2024
Melanocortin-1 Receptor Expression as a Marker of Progression in Melanoma
Su D, Djureinovic D, Schoenfeld D, Marquez-Nostra B, Olino K, Jilaveanu L, Kluger H. Melanocortin-1 Receptor Expression as a Marker of Progression in Melanoma. JCO Precision Oncology 2024, 8: e2300702. PMID: 38662983, DOI: 10.1200/po.23.00702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMC1R expressionMelanoma progressionAssociated with shorter survivalStages of melanoma progressionCases of benign neviChronic sun exposureMarkers of progressionHuman melanoma tissuesBreslow thicknessMelanocortin-1Metastatic melanomaOverall survivalPrimary melanomaMetastatic tumorsMelanoma cohortReceptor expressionPredictive biomarkersAggressive melanomaPrimary lesionTissue microarrayShorter survivalMale sexQuantitative immunofluorescenceBenign neviClinical trials
2021
Adverse Histopathologic Characteristics in Small Papillary Renal Cell Carcinomas Have Minimal Impact on Prognosis
Yang C, Shuch B, Kluger HM, Serrano M, Kibel AS, Humphrey PA, Adeniran AJ. Adverse Histopathologic Characteristics in Small Papillary Renal Cell Carcinomas Have Minimal Impact on Prognosis. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2021, 156: 550-558. PMID: 34424955, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary renal cell carcinomaAdditional prognostic informationRenal cell carcinomaHistopathologic characteristicsTumor sizeCell carcinomaActive surveillancePrognostic informationRenal massesHigh World Health Organization/International SocietyWorld Health Organization/International SocietyLower disease-free survivalAdverse histologic featuresAdverse histopathologic featuresTumor histopathologic characteristicsUrological Pathology (ISUP) gradeDisease-free survivalDisease-specific survivalSmall renal massesWorse prognosisHistologic featuresHistopathologic featuresBiopsy examinationConsecutive casesHistologic diagnosisOutcomes of Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Immunotherapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients With Brain Metastases
Uezono H, Nam D, Kluger HM, Sznol M, Hurwitz M, Yu JB, Chiang VL. Outcomes of Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Immunotherapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients With Brain Metastases. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 44: 495-501. PMID: 34432667, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsRCC brain metastasesBrain metastasesRenal cell carcinomaStereotactic radiosurgeryOverall survivalUse of ICIsCentral nervous system toxicityRenal cell carcinoma patientsImpact of immunotherapyLocal control outcomesMedian overall survivalCell carcinoma patientsKaplan-Meier curvesNervous system toxicityBetter median OSLog-rank testMann-Whitney U testMargin doseMedian OSNonimmunotherapy groupSRS doseCheckpoint inhibitorsImmunotherapy groupCarcinoma patientsA Phase I Study of APX005M and Cabiralizumab with or without Nivolumab in Patients with Melanoma, Kidney Cancer, or Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Resistant to Anti-PD-1/PD-L1
Weiss SA, Djureinovic D, Jessel S, Krykbaeva I, Zhang L, Jilaveanu L, Ralabate A, Johnson B, Levit NS, Anderson G, Zelterman D, Wei W, Mahajan A, Trifan O, Bosenberg M, Kaech SM, Perry CJ, Damsky W, Gettinger S, Sznol M, Hurwitz M, Kluger HM. A Phase I Study of APX005M and Cabiralizumab with or without Nivolumab in Patients with Melanoma, Kidney Cancer, or Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Resistant to Anti-PD-1/PD-L1. Clinical Cancer Research 2021, 27: 4757-4767. PMID: 34140403, PMCID: PMC9236708, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-0903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-PD-1/PD-L1Non-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerRenal cell carcinomaPD-L1Lung cancerDisease progressionCommon treatment-related adverse eventsPD-1/PD-L1 inhibitorsTreatment-related adverse eventsPhase 2 doseSubstantial clinical challengeUnconfirmed partial responseDose-limiting toxicityPD-L1 inhibitorsPhase I trialDose-escalation designPro-inflammatory cytokinesMultiple tumor typesAsymptomatic elevationStable diseaseIntolerable toxicityAdverse eventsMedian durationPartial responseAnalysis of multispectral imaging with the AstroPath platform informs efficacy of PD-1 blockade
