2023
Outcomes With Combination Pembrolizumab and Axitinib in Second and Further Line Treatment of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Dizman N, Austin M, Considine B, Jessel S, Schoenfeld D, Merl M, Hurwitz M, Sznol M, Kluger H. Outcomes With Combination Pembrolizumab and Axitinib in Second and Further Line Treatment of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2023, 21: 221-229. PMID: 36681606, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2023.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaPembrolizumab/axitinibObjective response rateProgression-free survivalImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMedian progression-free survivalAdverse eventsRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaClear cell metastatic renal cell carcinomaVascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsCombination immune checkpoint inhibitorsGrade 5 adverse eventsPrior immune checkpoint inhibitorsSuperior progression-free survivalReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsYale-New Haven HospitalFurther-line treatmentNivolumab/ipilimumabRECIST 1.1 criteriaResponse-evaluable patientsDisease control rateSecond-line therapyFirst-line treatment
2022
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Hypophysitis and Patterns of Loss of Pituitary Function
Jessel S, Weiss SA, Austin M, Mahajan A, Etts K, Zhang L, Aizenbud L, Perdigoto AL, Hurwitz M, Sznol M, Herold KC, Kluger HM. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Hypophysitis and Patterns of Loss of Pituitary Function. Frontiers In Oncology 2022, 12: 836859. PMID: 35350573, PMCID: PMC8958012, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.836859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune checkpoint inhibitorsRenal cell carcinomaCombination immune checkpoint inhibitorsCell carcinomaClinical experienceSelect casesIncidence of hypophysitisInstitution's clinical experienceYale Cancer CenterObjective response rateAdrenal axis hormonesFree testosterone levelsMerkel cell carcinomaHigh rateMultiple tumor typesCheckpoint inhibitorsPituitary axesReal-world practiceFree testosteroneMedian timeMelanoma patientsOverall incidencePituitary functionTreatment delayAxis hormones