2021
Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis During Nivolumab Therapy for Metastatic Melanoma
Pach J, Olamiju B, Weiss S, Damsky W, Leventhal J. Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis During Nivolumab Therapy for Metastatic Melanoma. JAMA Dermatology 2021, 157: 468-469. PMID: 33688919, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.0058.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
B cell depletion or absence does not impede anti-tumor activity of PD-1 inhibitors
Damsky W, Jilaveanu L, Turner N, Perry C, Zito C, Tomayko M, Leventhal J, Herold K, Meffre E, Bosenberg M, Kluger HM. B cell depletion or absence does not impede anti-tumor activity of PD-1 inhibitors. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2019, 7: 153. PMID: 31200747, PMCID: PMC6567557, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0613-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-1 inhibitorsB cell contentB-cell depletionAnti-tumor activityB cellsMuMT miceCell depletionAnti-PD-1 inhibitorsAnti-PD-1 responseB-cell depleting drugsTumor-infiltrating B cellsImpaired B-cell functionT cell-dependent tumor rejectionPD-1 inhibitionMC38 colon cancerB cell functionAnti-tumor effectsB-cell malignanciesMurine cancer modelsCell contentOverall survivalTumor rejectionCD20 antibodyAutoimmune disordersTumor shrinkage
2018
Inflammatory eruptions associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: A single-institution retrospective analysis with stratification of reactions by toxicity and implications for management
Coleman E, Ko C, Dai F, Tomayko MM, Kluger H, Leventhal JS. Inflammatory eruptions associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: A single-institution retrospective analysis with stratification of reactions by toxicity and implications for management. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2018, 80: 990-997. PMID: 30399387, PMCID: PMC6420863, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.10.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsDrug EruptionsExanthemaFemaleHumansIpilimumabLichenoid EruptionsMaleMiddle AgedNivolumabRetrospective StudiesSkin NeoplasmsStevens-Johnson SyndromeWithholding TreatmentConceptsInflammatory eruptionsCheckpoint inhibitorsTherapeutic responseImmune checkpoint inhibitor therapySingle tertiary care centerSingle-institution retrospective analysisYale-New Haven HospitalCheckpoint inhibitor therapyTertiary care centerMinority of patientsInpatient dermatology serviceDegree of severityMost rashesInhibitor therapyRetrospective studyTopical treatmentEarly recognitionMedical recordsCare centerInflammatory reactionRetrospective analysisDermatology servicesImmunotherapyMean latencyGrade 2Bullous disorders associated with anti–PD-1 and anti–PD-L1 therapy: A retrospective analysis evaluating the clinical and histopathologic features, frequency, and impact on cancer therapy
Siegel J, Totonchy M, Damsky W, Berk-Krauss J, Castiglione F, Sznol M, Petrylak DP, Fischbach N, Goldberg SB, Decker RH, Stamatouli AM, Hafez N, Glusac EJ, Tomayko MM, Leventhal JS. Bullous disorders associated with anti–PD-1 and anti–PD-L1 therapy: A retrospective analysis evaluating the clinical and histopathologic features, frequency, and impact on cancer therapy. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2018, 79: 1081-1088. PMID: 30025829, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal Cortex HormonesAgedAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalB7-H1 AntigenDrug EruptionsFemaleHumansLichenoid EruptionsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasmsNivolumabPemphigoid, BullousProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRetrospective StudiesSkin Diseases, VesiculobullousTertiary Care CentersTreatment OutcomeConceptsPD-L1 therapyAnti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapyBullous disordersBullous eruptionPD-1/PD-L1 therapyCell death ligand-1 therapyAnti-programmed cell death 1Cancer therapyDeath ligand 1 therapySingle tertiary care centerLinear IgA bullous dermatosisYale-New Haven HospitalDistinct therapeutic challengesInterruption of immunotherapyPositive tumor responseSteroid-sparing agentTertiary care centerIgA bullous dermatosisCell death 1New Haven HospitalStable diseaseSystemic corticosteroidsSystemic steroidsMaintenance therapyL1 therapy