Berry S, Giraldo NA, Green BF, Cottrell TR, Stein JE, Engle EL, Xu H, Ogurtsova A, Roberts C, Wang D, Nguyen P, Zhu Q, Soto-Diaz S, Loyola J, Sander IB, Wong PF, Jessel S, Doyle J, Signer D, Wilton R, Roskes JS, Eminizer M, Park S, Sunshine JC, Jaffee EM, Baras A, De Marzo AM, Topalian SL, Kluger H, Cope L, Lipson EJ, Danilova L, Anders RA, Rimm DL, Pardoll DM, Szalay AS, Taube JM. Analysis of multispectral imaging with the AstroPath platform informs efficacy of PD-1 blockade. Science 2021, 372 PMID: 34112666, PMCID: PMC8709533, DOI: 10.1126/science.aba2609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCD8 AntigensFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueForkhead Transcription FactorsHumansImmune Checkpoint ProteinsMacrophagesMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedPrognosisProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorProgression-Free SurvivalReceptors, Cell SurfaceSingle-Cell AnalysisSOXE Transcription FactorsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTreatment OutcomeTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsAnti-programmed cell death 1Anti-PD-1 blockadePD-1 blockadeCell death 1Tissue-based biomarkersLong-term survivalTumor tissue sectionsDeath-1PD-1PD-L1Immunoregulatory moleculesT cellsIndependent cohortMyeloid cellsMelanoma specimensMultiple cell typesTissue sectionsLow/BlockadeCell typesDistinct expression patternsExpression patternsImagingCD8Foxp3Lifileucel, a Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy, in Metastatic Melanoma
Sarnaik AA, Hamid O, Khushalani NI, Lewis KD, Medina T, Kluger HM, Thomas SS, Domingo-Musibay E, Pavlick AC, Whitman ED, Martin-Algarra S, Corrie P, Curti BD, Oláh J, Lutzky J, Weber JS, Larkin JMG, Shi W, Takamura T, Jagasia M, Qin H, Wu X, Chartier C, Finckenstein F, Fardis M, Kirkwood JM, Chesney JA. Lifileucel, a Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy, in Metastatic Melanoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 2656-2666. PMID: 33979178, PMCID: PMC8376325, DOI: 10.1200/jco.21.00612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObjective response rateDisease control rateAdvanced melanomaPrimary refractoryControl rateMetastatic melanomaTreatment optionsInterleukin-2Investigator-assessed objective response rateHigh-dose interleukin-2Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte TherapyImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPrimary end pointTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesEffective treatment optionLimited treatment optionsAdoptive cell therapyMajor unmet needLymphodepletion regimenPrior therapyCheckpoint inhibitorsAdverse eventsDurable responsesMedian durationPartial responseImmune adverse events (irAEs) with adjuvant ipilimumab in melanoma, use of immunosuppressants and association with outcome: ECOG-ACRIN E1609 study analysis
Tarhini AA, Kang N, Lee SJ, Hodi FS, Cohen GI, Hamid O, Hutchins LF, Sosman JA, Kluger HM, Eroglu Z, Koon HB, Lawrence DP, Kendra KL, Minor DR, Lee CB, Albertini MR, Flaherty LE, Petrella TM, Streicher H, Sondak VK, Kirkwood JM. Immune adverse events (irAEs) with adjuvant ipilimumab in melanoma, use of immunosuppressants and association with outcome: ECOG-ACRIN E1609 study analysis. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2021, 9: e002535. PMID: 33963015, PMCID: PMC8108687, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-002535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune-related adverse eventsRelapse-free survivalUse of immunosuppressantsAdjuvant ipilimumabGrade 3Grade 1Significant associationAdverse eventsPrognostic factorsSpecific immune-related adverse eventsTerms of RFSEndocrine immune-related adverse eventsBetter relapse-free survivalHigh-dose corticosteroidsImmune adverse eventsHigh-risk melanomaIndependent prognostic factorOverall survival outcomesDose corticosteroidsImmunosuppressant useRFS benefitsImproved OSBetter prognosisAdjuvant useSurvival outcomesIntratumour microbiome associated with the infiltration of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells and patient survival in cutaneous melanoma
Zhu G, Su H, Johnson CH, Khan SA, Kluger H, Lu L. Intratumour microbiome associated with the infiltration of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells and patient survival in cutaneous melanoma. European Journal Of Cancer 2021, 151: 25-34. PMID: 33962358, PMCID: PMC8184628, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.03.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBacteriaBacterial LoadBacterial TranslocationChemokinesClostridialesCytotoxicity, ImmunologicFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansLymphocyte CountLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedPrognosisSkin NeoplasmsT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTumor MicroenvironmentYoung AdultConceptsT cellsCutaneous melanomaPatient survivalGut microbiomeAdjusted hazard ratioT cell infiltrationChemokine gene expressionChemokine levelsCytotoxic CD8Hazard ratioSystemic inflammationShorter survivalCCL5 expressionPatient outcomesCD8Immune responseMortality riskGut microbiotaSurvival analysisMelanomaTumor nicheHuman cancersSurvivalSignificant correlationPositive associationThree-year survival, correlates and salvage therapies in patients receiving first-line pembrolizumab for advanced Merkel cell carcinoma
