2024
Causes of death and patterns of metastatic disease at the end of life for patients with advanced melanoma in the immunotherapy era.
Lee D, Yang A, McNamara M, Kluger H, Tran T, Olino K, Clune J, Sznol M, Ishizuka J. Causes of death and patterns of metastatic disease at the end of life for patients with advanced melanoma in the immunotherapy era. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: e21522-e21522. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.e21522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune checkpoint inhibitorsYale Cancer CenterAdvanced melanomaMetastatic diseaseMetastatic melanomaRespiratory failureSite of metastatic diseasePattern of metastatic diseaseDied of respiratory failureAnti-CTLA4 treatmentRetrospective observational cohort studyAnti-PD1 therapyDistant lymph nodesPatients aged >Site of diseaseSurvival of patientsObservational cohort studyMulti-system involvementDiagnosis to deathImmunotherapy eraAnti-PD1Checkpoint inhibitorsInstitutional review boardMetastatic sitesMetastatic diagnosis
2017
Effect of a novel IL-2 cytokine immune agonist (NKTR-214) on proliferating CD8+T cells and PD-1 expression on immune cells in the tumor microenvironment in patients with prior checkpoint therapy.
Bernatchez C, Haymaker C, Hurwitz M, Kluger H, Tetzlaff M, Jackson N, Gergel I, Tagliaferri M, Zalevsky J, Hoch U, Fanton C, Iacucci E, Aung S, Imperiale M, Liao E, Bentebibel S, Tannir N, Hwu P, Sznol M, Diab A. Effect of a novel IL-2 cytokine immune agonist (NKTR-214) on proliferating CD8+T cells and PD-1 expression on immune cells in the tumor microenvironment in patients with prior checkpoint therapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 2545-2545. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.2545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNKTR-214PD-1 expressionT-cell clonalityTumor microenvironmentNK cellsCell clonalityIL-2 receptor pathwayDays post doseDrug-related AEsImmune-related AEAnti-PD1 therapyCapillary leak syndromePhase 1/2 trialMetastatic solid tumorsFavorable safety profileImmune checkpoint genesSignificant tumor regressionTumor tissue samplesGene expression analysisCytotoxic markersEffector CD8Leak syndromeCheckpoint therapyPrior immunotherapyRegulatory cells