Publications by authors named "Viviana Bozon"
Article Synopsis
- Tovorafenib, a new oral treatment targeting tumors with BRAF and NRAS mutations, was evaluated in a phase 1 clinical study for safety and effectiveness in advanced solid tumors, particularly melanoma.
- The study involved 149 patients and established the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) as 200 mg every other day or 600 mg weekly, with common side effects including anemia and rash.
- Some patients with BRAF mutation-positive melanoma showed a partial response, while those with NRAS mutations had stable disease, prompting a preference for the weekly dosing schedule for future research.
Background: There are no established therapies specific for NRAS-mutant melanoma despite the emergence of immunotherapy. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of the MEK inhibitor binimetinib versus that of dacarbazine in patients with advanced NRAS-mutant melanoma.
Methods: NEMO is an ongoing, randomised, open-label phase 3 study done at 118 hospitals in 26 countries.
Purpose TAK-733, an investigational, selective, allosteric MEK1/2 inhibitor, has demonstrated antitumor effects against multiple cancer cell lines and xenograft models. This first-in-human study investigated TAK-733 in patients with solid tumors. Methods Patients received oral TAK-733 once daily on days 1-21 in 28-day treatment cycles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Kinase inhibitors are accepted treatment for metastatic melanomas that harbor specific driver mutations in BRAF or KIT, but only 40% to 50% of cases are positive. To uncover other potential targetable mutations, we conducted whole-genome sequencing of a highly aggressive BRAF (V600) and KIT (W557, V559, L576, K642, and D816) wild-type melanoma. Surprisingly, we found a somatic BRAF(L597R) mutation in exon 15.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA4) blockade with tremelimumab (CP-675,206), a fully human anti-CTLA4 monoclonal antibody, was tolerated and demonstrated antitumor activity in a single dose, dose-escalation phase I trial in patients with solid tumors. This phase I/II trial was conducted to examine safety of multiple doses of tremelimumab, to further assess efficacy, and to identify an appropriate dosing regimen for further development.
Patients And Methods: Twenty-eight patients with metastatic melanoma received monthly intravenous infusions of tremelimumab at 3, 6, or 10 mg/kg for up to 1 year to determine recommended monthly phase II dose.
Background: CTLA4-blocking antibodies induce tumor regression in a subset of patients with melanoma. Analysis of immune parameters in peripheral blood may help define how responses are mediated.
Methods: Peripheral blood from HLA-A*0201-positive patients with advanced melanoma receiving tremelimumab (formerly CP-675,206) at 10 mg/kg monthly was repeatedly sampled during the first 4 cycles.
Purpose: To determine the ocular safety of CP-675,206 (Pfizer, New York, New York, USA), a fully human anti-cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 monoclonal antibody in clinical trials of immunotherapy of metastatic melanoma.
Design: Prospective, nonrandomized study of the eye and vision in phase I/II clinical trials of CP-675,206 in metastatic melanoma conducted at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Methods: Patients with regional or distant metastatic melanoma were enrolled in phase I/II clinical trials evaluating the safety and antitumor efficacy of CP-675,206 alone or in combination with melanoma antigen peptide-pulsed dendritic cell vaccines.
Background: T-regulatory (TR) cells expressing cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) maintain peripheral immune tolerance and negatively affect host immune responses against cancer. The immunobiologic effects of ticilimumab, a human monoclonal antibody against CTLA-4, was administered to patients with metastatic melanoma who participated in a Phase I/II clinical trial.
Methods: Thirty patients who received ticilimumab at a dose of 10 mg/kg monthly (n=20) or 15 mg/kg every 3 months (n=10) were studied at study entry and at 14-day intervals thereafter to assess lymphocyte immunophenotypes, interleukin (IL)-2 and IL-10 production, and the expression of TR-related genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from a subset of patients was studied by real-time polymerase chain reaction.