Nghiem P, Bhatia S, Lipson EJ, Sharfman WH, Kudchadkar RR, Brohl AS, Friedlander PA, Daud A, Kluger HM, Reddy SA, Boulmay BC, Riker A, Burgess MA, Hanks BA, Olencki T, Kendra K, Church C, Akaike T, Ramchurren N, Shinohara MM, Salim B, Taube JM, Jensen E, Kalabis M, Fling SP, Moreno B, Sharon E, Cheever MA, Topalian SL. Three-year survival, correlates and salvage therapies in patients receiving first-line pembrolizumab for advanced Merkel cell carcinoma. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2021, 9: e002478. PMID: 33879601, PMCID: PMC8061836, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-002478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalMerkel cell carcinomaSalvage therapyStable diseaseCell carcinomaBaseline Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusAnti-programmed death-1 therapyCell death-1 pathway inhibitorsDeath-1 pathway inhibitorsDurable progression-free survivalFirst-line pembrolizumab therapyMedian progression-free survivalMulticenter phase II trialRefractory Merkel cell carcinomaTumor progressionAdvanced Merkel cell carcinomaMedian response durationFirst-line pembrolizumabPhase II trialProportion of patientsInitial disease progressionThree-year survivalDurable tumor regressionOverall response rateLeft ventricular myocardial strain and tissue characterization by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in immune checkpoint inhibitor associated cardiotoxicity
Higgins AY, Arbune A, Soufer A, Ragheb E, Kwan JM, Lamy J, Henry M, Cuomo JR, Charifa A, Gallegos C, Hull S, Coviello JS, Bader AS, Peters DC, Huber S, Mojibian HR, Sinusas AJ, Kluger H, Baldassarre LA. Left ventricular myocardial strain and tissue characterization by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in immune checkpoint inhibitor associated cardiotoxicity. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0246764. PMID: 33606757, PMCID: PMC7895343, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal longitudinal strainImmune checkpoint inhibitorsLate gadolinium enhancementRecovery of LVEFLake Louise criteriaCheckpoint inhibitorsNormal LVEFAverage global longitudinal strainPresence of LGEAbnormal global longitudinal strainCardiac magnetic resonance imagingCorrect clinical contextEvaluation of myocarditisLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular ejection fractionDiagnosis of myocarditisLeft ventricular strainCardiac magnetic resonanceLeft ventricular myocardial strainOvert left ventricular dysfunctionVentricular myocardial strainMagnetic resonance imagingAtrial strainVentricular dysfunctionVentricular strainAutomated digital TIL analysis (ADTA) adds prognostic value to standard assessment of depth and ulceration in primary melanoma
Moore MR, Friesner ID, Rizk EM, Fullerton BT, Mondal M, Trager MH, Mendelson K, Chikeka I, Kurc T, Gupta R, Rohr BR, Robinson EJ, Acs B, Chang R, Kluger H, Taback B, Geskin LJ, Horst B, Gardner K, Niedt G, Celebi JT, Gartrell-Corrado RD, Messina J, Ferringer T, Rimm DL, Saltz J, Wang J, Vanguri R, Saenger YM. Automated digital TIL analysis (ADTA) adds prognostic value to standard assessment of depth and ulceration in primary melanoma. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 2809. PMID: 33531581, PMCID: PMC7854647, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82305-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiopsyChemotherapy, AdjuvantClinical Decision-MakingDeep LearningFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPatient SelectionPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentROC CurveSkinSkin NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesDisease-specific survivalEarly-stage melanomaOpen-source deep learningCutoff valueMultivariable Cox proportional hazards analysisCox proportional hazards analysisDeep learningLow-risk patientsProportional hazards analysisKaplan-Meier analysisAccurate prognostic biomarkersEosin imagesAccuracy of predictionAdjuvant therapyRisk patientsSpecific survivalPrognostic valueValidation cohortReceiver operating curvesTraining cohortTIL analysisClinical trialsPrimary melanomaPrognostic biomarkerTumor DNA Mutations From Intraparenchymal Brain Metastases Are Detectable in CSF
