2022
Emerging Studies of Melanoma Brain Metastasis
Caulfield JI, Kluger HM. Emerging Studies of Melanoma Brain Metastasis. Current Oncology Reports 2022, 24: 585-594. PMID: 35212922, DOI: 10.1007/s11912-022-01237-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma brain metastasesBrain metastasesClinical studiesTreatment approachesRecent FindingsClinical trialsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsAdditional treatment approachesRecent preclinical studiesNew treatment approachesCentral nervous systemBrain disseminationCheckpoint inhibitorsSignificant morbidityPerilesional edemaRadiation necrosisPatient populationClinical challengePreclinical studiesNervous systemSolid tumorsEmerging studiesMetastasisTumor microenvironmentDisease controlTumor homing
2020
Melanoma Brain Metastases: Unique Biology and Implications for Systemic Therapy
Margolin K, Davies M, Kluger H, Tawbi H. Melanoma Brain Metastases: Unique Biology and Implications for Systemic Therapy. 2020, 1421-1454. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05070-2_65.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMelanoma brain metastasesCentral nervous systemSystemic therapyClinical benefitMainstay of therapyUnique patient populationDuration of responseHigh response rateFuture drug developmentMelanoma metastaticBrain metastasesDevastating complicationDurable responsesImmune checkpointsImmune therapyPatient populationMetastatic melanomaEffective modalityStereotactic radiosurgeryNervous systemResponse rateTherapyMultidisciplinary approachDrug developmentMelanoma
2019
Melanoma Brain Metastases: Unique Biology and Implications for Systemic Therapy
Margolin K, Davies M, Kluger H, Tawbi H. Melanoma Brain Metastases: Unique Biology and Implications for Systemic Therapy. 2019, 1-34. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46029-1_65-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMelanoma brain metastasesCentral nervous systemSystemic therapyClinical benefitMainstay of therapyUnique patient populationDuration of responseHigh response rateFuture drug developmentMelanoma metastaticBrain metastasesDevastating complicationDurable responsesImmune checkpointsImmune therapyPatient populationMetastatic melanomaEffective modalityStereotactic radiosurgeryNervous systemResponse rateTherapyMultidisciplinary approachDrug developmentMelanoma
2016
The Treatment of Melanoma Brain Metastases
Kibbi N, Kluger H. The Treatment of Melanoma Brain Metastases. Current Oncology Reports 2016, 18: 73. PMID: 27822695, DOI: 10.1007/s11912-016-0555-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma brain metastasesBrain metastasesSystemic therapyClinical trialsAsymptomatic brain metastasesPrognosis of patientsUntreated brain metastasesPopulation of patientsOngoing clinical trialsCentral nervous systemMBM patientsCerebral edemaTreatment landscapeImproved survivalIntracranial metastasesMetastatic melanomaStereotactic radiosurgeryNew therapiesLocal modalitiesNervous systemPatientsDrug AdministrationRegistration trialsMetastasisEarly interventionMelanoma Brain Metastasis Pseudoprogression after Pembrolizumab Treatment
Cohen JV, Alomari AK, Vortmeyer AO, Jilaveanu LB, Goldberg SB, Mahajan A, Chiang VL, Kluger HM. Melanoma Brain Metastasis Pseudoprogression after Pembrolizumab Treatment. Cancer Immunology Research 2016, 4: 179-182. PMID: 26701266, PMCID: PMC4881844, DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-15-0160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemBrain metastasesActive brain lesionsNew immunomodulating agentsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsRole of immunotherapyPembrolizumab treatmentCheckpoint inhibitorsCNS lesionsReactive astrocytosisImmune suppressionPerilesional edemaInflammatory cellsMicroglial cellsImmunomodulating agentMental statusBrain lesionsHistologic evaluationMost trialsNervous systemCentral enhancementTumor cellsPatientsMetastasisLesions