2021
Outcomes of Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Immunotherapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients With Brain Metastases
Uezono H, Nam D, Kluger HM, Sznol M, Hurwitz M, Yu JB, Chiang VL. Outcomes of Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Immunotherapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients With Brain Metastases. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 44: 495-501. PMID: 34432667, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsRCC brain metastasesBrain metastasesRenal cell carcinomaStereotactic radiosurgeryOverall survivalUse of ICIsCentral nervous system toxicityRenal cell carcinoma patientsImpact of immunotherapyLocal control outcomesMedian overall survivalCell carcinoma patientsKaplan-Meier curvesNervous system toxicityBetter median OSLog-rank testMann-Whitney U testMargin doseMedian OSNonimmunotherapy groupSRS doseCheckpoint inhibitorsImmunotherapy groupCarcinoma patients
2019
Baseline tumor-immune signatures associated with response to bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) and nivolumab.
Hurwitz M, Cho D, Balar A, Curti B, Siefker-Radtke A, Sznol M, Kluger H, Bernatchez C, Fanton C, Iacucci E, Liu Y, Nguyen T, Overwijk W, Zalevsky J, Tagliaferri M, Hoch U, Diab A. Baseline tumor-immune signatures associated with response to bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) and nivolumab. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 2623-2623. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.2623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPD-L1CD8 TILsResponse rateAnti-PD-1 therapyOngoing phase 1/2 studyPre-treatment tumor biopsiesTumor microenvironmentBaseline immune signaturesSurface PD-1Tumor immune signaturePhase 1/2 studyAdvanced solid tumorsUrothelial carcinoma patientsFavorable tumor microenvironmentBaseline immune phenotypeLow groupMedian valueRECIST 1.1Baseline demographicsImmune signaturesPrognostic factorsCarcinoma patientsPD-1Biomarker subgroupsImmune cells