2019
Benefit of combining local treatment and systemic therapy for stage IV NSCLC: Results from the National Cancer Database.
Dendy Case M, Uhlig J, Blasberg J, Boffa D, Chiang A, Gettinger S, Kim H. Benefit of combining local treatment and systemic therapy for stage IV NSCLC: Results from the National Cancer Database. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 8545-8545. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.8545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerNational Cancer DatabaseStage IV non-small cell lung cancerStage IV NSCLC patientsSystemic therapyOverall survivalSurgical resectionPatient demographicsNSCLC patientsCancer DatabaseMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsSquamous cell carcinoma patientsPropensity scoreMultivariable logistic regression modelCox proportional hazards modelSuperior overall survivalCell carcinoma patientsCell lung cancerLung cancer treatmentProportional hazards modelLogistic regression modelsLimited nodalTA patientsMetastatic diseaseMultivariable adjustment
2017
Activity of brigatinib (BRG) in crizotinib (CRZ)-resistant ALK+ NSCLC patients (pts) according to ALK plasma mutation status.
Bazhenova L, Hodgson J, Langer C, Simon G, Gettinger S, Ou S, Reckamp K, West H, Chiappori A, Koh H, Molina J, Shaw A, Patel J, Favaro J, Haney J, Reichmann W, Kerstein D, Rivera V, Camidge D. Activity of brigatinib (BRG) in crizotinib (CRZ)-resistant ALK+ NSCLC patients (pts) according to ALK plasma mutation status. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 9065-9065. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.9065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSecondary ALK mutationsNSCLC ptsALK mutationsALK fusionMutation statusObjective response ratePlasma samplesALK mutation statusSelective ALK inhibitorNSCLC patientsClinical activityEvaluable samplesALK inhibitorsResistance patternsSecondary resistanceTherapeutic implicationsComplex mutation patternsResponse rateBrigatinibPlasma specimensWild-type ALKALKTrialsGood responseMutation patternsBrigatinib (BRG) in crizotinib (CRZ)-refractory ALK+ non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Updates from ALTA, a pivotal randomized phase 2 trial.
Ahn M, Camidge D, Tiseo M, Reckamp K, Holmskov Hansen K, Kim S, Huber R, West H, Groen H, Hochmair M, Leighl N, Gettinger S, Langer C, Paz-Ares L, Smit E, Kim E, Reichmann W, Kerstein D, Kim D. Brigatinib (BRG) in crizotinib (CRZ)-refractory ALK+ non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Updates from ALTA, a pivotal randomized phase 2 trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: e20503-e20503. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e20503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerObjective response rateRandomized phase 2 trialPhase 2 trialAdverse eventsBrain metastasesMost common treatment-emergent adverse eventsCommon treatment-emergent adverse eventsTreatment-emergent adverse eventsIntracranial objective response rateBaseline brain metastasesPulmonary adverse eventsPhase 1/2 trialCell lung cancerRECIST v1.1Primary endpointNSCLC patientsMedian ageAcceptable safetyLung cancerDisease progressionDose reductionDose levelsResponse rateBrigatinibCirculating tumor DNA (ctDNA) to monitor treatment response and progression in patients treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and immunotherapy for EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Henick B, Goldberg S, Narayan A, Rossi C, Rodney S, Kole A, Politi K, Gettinger S, Herbst R, Patel A. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) to monitor treatment response and progression in patients treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and immunotherapy for EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: e20652-e20652. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e20652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerTyrosine kinase inhibitorsEGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancerCtDNA levelsDisease progressionRadiographic progressionTKI therapyEGFR mutationsEGFR mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancerMutation-positive non-small cell lung cancerT790MAnti-PD-1 monotherapyEGFR mutation-positive patientsPD-1 inhibitor monotherapyEGFR-mutant NSCLC patientsSubset of patientsCell lung cancerMutation-positive patientsAssessment of responseLow ctDNA levelsChart reviewClinical characteristicsDurable responsesInhibitor monotherapyNSCLC patientsAtezolizumab as first-line therapy (1L) for advanced PD-L1-selected NSCLC patients: updated ORR, PFS, OS and exploratory biomarker results from the BIRCH study