Cheok SK, Narayan A, Arnal-Estape A, Gettinger S, Goldberg SB, Kluger HM, Nguyen D, Patel A, Chiang V. Tumor DNA Mutations From Intraparenchymal Brain Metastases Are Detectable in CSF. JCO Precision Oncology 2021, 5: 163-172. PMID: 34250381, PMCID: PMC8232069, DOI: 10.1200/po.20.00292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBrain NeoplasmsCell-Free Nucleic AcidsDNA, NeoplasmFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationConceptsIntraparenchymal brain metastasesBrain metastasesCell-free DNAExtracranial tumorsBrain metastasis tissuesProgressive brain metastasesThird of patientsNormal pressure hydrocephalusTumor DNA mutationsPrimary cancer typeAnalysis of CSFSamples of CSFLeptomeningeal diseaseEffective surrogate markerBrain biopsyPressure hydrocephalusLumbar punctureSurrogate markerCancer-associated genesMetastasis tissuesPatientsMetastasisDiscordant responsesRenal cellsGenomic profilingAssessment of Age, Period, and Birth Cohort Effects and Trends in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Incidence in the United States
Jacobs D, Huang H, Olino K, Weiss S, Kluger H, Judson BL, Zhang Y. Assessment of Age, Period, and Birth Cohort Effects and Trends in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Incidence in the United States. JAMA Dermatology 2021, 157: 59-65. PMID: 33146688, PMCID: PMC7643047, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.4102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMerkel cell carcinomaBirth cohort effectsCell carcinomaIncidence rateCalendar periodBirth cohortPatient ageNew casesCohort effectsEnd Results Program databaseCross-sectional retrospective studyLongitudinal cohort studyHigh incidence rateAge-adjusted ratesRisk factor exposureRecent birth cohortsCohort studyCarcinoma incidenceRetrospective studyNeuroendocrine cancerAge effectsProgram databaseCohort analysisMAIN OUTCOMECarcinoma
2020
Primary Treatment Selection for Clinically Node-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Jacobs D, Olino K, Park HS, Clune J, Cheraghlou S, Girardi M, Burtness B, Kluger H, Judson BL. Primary Treatment Selection for Clinically Node-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Otolaryngology 2020, 164: 1214-1221. PMID: 33079010, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820967001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNode-negative Merkel cell carcinomaLymph node evaluationImproved overall survivalPrimary tumor excisionMerkel cell carcinomaCase volumeOverall survivalSurgical managementCell carcinomaTumor excisionTreatment selectionNode evaluationCox proportional hazards regressionGuideline-recommended carePrimary treatment selectionNational Cancer DatabaseNode-negative diseasePercentage of patientsRetrospective cohort analysisInitial surgical managementKaplan-Meier analysisWide local excisionProportional hazards regressionRates of receiptInitial managementMelanoma brain metastases have lower T-cell content and microvessel density compared to matched extracranial metastases
Weiss SA, Zito C, Tran T, Heishima K, Neumeister V, McGuire J, Adeniran A, Kluger H, Jilaveanu LB. Melanoma brain metastases have lower T-cell content and microvessel density compared to matched extracranial metastases. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2020, 152: 15-25. PMID: 32974852, PMCID: PMC7910371, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-020-03619-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-cell contentMelanoma brain metastasesPD-L1 expressionLower microvessel densityMicrovessel densityBrain metastasesExtracranial metastasesMacrophage contentB cellsProspective therapeutic clinical trialsTumor-infiltrating T cellsImmune-modulating drugsImmune cell subsetsTherapeutic clinical trialsExtracerebral metastasesHigh CD68Low CD3Low CD8Systemic therapyIntracerebral metastasesMetastatic sitesCell subsetsMetastatic melanomaImmune cellsClinical trialsBempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) plus Nivolumab in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors: Phase I Dose-Escalation Study of Safety, Efficacy, and Immune Activation (PIVOT-02)
