2023
Determinants of overall survival in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma
Demkowicz P, Pointdujour‐Lim R, Miguez S, Lee Y, Jones B, Barker C, Bosenberg M, Abramson D, Shoushtari A, Kluger H, Francis J, Sznol M, Bakhoum M. Determinants of overall survival in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma. Cancer 2023, 129: 3275-3286. PMID: 37382208, PMCID: PMC11149607, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsIpilimumabMelanomaRetrospective StudiesUveal NeoplasmsConceptsAnti-PD-1 therapyMetastatic uveal melanomaDeath hazard ratioImmune checkpoint inhibitorsOverall survivalHazard ratioUveal melanomaSurvival outcomesFemale sexCheckpoint inhibitorsECOG scoreValidation cohortEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status scaleGood baseline performance statusMetastatic uveal melanoma patientsMetastatic UM patientsImproved overall survivalMedian overall survivalBaseline performance statusBetter survival outcomesImproved survival outcomesPotential of immunotherapyWorse survival outcomesImmune checkpoint therapyKaplan-Meier analysis
2022
Targeting ULK1 Decreases IFNγ-Mediated Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.
Fenton S, Zannikou M, Ilut L, Fischietti M, Ji C, Oku C, Horvath C, Le Poole I, Bosenberg M, Bartom E, Kocherginsky M, Platanias L, Saleiro D. Targeting ULK1 Decreases IFNγ-Mediated Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Molecular Cancer Research 2022, 21: 332-344. PMID: 36573964, PMCID: PMC10073316, DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-22-0684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutophagy-Related Protein-1 HomologHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmune ToleranceImmunosuppression TherapyInterferon-gammaIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMelanomaConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsImmunosuppressive genesCheckpoint inhibitorsImmunostimulatory genesAnti-programmed cell death protein 1 therapyPharmacologic inhibitionIFNγ-induced expressionMelanoma cellsMajority of patientsTreatment of patientsTreatment of melanomaMelanoma tumor growthDrug target inhibitionICI therapyDurable responsesPatient survivalMetastatic melanomaPatient outcomesPoor survivalResponse rateTumor growthIFNγOverexpression of ULK1Context-dependent mannerMelanoma