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  1. Article ; Online: Reply to S. Zhang.

    Lattanzi, Michael / Funt, Samuel A / Rosenberg, Jonathan E

    Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

    2022  Volume 40, Issue 23, Page(s) 2657–2658

    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 604914-x
    ISSN 1527-7755 ; 0732-183X
    ISSN (online) 1527-7755
    ISSN 0732-183X
    DOI 10.1200/JCO.22.00809
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  2. Article ; Online: Primary Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Seminoma Metastatic to the Retroperitoneum.

    Matulewicz, Richard S / Benfante, Nicole / Funt, Samuel A / Feldman, Darren R / Carver, Brett / Doudt, Alexander / Knezevic, Andrea / Sheinfeld, Joel

    The Journal of urology

    2023  Volume 211, Issue 1, Page(s) 80–89

    Abstract: Purpose: Primary surgical treatment with retroperitoneal lymph node dissection aims to accurately stage and treat patients with node-positive pure seminoma while avoiding long-term risks of chemotherapy or radiation, traditional standard-of-care ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Primary surgical treatment with retroperitoneal lymph node dissection aims to accurately stage and treat patients with node-positive pure seminoma while avoiding long-term risks of chemotherapy or radiation, traditional standard-of-care treatments.
    Materials and methods: We reported the pathologic and oncologic outcomes of patients with pure seminoma treated with primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in a retrospective, single-institution case series over 10 years. The primary outcome was 2-year recurrence-free survival stratified by adjuvant management strategy (surveillance vs adjuvant chemotherapy).
    Results: Forty-five patients treated with primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for pure testicular seminoma metastatic to the retroperitoneum were identified. Median size of largest lymph node before surgery was 1.8 cm. Viable germ cell tumor, all of which was pure seminoma, was found in 96% (n=43) of patients. The median number of positive nodes and nodes removed was 2 and 54, respectively. Median positive pathologic node size was 2 cm (IQR 1.4-2.5 cm, range 0.1-5 cm). Four of 29 patients managed with postoperative surveillance experienced relapse; 2-year recurrence-free survival was 81%. Median follow-up for those managed with surveillance who did not relapse was 18.5 months. There were no relapses in the retroperitoneum, visceral recurrences, or deaths. Among the 16 patients who received adjuvant treatment, 1 patient experienced relapse in the pelvis at 19 months.
    Conclusions: Primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for pure seminoma with low-volume metastases to the retroperitoneum is safe and effective, allowing most patients to avoid long-term toxicities from chemotherapy or radiation.
    MeSH term(s) Male ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Seminoma/surgery ; Seminoma/pathology ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology ; Testicular Neoplasms/surgery ; Testicular Neoplasms/pathology ; Lymph Node Excision/adverse effects ; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/pathology ; Retroperitoneal Space/pathology ; Adjuvants, Immunologic ; Recurrence ; Neoplasm Staging
    Chemical Substances Adjuvants, Immunologic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3176-8
    ISSN 1527-3792 ; 0022-5347
    ISSN (online) 1527-3792
    ISSN 0022-5347
    DOI 10.1097/JU.0000000000003697
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  3. Article ; Online: Evaluation of Women With a Positive Urine Cytology and no Demonstrable Disease in the Urinary Tract.

    Donat, Sherri M / Sonoda, Yukio / Al-Ahmadie, Hikmat / Murali, Rajmohan / Ng, Dianna L / Funt, Samuel A / Park, Kay J

    Urology

    2023  Volume 173, Page(s) 10–16

    Abstract: Urinary cytology is indispensable both for the evaluation of gross hematuria and surveillance of patients with urothelial neoplasms. A positive urine cytology usually indicates the presence of urothelial carcinoma somewhere in the urinary tract. However, ...

