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Luis Meza Contreras, MD

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Cabozantinib and nivolumab with or without live bacterial supplementation in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a randomized phase 1 trialEbrahimi H, Dizman N, Meza L, Malhotra J, Li X, Dorff T, Frankel P, Llamas-Quitiquit M, Hsu J, Zengin Z, Alcantara M, Castro D, Mercier B, Chawla N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Barragan-Carrillo R, Jaime-Casas S, Govindarajan A, Gillece J, Trent J, Lee P, Parks T, Takahashi M, Hayashi A, Kortylewski M, Caporaso J, Lee K, Tripathi A, Pal S. Cabozantinib and nivolumab with or without live bacterial supplementation in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a randomized phase 1 trial. Nature Medicine 2024, 1-10. PMID: 38942995, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03086-4.
Impact of CBM588 on gut microbiome composition and dysbiosis in patients receiving frontline immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) combinations for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).Dizman N, Ebrahimi H, Barragán Carrillo R, Meza L, Bergerot P, Dorff T, Hsu J, Zengin Z, Castro D, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Tripathi A, Trent J, Takahashi M, Oka K, Higashi S, Caporaso G, Lee K, Pal S. Impact of CBM588 on gut microbiome composition and dysbiosis in patients receiving frontline immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) combinations for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 4550-4550. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.4550.
Impact of Latino ethnicity on the gut microbiome composition of patients with metastatic renal cell cancer (mRCC).Barragán Carrillo R, Dizman N, Ebrahimi H, Meza L, Bergerot P, Dorff T, Hsu J, Zengin Z, Salgia N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Tripathi A, Castro D, Mercier B, Caporaso G, Lee K, Pal S. Impact of Latino ethnicity on the gut microbiome composition of patients with metastatic renal cell cancer (mRCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 4521-4521. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.4521.
Prevalence of Dietary Modification and Supplement Use in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Receiving Systemic TherapyEbrahimi H, Battle D, Salgia N, Zengin Z, Dizman N, Meza L, Bergerot C, Barragan-Carrillo R, Hsu J, Castro D, Mercier B, Chawla N, Li X, Tripathi A, Liu S, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Vaishampayan U, Staehler M, Pal S. Prevalence of Dietary Modification and Supplement Use in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Receiving Systemic Therapy. Nutrients 2024, 16: 1630. PMID: 38892563, PMCID: PMC11174627, DOI: 10.3390/nu16111630.
CD70-Targeted Allogeneic CAR T-Cell Therapy for Advanced Clear Cell Renal Cell CarcinomaPal S, Tran B, Haanen J, Hurwitz M, Sacher A, Tannir N, Budde L, Harrison S, Klobuch S, Patel S, Meza L, Dequeant M, Ma A, He Q, Williams L, Keegan A, Gurary E, Dar H, Karnik S, Guo C, Heath H, Yuen R, Morrow P, Agarwal N, Srour S. CD70-Targeted Allogeneic CAR T-Cell Therapy for Advanced Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Discovery 2024, 14: of1-of14. PMID: 38583184, PMCID: PMC11215406, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-24-0102.
Impact of Synchronous versus Metachronous Metastasis on Outcomes in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated with First-line Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–based CombinationsGebrael G, Meza L, Li X, Zengin Z, Sayegh N, Ebrahimi H, Tripathi N, Castro D, Mercier B, Barragan-Carrillo R, Li H, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Swami U, Tripathi A, Agarwal N, Maughan B, Pal S. Impact of Synchronous versus Metachronous Metastasis on Outcomes in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated with First-line Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–based Combinations. European Urology Focus 2024 PMID: 38580524, DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2024.03.006.
Barriers to Clinical Trial Implementation Among Community Care CentersEbrahimi H, Megally S, Plotkin E, Shivakumar L, Salgia N, Zengin Z, Meza L, Chawla N, Castro D, Dizman N, Bhagat R, Liv S, Li X, Rock A, Liu S, Tripathi A, Dorff T, Oyer R, Boehmer L, Pal S, Chehrazi-Raffle A. Barriers to Clinical Trial Implementation Among Community Care Centers. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e248739. PMID: 38683608, PMCID: PMC11059033, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.8739.
Outcomes of Patients with Brain Metastases from Renal Cell Carcinoma Receiving First-line Therapies: Results from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database ConsortiumTakemura K, Lemelin A, Ernst M, Wells J, Saliby R, El Zarif T, Labaki C, Basappa N, Szabados B, Powles T, Davis I, Wood L, Lalani A, McKay R, Lee J, Meza L, Pal S, Donskov F, Yuasa T, Beuselinck B, Gebrael G, Agarwal N, Choueiri T, Heng D. Outcomes of Patients with Brain Metastases from Renal Cell Carcinoma Receiving First-line Therapies: Results from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium. European Urology 2024 PMID: 38290965, DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2024.01.006.
Association between thymectomy and incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC).Barragan-Carrillo R, Ebrahimi H, Chawla N, Salgia N, Castro D, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Dizman N, Hsu J, Meza L, Zengin Z, LeVee A, Tripathi A, Dorff T, Bergerot C, Bergerot P, Eilber K, Dallas K, Pal S. Association between thymectomy and incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 371-371. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.4_suppl.371.
Evolution of the functionality of microbial communities in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) receiving cabozantinib (cabo)/nivolumab (nivo) with or without CBM588: A randomized clinical trial.Ebrahimi H, Meza L, Lee K, Malhotra J, Alcantara M, Zengin Z, Dizman N, Hsu J, Llamas-Quitiquit M, Castro D, Mercier B, Barragan-Carrillo R, Chawla N, Li X, Liu S, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Dorff T, Frankel P, Tripathi A, Pal S. Evolution of the functionality of microbial communities in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) receiving cabozantinib (cabo)/nivolumab (nivo) with or without CBM588: A randomized clinical trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 460-460. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.4_suppl.460.
Impact of insurance payer status (IS) on practice patterns and overall survival (OS) in patients (pts) with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC).Mercier B, Tripathi N, Govindarajan A, Gebrael G, Narang A, Li X, Castro D, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Dizman N, Ebrahimi H, Chawla N, Hsu J, Bergerot C, Barragan-Carrillo R, Zengin Z, Meza L, Pal S, Agarwal N, Tripathi A. Impact of insurance payer status (IS) on practice patterns and overall survival (OS) in patients (pts) with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 547-547. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.4_suppl.547.
Clinical and molecular characterization of urothelial (UC) vs. small cell carcinoma (SCC) of the urinary tract.Chawla N, Mercier B, Govindarajan A, Li X, Castro D, Ebrahimi H, Barragan-Carrillo R, Zang P, LeVee A, Dizman N, Hsu J, Meza L, Zengin Z, Salgia N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Dorff T, Pal S, Tripathi A. Clinical and molecular characterization of urothelial (UC) vs. small cell carcinoma (SCC) of the urinary tract. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 682-682. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.4_suppl.682.
