2023
Clinical Predictors of Survival in Patients With BRAFV600-Mutated Metastatic Melanoma Treated With Combined BRAF and MEK Inhibitors After Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Kahn A, Perry C, Etts K, Kluger H, Sznol M. Clinical Predictors of Survival in Patients With BRAFV600-Mutated Metastatic Melanoma Treated With Combined BRAF and MEK Inhibitors After Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. The Oncologist 2023, 29: e507-e513. PMID: 37971411, PMCID: PMC10994263, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBRAF/MEK inhibitorsBRAF/MEK inhibitionImmune checkpoint inhibitorsBRAFV600E/K mutationsMEK inhibitorsCheckpoint inhibitorsClinical variablesMEK inhibitionRetrospective single-institution analysisIpilimumab/nivolumabFirst-line settingFirst-line therapyFirst-line treatmentMetastatic melanoma patientsLong-term outcomesPretreatment clinical variablesSingle-institution analysisStratification of patientsK mutationCombined BRAFECOG PSMedian OSRECIST 1.1Immunotherapy regimenClinical characteristics
2022
Clinical predictors of longer survival in patients with BRAFV600-mutated metastatic melanoma receiving immunotherapy prior to BRAF/MEK inhibition in the metastatic setting.
Kahn A, Perry C, Etts K, Kluger H, Sznol M. Clinical predictors of longer survival in patients with BRAFV600-mutated metastatic melanoma receiving immunotherapy prior to BRAF/MEK inhibition in the metastatic setting. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 9555-9555. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.9555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBRAF/MEKiFirst-line immunotherapyBRAF/MEK inhibitionBRAF V600Metastatic melanomaLonger survivalAdverse eventsMedian durationMost patientsBone metastasesClinical predictorsDisease progressionMEK inhibitionAdvanced BRAF V600ECOG PS 0Median ECOG PSFirst-line settingKaplan-Meier methodMost common sitePredictors of survivalECOG PSMedian LDHData cutoffMetastatic settingMedian survival
2020
Systemic Therapy for Brain Metastases: Melanoma
Weiss S, Kluger H. Systemic Therapy for Brain Metastases: Melanoma. 2020, 235-244. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-42958-4_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMelanoma brain metastasesIntracranial response ratesBrain metastasesClinical trialsResponse rateAnti-PD-1 monotherapyCentral nervous system metastasesExtracranial metastatic sitesNervous system metastasesSystemic therapy approachesMultiple clinical trialsSystemic therapySystemic treatmentAdvanced melanomaImmune checkpointsMetastatic sitesTherapeutic challengePatient survivalMetastatic melanomaExtracranial sitesStereotactic radiosurgeryMetastasisMutant BRAFSignificant causeMEK inhibition