    Abstract Urinary cytology is indispensable both for the evaluation of gross hematuria and surveillance of patients with urothelial neoplasms. A positive urine cytology usually indicates the presence of urothelial carcinoma somewhere in the urinary tract. However, in women, it may also signal urothelial carcinoma involvement of the lower gynecologic tract or be the presenting sign for a primary cancer of the lower gynecologic tract or rectum. Guidelines for the evaluation of women with a positive cytology and normal urinary tract are lacking. We present a review of the current literature with case scenarios to bring clinicians attention to this diagnostic dilemma.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/diagnosis ; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/pathology ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/pathology ; Cytology ; Urinary Tract/pathology ; Urologic Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Urine
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 192062-5
    ISSN 1527-9995 ; 0090-4295
    ISSN (online) 1527-9995
    ISSN 0090-4295
    DOI 10.1016/j.urology.2022.12.032
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  4. Article ; Online: Systemic, perioperative management of muscle-invasive bladder cancer and future horizons.

    Funt, Samuel A / Rosenberg, Jonathan E

    Nature reviews. Clinical oncology

    2017  Volume 14, Issue 4, Page(s) 221–234

    Abstract: Many patients diagnosed with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) will develop distant metastatic disease. Over the past three decades, perioperative cisplatin-based chemotherapy has been investigated for its ability to reduce the number of deaths from ... ...

    Abstract Many patients diagnosed with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) will develop distant metastatic disease. Over the past three decades, perioperative cisplatin-based chemotherapy has been investigated for its ability to reduce the number of deaths from bladder cancer. Insufficient evidence is available to fully support the use of such chemotherapy in the adjuvant setting; however, neoadjuvant cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy has become a standard of care for eligible patients based on the improved disease-specific and overall survival demonstrated in two randomized phase III trials, compared with surgery alone. For patients with disease downstaging to non-MIBC at the time of radical cystectomy as a result of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, outcomes are outstanding, with 5-year overall survival of 80-90%. Nevertheless, the inability to define before treatment the patients who will and those who will not achieve such a response has impeded the achievement of better outcomes for patients with MIBC. High-throughput DNA and RNA profiling technologies might help to overcome this barrier and enable a more-personalized approach to the use of cytotoxic neoadjuvant chemotherapy. In the past 2 years, trial results have demonstrated the unprecedented ability of immune- checkpoint blockade to induce durable remissions in patients with metastatic disease that has progressed after chemotherapy; studies are now urgently needed to determine how best to incorporate this powerful therapeutic modality into the care of patients with MIBC. Herein, we review the evolution of chemotherapy and immunotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
    MeSH term(s) Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use ; Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism ; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant ; Cisplatin/administration & dosage ; Cystectomy/methods ; Cystectomy/mortality ; DNA Repair/genetics ; Deoxycytidine/administration & dosage ; Deoxycytidine/analogs & derivatives ; Evidence-Based Medicine ; Humans ; Immunotherapy/methods ; Immunotherapy/mortality ; Lymphatic Metastasis ; Muscle Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Muscle Neoplasms/mortality ; Muscle Neoplasms/surgery ; Mutation/genetics ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Neoplasm Staging ; Organ Sparing Treatments/methods ; Organ Sparing Treatments/mortality ; Preoperative Care/methods ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Time Factors ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/mortality ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/surgery
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers, Tumor ; Deoxycytidine (0W860991D6) ; gemcitabine (B76N6SBZ8R) ; Cisplatin (Q20Q21Q62J)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2491410-1
    ISSN 1759-4782 ; 1759-4774
    ISSN (online) 1759-4782
    ISSN 1759-4774
    DOI 10.1038/nrclinonc.2016.188
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  5. Article ; Online: Extramammary Paget Disease. Part II. Evidence-based Approach to Management.

    Shah, Rohan R / Shah, Kalee / Wilson, Britney N / Leitao, Mario M / Smogorzewski, Jan / Crane, Christopher / Funt, Samuel A / Hosein, Sharif / Dafinone, Mirabel / Rossi, Anthony

    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

    2024  

    Abstract: Extramammary Paget disease is a rare cutaneous malignancy that most commonly affects the genitals, perianal area, and axilla of elderly patients. Delays in care often lead to high levels of disease burden for patients. Thus, evidence-based ... ...