Combination nivolumab and ipilimumab with and without camu camu in first-line treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).Barragan-Carrillo R, Chawla N, Salgia N, Meza L, Zengin Z, Li X, Dizman N, Ebrahimi H, Hsu J, Castro D, Mercier B, Dorff T, Tripathi A, Bergerot C, Bergerot P, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Pal S. Combination nivolumab and ipilimumab with and without camu camu in first-line treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: tps491-tps491. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.4_suppl.tps491.
Targeting STAT3 in tumor-associated antigen-presenting cells as a strategy for kidney and bladder cancer immunotherapyAlcantara M, Tang W, Wang D, Kaniowski D, Kang E, Dizman N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Meza L, Zengin Z, Hall J, Hsu J, Egelston C, Moreira D, Horsager A, Pal S, Kortylewski M. Targeting STAT3 in tumor-associated antigen-presenting cells as a strategy for kidney and bladder cancer immunotherapy. Frontiers In Immunology 2024, 14: 1274781. PMID: 38259453, PMCID: PMC10800835, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1274781.
Genomic and Transcriptomic Characteristics of Tumors of Patients with Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Clinically Benefiting from First-Line Treatment with Ipilimumab Plus NivolumabTripathi N, Meza L, Sayegh N, Govindarajan A, Byron S, Zhang J, Chigarira B, Jo Y, Zengin Z, Li H, Gebrael G, Desai A, Agarwal N, Swami U, Maughan B, Pal S. Genomic and Transcriptomic Characteristics of Tumors of Patients with Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Clinically Benefiting from First-Line Treatment with Ipilimumab Plus Nivolumab. Kidney Cancer 2023, 7: 137-145. DOI: 10.3233/kca-230011.
Characterization of Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Deferred, Upfront, or No Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in the Era of Combination Immunotherapy: Results from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database ConsortiumTakemura K, Ernst M, Navani V, Wells J, Bakouny Z, Donskov F, Basappa N, Wood L, Meza L, Pal S, Szabados B, Powles T, Beuselinck B, McKay R, Lee J, Ernst D, Kapoor A, Yuasa T, Choueiri T, Heng D. Characterization of Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Deferred, Upfront, or No Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in the Era of Combination Immunotherapy: Results from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium. European Urology Oncology 2023, 7: 501-508. PMID: 37914579, DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2023.10.002.
1902P Comparison of cabozantinib (CABO) versus sunitinib (SUN) following first-line (1L) nivolumab plus ipilimumab (NIVO+IPI) for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): A target trial emulation using real-world data from the International mRCC Database Consortium (IMDC)Lemelin A, Takemura K, Boyne D, Warkentin M, Brenner D, Cheun W, Wells J, Labaki C, McGregor B, Basappa N, Meza L, Pal S, Beuselinck B, McKay R, Szabados B, Powles T, Yuasa T, Ludwig L, Choueiri T, Heng D. 1902P Comparison of cabozantinib (CABO) versus sunitinib (SUN) following first-line (1L) nivolumab plus ipilimumab (NIVO+IPI) for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): A target trial emulation using real-world data from the International mRCC Database Consortium (IMDC). Annals Of Oncology 2023, 34: s1023-s1024. DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2023.09.1132.
1893P Immune-related adverse events from contemporary first-line combination therapies in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: Results from the IMDCNavani V, Lemelin A, Powles T, Liow E, Wong S, Meza L, Ebrahimi H, Saliby R, Saad E, Yuasa T, Wood L, Kollmannsberger C, Graham J, North S, Basappa N, Donskov F, Rodriguez C, Lalani A, Choueiri T, Heng D. 1893P Immune-related adverse events from contemporary first-line combination therapies in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: Results from the IMDC. Annals Of Oncology 2023, 34: s1018-s1019. DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2023.09.1123.
Racial and ethnic differences in perceptions of germline or somatic DNA sequencing among patients with advanced prostate, urothelial, or kidney cancerBergerot C, Philip E, Malhotra J, Bergerot P, Castro D, Govindarajan A, Salgia S, Salgia M, Salgia N, Hsu J, Meza L, Zengin Z, Liu S, Chehrazi‐Raffle A, Tripathi A, Dorff T, Pal S. Racial and ethnic differences in perceptions of germline or somatic DNA sequencing among patients with advanced prostate, urothelial, or kidney cancer. Journal Of Genetic Counseling 2023 PMID: 37697864, DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1786.
Assessment of eligibility criteria in renal cell carcinoma trials evaluating systemic therapyCastro D, Prajapati S, Feng M, Chan E, Lee K, Paul T, Sehgal I, Patel J, Li X, Zengin Z, Ebrahimi H, Govindarajan A, Meza L, Mercier B, Chawla N, Dizman N, Philip E, Hsu J, Bergerot C, Chehrazi‐Raffle A, Rock A, Liu S, Tripathi A, Dorff T, Pal S. Assessment of eligibility criteria in renal cell carcinoma trials evaluating systemic therapy. BJU International 2023, 133: 297-304. PMID: 37548533, DOI: 10.1111/bju.16148.
The impact of insurance status on progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC)Castro D, Tripathi N, Sayegh N, Gebrael G, Li X, Meza L, Zengin Z, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Govindarajan A, Dizman N, Ebrahimi H, Chawla N, Mercier B, BS J, Shi J, Philip E, Bergerot C, Barragan-Carrillo R, Pal S. The impact of insurance status on progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). The Oncologist 2023, 28: s5-s6. PMCID: PMC10445577, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad216.008.
CT-based radiomics model for the prediction of genomic alterations in renal cell carcinoma (RCC)Ebrahimi H, Lu K, Castro D, Mercier B, Dizman N, Barragan-Carrillo R, Govindarajan A, Meza L, Chawla N, Hsu J, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Tripathi A, Liu S, Dorff T, Wong C, Pal S, Zengin Z. CT-based radiomics model for the prediction of genomic alterations in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The Oncologist 2023, 28: s15-s15. PMCID: PMC10445582, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad216.025.
Impact of Time to Metastasis (Synchronous vs. Metachronous) on Outcomes in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with First Line Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICI)-based CombinationsMeza L, Li X, Zengin Z, Sayegh N, Ebrahimi H, Tripathi N, Castro D, Mercier B, Barragan-Carrillo R, Li H, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Swami U, Tripathi A, Agarwal N, Maughan B, Pal S. Impact of Time to Metastasis (Synchronous vs. Metachronous) on Outcomes in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with First Line Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICI)-based Combinations. The Oncologist 2023, 28: s9-s10. PMCID: PMC10445590, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad216.014.
Characterization of papillary and clear cell renal cell carcinoma through imaging mass cytometry reveals distinct immunologic profilesGovindarajan A, Salgia N, Li H, Castro D, Mirzapoiazova T, Armstrong B, Zhao D, Mercier B, Dizman N, Chawla N, Zengin Z, Meza L, Tripathi N, Sayegh N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Tripathi A, Pal S. Characterization of papillary and clear cell renal cell carcinoma through imaging mass cytometry reveals distinct immunologic profiles. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 14: 1182581. PMID: 37638025, PMCID: PMC10457014, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1182581.
