Michael Hurwitz, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology)
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- A bedside to bench study of anti-PD-1, anti-CD40, and anti-CSF1R indicates that more is not necessarily betterDjureinovic D, Weiss S, Krykbaeva I, Qu R, Vathiotis I, Moutafi M, Zhang L, Perdigoto A, Wei W, Anderson G, Damsky W, Hurwitz M, Johnson B, Schoenfeld D, Mahajan A, Hsu F, Miller-Jensen K, Kluger Y, Sznol M, Kaech S, Bosenberg M, Jilaveanu L, Kluger H. A bedside to bench study of anti-PD-1, anti-CD40, and anti-CSF1R indicates that more is not necessarily better. Molecular Cancer 2023, 22: 182. PMID: 37964379, PMCID: PMC10644655, DOI: 10.1186/s12943-023-01884-x.
- Abstract B013: T cell clonotype expansion is common in advanced renal cell carcinoma but is not associated with altered response to PD-1 blockadeHugaboom M, Ruthen N, Jegede O, Schindler N, Wirth L, Kyrysyuk S, McDermott D, Plimack E, Sosman J, Haas N, Hurwitz M, Hammers H, Signoretti S, Atkins M, Wu C, Braun D, Street K. Abstract B013: T cell clonotype expansion is common in advanced renal cell carcinoma but is not associated with altered response to PD-1 blockade. Cancer Research 2023, 83: b013-b013. DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.kidney23-b013.
- Determinants of resistance to nivolumab (nivo) monotherapy investigated through genomic and transcriptomic analysis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) tumors from the HCRN GU16-260 study.Braun D, Street K, Jegede O, Ruthen N, Hugaboom M, Schindler N, McDermott D, Plimack E, Sosman J, Haas N, Hurwitz M, Hammers H, Signoretti S, Atkins M, Wu C. Determinants of resistance to nivolumab (nivo) monotherapy investigated through genomic and transcriptomic analysis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) tumors from the HCRN GU16-260 study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 4524-4524. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.4524.
- Abstract 3287: A bedside to bench study of anti-PD-1, anti-CD40, and anti-CSF1R indicates that more is not necessarily betterDjureinovic D, Weiss S, Krykbaeva I, Qu R, Vathiotis I, Moutafi M, Zhang L, Perdigoto A, Wei W, Anderson G, Damsky W, Hurwitz M, Johnson B, Mahajan A, Hsu F, Miller-Jensen K, Kluger Y, Sznol M, Kaech S, Bosenberg M, Jilaveanu L, Kluger H. Abstract 3287: A bedside to bench study of anti-PD-1, anti-CD40, and anti-CSF1R indicates that more is not necessarily better. Cancer Research 2023, 83: 3287-3287. DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2023-3287.
- Phase II study of nivolumab and salvage nivolumab/ipilimumab in treatment-naïve patients with advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (HCRN GU16-260-Cohort B)Atkins M, Jegede O, Haas N, McDermott D, Bilen M, Stein M, Sosman J, Alter R, Plimack E, Ornstein M, Hurwitz M, Peace D, Signoretti S, Denize T, Cimadamore A, Wu C, Braun D, Einstein D, Catalano P, Hammers H. Phase II study of nivolumab and salvage nivolumab/ipilimumab in treatment-naïve patients with advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (HCRN GU16-260-Cohort B). Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2023, 11: e004780. PMID: 36948504, PMCID: PMC10040058, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2022-004780.
- Treatment-free survival (TFS) outcomes from the phase II study of nivolumab and salvage nivolumab + ipilimumab in advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma (aRCC) (HCRN GU16-260-Cohort A).Atkins M, Jegede O, McDermott D, Haas N, Bilen M, Stein M, Sosman J, Plimack E, Alter R, Ornstein M, Hurwitz M, Peace D, Einstein D, Catalano P, Hammers H, Regan M. Treatment-free survival (TFS) outcomes from the phase II study of nivolumab and salvage nivolumab + ipilimumab in advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma (aRCC) (HCRN GU16-260-Cohort A). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 604-604. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.6_suppl.604.
