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ArticleJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2025

Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network 12: Pembrolizumab in HIV-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma.

Kathryn Lurain, Ramya Ramaswami, Irene Ekwede, Vanessa Eulo, Gaurav Goyal, Manoj Menon, Thomas A Odeny, Elad Sharon, Michael J Wagner, Chia-Ching Jackie Wang and 17 more

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase IMulticenter Study
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Article in Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors.

Kathryn LurainHIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-5794-7292
Ramya RamaswamiHIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0001-5709-4675
Irene EkwedeHIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Vanessa EuloUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.ORCID 0000-0003-2304-2222
Gaurav GoyalUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.ORCID 0000-0001-6148-5177
Manoj MenonFred Hutchinson Cancer Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA.ORCID 0000-0002-4981-0376
Thomas A OdenyHIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-1644-2378
Elad SharonCancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-0044-9719
Michael J WagnerFred Hutchinson Cancer Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA.ORCID 0000-0002-0753-9282
Chia-Ching Jackie WangUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Nina BhardwajIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.
Philip A FriedlanderIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.
Maher Abdul-HayLaura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, NY.ORCID 0000-0003-1041-7689
Elena M Cornejo CastroViral Oncology Section, AIDS and Cancer Virus Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD.ORCID 0000-0003-1480-1397
Nazzarena LaboViral Oncology Section, AIDS and Cancer Virus Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD.
Vickie Ann MarshallViral Oncology Section, AIDS and Cancer Virus Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD.
Wendell MileyViral Oncology Section, AIDS and Cancer Virus Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD.ORCID 0000-0001-8435-9982
Kyle MooreViral Oncology Section, AIDS and Cancer Virus Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD.
Romin RoshanViral Oncology Section, AIDS and Cancer Virus Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD.
Denise WhitbyViral Oncology Section, AIDS and Cancer Virus Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD.
Angela Shaulov KaskFred Hutchinson Cancer Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Judith KaiserFred Hutchinson Cancer Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA.ORCID 0000-0001-7165-7200
Emma HanCytel (Shanghai) Co Ltd, Shanghai, China.
Anna WrightFred Hutchinson Cancer Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Robert YarchoanHIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-3057-1395
Steven P FlingFred Hutchinson Cancer Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA.ORCID 0000-0001-6263-0153
Thomas S UldrickHIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0001-6959-0924

Funding

WORK ORDER 126643 B539 EXPAND IC SUITE75N91019D00024 · NIAID · LEIDOS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, INC. · PI BRISCOE, LYNN · 2019 to 2025
$3932.6M
Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network Central Operations and Statistical CenterUM1CA154967 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI DAVIDSON, NANCY ELLEN · 2017 to 2022
$20.7M
Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network Central Operations and Statistical CenterU01CA154967 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI CHEEVER, MARTIN ALEXANDER · 2010 to 2017
$16.8M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 CA999999NCI NIH HHS 75N91019D00024NCI NIH HHS HHSN261201500003CNCI NIH HHS HHSN261201500003INCI NIH HHS U01 CA154967NCI NIH HHS UM1 CA154967
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCancer Immunotherapy Trials Network 12 demonstrated safety of pembrolizumab in treating advanced cancer in people with HIV. Here, we report results of the Kaposi sarcoma (KS) cohort.

methodsIn this multicenter phase I trial, we enrolled participants with HIV-associated KS on antiretroviral therapy with CD4

resultsThirty-two cisgender men enrolled with baseline median CD4

conclusionPembrolizumab yielded a high rate of durable responses in HIV-associated KS. imAEs were successfully managed with standard guidelines.

Indexed as

AIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalHIV InfectionsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsSarcoma, KaposiAdultAgedHumansMaleMiddle AgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorspembrolizumab

Identifiers

PMID39356983
PMCPMC11779594

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