Real-World Outcomes of Latinx Versus Non-Latinx Patients Treated With First-Line Immunotherapy for Metastatic Renal-Cell CarcinomaChehrazi-Raffle A, Leong S, Ali S, Kim T, Melamed S, Li X, Zengin Z, Meza L, Chawla N, Govindarajan A, Castro D, Mercier B, Ebrahimi H, Dizman N, Tripathi N, Sayegh N, Rock A, Yeh J, Pal S, Onyshchenko M. Real-World Outcomes of Latinx Versus Non-Latinx Patients Treated With First-Line Immunotherapy for Metastatic Renal-Cell Carcinoma. The Oncologist 2023, 28: 1079-1084. PMID: 37432304, PMCID: PMC10712704, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad190.
Association Between Time-of-Day of Immune Checkpoint Blockade Administration and Outcomes in Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaDizman N, Govindarajan A, Zengin Z, Meza L, Tripathi N, Sayegh N, Castro D, Chan E, Lee K, Prajapati S, Feng M, Loo V, Pace M, O'Brien S, Bailey E, Barragan-Carrillo R, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Hsu J, Li X, Agarwal N, Pal S. Association Between Time-of-Day of Immune Checkpoint Blockade Administration and Outcomes in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2023, 21: 530-536. PMID: 37495481, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2023.06.004.
Effect of CBM588 in combination with cabozantinib plus nivolumab for patients (pts) with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): A randomized clinical trial.Ebrahimi H, Meza L, Lee K, Malhotra J, Alcantara M, Zengin Z, Dizman N, Govindarajan A, Hsu J, Llamas-Quitiquit M, Chawla N, Castro D, Mercier B, Liu S, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Dorff T, Frankel P, Li X, Pal S, Tripathi A. Effect of CBM588 in combination with cabozantinib plus nivolumab for patients (pts) with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): A randomized clinical trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: lba104-lba104. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.17_suppl.lba104.
Changes in Perception of Cure Among Patients With Genitourinary Cancers Initiating Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Longitudinal StudyBergerot C, Philip E, Govindarajan A, Castro D, Malhotra J, Bergerot P, Salgia S, Salgia M, Salgia N, Hsu J, Meza L, Zengin Z, Liu S, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Tripathi A, Dorff T, Pal S. Changes in Perception of Cure Among Patients With Genitourinary Cancers Initiating Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Longitudinal Study. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2023, 21: 626-630.e3. PMID: 37391301, PMCID: PMC11225089, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2023.05.018.
Assessment of short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) and circulating cytokine trends in a clinical trial of nivolumab/ipilimumab and CBM588 in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).Dizman N, Pathak K, Alcantara M, Meza L, Bergerot P, Willey M, Dorff T, Hsu J, Zengin Z, Castro D, Ebrahimi H, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Tripathi A, Trent J, Takahashi M, Oka K, Higashi S, Kortylewski M, Pirrotte P, Pal S. Assessment of short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) and circulating cytokine trends in a clinical trial of nivolumab/ipilimumab and CBM588 in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 4556-4556. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.4556.
Association between intra-tumoral microbiome and clinical benefit (CB) from immunotherapy (IO) in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).Meza L, Choi Y, Zhang J, Dizman N, Zengin Z, Ebrahimi H, Barragan-Carrillo R, Hsu J, Chawla N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Tripathi A, Castro D, Mercier B, Govindarajan A, Chan A, Schork N, Byron S, Pal S. Association between intra-tumoral microbiome and clinical benefit (CB) from immunotherapy (IO) in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 4561-4561. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.4561.
Examining Exclusion Criteria in Advanced Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials: An Assessment of recommendations From the American Society Of Clinical Oncology and Friends of Cancer ResearchEbrahimi H, Castro D, Feng M, Prajapati S, Lee K, Chan E, Paul T, Sehgal I, Patel J, Li X, Zengin Z, Meza L, Mercier B, Hsu J, Govindarajan A, Chawla N, Dizman N, Bergerot C, Rock A, Liu S, Tripathi A, Dorff T, Pal S, Chehrazi-Raffle A. Examining Exclusion Criteria in Advanced Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials: An Assessment of recommendations From the American Society Of Clinical Oncology and Friends of Cancer Research. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2023, 21: e467-e473. PMID: 37301665, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2023.05.013.
Ultrasensitive Circulating Tumor DNA Pilot Study Distinguishes Complete Response and Partial Response With Immunotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaChehrazi-Raffle A, Muddasani R, Dizman N, Hsu J, Meza L, Zengin Z, Malhotra J, Chawla N, Dorff T, Contente-Cuomo T, Dinwiddie D, McDonald B, McDaniel T, Trent J, Baehner F, Murtaza M, Pal S. Ultrasensitive Circulating Tumor DNA Pilot Study Distinguishes Complete Response and Partial Response With Immunotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. JCO Precision Oncology 2023, 7: e2200543. PMID: 37027813, PMCID: PMC10309555, DOI: 10.1200/po.22.00543.
Twelve-Month Follow-up of the Immune Response After COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Genitourinary Cancers: A Prospective Cohort AnalysisMeza L, Zengin Z, Salgia S, Malhotra J, Karczewska E, Dorff T, Tripathi A, Ely J, Kelley E, Mead H, Hsu J, Dizman N, Salgia N, Chawla N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Muddasani R, Govindarajan A, Rock A, Liu S, Salgia R, Trent J, Altin J, Pal S. Twelve-Month Follow-up of the Immune Response After COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Genitourinary Cancers: A Prospective Cohort Analysis. The Oncologist 2023, 28: e748-e755. PMID: 36971500, PMCID: PMC10485287, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad067.
Corrigendum to “Outcomes for International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium Prognostic Groups in Contemporary First-line Combination Therapies for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma” [Eur Urol 2023]Ernst M, Navani V, Wells J, Donskov F, Basappa N, Labaki C, Pal S, Meza L, Wood L, Ernst D, Szabados B, McKay R, Parnis F, Suarez C, Yuasa T, Lalani A, Alva A, Bjarnason G, Choueiri T, Heng D. Corrigendum to “Outcomes for International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium Prognostic Groups in Contemporary First-line Combination Therapies for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma” [Eur Urol 2023]. European Urology 2023, 83: e166-e167. PMID: 36967358, DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.03.003.
Spectrum and implications of activating BRAF alterations in advanced prostate cancer (aPC).Chehrazi-Raffle A, Tukachinsky H, Schrock A, Hwang J, Zengin Z, Meza L, Chawla N, Ebrahimi H, Govindarajan A, Castro D, Rock A, Tripathi A, Dorff T, Pal S, Oxnard G, Agarwal N, Antonarakis E. Spectrum and implications of activating BRAF alterations in advanced prostate cancer (aPC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 220-220. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.6_suppl.220.