- Examination of resistance to nivolumab monotherapy through single-cell analysis of tumors from patients enrolled in the HCRN GU16-260 study of nivolumab monotherapy.Braun D, Street K, Jegede O, Ruthen N, Hugaboom M, Schindler N, McDermott D, Plimack E, Sosman J, Haas N, Hurwitz M, Hammers H, Signoretti S, Atkins M, Wu C. Examination of resistance to nivolumab monotherapy through single-cell analysis of tumors from patients enrolled in the HCRN GU16-260 study of nivolumab monotherapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 698-698. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.6_suppl.698.
- Outcomes With Combination Pembrolizumab and Axitinib in Second and Further Line Treatment of Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaDizman N, Austin M, Considine B, Jessel S, Schoenfeld D, Merl M, Hurwitz M, Sznol M, Kluger H. Outcomes With Combination Pembrolizumab and Axitinib in Second and Further Line Treatment of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2023, 21: 221-229. PMID: 36681606, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2023.01.002.
- Longitudinal single-cell analysis of a patient receiving adoptive cell therapy reveals potential mechanisms of treatment failureQu R, Kluger Y, Yang J, Zhao J, Hafler D, Krause D, Bersenev A, Bosenberg M, Hurwitz M, Lucca L, Kluger H. Longitudinal single-cell analysis of a patient receiving adoptive cell therapy reveals potential mechanisms of treatment failure. Molecular Cancer 2022, 21: 219. PMID: 36514045, PMCID: PMC9749221, DOI: 10.1186/s12943-022-01688-5.
- Location matters: LAG3 levels are lower in renal cell carcinoma metastatic sites compared to primary tumors, and expression at metastatic sites only may have prognostic importanceSchoenfeld D, Merkin R, Moutafi M, Martinez S, Adeniran A, Kumar D, Jilaveanu L, Hurwitz M, Rimm D, Kluger H. Location matters: LAG3 levels are lower in renal cell carcinoma metastatic sites compared to primary tumors, and expression at metastatic sites only may have prognostic importance. Frontiers In Oncology 2022, 12: 990367. PMID: 36313654, PMCID: PMC9608089, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.990367.
- Phase II study of nivolumab and salvage nivolumab + ipilimumab in treatment-naïve patients (pts) with advanced clear cell renal cell (HCRN GU16-260-Cohort A): Final report.Atkins M, Jegede O, Haas N, McDermott D, Bilen M, Stein M, Sosman J, Alter R, Plimack E, Ornstein M, Hurwitz M, Peace D, Signoretti S, Denize T, Cimadamore A, Braun D, Wu C, Einstein D, Catalano P, Hammers H. Phase II study of nivolumab and salvage nivolumab + ipilimumab in treatment-naïve patients (pts) with advanced clear cell renal cell (HCRN GU16-260-Cohort A): Final report. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 288-288. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.288.
- Phase II study of nivolumab and salvage nivolumab + ipilimumab in treatment-naïve patients (pts) with advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (nccRCC) (HCRN GU16-260-Cohort B).Atkins M, Jegede O, Haas N, McDermott D, Bilen M, Hawley J, Sosman J, Alter R, Plimack E, Ornstein M, Hurwitz M, Peace D, Signoretti S, Wu C, Catalano P, Hammers H. Phase II study of nivolumab and salvage nivolumab + ipilimumab in treatment-naïve patients (pts) with advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (nccRCC) (HCRN GU16-260-Cohort B). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 4510-4510. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.4510.
- Renal sarcomas: Epidemiology, treatment and outcomes.Uhlig J, Uhlig A, Deshpande H, Hurwitz M, Humphrey P, Kim K. Renal sarcomas: Epidemiology, treatment and outcomes. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 362-362. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.6_suppl.362.
