Nivolumab versus chemotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma who progressed after anti-CTLA-4 treatment (CheckMate 037): a randomised, controlled, open …

JS Weber, SP D'Angelo, D Minor, FS Hodi… - The lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Nivolumab, a fully human IgG4 PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor antibody, can
result in durable responses in patients with melanoma who have progressed after …

Systemic therapy in advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC): the Roswell Park experience and a review of the literature

A Jarkowski III, R Hare, P Loud, JJ Skitzki… - American journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Treatment of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic cutaneous squamous
cell carcinoma (mCSCC) is suboptimal with a paucity of robust data on systemic therapy …

[HTML][HTML] PD-1 blockade with cemiplimab in advanced cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma

MR Migden, D Rischin, CD Schmults… - … England Journal of …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Background No systemic therapies have been approved for the treatment of advanced
cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma. This cancer may be responsive to immune therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Combined nivolumab and ipilimumab in melanoma metastatic to the brain

HA Tawbi, PA Forsyth, A Algazi, O Hamid… - … England Journal of …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Brain metastases are a common cause of disabling neurologic complications
and death in patients with metastatic melanoma. Previous studies of nivolumab combined …

[HTML][HTML] Development of targeted alpha particle therapy for solid tumors

NK Tafreshi, ML Doligalski, CJ Tichacek, DN Pandya… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Targeted alpha-particle therapy (TAT) aims to selectively deliver radionuclides emitting α-
particles (cytotoxic payload) to tumors by chelation to monoclonal antibodies, peptides or …

[HTML][HTML] Neoadjuvant cemiplimab for stage II to IV cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma

ND Gross, DM Miller, NI Khushalani… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In a pilot study involving patients with cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma, a
high percentage of patients had a pathological complete response with the use of two doses …

Ipilimumab therapy in patients with advanced melanoma and preexisting autoimmune disorders

DB Johnson, RJ Sullivan, PA Ott, MS Carlino… - JAMA …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Ipilimumab and other immune therapies are effective treatment options for
patients with advanced melanoma but cause frequent immune-related toxic effects …

Long-term outcomes of patients with active melanoma brain metastases treated with combination nivolumab plus ipilimumab (CheckMate 204): final results of an open …

HA Tawbi, PA Forsyth, FS Hodi, AP Algazi… - The lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Combination nivolumab plus ipilimumab was efficacious in patients with
asymptomatic melanoma brain metastases (MBM) in CheckMate 204, but showed low …

Adjuvant nivolumab versus ipilimumab in resected stage IIIB–C and stage IV melanoma (CheckMate 238): 4-year results from a multicentre, double-blind, randomised …

PA Ascierto, M Del Vecchio, M Mandalá… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Previously, findings from CheckMate 238, a double-blind, phase 3
adjuvant trial in patients with resected stage IIIB–C or stage IV melanoma, showed …

Cancer of the esophagus and stomach

NI Khushalani - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2008 - Elsevier
Upper gastrointestinal tumors involving the esophagus and the stomach are a serious public
health problem worldwide. The West has seen a dramatic increase in the incidence of …