Evaluation of eligibility criteria in advanced prostate cancer clinical trials based on ASCO-FCR recommendations.Feng M, Prajapati S, Castro D, Lee K, Chan E, Sehgal I, Patel J, O'Dell A, Zengin Z, Li X, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Dizman N, Tripathi A, Rock A, Liu S, Mercier B, Meza L, Philip E, Dorff T, Pal S. Evaluation of eligibility criteria in advanced prostate cancer clinical trials based on ASCO-FCR recommendations. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 34-34. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.6_suppl.34.
Assessment of eligibility criteria in advanced urothelial cancer (aUC) trials based on ASCO-FCR recommendations.Castro D, Feng M, Prajapati S, Chan E, Lee K, Sehgal I, Patel J, O'Dell A, Zengin Z, Li X, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Dizman N, Tripathi A, Rock A, Liu S, Mercier B, Meza L, Philip E, Dorff T, Pal S. Assessment of eligibility criteria in advanced urothelial cancer (aUC) trials based on ASCO-FCR recommendations. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 453-453. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.6_suppl.453.
Impact of race and payer status on the choice of urinary diversion among patients with localized bladder carcinoma undergoing cystectomy.Tripathi A, Barragan-Carrillo R, Philip E, Govindarajan A, Chawla N, Castro D, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Dizman N, Hsu J, Meza L, Zengin Z, Bergerot C, Eilber K, Pal S, Dallas K. Impact of race and payer status on the choice of urinary diversion among patients with localized bladder carcinoma undergoing cystectomy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 455-455. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.6_suppl.455.
Outcomes of patients with brain metastases from renal cell carcinoma treated with first-line therapies: Results from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC).Takemura K, Lemelin A, Ernst M, Wells C, Basappa N, Szabados B, Powles T, Davis I, Wood L, Kapoor A, McKay R, Lee J, Meza L, Pal S, Donskov F, Yuasa T, Beuselinck B, Gebrael G, Choueiri T, Heng D. Outcomes of patients with brain metastases from renal cell carcinoma treated with first-line therapies: Results from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 600-600. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.6_suppl.600.
Evaluation of eligibility criteria in contemporary renal cell carcinoma based on ASCO-FCR recommendations.Prajapati S, Feng M, Castro D, Lee K, Chan E, Sehgal I, Patel J, O'Dell A, Zengin Z, Li X, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Dizman N, Tripathi A, Rock A, Liu S, Mercier B, Meza L, Philip E, Dorff T, Pal S. Evaluation of eligibility criteria in contemporary renal cell carcinoma based on ASCO-FCR recommendations. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 612-612. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.6_suppl.612.
Implications of ethnicity among patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) treated with nivolumab plus ipilimumab (nivo/ipi).Leong S, Ali S, Zengin Z, Meza L, Dizman N, Ebrahimi H, Govindarajan A, Castro D, Li X, Kim T, Melamed S, Onyshchenko M, Pal S, Chehrazi-Raffle A. Implications of ethnicity among patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) treated with nivolumab plus ipilimumab (nivo/ipi). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 613-613. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.6_suppl.613.
Impact of race and payor status on patterns of utilization of partial and radical nephrectomy in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC).Barragan-Carrillo R, Dallas K, Tripathi A, Govindarajan A, Zengin Z, Meza L, Philip E, Castro D, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Chawla N, Hsu J, Dizman N, Eilber K, Bergerot C, Pal S. Impact of race and payor status on patterns of utilization of partial and radical nephrectomy in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 614-614. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.6_suppl.614.
Characterization of clinical outcomes among patients with advanced chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (ChRCC) treated with first-line immunotherapy (IO)-based regimens.Labaki C, Bakouny Z, Wells J, Takemura K, Saliby R, Meza L, Gebrael G, Porta C, Lee J, Basappa N, De Velasco G, McKay R, Pal S, Agarwal N, Donskov F, Braun D, Henske E, Xie W, Heng D, Choueiri T. Characterization of clinical outcomes among patients with advanced chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (ChRCC) treated with first-line immunotherapy (IO)-based regimens. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 654-654. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.6_suppl.654.
Prevalence of dietary modification and supplement use in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).Ebrahimi H, Battle D, Zengin Z, Dizman N, Meza L, Castro D, Govindarajan A, Mercier B, Chawla N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Tripathi A, Liu S, Vaishampayan U, Staehler M, Pal S. Prevalence of dietary modification and supplement use in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 662-662. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.6_suppl.662.
Association between time-of-day of the immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) infusion and disease outcomes among patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).Dizman N, Govindarajan A, Zengin Z, Meza L, Tripathi N, Sayegh N, Castro D, Chan E, Lee K, Prajapati S, Feng M, Loo V, Pace M, O'brien S, Bailey E, Barragan-Carrillo R, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Li X, Agarwal N, Pal S. Association between time-of-day of the immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) infusion and disease outcomes among patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 678-678. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.6_suppl.678.
The Gut Microbiome and Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaMeza L, Feng M, Lee K, Sperandio R, Pal S. The Gut Microbiome and Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2023, 12: 1502. PMID: 36836036, PMCID: PMC9960560, DOI: 10.3390/jcm12041502.
A0326 Characterization of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with or without cytoreductive nephrectomy in the era of combination immunotherapy: Results from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC)Takemura K, Ernst M, Navani V, Wells J, Bakouny Z, Donskov F, Basappa N, Wood L, Meza L, Pal S, Szabados B, Powles T, Beuselinck B, Mckay R, Lee J, Ernst D, Kapoor A, Yuasa T, Choueiri T, Heng D. A0326 Characterization of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with or without cytoreductive nephrectomy in the era of combination immunotherapy: Results from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC). European Urology 2023, 83: s473-s474. DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)00375-5.
Outcomes for International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium Prognostic Groups in Contemporary First-line Combination Therapies for Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaErnst M, Navani V, Wells J, Donskov F, Basappa N, Labaki C, Pal S, Meza L, Wood L, Ernst D, Szabados B, McKay R, Parnis F, Suarez C, Yuasa T, Lalani A, Alva A, Bjarnason G, Choueiri T, Heng D. Outcomes for International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium Prognostic Groups in Contemporary First-line Combination Therapies for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. European Urology 2023, 84: 109-116. PMID: 36707357, DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.01.001.
Genomic and Transcriptomic Predictors of Response from Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Patients with Oligoprogressive Renal Cell CarcinomaZengin Z, Govindarajan A, Salgia N, Sayegh N, Tripathi N, Muddasani R, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Feng M, Mercier B, Ladbury C, Hao C, Salgia S, Chawla N, Meza L, Malhotra J, Dizman N, Hsu J, Castro D, Barragan-Carrillo R, Ebrahimi H, Philip E, Chang M, Zhang J, Byron S, Lyou Y, Dorff T, Pal S, Dandapani S. Genomic and Transcriptomic Predictors of Response from Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Patients with Oligoprogressive Renal Cell Carcinoma. European Urology Oncology 2023, 6: 447-450. PMID: 36609061, DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2022.11.006.