- 420 Progression-free survival and biomarker correlates of response with BEMPEG plus NIVO in previously untreated patients with metastatic melanoma: results from the PIVOT-02 studyDiab A, Tykodi S, Daniels G, Maio M, Curti B, Lewis K, Jang S, Kalinka E, Puzanov I, Spira A, Cho D, Guan S, Puente E, Hoch U, Currie S, Nguyen T, Lin W, Tagliaferri M, Zalevsky J, Sznol M, Hurwitz M. 420 Progression-free survival and biomarker correlates of response with BEMPEG plus NIVO in previously untreated patients with metastatic melanoma: results from the PIVOT-02 study. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2020, 8: a256-a256. DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2020-sitc2020.0420.
- Integration of Genomic Medicine in Pathology Resident TrainingHaspel R, Genzen J, Wagner J, Lockwood C, Fong K, Adesina A, Browning L, Chabot-Richards D, Cushman-Vokoun A, D’Angelo A, DeFrances M, Devarakonda S, Fernandes H, Fernandez P, Gupta R, Hurwitz M, Lindeman N, Nobori A, Nohr E, Payton J, Saylor B, Sobel M, Stringer K, Vanderbilt C, Young M, Adesina A, Browning L, Chabot-Richards D, Cushman-Vokoun A, D’Angelo A, DeFrances M, Devarakonda S, Fernandes H, Fernandez P, Gupta R, Hurwitz M, Lindeman N, Nobori A, Nohr E, Payton J, Saylor B, Sobel M, Stringer K, Vanderbilt C, Young M. Integration of Genomic Medicine in Pathology Resident Training. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2020, 154: 784-791. PMID: 32696061, PMCID: PMC7610262, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa094.
- Phase II study of nivolumab and salvage nivolumab + ipilimumab in treatment-naïve patients (pts) with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) (HCRN GU16-260).Atkins M, Jegede O, Haas N, McDermott D, Bilen M, Drake C, Sosman J, Alter R, Plimack E, Rini B, Hurwitz M, Peace D, Signoretti S, Wu C, Catalano P, Hammers H. Phase II study of nivolumab and salvage nivolumab + ipilimumab in treatment-naïve patients (pts) with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) (HCRN GU16-260). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 5006-5006. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.5006.
- Baseline tumor-immune signatures associated with response to bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) and nivolumab.Hurwitz M, Cho D, Balar A, Curti B, Siefker-Radtke A, Sznol M, Kluger H, Bernatchez C, Fanton C, Iacucci E, Liu Y, Nguyen T, Overwijk W, Zalevsky J, Tagliaferri M, Hoch U, Diab A. Baseline tumor-immune signatures associated with response to bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) and nivolumab. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 2623-2623. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.2623.
- 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.
- P2.07-062 PIVOT-02: Phase 1/2 Study of NKTR-214 and Nivolumab in Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumor MalignanciesPapadimitrakopoulou V, Tannir N, Bernatchez C, Haymaker C, Bentebibel S, Curti B, Wong M, Gergel I, Tagliaferri M, Zalevsky J, Hoch U, Aung S, Imperiale M, Cho D, Tykodi S, Puzanov I, Kluger H, Hurwitz M, Hwu P, Sznol M, Diab A. P2.07-062 PIVOT-02: Phase 1/2 Study of NKTR-214 and Nivolumab in Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumor Malignancies. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2017, 12: s2153. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.09.1318.
- 1212TiP PIVOT-02: A phase 1/2, open-label, multicenter, dose escalation and dose expansion study of NKTR-214 and nivolumab in patients with select, locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor malignanciesDiab A, Hurwitz M, Tannir N, Bernatchez C, Haymaker C, Bentebibel S, Curti B, Wong M, Gergel I, Tagliaferri M, Zalevsky J, Hoch U, Aung S, Imperiale M, Cho D, Tykodi S, Puzanov I, Kluger H, Hwu P, Sznol M. 1212TiP PIVOT-02: A phase 1/2, open-label, multicenter, dose escalation and dose expansion study of NKTR-214 and nivolumab in patients with select, locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor malignancies. Annals Of Oncology 2017, 28: v426-v427. DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx376.073.
