2024
Renal Cell Carcinoma of Variant Histology: New Biologic Understanding Leads to Therapeutic Advances.
Salgia N, Zengin Z, Pal S, Dizman N. Renal Cell Carcinoma of Variant Histology: New Biologic Understanding Leads to Therapeutic Advances. American Society Of Clinical Oncology Educational Book 2024, 44: e438642. PMID: 38776514, PMCID: PMC11235416, DOI: 10.1200/edbk_438642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Renal CellHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsKidney NeoplasmsMolecular Targeted TherapyConceptsRenal cell carcinomaPapillary renal cell carcinomaBiology of renal cell carcinomaHistology renal cell carcinomaPatient populationRenal cell carcinoma histologyMetastatic renal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinoma casesOptimization of treatment regimensNon-clear cellPrecision oncology approachesDiagnosed solid tumorsSarcomatoid dedifferentiationVariant histologyRare subtypeHistopathological subtypesCell carcinomaSolid tumorsClinical featuresTreatment regimensClinical findingsOncology approachesTherapeutic advancesTherapeutic approachesUnique pathogeneses
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