2019
Immunotherapy in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Facts and Hopes
Doroshow DB, Sanmamed MF, Hastings K, Politi K, Rimm DL, Chen L, Melero I, Schalper KA, Herbst RS. Immunotherapy in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Facts and Hopes. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 4592-4602. PMID: 30824587, PMCID: PMC6679805, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-1538.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerImmune checkpoint inhibitorsCell lung cancerPD-L1Lung cancerNonsquamous non-small cell lung cancerOngoing translational workPD-1 axisFirst-line therapyPD-L1 expressionProportion of patientsTumor mutational burdenAdvanced diseaseOverall survivalTumor inflammationMutational burdenPatientsNovel markerChemotherapyTherapyIndicative biomarkersCancerTranslational workBiomarkersSurvival
2016
Pembrolizumab for patients with melanoma or non-small-cell lung cancer and untreated brain metastases: early analysis of a non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial
Goldberg SB, Gettinger SN, Mahajan A, Chiang AC, Herbst RS, Sznol M, Tsiouris AJ, Cohen J, Vortmeyer A, Jilaveanu L, Yu J, Hegde U, Speaker S, Madura M, Ralabate A, Rivera A, Rowen E, Gerrish H, Yao X, Chiang V, Kluger HM. Pembrolizumab for patients with melanoma or non-small-cell lung cancer and untreated brain metastases: early analysis of a non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Oncology 2016, 17: 976-983. PMID: 27267608, PMCID: PMC5526047, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(16)30053-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgressive brain metastasesUntreated brain metastasesBrain metastasis responseYale Cancer CenterBrain metastasesPhase 2 trialCell lung cancerAdverse eventsMetastasis responseCancer CenterLung cancerMelanoma cohortGrade 3 colitisGrade 3 fatigueGrade 3 pneumonitisPD-1 axisAcute kidney injuryNeurological adverse eventsPD-1 inhibitorsAcceptable safety profilePD-L1 expressionSystemic immunotherapyKidney injuryPrimary endpointNSCLC cohortPredictive Biomarkers for PD-1 Axis Therapies: The Hidden Treasure or a Call for Research
Schalper KA, Kaftan E, Herbst RS. Predictive Biomarkers for PD-1 Axis Therapies: The Hidden Treasure or a Call for Research. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 2102-2104. PMID: 26957559, PMCID: PMC4940186, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-0169.Peer-Reviewed Original Research