Eberhardt W, Garassino M, Rizvi N, Besse B, Jänne P, Peters S, Toh C, Kurata T, Costa E, Koczywas M, Font E, Chaft J, Qiu J, Kowanetz M, Zou W, Coleman S, Mocci S, Sandler A, Gettinger S, Johnson M. Atezolizumab as first-line therapy (1L) for advanced PD-L1-selected NSCLC patients: updated ORR, PFS, OS and exploratory biomarker results from the BIRCH study. Pneumologie 2017, 71: s1-s125. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1598277.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
B7-H1/PD-1 Blockade Therapy in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Gettinger S, Herbst RS. B7-H1/PD-1 Blockade Therapy in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. The Cancer Journal 2014, 20: 281-289. PMID: 25098289, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerPhase III trialsCell lung cancerIII trialsPD-1Lung cancerClinical trialsPD-1/PD-L1 inhibitorsB7-H1/PDTumor PD-L1 expressionSevere autoimmune toxicityChemotherapy-naive patientsPD-L1 expressionPotential of immunotherapyPD-L1 inhibitorsDeath ligand 1Future clinical trialsNumber of antibodiesAutoimmune toxicityExpansion cohortBlockade therapyDurable responsesNSCLC patientsStandard therapy
2013
SOX2-specific adaptive immunity and response to immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer
Dhodapkar KM, Gettinger SN, Das R, Zebroski H, Dhodapkar MV. SOX2-specific adaptive immunity and response to immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer. OncoImmunology 2013, 2: e25205. PMID: 24073380, PMCID: PMC3782159, DOI: 10.4161/onci.25205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung carcinomaT cell responsesTumor-associated antigensClinical responseNSCLC patientsDisease regressionT cellsAntigen-specific T cell responsesAnti-PD-1 monoclonal antibodyNon-small cell lung cancerPD-1-blocking antibodiesPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsDeath-1 receptorImmune checkpoint blockadeCell lung cancerBlood mononuclear cellsLung cancer patientsCell lung carcinomaImportant tumor-associated antigenMajor oncogenic driverIntramolecular epitopeCheckpoint blockadeImmunotherapeutic strategiesTumor immunityHumoral responseHigh SOX2 Levels Predict Better Outcome in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas
Velcheti V, Schalper K, Yao X, Cheng H, Kocoglu M, Dhodapkar K, Deng Y, Gettinger S, Rimm DL. High SOX2 Levels Predict Better Outcome in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e61427. PMID: 23620753, PMCID: PMC3631238, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaLonger survivalTissue microarrayMultivariate analysisIndependent lung cancer cohortsIndependent positive prognostic markerSOX2 levelsNon-small cell lung carcinomaQuantitative immunofluorescenceLung squamous cell carcinomaSecond independent validation cohortSOX2 expressionHigh SOX2 levelsLog rank pSOX2 overexpressionPositive prognostic markerRisk of deathClinico-pathological characteristicsClinico-pathological variablesCox univariate analysisIndependent validation cohortCell lung carcinomaLung cancer cohortNSCLC patientsOverall survival
2010
High expression of BCL-2 predicts favorable outcome in non-small cell lung cancer patients with non squamous histology
Anagnostou VK, Lowery FJ, Zolota V, Tzelepi V, Gopinath A, Liceaga C, Panagopoulos N, Frangia K, Tanoue L, Boffa D, Gettinger S, Detterbeck F, Homer RJ, Dougenis D, Rimm DL, Syrigos KN. High expression of BCL-2 predicts favorable outcome in non-small cell lung cancer patients with non squamous histology. BMC Cancer 2010, 10: 186. PMID: 20459695, PMCID: PMC2875218, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Large CellCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell DifferentiationCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleGreeceHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Reproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUp-RegulationConceptsNon-small cell lung cancer patientsCell lung cancer patientsNon-squamous tumorsLung cancer patientsBcl-2 expressionNSCLC patientsCancer patientsBcl-2Favorable outcomeIndependent cohortSmall cell lung cancer patientsIndependent lower riskNon-squamous histologySubgroup of patientsHigh expressersSquamous cell carcinomaHigh Bcl-2 expressionBcl-2 protein levelsSquamous histologyMedian survivalPrognostic factorsValidation cohortCell carcinomaPathological characteristicsPrognostic stratification