2018
CheckMate-032 Study: Efficacy and Safety of Nivolumab and Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in Patients With Metastatic Esophagogastric Cancer
Janjigian YY, Bendell J, Calvo E, Kim JW, Ascierto PA, Sharma P, Ott PA, Peltola K, Jaeger D, Evans J, de Braud F, Chau I, Harbison CT, Dorange C, Tschaika M, Le DT. CheckMate-032 Study: Efficacy and Safety of Nivolumab and Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in Patients With Metastatic Esophagogastric Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: 2836-2844. PMID: 30110194, PMCID: PMC6161834, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.76.6212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObjective response rateGastroesophageal junction cancerEsophagogastric cancerJunction cancerOverall survivalTreatment-related grade 3/4 adverse eventsInvestigator-assessed objective response rateResponse rateGrade 3/4 adverse eventsProgression-free survival ratesEfficacy of nivolumabLong-term OSMeaningful antitumor activityMetastatic esophagogastric cancerMore prior therapiesNivolumab Plus IpilimumabSafety of nivolumabManageable safety profilePrimary end pointSecond-line chemotherapySuperior overall survivalPhase III studyAssociation of tumorPrior therapyData cutoff
2017
Perspectives in immunotherapy: meeting report from the “Immunotherapy Bridge”, Napoli, November 30th 2016
Ascierto PA, Daniele B, Hammers H, Hirsh V, Kim J, Licitra L, Nanda R, Pignata S. Perspectives in immunotherapy: meeting report from the “Immunotherapy Bridge”, Napoli, November 30th 2016. Journal Of Translational Medicine 2017, 15: 205. PMID: 29020960, PMCID: PMC5637331, DOI: 10.1186/s12967-017-1309-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTypes of cancerAnti-PD-1/PD-L1 monotherapyPlatinum-refractory metastatic urothelial carcinomaResponse rateImmune systemPD-L1/PDFirst-line monotherapyImmunotherapy-responsive diseasePD-L1 monotherapyPre-treated NSCLCAddition of chemotherapyDiscontinuation of therapyMetastatic urothelial carcinomaMetastatic breast cancerUse of nivolumabMetastatic renal carcinomaImmune checkpoint receptorsModest response ratesHigh response rateLess side effectsMultiple oncogenic pathwaysImmunotherapy BridgeLine monotherapyAdvanced NSCLCMetastatic NSCLC