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
2021
389 Phase II of CD40 agonistic antibody sotigalimab (APX005M) in combination with nivolumab in subjects with metastatic melanoma with confirmed disease progression on anti-PD-1 therapy
Weiss S, Sznol M, Shaheen M, Berciano-Guerrero M, Felip E, Rodríguez-Abreu D, Arance A, Boni V, Linette G, Schuchter L, Gonzalez-Cao M, Iannotti N, Ganti A, Hauke R, Berrocal A, Filbert E, Kluger H. 389 Phase II of CD40 agonistic antibody sotigalimab (APX005M) in combination with nivolumab in subjects with metastatic melanoma with confirmed disease progression on anti-PD-1 therapy. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2021, 9: a422-a422. DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-sitc2021.389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-PD-1 therapyMelanoma patientsMetastatic melanomaTumor PD-L1 expressionEffective anti-tumor immunityArm phase II trialCD40 agonist antibodyRefractory melanoma patientsRefractory metastatic melanomaAdvanced melanoma patientsPD-1 blockadePD-L1 expressionPhase II trialAnti-tumor immunitySubset of patientsOverall safety profileMajority of AEsOptimal therapeutic applicationReceptor binding profileInstitutional review boardClinical study teamNebraska Medical CenterOpen labelII trialTolerability profile