Immunotherapy in Solid Tumors
Adib E, Nassar AH, Akl EW, Abou Alaiwi S, Nuzzo PV, Mouhieddine TH, Sonpavde G, Haddad RI, Mouw KW, Giannakis M, Hodi FS, Shukla SA, Gusev A, Braun DA, Choueiri TK, Kwiatkowski DJ. CDKN2A Alterations and Response to Immunotherapy in Solid Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research 2021, 27: 4025-4035. PMID: 34074656, PMCID: PMC8900067, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-0575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsUrothelial carcinomaGenomic alterationsMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNon-small cell lungDana-Farber Cancer InstituteICI treatment outcomesPlatinum-based therapyTumor immune microenvironmentImmuno-inflammatory pathwaysRenal cell carcinomaDFCI cohortICI therapyCheckpoint inhibitorsCancer Genome AtlasClinical benefitCancer CenterCell carcinomaCell lungPredictive biomarkersDifferent cancer typesPoor responseWorse outcomesMSK-IMPACTMetastatic cancer
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