2024
Characterizing genomic alterations in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) treated with enfortumab-vedotin (EV) with a focus on 1q23.3.
Saliby R, Semaan K, Epstein I, Liria S, Dall C, Saad E, Eid M, Canniff J, Kwak L, Berg S, Mantia C, McGregor B, Braun D, CHOUEIRI T, Bellmunt J. Characterizing genomic alterations in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) treated with enfortumab-vedotin (EV) with a focus on 1q23.3. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: e16570-e16570. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.e16570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic urothelial carcinomaToxicity-free survivalProgression-free survivalEnfortumab vedotinOverall survivalProgressive diseaseTwo-copy deletionGenomic alterationsClinical outcomesAssociation of genomic alterationsNumerically longer OSDana-Farber Cancer InstituteLog-rank testFisher's exact testUnivariate Cox regressionAdvanced UCLonger OSUrothelial carcinomaSomatic alterationsDana-FarberExact testCox regressionEV efficacyPatientsImprove outcomes
2023
Emerging Biomarkers of Response to Systemic Therapies in Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Labaki C, Saliby R, Bakouny Z, Saad E, Semaan K, Eid M, Lalani A, Choueiri T, Braun D. Emerging Biomarkers of Response to Systemic Therapies in Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2023, 37: 937-942. PMID: 37407357, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2023.05.021.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMetastatic clear cell renal cell carcinomaClear cell renal cell carcinomaCell renal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinomaSystemic therapyCell carcinomaImmunotherapy-based regimensBiomarkers of responseSystemic regimensClinical responseValid biomarkersPromising biomarkerHeterogeneous outcomesTherapyBiomarkersRegimensPatientsCarcinomaMccRCCResponseLeveraging immune resistance archetypes in solid cancer to inform next-generation anticancer therapies
Anderson K, Braun D, Buqué A, Gitto S, Guerriero J, Horton B, Keenan B, Kim T, Overacre-Delgoffe A, Ruella M, Triplett T, Veeranki O, Verma V, Zhang F. Leveraging immune resistance archetypes in solid cancer to inform next-generation anticancer therapies. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2023, 11: e006533. PMID: 37399356, PMCID: PMC10314654, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2022-006533.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsImmune resistance mechanismsImmune resistanceChimeric antigen receptor T cellsAntigen receptor T cellsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsReceptor T cellsVariety of malignanciesNew therapeutic strategiesResistance mechanismsCheckpoint inhibitorsDurable responsesMost patientsAnticancer immunotherapyTherapy combinationsCurrent therapiesT cellsIndividual patientsSolid cancersTherapeutic strategiesTumor profilingPatientsOverall efficacySuppressive mechanismsBispecific antibodiesTumor microenvironmentNovel Immune Therapies for Renal Cell Carcinoma Looking Beyond the Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 and Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Protein 4 Axes
Saad E, Saliby R, Labaki C, Xu W, Viswanathan S, Braun D, Bakouny Z. Novel Immune Therapies for Renal Cell Carcinoma Looking Beyond the Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 and Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Protein 4 Axes. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2023, 37: 1027-1040. PMID: 37391289, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2023.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaMetastatic renal cell carcinomaCell death protein 1Programmed Cell Death Protein 1Novel immune targetsDeath protein 1Novel immune therapiesNovel immunotherapiesImmune therapyClinical evidenceImmune targetsImmune systemInhibitory stimuliTumoral cellsProtein 1ImmunotherapyPatientsCarcinomaImmunosuppressionTherapyImmunobiology and Metabolic Pathways of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Braun D, Chakraborty A. Immunobiology and Metabolic Pathways of Renal Cell Carcinoma. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2023, 37: 827-840. PMID: 37246090, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2023.04.012.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaAdvanced renal cell carcinomaClear cell renal cell carcinomaImmune checkpoint inhibitorsCell renal cell carcinomaNew treatment targetsFuture clinical developmentCheckpoint inhibitorsNovel therapeutic developmentDurable responsesMost patientsMetabolic dysregulationDistinct tumorsClinical developmentImmune pathwaysTreatment targetsTherapeutic developmentCarcinomaCurrent understandingMetabolic pathwaysPatientsImmunobiologyTumorsPathwayThe Changing Landscape of Immunotherapy for Advanced Renal Cancer
Kashima S, Braun D. The Changing Landscape of Immunotherapy for Advanced Renal Cancer. Urologic Clinics Of North America 2023, 50: 335-349. PMID: 36948676, DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2023.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRenal cell carcinomaAdvanced renal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaCentral therapeutic strategyAdvanced renal cancerDurable clinical benefitImmune checkpoint inhibitorsImmunecheckpoint inhibitorsCheckpoint inhibitorsCytokine therapyImmunogenic tumorsMost patientsSystemic therapyClinical benefitCombination therapyCurrent therapiesInterleukin-2Renal cancerTherapeutic strategiesTherapyCarcinomaInhibitorsImmunotherapyPatientsInterferon
2022
Germline variants associated with toxicity to immune checkpoint blockade
Groha S, Alaiwi S, Xu W, Naranbhai V, Nassar A, Bakouny Z, El Zarif T, Saliby R, Wan G, Rajeh A, Adib E, Nuzzo P, Schmidt A, Labaki C, Ricciuti B, Alessi J, Braun D, Shukla S, Keenan T, Van Allen E, Awad M, Manos M, Rahma O, Zubiri L, Villani A, Fairfax B, Hammer C, Khan Z, Reynolds K, Semenov Y, Schrag D, Kehl K, Freedman M, Choueiri T, Gusev A. Germline variants associated with toxicity to immune checkpoint blockade. Nature Medicine 2022, 28: 2584-2591. PMID: 36526723, PMCID: PMC10958775, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-02094-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune-related adverse eventsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsGrade immune-related adverse eventsGermline variantsICI initiationCheckpoint inhibitorsAdverse eventsCheckpoint blockadeImproved survivalDiscovery cohortLymphocyte homeostasisSignificant associationCancer typesIL7Remarkable responsePatientsCritical regulatorGenome-wide significant associationAssociationWide association studyIndependent studiesAssociation studiesBlockadeCohortVariants
2019
State of the Future: Translational Approaches in Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Immunotherapy Era
Bakouny Z, Flippot R, Braun D, Lalani A, Choueiri T. State of the Future: Translational Approaches in Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Immunotherapy Era. European Urology Focus 2019, 6: 37-40. PMID: 30827939, DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2019.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaImmune systemTherapeutic resistanceMetastatic renal cell carcinomaImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMetastatic kidney cancerSubset of patientsPatient's immune systemImmunotherapy eraCheckpoint inhibitorsTreatment optionsKidney cancerPatientsTranslational approachTranslational researchImaging modalitiesCarcinomaTherapyTumorsNovel technological advancesSubstantial numberBiomarker discoveryBrief reportTumor spheroids
2016
Genomic Approaches to Understanding Response and Resistance to Immunotherapy
Braun D, Burke K, Van Allen E. Genomic Approaches to Understanding Response and Resistance to Immunotherapy. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 5642-5650. PMID: 27698000, PMCID: PMC5135569, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-0066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubset of patientsCheckpoint blockadeSuch therapyImmune checkpoint blockadeImmune-based therapiesNumber of patientsLow intratumoral heterogeneityDurable responsesImmune checkpointsAdvanced cancerLoss of PTENNeoantigen loadPoint of careCertain patientsMechanisms of resistanceResistant tumorsPatientsTherapyTumor progressionImmunotherapyAppropriate functional studiesIntratumoral heterogeneityLimited responseBlockadePositive correlates