2021
Brigatinib Versus Crizotinib in ALK Inhibitor–Naive Advanced ALK-Positive NSCLC: Final Results of Phase 3 ALTA-1L Trial
Camidge DR, Kim HR, Ahn MJ, Yang JCH, Han JY, Hochmair MJ, Lee KH, Delmonte A, Garcia Campelo MR, Kim DW, Griesinger F, Felip E, Califano R, Spira AI, Gettinger SN, Tiseo M, Lin HM, Liu Y, Vranceanu F, Niu H, Zhang P, Popat S. Brigatinib Versus Crizotinib in ALK Inhibitor–Naive Advanced ALK-Positive NSCLC: Final Results of Phase 3 ALTA-1L Trial. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2021, 16: 2091-2108. PMID: 34537440, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.07.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlinded independent review committeeIndependent review committeeBrain metastasesSurvival benefitSuperior efficacyTP53 mutationsAdvanced ALK-positive NSCLCBaseline brain metastasesSecondary ALK mutationsMedian overall survivalOverall survival benefitPrimary end pointNew safety signalsPhase 3 studyALK-positive NSCLCLung cancer trialsPlasma cell-free DNAPoor prognostic biomarkerReview CommitteeEML4-ALK variantsCell-free DNAAdvanced ALKOverall survivalPoor PFSPositive NSCLCSecond-line nivolumab in relapsed small-cell lung cancer: CheckMate 331☆
Spigel D, Vicente D, Ciuleanu T, Gettinger S, Peters S, Horn L, Audigier-Valette C, Aranda N, Juan-Vidal O, Cheng Y, Zhang H, Shi M, Luft A, Wolf J, Antonia S, Nakagawa K, Fairchild J, Baudelet C, Pandya D, Doshi P, Chang H, Reck M. Second-line nivolumab in relapsed small-cell lung cancer: CheckMate 331☆. Annals Of Oncology 2021, 32: 631-641. PMID: 33539946, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.01.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall cell lung cancerRelapsed Small-Cell Lung CancerOverall survivalLung cancerMedian progression-free survivalTreatment-related adverse eventsBaseline lactate dehydrogenaseBaseline liver metastasesSecond-line nivolumabSelect baseline characteristicsTrials of nivolumabImproved overall survivalObjective response rateCombined positive scoreNew safety signalsProgression-free survivalPlatinum-based chemotherapyPrimary endpointAdverse eventsBaseline characteristicsLiver metastasesMedian durationStandard chemotherapySurvival benefitUnacceptable toxicity
2019
Comparison of Survival Rates After a Combination of Local Treatment and Systemic Therapy vs Systemic Therapy Alone for Treatment of Stage IV Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Uhlig J, Case MD, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ, Chiang A, Gettinger SN, Kim HS. Comparison of Survival Rates After a Combination of Local Treatment and Systemic Therapy vs Systemic Therapy Alone for Treatment of Stage IV Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e199702. PMID: 31433481, PMCID: PMC6707019, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAblation TechniquesAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungChemotherapy, AdjuvantComparative Effectiveness ResearchDatabases, FactualFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsStage IV non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerPrimary tumor siteSuperior overall survivalSystemic therapySurgical resectionCell lung cancerExternal beam radiotherapyOverall survivalSurvival benefitLocal treatmentTumor siteTumor characteristicsLung cancerTreatment groupsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression modelsOligometastatic non-small cell lung cancerStage IV squamous cell carcinomaSurvival rateCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsComparative effectiveness research studyCancer-specific factorsNational Cancer DatabaseStage IV disease
2018
A dormant TIL phenotype defines non-small cell lung carcinomas sensitive to immune checkpoint blockers
Gettinger SN, Choi J, Mani N, Sanmamed MF, Datar I, Sowell R, Du VY, Kaftan E, Goldberg S, Dong W, Zelterman D, Politi K, Kavathas P, Kaech S, Yu X, Zhao H, Schlessinger J, Lifton R, Rimm DL, Chen L, Herbst RS, Schalper KA. A dormant TIL phenotype defines non-small cell lung carcinomas sensitive to immune checkpoint blockers. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 3196. PMID: 30097571, PMCID: PMC6086912, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05032-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodies, BlockingCarcinogenesisCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell ProliferationCytotoxicity, ImmunologicHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansLung NeoplasmsLymphocyte ActivationLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDMutant ProteinsMutationPeptidesPhenotypeProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReproducibility of ResultsSurvival AnalysisTobaccoConceptsImmune checkpoint blockersCheckpoint blockersQuantitative immunofluorescenceNon-small cell lung carcinoma patientsCell lung carcinoma patientsNon-small cell lung carcinomaPatient-derived xenograft modelsIntratumoral T cellsMultiplexed quantitative immunofluorescencePD-1 blockadeLevels of CD3Lung carcinoma patientsCell lung carcinomaT cell proliferationPre-treatment samplesTIL phenotypeSurvival benefitCarcinoma patientsEffector capacityLung carcinomaT cellsWhole-exome DNA sequencingXenograft modelFavorable responseBlockers