2024
Immunotherapy utilization in stage IIIA melanoma: less may be more
Frey A, Kerekes D, Khan S, Tran T, Kluger H, Clune J, Ariyan S, Sznol M, Ishizuka J, Olino K. Immunotherapy utilization in stage IIIA melanoma: less may be more. Frontiers In Oncology 2024, 14: 1336441. PMID: 38380358, PMCID: PMC10876869, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1336441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStage IIIA melanomaHigh-volume centersRisk-adjusted survivalLow-volume centersImmunotherapy utilizationAdjuvant immunotherapyStage IIIATreatment of stage III melanomaAcademic centersMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionStage III melanomaNational Cancer DatabaseStage III diseaseFactors associated with receiptCox proportional hazards regressionCompare patient outcomesProportional hazards regressionIII melanomaImmunotherapy receiptReceiving immunotherapyIII diseaseImmunotherapy agentsOverall survivalSurvival benefitAdjuvant treatment
2005
Evaluating the Expression and Prognostic Value of TRAIL-R1 and TRAIL-R2 in Breast Cancer
McCarthy MM, Sznol M, DiVito KA, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Kluger HM. Evaluating the Expression and Prognostic Value of TRAIL-R1 and TRAIL-R2 in Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2005, 11: 5188-5194. PMID: 16033835, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-0158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression ProfilingHumansMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPrognosisReceptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorSurvival AnalysisConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerTRAIL-R2 expressionBreast cancerPrognostic valueTRAIL-R2TRAIL-R1Normal breast specimensTumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 1Lymph node involvementSubset of patientsBreast cancer patientsIndependent prognostic markerTRAIL-R1 expressionNormal breast epitheliumTRAIL receptor expressionLigand receptor 1Apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 1Adjuvant treatmentNode involvementNodal statusPathologic variablesTumor sizeCancer patientsClinical trialsPrognostic marker