2023
First-Line Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer—What Happened?
Burtness B. First-Line Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer—What Happened? Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 2134-2137. PMID: 36877893, DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.02349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreating Head and Neck Cancer in the Age of Immunotherapy: A 2023 Update
Bhatia A, Burtness B. Treating Head and Neck Cancer in the Age of Immunotherapy: A 2023 Update. Drugs 2023, 83: 217-248. PMID: 36645621, DOI: 10.1007/s40265-023-01835-2.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsNeck cancerRecurrent/metastatic settingImmune checkpoint inhibitor nivolumabNeck squamous cell carcinomaAge of immunotherapyLate stage HNSCCImmune checkpoint inhibitionPlatinum-containing chemotherapyFirst-line treatmentGrowth factor receptor overexpressionCheckpoint inhibitor nivolumabSquamous cell carcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) overexpressionPathogenesis of HNSCCTreatment of patientsTreatment of HNSCCManagement of headMonoclonal antibody cetuximabCurative intentPalliative chemotherapyAdvanced diseaseInhibitor nivolumabLocoregional failureMetastatic settingMultimodality therapy
2019
Hyperprogression after one dose of nivolumab in sinonasal cancer: A case report
Xiang JJ, Uy NF, Minja FJ, Verter EE, Burtness BA. Hyperprogression after one dose of nivolumab in sinonasal cancer: A case report. The Laryngoscope 2019, 130: 907-910. PMID: 31058321, DOI: 10.1002/lary.28042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsDose of nivolumabSquamous cell carcinomaSinonasal cancerCell carcinomaDisease progressionMaxillary sinus squamous cell carcinomaSinus squamous cell carcinomaNeck squamous cell carcinomaComplete vision lossICI initiationCheckpoint inhibitorsFirst doseLytic metastasesDistal metastasisCase reportIntracranial invasionVision lossImproved outcomesHyperprogressionIndividual riskDoseNivolumabCarcinomaMetastasis