Perceptions of COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Genitourinary Cancers: A Survey StudyCastro D, Zengin Z, Malhotra J, Bergerot C, Meza L, Dizman N, Govindarajan A, Hsu J, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Chawla N, Mercier B, Chen S, Feng M, Prajapati S, Lee K, Philip E, Dorff T, Lyou Y, Pal S. Perceptions of COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Genitourinary Cancers: A Survey Study. Cancer Investigation 2023, 41: 70-76. PMID: 36239609, DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2022.2136683.
Tivozanib in Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Previously Treated With Axitinib: Subgroup Analysis from TIVO-3Meza L, McDermott D, Escudier B, Hutson T, Porta C, Verzoni E, Atkins M, Kasturi V, Pal S, Rini B. Tivozanib in Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Previously Treated With Axitinib: Subgroup Analysis from TIVO-3. The Oncologist 2022, 28: e167-e170. PMID: 36576430, PMCID: PMC10020797, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyac255.
Characterization of Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Experiencing Complete Response to First-line Therapies: Results From the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database ConsortiumTakemura K, Navani V, Ernst M, Wells J, Meza L, Pal S, Lee J, Li H, Agarwal N, Alva A, Hansen A, Basappa N, Szabados B, Powles T, Tran B, Hocking C, Beuselinck B, Yuasa T, Choueiri T, Heng D. Characterization of Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Experiencing Complete Response to First-line Therapies: Results From the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium. Journal Of Urology 2022, 209: 701-709. PMID: 36573926, DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000003132.
Genomic and Clinical Prognostic Factors in Patients With Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma Receiving Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsChawla N, Sayegh N, Tripathi N, Govindarajan A, Zengin Z, Phillip E, Dizman N, Meza L, Muddasani R, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Malhotra J, Hsu J, Agarwal N, Pal S, Tripathi A. Genomic and Clinical Prognostic Factors in Patients With Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2022, 21: 69-75. PMID: 36509613, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2022.11.007.
810 Novel renal cell carcinoma immunotherapy combining TLR9-targeted STAT3 antisense oligonucleotide with PD-1 blockadeAlcantara M, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Dizman N, Tang W, Meza L, Zengin Z, Wang D, Moreira D, Horsager A, Hsu J, Pal S, Kortylewski M. 810 Novel renal cell carcinoma immunotherapy combining TLR9-targeted STAT3 antisense oligonucleotide with PD-1 blockade. 2022, a846-a846. DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2022-sitc2022.0810.
880 Activation of STAT3 signaling is associated with resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients (pts) with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC)Chehrazi-Raffle A, Alcantara M, Dizman N, Tang W, Meza L, Zengin Z, Wang D, Moreira D, Castro D, Govindarajan A, Horsager A, Hsu J, Pal S, Kortylewski M. 880 Activation of STAT3 signaling is associated with resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients (pts) with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). 2022, a917-a917. DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2022-sitc2022.0880.
Cabozantinib Safety With Different Anticoagulants in Patients With Renal Cell CarcinomaShayeb A, McManus H, Urman D, Jani C, Zhang T, Dizman N, Meza L, Sivakumar A, Gan C, Barata P, Bilen M, Gao X, Heng D, Pal S, Narra R, Kilari D, Kaymakcalan M, McGregor B, Choueiri T, McKay R. Cabozantinib Safety With Different Anticoagulants in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2022, 21: 55-62. PMID: 36411184, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2022.10.013.
Real-world Practice Patterns and Safety of Concurrent Radiotherapy and Cabozantinib in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Results from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database ConsortiumLoo Gan C, Huang J, Pan E, Xie W, Schmidt A, Labaki C, Meza L, Bouchard G, Li H, Jackson-Spence F, Sánchez-Ruiz C, Powles T, Kumar S, Weise N, Hall W, Rose B, Beuselinck B, Suarez C, Pal S, Choueiri T, Heng D, McKay R. Real-world Practice Patterns and Safety of Concurrent Radiotherapy and Cabozantinib in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Results from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium. European Urology Oncology 2022, 6: 204-211. PMID: 36328934, DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2022.10.004.
1455P Characterization of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma achieving complete response to first-line therapies: Results from the international metastatic renal cell carcinoma database consortium (IMDC)Takemura K, Navani V, Ernst M, Wells J, Choueiri T, Meza L, Pal S, Lee J, Li H, Agarwal N, Alva A, Hansen A, Basappa N, Szabados B, Powles T, Tran B, Hocking C, Beuselinck B, Yuasa T, Heng D. 1455P Characterization of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma achieving complete response to first-line therapies: Results from the international metastatic renal cell carcinoma database consortium (IMDC). Annals Of Oncology 2022, 33: s1209-s1210. DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1558.
1479P Ultra-sensitive circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) assay distinguishes partial response (PR) and complete response (CR) with immunotherapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC)Chehrazi-Raffle A, Muddasani R, Dizman N, Hsu J, Meza L, Zengin Z, Malhotra J, Chawla N, Lyou Y, Dorff T, Contente-Cuomo T, Dinwiddie D, McDonald B, Trent J, Murtaza M, Pal S. 1479P Ultra-sensitive circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) assay distinguishes partial response (PR) and complete response (CR) with immunotherapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Annals Of Oncology 2022, 33: s1223. DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1582.
Live bacterial supplementation for improving treatment response in metastatic renal cell carcinomaMeza L, Govindarajan A, Feng M, Pal S. Live bacterial supplementation for improving treatment response in metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Clinical And Translational Medicine 2022, 12: e948. PMID: 35899808, PMCID: PMC9332118, DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.948.
CABOSEQ: The Effectiveness of Cabozantinib in Patients With Treatment Refractory Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: Results From the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC)Navani V, Wells J, Boyne D, Cheung W, Brenner D, McGregor B, Labaki C, Schmidt A, McKay R, Meza L, Pal S, Donskov F, Beuselinck B, Otiato M, Ludwig L, Powles T, Szabados B, Choueiri T, Heng D. CABOSEQ: The Effectiveness of Cabozantinib in Patients With Treatment Refractory Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: Results From the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC). Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2022, 21: 106.e1-106.e8. PMID: 35945133, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2022.07.008.
How to Treat Renal Cell Carcinoma The Current Treatment Landscape and Cardiovascular ToxicitiesCastro D, Malhotra J, Meza L, Govindarajan A, Philip E, Pal S. How to Treat Renal Cell Carcinoma The Current Treatment Landscape and Cardiovascular Toxicities. JACC CardioOncology 2022, 4: 271-275. PMID: 35818545, PMCID: PMC9270613, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2022.04.004.
Outcomes of patients with advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma treated with first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor therapyGraham J, Wells J, Dudani S, Gan C, Donskov F, Lee J, Kollmannsberger C, Meza L, Beuselinck B, Hansen A, North S, Bjarnason G, Sayegh N, Kanesvaran R, Wood L, Hotte S, McKay R, Choueiri T, Heng D. Outcomes of patients with advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma treated with first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. European Journal Of Cancer 2022, 171: 124-132. PMID: 35717820, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.05.002.