- Effect of a novel IL-2 cytokine immune agonist (NKTR-214) on proliferating CD8+T cells and PD-1 expression on immune cells in the tumor microenvironment in patients with prior checkpoint therapy.Bernatchez C, Haymaker C, Hurwitz M, Kluger H, Tetzlaff M, Jackson N, Gergel I, Tagliaferri M, Zalevsky J, Hoch U, Fanton C, Iacucci E, Aung S, Imperiale M, Liao E, Bentebibel S, Tannir N, Hwu P, Sznol M, Diab A. Effect of a novel IL-2 cytokine immune agonist (NKTR-214) on proliferating CD8+T cells and PD-1 expression on immune cells in the tumor microenvironment in patients with prior checkpoint therapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 2545-2545. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.2545.
- A phase 1/2 study of a novel IL-2 cytokine, NKTR-214, and nivolumab in patients with select locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors.Diab A, Tannir N, Bernatchez C, Haymaker C, Bentebibel S, Curti B, Wong M, Gergel I, Tagliaferri M, Zalevsky J, Hoch U, Aung S, Imperiale M, Cho D, Tykodi S, Puzanov I, Kluger H, Hurwitz M, Hwu P, Sznol M. A phase 1/2 study of a novel IL-2 cytokine, NKTR-214, and nivolumab in patients with select locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: e14040-e14040. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e14040.
- Effect of NKTR-214 on the number and activity of CD8+ tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.Hurwitz M, Diab A, Bernatchez C, Haymaker C, Kluger H, Tetzlaff M, Gergel I, Tagliaferri M, Imperiale M, Aung S, Hoch U, Zalevsky J, Hwu P, Sznol M, Tannir N. Effect of NKTR-214 on the number and activity of CD8+ tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 454-454. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.6_suppl.454.
- A retrospective analysis to assess the validity of multidisciplinary tumor boards using a new tool: The Subspecialty Academic Multidisciplinary Tumor Board score (SAMTB).Deshpande H, Hurwitz M, Cecchini M, Ciarleglio M, Deng Y, Li F, Sherwood M, Petrylak D. A retrospective analysis to assess the validity of multidisciplinary tumor boards using a new tool: The Subspecialty Academic Multidisciplinary Tumor Board score (SAMTB). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: e18188-e18188. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.15_suppl.e18188.
- Changes in T cell immunity in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate treated with Radium-223 treatment.Kim J, Kang Y, Shin M, Deshpande H, Hurwitz M, Roberts J, Cardinale J, Narayana A, Kang I, Petrylak D. Changes in T cell immunity in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate treated with Radium-223 treatment. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 295-295. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.2_suppl.295.
- The impact of androgen deprivation and pelvic radiation on the development of bladder cancer.Hafez N, Wang R, Hurwitz M, Ma X, Petrylak D. The impact of androgen deprivation and pelvic radiation on the development of bladder cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 439-439. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.2_suppl.439.
- The effect of BCG intravesical therapy and recurrence on PDL1 expression in non-invasive bladder cancers.Hurwitz M, Adeniran A, Yao X, Hafez N, Schalper K, Rimm D, Petrylak D. The effect of BCG intravesical therapy and recurrence on PDL1 expression in non-invasive bladder cancers. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: e15504-e15504. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.15_suppl.e15504.
- Correction: Abl Kinase Inhibits the Engulfment of Apopotic Cells in Caenorhabditis elegansHurwitz M, Vanderzalm P, Bloom L, Goldman J, Garriga G, Horvitz H. Correction: Abl Kinase Inhibits the Engulfment of Apopotic Cells in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLOS Biology 2009, 7: 10.1371/annotation/2259f958-a68e-4e57-92b5-2ef003070cf1. PMCID: PMC2706740, DOI: 10.1371/annotation/2259f958-a68e-4e57-92b5-2ef003070cf1.