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
RBTT-07. A PHASE 2 TRIAL OF PEMBROLIZUMAB AND BEVACIZUMAB IN MELANOMA BRAIN MET PATIENTS
Kluger H, Forsyth P, Khushalani N, Eroglu Z, Sznol M, Tran T, Jilaveanu L, Cohen J, Hegde U, Wei W, Mahajan A, Goldberg S, Chiang V, Weiss S. RBTT-07. A PHASE 2 TRIAL OF PEMBROLIZUMAB AND BEVACIZUMAB IN MELANOMA BRAIN MET PATIENTS. Neuro-Oncology 2019, 21: vi220-vi220. PMCID: PMC6847787, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noz175.919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVEGF inhibitorsPrimary endpointPD-1/PD-L1Anti-PD-1 activityGrade 3 ALT elevationPre-specified primary endpointPhase 2 studyPhase 2 trialUnconfirmed PRALT elevationDiverticular perforationMetS patientsCerebral edemaPD-L1Wound dehiscencePembroToxicity profileEdemaFurther studiesPromising activityEndpointBRAFmtPembrolizumabMucositisULNPatterns 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-L1