2023
Atezolizumab for Advanced Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
Chen A, Sharon E, O'Sullivan-Coyne G, Moore N, Foster J, Hu J, Van Tine B, Conley A, Read W, Riedel R, Burgess M, Glod J, Davis E, Merriam P, Naqash A, Fino K, Miller B, Wilsker D, Begum A, Ferry-Galow K, Deshpande H, Schwartz G, Ladle B, Okuno S, Beck J, Chen J, Takebe N, Fogli L, Rosenberger C, Parchment R, Doroshow J. Atezolizumab for Advanced Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma. New England Journal Of Medicine 2023, 389: 911-921. PMID: 37672694, PMCID: PMC10729808, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2303383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced alveolar soft part sarcomaAlveolar soft part sarcomaProgression-free survivalSoft part sarcomaObjective responsePart sarcomaMedian progression-free survivalTreatment-related grade 4Rare soft tissue sarcomaData cutoff dateImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPhase 2 studyResponse Evaluation CriteriaThird of patientsDuration of responseSoft tissue sarcomasYears of treatmentCheckpoint inhibitorsAdverse eventsMedian durationPartial responseComplete responseDeath-1PD-L1Pediatric patients
2022
Efficacy and toxicity of weekly paclitaxel, carboplatin, and cetuximab as induction chemotherapy or in cases of metastases or relapse for head and neck cancer with a focus on elderly or frail patients
Forman R, Deshpande H, Burtness B, Bhatia AK. Efficacy and toxicity of weekly paclitaxel, carboplatin, and cetuximab as induction chemotherapy or in cases of metastases or relapse for head and neck cancer with a focus on elderly or frail patients. Head & Neck 2022, 44: 1777-1786. PMID: 35488876, DOI: 10.1002/hed.27077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRECIST response rateProgression-free survivalMetastatic/recurrent diseaseOverall survivalInduction chemotherapyRecurrent diseaseNeck cancerMetastatic/recurrent headPFS/overall survivalMean progression-free survivalSuccessful induction rateMean overall survivalPercent of patientsCases of metastasisFrail subsetWeekly paclitaxelFrail patientsAdult patientsElderly patientsPerformance statusRecurrent headInduction cohortInduction groupPatientsRecurrent group