    Abstract Extramammary Paget disease is a rare cutaneous malignancy that most commonly affects the genitals, perianal area, and axilla of elderly patients. Delays in care often lead to high levels of disease burden for patients. Thus, evidence-based recommendations are paramount in mitigating morbidity and mortality for this unique patient population. This 2-part continuing medical education series provides a complete picture of extramammary Paget disease. Part 2 of this continuing medical education series focuses on the complex management of extramammary Paget disease including surgical and non-invasive therapies, as well as novel approaches for advanced disease.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 603641-7
    ISSN 1097-6787 ; 0190-9622
    ISSN (online) 1097-6787
    ISSN 0190-9622
    DOI 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.07.1052
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  6. Article ; Online: Integration of peripheral blood- and tissue-based biomarkers of response to immune checkpoint blockade in urothelial carcinoma.

    Vanguri, Rami S / Smithy, James W / Li, Yanyun / Zhuang, Mingqiang / Maher, Colleen A / Aleynick, Nathaniel / Peng, Xiyu / Al-Ahmadie, Hikmat / Funt, Samuel A / Rosenberg, Jonathan E / Iyer, Gopa / Bajorin, Dean / Mathews, James C / Nadeem, Saad / Panageas, Katherine S / Shen, Ronglai / Callahan, Margaret K / Hollmann, Travis J

    The Journal of pathology

    2023  Volume 261, Issue 3, Page(s) 349–360

    Abstract: As predictive biomarkers of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) remain a major unmet clinical need in patients with urothelial carcinoma (UC), we sought to identify tissue-based immune biomarkers of clinical benefit to ICIs using multiplex ... ...

    Abstract As predictive biomarkers of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) remain a major unmet clinical need in patients with urothelial carcinoma (UC), we sought to identify tissue-based immune biomarkers of clinical benefit to ICIs using multiplex immunofluorescence and to integrate these findings with previously identified peripheral blood biomarkers of response. Fifty-five pretreatment and 12 paired on-treatment UC specimens were identified from patients treated with nivolumab with or without ipilimumab. Whole tissue sections were stained with a 12-plex mIF panel, including CD8, PD-1/CD279, PD-L1/CD274, CD68, CD3, CD4, FoxP3, TCF1/7, Ki67, LAG-3, MHC-II/HLA-DR, and pancytokeratin+SOX10 to identify over three million cells. Immune tissue densities were compared to progression-free survival (PFS) and best overall response (BOR) by RECIST version 1.1. Correlation coefficients were calculated between tissue-based and circulating immune populations. The frequency of intratumoral CD3
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3119-7
    ISSN 1096-9896 ; 0022-3417
    ISSN (online) 1096-9896
    ISSN 0022-3417
    DOI 10.1002/path.6197
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  7. Article ; Online: 'Case of the Month' from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA: managing newly diagnosed metastatic testicular germ cell tumour in a COVID-19-positive patient.

    Almassi, Nima / Mulhall, John P / Funt, Samuel A / Sheinfeld, Joel

    BJU international

    2020  Volume 126, Issue 3, Page(s) 333–335

    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections/complications ; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis ; Coronavirus Infections/therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/diagnosis ; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/surgery ; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/virology ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral/complications ; Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis ; Pneumonia, Viral/therapy ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Testicular Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Testicular Neoplasms/surgery ; Testicular Neoplasms/virology
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-08-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1462191-5
    ISSN 1464-410X ; 1464-4096 ; 1358-8672
    ISSN (online) 1464-410X
    ISSN 1464-4096 ; 1358-8672
    DOI 10.1111/bju.15157
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  8. Article: The Role of Neoadjuvant Trials in Drug Development for Solid Tumors.

    Funt, Samuel A / Chapman, Paul B

    Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research

    2016  Volume 22, Issue 10, Page(s) 2323–2328

    Abstract: The relatively low success rate of phase II oncology trials in predicting success of novel drugs in phase III trials and in gaining regulatory approval may be due to reliance on the endpoint of response rate defined by the RECIST. The neoadjuvant ... ...

