2021
A phase 1b study of nivolumab in patients with autoimmune disorders and advanced malignancies (AIM-NIVO).
Dumbrava E, Dougan M, Gupta S, Cappelli L, Katsumoto T, Rahma O, Painter J, Wang Y, Suarez-Almazor M, Reid P, Wesley S, Hafler D, Bingham C, Warner B, Chung L, Ott P, Kluger H, Khosroshahi A, Tawbi H, Sharon E. A phase 1b study of nivolumab in patients with autoimmune disorders and advanced malignancies (AIM-NIVO). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: tps2676-tps2676. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.tps2676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune checkpoint inhibitorsDisease-specific cohortsAutoimmune disordersAdverse eventsAdvanced malignanciesAnti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodiesPre-existing autoimmune disordersAnti-PD1 monoclonal antibodiesImpact of nivolumabPhase 1b studyKey secondary endpointPhase Ib studySerious adverse eventsDose-limiting toxicityInflammatory bowel diseasePD-L1 antibodiesSeverity IndexSystemic lupus erythematosusDysfunctional immune systemClinical Trials NetworkTissue-based biomarkersSpecific eligibility criteriaICI therapyPrimary endpointSecondary endpoints
2020
A phase Ib study of nivolumab in patients with autoimmune disorders and advanced malignancies (AIM-NIVO).
Ileana Dumbrava E, Suarez-Almazor M, Painter J, Johanns T, Dougan M, Cappelli L, Bingham C, Wang Y, Gupta S, Warner B, Rahma O, Naidoo J, Ott P, Hafler D, Kluger H, Khosroshahi A, Katsumoto T, Kummar S, Sharon E, Tawbi H. A phase Ib study of nivolumab in patients with autoimmune disorders and advanced malignancies (AIM-NIVO). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: tps3158-tps3158. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.tps3158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune checkpoint inhibitorsAnti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodiesPhase Ib studyPD-L1 antibodiesAutoimmune disordersAdvanced malignanciesDisease-specific cohortsAdverse eventsIb studyPre-existing autoimmune disordersImpact of nivolumabRisk of flareKey secondary endpointSerious adverse eventsBest objective responseDose-limiting toxicityInflammatory bowel diseaseSeverity IndexSystemic lupus erythematosusAnti-PD1 antibodyClinical Trials NetworkTissue-based biomarkersSpecific eligibility criteriaICI therapyCheckpoint inhibitors
2019
B cell depletion or absence does not impede anti-tumor activity of PD-1 inhibitors
Damsky W, Jilaveanu L, Turner N, Perry C, Zito C, Tomayko M, Leventhal J, Herold K, Meffre E, Bosenberg M, Kluger HM. B cell depletion or absence does not impede anti-tumor activity of PD-1 inhibitors. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2019, 7: 153. PMID: 31200747, PMCID: PMC6567557, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0613-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-1 inhibitorsB cell contentB-cell depletionAnti-tumor activityB cellsMuMT miceCell depletionAnti-PD-1 inhibitorsAnti-PD-1 responseB-cell depleting drugsTumor-infiltrating B cellsImpaired B-cell functionT cell-dependent tumor rejectionPD-1 inhibitionMC38 colon cancerB cell functionAnti-tumor effectsB-cell malignanciesMurine cancer modelsCell contentOverall survivalTumor rejectionCD20 antibodyAutoimmune disordersTumor shrinkage