2020
Survival after checkpoint inhibitors for metastatic acral, mucosal and uveal melanoma
Klemen ND, Wang M, Rubinstein JC, Olino K, Clune J, Ariyan S, Cha C, Weiss SA, Kluger HM, Sznol M. Survival after checkpoint inhibitors for metastatic acral, mucosal and uveal melanoma. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2020, 8: e000341. PMID: 32209601, PMCID: PMC7103823, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2019-000341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCheckpoint inhibitorsOverall survivalMetastatic melanomaPrimary tumorLocal therapyCutaneous melanomaAnti-PD-1 antibodyAggressive multidisciplinary approachCutaneous primary tumorPrimary tumor histologyMedian overall survivalSingle institutional experienceRare melanoma subtypeMedian OSMetastatic diseaseProgressive diseaseAcral skinComplete responsePD-1PD-L1Uveal tractTumor histologyCombination therapyCTLA-4Longer survival
2019
Patterns of failure after immunotherapy with checkpoint inhibitors predict durable progression-free survival after local therapy for metastatic melanoma
Klemen ND, Wang M, Feingold PL, Cooper K, Pavri SN, Han D, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Khan SA, Olino K, Clune J, Ariyan S, Salem RR, Weiss SA, Kluger HM, Sznol M, Cha C. Patterns of failure after immunotherapy with checkpoint inhibitors predict durable progression-free survival after local therapy for metastatic melanoma. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2019, 7: 196. PMID: 31340861, PMCID: PMC6657062, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0672-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThree-year progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalDisease-specific survivalFive-year disease-specific survivalPatterns of failureDurable progression-free survivalLocal therapyStereotactic body radiotherapyMetastatic melanomaNew metastasesPatient selectionIndependent radiological reviewOngoing complete responseResultsFour hundred twentyEvidence of diseaseCNS metastasisCPI treatmentImmunotherapy failureCheckpoint inhibitorsMost patientsProgressive diseaseRadiological reviewComplete responsePD-1PD-L1Efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab in patients with advanced adrenocortical carcinoma.
Raj N, Zheng Y, Kelly V, Katz S, Chou J, Do R, Capanu M, Zamarin D, Ariyan C, Untch B, O'Reilly E, Gopalan A, Berger M, Olino K, Segal N, Reidy D. Efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab in patients with advanced adrenocortical carcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 4112-4112. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.4112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced adrenocortical carcinomaSafety of pembrolizumabAdrenocortical carcinomaPD-L1Germline next-generation sequencingMedian tumor mutation burdenPhysician/patient decisionTumor PD-L1 positivityTumor PD-L1 statusMedian age 62Treatment-related AEsTumor PD-L1PD-L1 positivityPD-L1 statusSingle-center studyTumor mutation burdenAvailable tumor samplesMutations/megabaseECOG 0LFT elevationsMedian DoRMedian OSMedian PFSIntolerable toxicityPrimary endpoint
2015
PD-1/PD-L1 Blockade Together With Vaccine Therapy Facilitates Effector T-Cell Infiltration Into Pancreatic Tumors
Soares KC, Rucki AA, Wu AA, Olino K, Xiao Q, Chai Y, Wamwea A, Bigelow E, Lutz E, Liu L, Yao S, Anders RA, Laheru D, Wolfgang CL, Edil BH, Schulick RD, Jaffee EM, Zheng L. PD-1/PD-L1 Blockade Together With Vaccine Therapy Facilitates Effector T-Cell Infiltration Into Pancreatic Tumors. Journal Of Immunotherapy 2015, 38: 1-11. PMID: 25415283, PMCID: PMC4258151, DOI: 10.1097/cji.0000000000000062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaPD-1 blockadeT cellsObjective responsePD-L1PDA patientsPD-1/PD-L1 blockadePD-1/PD-L1 pathwayCytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4Effector T-cell infiltrationPD-1 antibody monotherapyPD-L1 antibody therapySingle-agent checkpoint inhibitorsT-lymphocyte antigen-4Tumor microenvironmentMurine pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaAddition of vaccineCTLA-4 pathwayImmune suppressive cellsImmune-suppressive signalsPDA tumor microenvironmentPD-L1 blockadeLow-dose cyclophosphamideCD8 T lymphocytesPD-1 antibody