2022
Genomic and Clinical Prognostic Factors in Patients With Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Chawla N, Sayegh N, Tripathi N, Govindarajan A, Zengin Z, Phillip E, Dizman N, Meza L, Muddasani R, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Malhotra J, Hsu J, Agarwal N, Pal S, Tripathi A. Genomic and Clinical Prognostic Factors in Patients With Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2022, 21: 69-75. PMID: 36509613, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2022.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalOverall response rateTumor mutational burdenOverall survivalWorse OSPrimary diseaseMultivariate analysisMedian progression-free survivalImmune checkpoint inhibitor therapyInferior progression-free survivalPromoter mutationsWorse progression-free survivalCheckpoint inhibitor therapyMedian overall survivalImmune checkpoint inhibitorsTertiary cancer centerClinical prognostic factorsPrimary tumor siteTERT promoter mutationsCheckpoint inhibitorsInhibitor therapyLaboratory parametersPrognostic factorsCancer CenterFemale sex
2021
Targeted therapies: Expanding the role of FGFR3 inhibition in urothelial carcinoma
Zengin Z, Chehrazi-Raffle A, Salgia N, Muddasani R, Ali S, Meza L, Pal S. Targeted therapies: Expanding the role of FGFR3 inhibition in urothelial carcinoma. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2021, 40: 25-36. PMID: 34840077, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsUrothelial carcinomaCheckpoint inhibitorsTargeted therapyLower tract diseaseMultiple disease stagesMetastatic urothelial carcinomaOverall response rateAntibody-drug conjugatesGrowth factor receptor familyFGFR3 inhibitionUC tumorsChemotherapy regimensUpper tractOngoing trialsDisease stageTract diseaseTreatment paradigmFactor receptor familyHigh incidenceActionable mutationsFGFR1-4FGFR3 inhibitorsSmall molecule inhibitorsFGFR3 mutations