2025
Phase II Trial of Pembrolizumab in Combination With Bevacizumab for Untreated Melanoma Brain Metastases.
Weiss S, Djureinovic D, Wei W, Tran T, Austin M, Markowitz J, Eroglu Z, Khushalani N, Hegde U, Cohen J, Sznol M, Anderson G, Johnson B, Piteo C, Mahajan A, Adeniran A, Jilaveanu L, Goldberg S, Chiang V, Forsyth P, Kluger H. Phase II Trial of Pembrolizumab in Combination With Bevacizumab for Untreated Melanoma Brain Metastases. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2025, jco2402219. PMID: 40048689, DOI: 10.1200/jco-24-02219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMelanoma brain metastasesOverall survivalBrain metastasesAnti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapyMedian intracranial progression-free survivalFour-year OS ratesIntracranial progression-free survivalResponse rateCirculating angiopoietin-2Median overall survivalTrial of pembrolizumabYears of pembrolizumabDose of bevacizumabProgression-free survivalPhase II trialGrowth factor therapyAdverse event ratesAssociated with responseOS ratesPD-1Radiation necrosisLocal therapyOn-therapyMetastatic tumorsFactor therapy
2024
Patterns of brain metastases response to immunotherapy with pembrolizumab
Mahajan A, Goldberg S, Weiss S, Tran T, Singh K, Joshi K, Aboian M, Kluger H, Chiang V. Patterns of brain metastases response to immunotherapy with pembrolizumab. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2024, 169: 555-561. PMID: 38963658, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-024-04754-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerBrain metastasesComplete resolutionLung cancerMedian time to CNS progressionLesion progressionNon-small cell lung cancer patientsModified RECIST criteriaPD-1 inhibitorsTrial of pembrolizumabEffective systemic treatmentResponse to immunotherapyPhase II trialCell lung cancerMethodsThis retrospective studyLocal treatment decisionsPurposeCentral nervous systemCNS progressionRECIST criteriaPD-1Local therapySystemic treatmentMRI evaluationResponse assessmentRetrospective study
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