    Abstract The relatively low success rate of phase II oncology trials in predicting success of novel drugs in phase III trials and in gaining regulatory approval may be due to reliance on the endpoint of response rate defined by the RECIST. The neoadjuvant treatment paradigm allows the antitumor activity of a novel therapy to be determined on a pathologic basis at the time of surgery instead of by RECIST, which was not developed to guide clinical decision making or correlate with long-term outcomes. Indeed, the FDA endorsed pathologic complete response (pCR) as a surrogate for overall survival (OS) in early-stage breast cancer and granted accelerated approval to pertuzumab based on this endpoint. We propose that pCR is a biologically rational method of determining treatment effect that may be more likely to predict OS. We discuss some advantages of the neoadjuvant trial design, review the use of neoadjuvant therapy as standards of care, and consider the neoadjuvant platform as a method for drug development. Clin Cancer Res; 22(10); 2323-8. ©2016 AACR.
    MeSH term(s) Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use ; Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic ; Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic ; Humans ; Neoadjuvant Therapy/methods ; Neoplasms/drug therapy
    Chemical Substances Antineoplastic Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016--15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1225457-5
    ISSN 1557-3265 ; 1078-0432
    ISSN (online) 1557-3265
    ISSN 1078-0432
    DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-15-1961
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  9. Article ; Online: A New Twist to an Old Tale: Immunotherapy in Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer.

    Funt, Samuel A / Pietzak, Eugene J / Bajorin, Dean F

    European urology oncology

    2018  Volume 1, Issue 3, Page(s) 199–201

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Immunologic Factors ; Immunotherapy ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
    Chemical Substances Immunologic Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-07-24
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Editorial ; Comment
    ISSN 2588-9311
    ISSN (online) 2588-9311
    DOI 10.1016/j.euo.2018.07.001
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  10. Article ; Online: A phase II study assessing the safety and efficacy of ASP1650 in male patients with relapsed refractory germ cell tumors.

    Adra, Nabil / Vaughn, David J / Einhorn, Lawrence H / Hanna, Nasser H / Funt, Samuel A / Rosales, Matt / Arozullah, Ahsan / Feldman, Darren R

    Investigational new drugs

    2022  Volume 40, Issue 5, Page(s) 1087–1094

    Abstract: Claudin6(CLDN6) is a tight junction protein of claudin-tetraspanin family and is of the earliest molecules expressed in embryonic epithelium. CLDN6 is frequently aberrantly expressed in testicular germ-cell tumors(GCT). ASP1650 is a chimeric-mouse/human- ... ...

    Abstract Claudin6(CLDN6) is a tight junction protein of claudin-tetraspanin family and is of the earliest molecules expressed in embryonic epithelium. CLDN6 is frequently aberrantly expressed in testicular germ-cell tumors(GCT). ASP1650 is a chimeric-mouse/human-IgG1 antibody directed against CLDN6. Two-part, open-label, phase-II trial investigating ASP1650 in patients with relapsed/refractory GCT and no curable options. Part1 was a safety lead-in to establish the recommended-phase-II-dose(RP2D). Part2 was a phase-II study designed to evaluate the antitumor effects of ASP1650. CLDN6 expression was centrally assessed on archival tumor tissue using immunohistochemistry. The primary objectives were to establish the RP2D(safety lead-in) and the antitumor activity(phase-II) of ASP1650. Nineteen male patients were enrolled: 6 patients in 1000 mg/m
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Antibodies, Monoclonal/adverse effects ; Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/drug therapy ; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/drug therapy ; Testicular Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Monoclonal ; Antineoplastic Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Clinical Trial, Phase II ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 604895-x
    ISSN 1573-0646 ; 0167-6997
    ISSN (online) 1573-0646
    ISSN 0167-6997
    DOI 10.1007/s10637-022-01276-w
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