2024
A randomized phase 2 trial of the IO102-IO103 (IDO and PD-L1) cancer vaccine plus pembrolizumab as neoadjuvant/adjuvant treatment of patients with solid tumors.
Long G, Haddad R, Robert C, Mortier L, Schadendorf D, Uppaluri R, Svane I, Saiag P, Lim A, Soria Rivas A, Scolyer R, Chaney M, Abildgaard C, Ahmad Q, Ringeisen F, McDowell D, Burtness B. A randomized phase 2 trial of the IO102-IO103 (IDO and PD-L1) cancer vaccine plus pembrolizumab as neoadjuvant/adjuvant treatment of patients with solid tumors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: tps2701-tps2701. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.tps2701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvent-free survivalAdjuvant pembrolizumabNeoadjuvant pembrolizumabCancer vaccinesAdjuvant treatmentCohort CCohort APD-L1-positive cellsRandomized phase 2 trialExpansion of T cellsPost-treatment tumor tissuesPotential anti-tumor activityImmune checkpoint inhibitorsResponse to pembrolizumabLocally advanced diseasePathologic tumor responseTherapeutic cancer vaccinesImmune-suppressive cellsPhase 1/2 trialDisease-free survivalNeo-adjuvant treatmentPhase 2 trialTreatment of multiple tumor typesSquamous cell carcinomaHead and neckDe-Escalated Therapy and Early Treatment of Recurrences in HPV-Associated Head and Neck Cancer: The Potential for Biomarkers to Revolutionize Personalized Therapy
Yarbrough W, Schrank T, Burtness B, Issaeva N. De-Escalated Therapy and Early Treatment of Recurrences in HPV-Associated Head and Neck Cancer: The Potential for Biomarkers to Revolutionize Personalized Therapy. Viruses 2024, 16: 536. PMID: 38675879, PMCID: PMC11053602, DOI: 10.3390/v16040536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPV+ HNSCCHPV-associated head and neck cancerHead and neck cancerHuman papillomavirus-associatedDe-escalation therapyDetect recurrent diseaseTreatment of recurrenceHPV-associated cancersHead and neckEarly treatment of recurrencePapillomavirus-associatedDevelopment of biomarkersResponsive tumorsRecurrent diseaseStandard therapyCompanion biomarkersHPV carcinogenesisHPV vaccinationNeck cancerPoor prognosisDecrease morbidityHNSCCEarly treatmentMolecular vulnerabilitiesPersonalized therapy
2022
A new prognostic model in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer treated with chemotherapy: An analysis of ECOG-ACRIN E1305.
Argiris A, Flamand Y, Savvides P, Johnson J, Li S, Forastiere A, Burtness B. A new prognostic model in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer treated with chemotherapy: An analysis of ECOG-ACRIN E1305. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 6026-6026. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.6026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverall survivalFirst-line treatmentMedian OSPrognostic factorsHazard ratioBone/liver metastasesRM-SCCHNFirst-lineFirst-line treatment of patientsMultivariate modelMetastatic squamous cell carcinomaPhase III randomized trialRisk factorsCancer treated with chemotherapyPlatinum-based chemotherapyECOG performance statusCooperative group trialsSquamous cell carcinomaHead and neckTumor cell differentiationTreatment of patientsPrognostic scoring modelCox proportional hazards modelsProportional hazards modelPrior radiation