2023
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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic renal cell carcinomaProgression-free survivalSafety-net healthcare systemComprehensive cancer centerShorter progression-free survivalHistory of nephrectomyTertiary care centerOverall survivalLatinx patientsMRCC patientsClinical outcomesCare centerHealthcare systemHope Comprehensive Cancer CenterPoor-risk diseaseTertiary oncology centerImmune checkpoint inhibitorsLos Angeles County DepartmentMedian overall survivalRisk classificationClear cell histologyFirst-line therapyNumber of comorbiditiesKaplan-Meier methodBody mass index
2019
Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy: Effect of Body Mass Index on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Diagnosed with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Bergerot 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular endothelial growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitorHigher body mass indexBody mass indexLower body mass indexMedian overall survivalOverall survivalMass indexMetastatic renal cell carcinoma patientsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaEffect of BMIRenal cell carcinoma patientsImproved overall survivalCell carcinoma patientsBetter overall survivalKaplan-Meier methodContext of immunotherapyRenal cell carcinomaPatients 66Median OSCarcinoma patientsClinical outcomesHigher BMIRetrospective studyCell carcinomaClinical variables