Abstract 6293: Genomic characteristics of nivolumab/ipilimumab with or without CBM-588 supplementation in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinomaCastro D, Dizman N, Zengin Z, Malhotra J, Meza L, Muddasani R, Govindarajan A, Chawla N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Hsu J, Bergerot P, Bergerot C, Dorff T, Lyou Y, Pal S. Abstract 6293: Genomic characteristics of nivolumab/ipilimumab with or without CBM-588 supplementation in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Cancer Research 2022, 82: 6293-6293. DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2022-6293.
Characterization of the microbial resistome in a prospective trial of CBM588 in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) offers mechanism for interplay between antibiotic (abx) use and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) activity.Dizman N, Meza L, Bergerot P, Dorff T, Lyou Y, Frankel P, Llamas M, Hsu J, Zengin Z, Malhotra J, Govindarajan A, Castro D, Gillece J, Reining L, Trent J, Takahashi M, Oka K, Higashi S, Highlander S, Pal S. Characterization of the microbial resistome in a prospective trial of CBM588 in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) offers mechanism for interplay between antibiotic (abx) use and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) activity. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 4510-4510. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.4510.
Distinct outcomes in Hispanic/Latinx and non-Hispanic/Latinx patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) treated with first-line ipilimumab plus nivolumab (ipi/nivo).Ali S, Leong S, Meza L, Dizman N, Zengin Z, Kim T, Pak Y, Onyshchenko M, Pal S, Chehrazi-Raffle A. Distinct outcomes in Hispanic/Latinx and non-Hispanic/Latinx patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) treated with first-line ipilimumab plus nivolumab (ipi/nivo). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 4554-4554. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.4554.
Transcriptomic profiling identifies genomic markers associated with benefit from stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in oligoprogressive metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).Zengin Z, Govindarajan A, Muddasani R, Salgia N, Sayegh N, Tripathi N, Salgia S, Meza L, Zhang J, Chawla N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Malhotra J, Dizman N, Hsu J, Castro D, Byron S, Dandapani S, Pal S. Transcriptomic profiling identifies genomic markers associated with benefit from stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in oligoprogressive metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 4555-4555. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.4555.
A phase I trial to evaluate the biologic effect of CBM588 ( Clostridium butyricum ) in combination with cabozantinib plus nivolumab for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).Meza L, Malhotra J, Zengin Z, Dizman N, Hsu J, Chawla N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Muddasani R, Govindarajan A, Castro D, Dorff T, Lyou Y, Frankel P, Pal S. A phase I trial to evaluate the biologic effect of CBM588 ( Clostridium butyricum ) in combination with cabozantinib plus nivolumab for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: tps4606-tps4606. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.tps4606.
Imaging Response to Contemporary Immuno-oncology Combination Therapies in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaNavani V, Ernst M, Wells J, Yuasa T, Takemura K, Donskov F, Basappa N, Schmidt A, Pal S, Meza L, Wood L, Ernst D, Szabados B, Powles T, McKay R, Weickhardt A, Suarez C, Kapoor A, Lee J, Choueiri T, Heng D. Imaging Response to Contemporary Immuno-oncology Combination Therapies in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2216379. PMID: 35687336, PMCID: PMC9187954, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.16379.
Nivolumab plus ipilimumab with or without live bacterial supplementation in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a randomized phase 1 trialDizman N, Meza L, Bergerot P, Alcantara M, Dorff T, Lyou Y, Frankel P, Cui Y, Mira V, Llamas M, Hsu J, Zengin Z, Salgia N, Salgia S, Malhotra J, Chawla N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Muddasani R, Gillece J, Reining L, Trent J, Takahashi M, Oka K, Higashi S, Kortylewski M, Highlander SK, Pal SK. Nivolumab plus ipilimumab with or without live bacterial supplementation in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a randomized phase 1 trial. Nature Medicine 2022, 28: 704-712. PMID: 35228755, PMCID: PMC9018425, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-01694-6.
Waning efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination at six months in patients (pts) with genitourinary malignancies.Zengin Z, Meza L, Malhotra J, Salgia S, Ely J, Hsu J, Kelley E, Mead H, Dizman N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Govindarajan A, Muddasani R, Chawla N, Dorff T, Lyou Y, Karczewska E, Trent J, Salgia R, Altin J, Pal S. Waning efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination at six months in patients (pts) with genitourinary malignancies. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 185-185. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.185.
Characterizing IMDC prognostic groups in contemporary first-line combination therapies for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).Ernst M, Navani V, Wells J, Donskov F, Basappa N, Labaki C, Pal S, Meza L, Wood L, Ernst D, Szabados B, McKay R, Parnis F, Suárez C, Yuasa T, Kapoor A, Alva A, Bjarnason G, Choueiri T, Heng D. Characterizing IMDC prognostic groups in contemporary first-line combination therapies for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 308-308. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.308.
Predictors of objective response to first-line immuno-oncology combination therapies in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: Results from the international metastatic renal cell database consortium (IMDC).Navani V, Ernst M, Wells C, Yuasa T, Takemura K, Donskov F, Basappa N, Schmidt A, Pal S, Meza L, Wood L, Ernst D, Szabados B, McKay R, Weickhardt A, Suárez C, Kapoor A, Lee J, Choueiri T, Heng D. Predictors of objective response to first-line immuno-oncology combination therapies in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: Results from the international metastatic renal cell database consortium (IMDC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 310-310. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.310.
First-line therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma with pancreatic metastases: Results from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC).Roussel E, Kinget L, Beuselinck B, Albersen M, Wells C, Ernst M, Donskov F, Schmidt A, Szabados B, Pal S, Meza L, Agarwal N, Weickhardt A, Davis I, Alva A, Wood L, Porta C, Choueiri T, Heng D, Navani V. First-line therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma with pancreatic metastases: Results from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 317-317. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.317.
CABOSEQ: The efficacy of cabozantinib post up-front immuno-oncology combinations in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma: Results from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC).Navani V, Wells C, Boyne D, Cheung W, Brenner D, McGregor B, Labaki C, Schmidt A, McKay R, Pal S, Meza L, Donskov F, Beuselinck B, Ernst M, Otiato M, Ludwig L, Powles T, Szabados B, Choueiri T, Heng D. CABOSEQ: The efficacy of cabozantinib post up-front immuno-oncology combinations in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma: Results from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 318-318. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.318.
Characteristics associated with common reasons to pursue genomic profiling among patients with metastatic genitourinary cancers.Malhotra J, Philip E, Govindarajan A, Salgia S, Meza L, Zengin Z, Muddasani R, Chawla N, Castro D, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Dizman N, Bergerot P, Hsu J, Dorff T, Pal S, Bergerot C. Characteristics associated with common reasons to pursue genomic profiling among patients with metastatic genitourinary cancers. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 327-327. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.327.
