2024
Safety profile of pembrolizumab monotherapy based on an aggregate safety evaluation of 8937 patients
Brahmer J, Long G, Hamid O, Garon E, Herbst R, Andre T, Armand P, Bajorin D, Bellmunt J, Burtness B, Choueiri T, Cohen E, Diaz L, Shitara K, Kulkarni G, McDermott D, Shah M, Tabernero J, Vogel A, Zinzani P, Jafari N, Bird S, Snyder E, Gause C, Bracco O, Pietanza M, Gruber T, Ribas A. Safety profile of pembrolizumab monotherapy based on an aggregate safety evaluation of 8937 patients. European Journal Of Cancer 2024, 199: 113530. PMID: 38295556, PMCID: PMC11227881, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2024.113530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune-mediated adverse eventsAdverse eventsInfusion reactionsSafety profileClinical trialsPembrolizumab discontinuationPembrolizumab monotherapyNon-small cell lung cancerSafety of pembrolizumabDose of pembrolizumabTreated with prednisoneCell lung cancerLow steroid dosesPopulation of patientsSteroid doseMedian durationPembrolizumabAE onsetPooled analysisLung cancerCancer clinical trialsSafety dataPatientsCancer typesInfusion
2018
Treatment Delays in Primarily Resected Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: National Benchmarks and Survival Associations
Morse E, Judson B, Husain Z, Burtness B, Yarbrough WG, Sasaki C, Cheraghlou S, Mehra S. Treatment Delays in Primarily Resected Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: National Benchmarks and Survival Associations. Otolaryngology 2018, 159: 987-997. PMID: 30060700, DOI: 10.1177/0194599818779052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHPV-positive patientsRadiation treatment durationTotal treatment packageOverall survivalTreatment initiationTreatment durationEnd intervalOropharyngeal cancerTreatment delayTreatment packageOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaCox proportional hazards regressionMultivariable logistic regression analysisRadiation treatmentRetrospective cross-sectional analysisNational Cancer DatabaseProportional hazards regressionSquamous cell carcinomaDuration of diagnosisLogistic regression analysisNational benchmarksCross-sectional analysisMedian durationOverall cohortHazards regressionNational treatment times in oropharyngeal cancer treated with primary radiation or chemoradiation
Morse E, Judson B, Husain Z, Burtness B, Yarbrough W, Sasaki C, Cheraghlou S, Mehra S. National treatment times in oropharyngeal cancer treated with primary radiation or chemoradiation. Oral Oncology 2018, 82: 122-130. PMID: 29909886, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation treatment durationHuman papilloma virus-positive tumorsVirus-positive tumorsOverall survivalOropharyngeal cancerTreatment durationTreatment endMedian durationTreatment initiationTreatment delayHuman papilloma virus-associated tumorsHuman papilloma virus-negative tumorsEnd intervalOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaCox proportional hazards regressionNational Cancer DatabaseProportional hazards regressionSquamous cell carcinomaVirus-associated tumorsVirus-negative tumorsMultivariable logisticHazards regressionCell carcinomaHuman papillomaCancer Database