Diab A, Tannir NM, Bentebibel SE, Hwu P, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Haymaker C, Kluger HM, Gettinger SN, Sznol M, Tykodi SS, Curti BD, Tagliaferri MA, Zalevsky J, Hannah AL, Hoch U, Aung S, Fanton C, Rizwan A, Iacucci E, Liao Y, Bernatchez C, Hurwitz ME, Cho DC. Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) plus Nivolumab in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors: Phase I Dose-Escalation Study of Safety, Efficacy, and Immune Activation (PIVOT-02). Cancer Discovery 2020, 10: 1158-1173. PMID: 32439653, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-19-1510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Renal CellFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyInterleukin-2Kidney NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsLymphocyte CountLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNivolumabPolyethylene GlycolsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsTreatment-related adverse eventsAdvanced solid tumorsPD-L1 statusSolid tumorsGrade 3/4 treatment-related adverse eventsPD-1/PD-L1 blockadeCommon treatment-related adverse eventsPhase I dose-escalation trialPoor prognostic risk factorsTotal objective response rateI dose-escalation studyI dose-escalation trialLongitudinal tumor biopsiesPD-L1 blockadeT-cell enhancementTreatment-related deathsObjective response ratePhase II doseDose-escalation studyDose-escalation trialDose-limiting toxicityFlu-like symptomsPrognostic risk factorsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesCytotoxicity of CD8Pembrolizumab for management of patients with NSCLC and brain metastases: long-term results and biomarker analysis from a non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial
Goldberg SB, Schalper KA, Gettinger SN, Mahajan A, Herbst RS, Chiang AC, Lilenbaum R, Wilson FH, Omay SB, Yu JB, Jilaveanu L, Tran T, Pavlik K, Rowen E, Gerrish H, Komlo A, Gupta R, Wyatt H, Ribeiro M, Kluger Y, Zhou G, Wei W, Chiang VL, Kluger HM. Pembrolizumab for management of patients with NSCLC and brain metastases: long-term results and biomarker analysis from a non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Oncology 2020, 21: 655-663. PMID: 32251621, PMCID: PMC7380514, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(20)30111-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastasis responseYale Cancer CenterPD-L1 expressionPhase 2 trialUntreated brain metastasesBrain metastasesAdrenal insufficiencyAdverse eventsMetastasis responseCNS diseaseCancer CenterCohort 2Cohort 1Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusTreatment-related serious adverse eventsModified Response Evaluation CriteriaStage IV NSCLCTreatment-related deathsAcute kidney injuryPD-1 blockadeSerious adverse eventsSolid Tumors criteriaPhase 2 studyProportion of patientsResponse Evaluation CriteriaSurvival 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedFemaleHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisSkin NeoplasmsSurvival AnalysisUveal NeoplasmsConceptsCheckpoint 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 survivalHigh WHO/ISUP Grade and Unfavorable Architecture, Rather Than Typing of Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma, May Be Associated With Worse Prognosis
Yang C, Shuch B, Kluger H, Humphrey PA, Adeniran AJ. High WHO/ISUP Grade and Unfavorable Architecture, Rather Than Typing of Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma, May Be Associated With Worse Prognosis. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2020, 44: 582-593. PMID: 32101890, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary renal cell carcinomaType 2 papillary renal cell carcinomaDisease-free survivalWHO/ISUP gradeHigh WHO/ISUP gradeOverall survivalRenal cell carcinomaISUP gradeWorld Health OrganizationPRCC typeType 1Hazard ratioPathologic stageCell carcinomaMicropapillary architectureHistologic parametersType 2Stepwise multivariate Cox regression analysisWorse disease-free survivalMultivariate Cox regression analysisTumor areaType 1 histologyUrological Pathology (ISUP) gradeCox regression analysisMixed type 1
2019
Histopathology‐guided mass spectrometry differentiates benign nevi from malignant melanoma
Lazova R, Smoot K, Anderson H, Powell MJ, Rosenberg AS, Rongioletti F, Pilloni L, D'Hallewin S, Gueorguieva R, Tantcheva‐Poór I, Obadofin O, Camacho C, Hsi A, Kluger HH, Fadare O, Seeley EH. Histopathology‐guided mass spectrometry differentiates benign nevi from malignant melanoma. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2019, 47: 226-240. PMID: 31697431, DOI: 10.1111/cup.13610.Peer-Reviewed Original Research