Changes in perception of immunotherapy over time among patients with advanced genitourinary cancers.Malhotra J, Philip E, Govindarajan A, Meza L, Zengin Z, Salgia S, Muddasani R, Chawla N, Castro D, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Dizman N, Bergerot P, Hsu J, Dorff T, Pal S, Bergerot C. Changes in perception of immunotherapy over time among patients with advanced genitourinary cancers. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 328-328. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.328.
Prolonging utilization of systemic therapy in oligoprogressive metastatic renal cell carcinoma using stereotactic body radiation therapy.Muddasani R, Govindarajan A, Salgia S, Salgia N, Zengin Z, Meza L, Hsu J, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Dizman N, Chawla N, Malhotra J, Bergerot C, Philip E, Castro D, Dandapani S, Tripathi N, Sayegh N, Pal S. Prolonging utilization of systemic therapy in oligoprogressive metastatic renal cell carcinoma using stereotactic body radiation therapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 336-336. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.336.
Nivolumab/ipilimumab with or without CBM588 in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: A randomized phase Ib study and the evolution of the functionality of microbial communities with treatment.Dizman N, Meza L, Bergerot P, Alcantara M, Dorff T, Lyou Y, Frankel P, Llamas M, Hsu J, Zengin Z, Malhotra J, Gillece J, Reining L, Trent J, Takahashi M, Oka K, Higashi S, Highlander S, Pal S. Nivolumab/ipilimumab with or without CBM588 in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: A randomized phase Ib study and the evolution of the functionality of microbial communities with treatment. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 371-371. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.371.
Association of intra-tumoral microbiome and response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).Meza L, Choi Y, Govindarajan A, Dizman N, Zengin Z, Hsu J, Salgia N, Salgia S, Malhotra J, Chawla N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Muddasani R, Castro D, Chan A, Zhang G, Byron S, Highlander S, Schork N, Pal S. Association of intra-tumoral microbiome and response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 372-372. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.372.
Intestinal microbiome associated with development of grade 3/4 adverse in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) treated with nivolumab plus ipilimumab (N/I) and probiotic support: Results from a phase Ib study.Meza L, Dizman N, Bergerot P, Dorff T, Lyou Y, Frankel P, Llamas M, Hsu J, Zengin Z, Salgia N, Malhotra J, Chawla N, Gillece J, Reining L, Trent J, Takahashi M, Oka K, Higashi S, Highlander S, Pal S. Intestinal microbiome associated with development of grade 3/4 adverse in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) treated with nivolumab plus ipilimumab (N/I) and probiotic support: Results from a phase Ib study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 374-374. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.374.
Characterization of aberrant alternative splicing landscape in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).Govindarajan A, Hegde A, Chawla N, Dizman N, Zengin Z, Meza L, Muddasani R, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Malhotra J, Castro D, Salgia S, Bergerot C, Tripathi N, Sayegh N, Philip E, Hsu J, Byron S, Pirrotte P, Pal S. Characterization of aberrant alternative splicing landscape in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 386-386. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.386.
Association between TERT promoter mutations and clinical outcome with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for advanced urothelial cancer.Chawla N, Tripathi N, Sayegh N, Govindarajan A, Dizman N, Zengin Z, Meza L, Muddasani R, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Salgia S, Malhotra J, Hsu J, Philip E, Bergerot C, Lyou Y, Swami U, Gupta S, Maughan B, Agarwal N, Pal S. Association between TERT promoter mutations and clinical outcome with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for advanced urothelial cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 561-561. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.561.
Predictive Biomarkers of Immunotherapy Efficacy in RCC and Their Role in Non-metastatic StagesMalhotra J, Meza L, Salgia N, Pal S. Predictive Biomarkers of Immunotherapy Efficacy in RCC and Their Role in Non-metastatic Stages. 2022, 221-227. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80546-3_17.
Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in 2021: ObsoleteMeza L, Chawla N, Giannarini G, Pal S. Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in 2021: Obsolete. European Urology Open Science 2021, 36: 44-46. PMID: 34988492, PMCID: PMC8724935, DOI: 10.1016/j.euros.2021.09.021.
Targeted therapies: Expanding the role of FGFR3 inhibition in urothelial carcinomaZengin Z, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Salgia N, Muddasani R, Ali S, Meza L, Pal S. Targeted therapies: Expanding the role of FGFR3 inhibition in urothelial carcinoma. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2021, 40: 25-36. PMID: 34840077, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.10.003.
Cabozantinib plus immunotherapy combinations in metastatic renal cell and urothelial carcinomaMeza L, Malhotra J, Favorito C, Pal S. Cabozantinib plus immunotherapy combinations in metastatic renal cell and urothelial carcinoma. Future Oncology 2021, 18: 21-33. PMID: 34766841, DOI: 10.2217/fon-2021-0570.
1564MO Characterization of COVID-19 vaccination response by antibody (Ab) titer and T-cell receptor (TCR) sequencing in patients (pts) with advanced genitourinary (GU) cancersSalgia S, Malhotra J, Zengin Z, Meza L, Ely J, Hsu J, Kelley E, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Govindarajan A, Muddasani R, Salgia N, Dizman N, Chawla N, Dorff T, Lyou Y, Karczewska E, Trent J, Salgia R, Altin J, Pal S. 1564MO Characterization of COVID-19 vaccination response by antibody (Ab) titer and T-cell receptor (TCR) sequencing in patients (pts) with advanced genitourinary (GU) cancers. Annals Of Oncology 2021, 32: s1132. PMCID: PMC8454399, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1557.
1759MO Associations between sarcopenia and gut microbiota in patients (pts) with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) and breast cancer (BC)Zengin Z, Malhotra J, Salgia S, Dizman N, Yost S, Chawla N, Govindarajan A, Hsu J, Salgia N, Bergerot P, Meza L, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Muddasani R, Gillece J, Yuan Y, Highlander S, Pal S. 1759MO Associations between sarcopenia and gut microbiota in patients (pts) with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) and breast cancer (BC). Annals Of Oncology 2021, 32: s1211. DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1704.
Characterizing the relationships between tertiary and community cancer providers: Results from a survey of medical oncologists in Southern CaliforniaSalgia NJ, Chehrazi‐Raffle A, Hsu J, Zengin Z, Salgia S, Chawla NS, Meza L, Malhotra J, Dizman N, Muddasani R, Ruel N, Cianfrocca M, Gong J, Anand S, Chiu V, Yeh J, Pal SK. Characterizing the relationships between tertiary and community cancer providers: Results from a survey of medical oncologists in Southern California. Cancer Medicine 2021, 10: 5671-5680. PMID: 34331372, PMCID: PMC8366095, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4119.
Learning from BISCAY: The future of biomarker-based trial design in bladder cancerMeza L, Salgia N, Patel K, Pal S. Learning from BISCAY: The future of biomarker-based trial design in bladder cancer. Cancer Cell 2021, 39: 910-912. PMID: 34256907, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2021.06.011.
