2016
Nivolumab monotherapy in recurrent metastatic urothelial carcinoma (CheckMate 032): a multicentre, open-label, two-stage, multi-arm, phase 1/2 trial
Sharma P, Callahan MK, Bono P, Kim J, Spiliopoulou P, Calvo E, Pillai RN, Ott PA, de Braud F, Morse M, Le DT, Jaeger D, Chan E, Harbison C, Lin CS, Tschaika M, Azrilevich A, Rosenberg JE. Nivolumab monotherapy in recurrent metastatic urothelial carcinoma (CheckMate 032): a multicentre, open-label, two-stage, multi-arm, phase 1/2 trial. The Lancet Oncology 2016, 17: 1590-1598. PMID: 27733243, PMCID: PMC5648054, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(16)30496-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic urothelial carcinomaTreatment-related adverse eventsAdvanced urothelial carcinomaSerious adverse eventsPlatinum-based chemotherapyUrothelial carcinomaAdverse eventsNivolumab monotherapyObjective responseInvestigator-assessed objective responsePrevious platinum-based chemotherapyProtocol-defined reasonsSafety of nivolumabManageable safety profileOpen-label studyPD-L1 expressionDurable clinical responsesDose of treatmentBristol-Myers SquibbCheckMate 032Data cutoffElevated lipaseMonotherapy groupPrimary endpointStudy drug
2015
Emerging immunotherapies for bladder cancer
Kim JW, Tomita Y, Trepel J, Apolo AB. Emerging immunotherapies for bladder cancer. Current Opinion In Oncology 2015, 27: 191-200. PMID: 25811346, PMCID: PMC7709951, DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000000177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrothelial carcinomaImmune escapeImmune systemTumor antigen presentationAdvanced urothelial carcinomaBenefit of immunotherapyImmune escape mechanismsFraction of patientsHigh mutational burdenImmune-mediated cytotoxicityMultiple tumor typesDurable responsesImmune checkpointsBladder cancerClinical trialsT cellsCombinatorial regimensTumor antigensMutational burdenImmunotherapyClinical developmentCarcinomaTumor typesTumor cellsEscape mechanisms