Complementary Role of Circulating Tumor DNA Assessment and Tissue Genomic Profiling in Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaZengin ZB, Weipert C, Salgia NJ, Dizman N, Hsu J, Meza L, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Muddasani R, Salgia S, Malhotra J, Chawla N, Philip EJ, Kiedrowski L, Maughan BL, Rathi N, Goel D, Choueiri TK, Agarwal N, Pal SK. Complementary Role of Circulating Tumor DNA Assessment and Tissue Genomic Profiling in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2021, 27: 4807-4813. PMID: 34130999, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-0572.
Chemoimmunotherapy in urothelial cancer: concurrent or sequential?Zengin Z, Meza L, Pal S, Grivas P. Chemoimmunotherapy in urothelial cancer: concurrent or sequential? The Lancet Oncology 2021, 22: 894-896. PMID: 34051179, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(21)00284-9.
Bridging the gaps between tertiary and community care networks: Results from a southern California survey research analysis.Chehrazi-Raffle A, Salgia N, Hsu J, Zengin Z, Salgia S, Chawla N, Malhotra J, Dizman N, Muddasani R, Meza L, Cianfrocca M, Gong J, Anand S, Chiu V, Yeh J, Pal S. Bridging the gaps between tertiary and community care networks: Results from a southern California survey research analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 1538-1538. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.1538.
First results of a randomized phase IB study comparing nivolumab/ipilimumab with or without CBM-588 in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.Meza L, Dizman N, Bergerot P, Dorff T, Lyou Y, Frankel P, Mira V, Llamas M, Hsu J, Zengin Z, Salgia N, Salgia S, Malhotra J, Chawla N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Gillece J, Reining L, Trent J, Highlander S, Pal S. First results of a randomized phase IB study comparing nivolumab/ipilimumab with or without CBM-588 in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 4513-4513. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.4513.
The impact of antibiotic (Ab) exposure on clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) or VEGF targeted therapy (VEGF-TT).Ernst M, Alaiwi S, Dizman N, Labaki C, Nuzzo P, Adib E, Schmidt A, Meza L, Gan C, Wells J, Bakouny Z, Pal S, Choueiri T, Heng D, Dudani S. The impact of antibiotic (Ab) exposure on clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) or VEGF targeted therapy (VEGF-TT). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 4552-4552. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.4552.
Outcomes of first-line (1L) ipilimumab and nivolumab (IPI-NIVO) and subsequent therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): Results from the International mRCC Database Consortium (IMDC).Gan C, Wells J, Schmidt A, Powles T, Tran B, Meza L, Labaki C, Lee J, Wood L, Shapiro J, Ernst D, Kapoor A, Canil C, Yuasa T, McKay R, Beuselinck B, Donskov F, Dudani S, Choueiri T, Heng D. Outcomes of first-line (1L) ipilimumab and nivolumab (IPI-NIVO) and subsequent therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): Results from the International mRCC Database Consortium (IMDC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 4554-4554. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.4554.
Biomarker approach harnessed in trials of personalized medicine for bladder cancerDizman N, Meza L, Pal SK. Biomarker approach harnessed in trials of personalized medicine for bladder cancer. Nature Medicine 2021, 27: 761-763. PMID: 33941920, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-021-01300-1.
Circulating cytokines associated with clinical response to systemic therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinomaChehrazi-Raffle A, Meza L, Alcantara M, Dizman N, Bergerot P, Salgia N, Hsu J, Ruel N, Salgia S, Malhotra J, Karczewska E, Kortylewski M, Pal S. Circulating cytokines associated with clinical response to systemic therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2021, 9: e002009. PMID: 33688021, PMCID: PMC7944971, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2020-002009.
Radiomic features of renal cell carcinoma primary and metastatic sites as predictors of TERT and BAP1 mutations.Meza L, Filippov A, Naim S, Dizman N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Philip E, Maholtra J, Muddasani R, Chawla N, Wong C, Salgia S, Karimi M, Trent J, Byron S, Chaudhry A, Pal S. Radiomic features of renal cell carcinoma primary and metastatic sites as predictors of TERT and BAP1 mutations. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 282-282. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.6_suppl.282.
Evaluation of cabozantinib (cabo) in combination with direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) or low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in renal cell carcinoma (RCC).Mesleh Shayeb A, Urman D, Dizman N, Meza L, Sivakumar A, Gan C, Dzimitrowicz H, Zhang T, Barata P, Bilen M, Gao X, Heng D, Pal S, Kaymakcalan M, McGregor B, Choueiri T, McKay R. Evaluation of cabozantinib (cabo) in combination with direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) or low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 291-291. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.6_suppl.291.
First assessment of the stool mycobiome in patients (pts) with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) receiving targeted therapy (TT) or immunotherapy (IO).Dizman N, Hsu J, Gillece J, Folkerts M, Reining L, Bergerot P, Meza L, Zengin Z, Muddasani R, Chawla N, Karimi M, Trent J, Highlander S, Pal S. First assessment of the stool mycobiome in patients (pts) with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) receiving targeted therapy (TT) or immunotherapy (IO). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 337-337. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.6_suppl.337.
Distinct cytokines predict response to immunotherapy and targeted therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).Chehrazi-Raffle A, Meza L, Alcantara M, Salgia N, Dizman N, Bergerot P, Hsu J, Kortylewski M, Pal S. Distinct cytokines predict response to immunotherapy and targeted therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 352-352. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.6_suppl.352.
645 Preclinical development of a novel colon-targeted therapeutic for the treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-colitisDizman N, Greenberg M, Newman A, Skupsky J, Hsu J, Zengin Z, Salgia N, Meza L, Chawla N, Salgia S, Malhotra J, Pal S. 645 Preclinical development of a novel colon-targeted therapeutic for the treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-colitis. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2020, 8: a682-a682. DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2020-sitc2020.0645.
Is there a role for novel TKI/ICI combinations in metastatic renal cell carcinoma? Definitely maybeMeza L, Bergerot P, Agarwal N, Pal S. Is there a role for novel TKI/ICI combinations in metastatic renal cell carcinoma? Definitely maybe. Annals Of Oncology 2020, 32: 12-14. PMID: 33121996, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.10.481.
Immune Related Adverse Events: Classification and Management Approaches in Advanced Kidney Cancer.Zengin Z, Salgia N, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Meza L, Malhotra J, Pal S. Immune Related Adverse Events: Classification and Management Approaches in Advanced Kidney Cancer. The Cancer Journal 2020, 26: 432-440. PMID: 32947311, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000473.
Cytoreductive nephrectomy for favorable risk patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma? Yes, cytoreductive nephrectomy should still be considered.Meza L, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Pal S. Cytoreductive nephrectomy for favorable risk patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma? Yes, cytoreductive nephrectomy should still be considered. Current Opinion In Urology 2020, 30: 740-742. PMID: 32732626, DOI: 10.1097/mou.0000000000000809.
Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy: Effect of Body Mass Index on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Diagnosed with Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaBergerot P, Bergerot C, Philip E, Meza L, Dizman N, Hsu J, Pal S. Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy: Effect of Body Mass Index on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Diagnosed with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Kidney Cancer 2019, 3: 63-70. DOI: 10.3233/kca-180047.

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