Hussein A. Tawbi, MD., Ph.D.
Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Vice Chair of the Promotion & Tenure Committee - Clinical, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Co-Director of the Clinical Immunology Working Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Director, Immuno-Oncology Clinical Drug Development Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Executive Director, Immuno-Oncology Clinical Drug Development Program, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Center Medical Director, Department of Brain Metatasis Clinic, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Professor, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Professor, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Co-Director, Andrew M. McDougall Brain Metastasis Clinic & Research Program, Department of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Co-Leader, Melanoma Moon Shot, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Director of Personalized Cancer Therapy, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Professor, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Professor, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Research Interests
Mechanisms of resistance to therapy in melanoma.
Melanoma brain metastases.
Epigenetic regulation of therapeutic resistance.
Drug development and early phase clinical trials.
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2011 | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, Clinical Translational Science, Ph.D |
| 2007 | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, Clinical Translational Science, M.Sc |
| 2004 | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, Certificate Research, Certificate Research |
| 2001 | American University of Beirut, Beirut, LB, MD |
| 1997 | American University of Beirut, Beirut, LB, Chemistry, B.Sc |
Postgraduate Training
| 2007-2007 | Sarcoma Fellowship Training, Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 2005-2008 | Clinical Fellowship, Hematology/Oncology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 2002-2005 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 2001-2002 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2015 | Texas Medical Board License |
| 2008 | American Board of Medical Oncology |
| 2007 | Medical License |
| 2005 | American Board of Internal Medicine (Medicine) |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Deputy Chair, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2025
Associate Professor, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2020
Associate Professor, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2020
Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 2014 - 2015
Associate Professor of Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Pittsburgh, PA, 2014 - 2015
Assistant Professor of Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Pittsburgh, PA, 2008 - 2014
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 2007 - 2014
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Center Medical Director, Department of Brain Metastasis Clinic, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Deputy Chair, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2025
Co-Leader, Brain Mets FIT (Fast Impact Translation) Proposal, Moonshot Program, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - Present
Co-Director, Andrew M. McDougall Brain Metastasis Clinic & Research Program, Department of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - Present
Co-Leader, Melanoma Moon Shot, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - Present
Director of Melanoma Clinical Research and Early Drug Development, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2022
Director of Personalized Cancer Therapy, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - Present
Vice-Chair, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Data Safety Monitoring Committee (UPCI-DSMC), Pittsburgh, PA, 2014 - 2015
Director, Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG)-Early Phase Clinical Research Support (EPCRS), Pittsburgh, PA, 2014 - 2015
Co-Director, UPCI Sarcoma Research Core, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008 - 2015
Member and Liaison for the Melanoma and Sarcoma Program, Molecular Therapeutics and Drug Development Program, Molecular Therapeutics and Drug Development Program, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008 - 2015
Director, UPCI-Clinical and Translational Research Center (UPCI-CTRC), Pittsburgh, PA, 2008 - 2015
Co-Director, Department of Sarcoma Program, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 2007 - 2015
Member, UPCI Melanoma Program, Pittsburgh, PA, 2007 - 2015
Other Professional Positions
Member, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Executive Office of the President, District of Columbia, 2020 - 2021
Co-Chair, SITC PD-1 Resistance Committee, Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, Houston, TX, 2019 - Present
Member, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Curriculum Committee, Pittsburgh, PA, 2011 - 2015
Member, Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI)-Educational Core PhD Program in Clinical Translational Science Steering Committee, Pittsburgh, PA, 2011 - 2015
Member, UPMC EMR Physician Consultant Group, Pittsburgh, 2010 - 2015
Member, SARC Concept Review, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2018
Member, University of Pittsburgh Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI)-Clinical Research Resources and Facilities (CRRF) Core Representing the UPCI-CTRC, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008 - 2015
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee for the Montefiore University Hospital Clinical and Translational Research Center (MUH-CTRC) of the University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Pittsburgh, PA, 2007 - 2015
Member, UPCI-Protocol Review Committee, Pittsburgh, PA, 2006 - 2012
Internal Medicine Resident Representative, University of Pittsburgh Duty Hours Graduate Medical Education Committee, Pittsburgh, PA, 2003 - 2005
Intern Representative, Resident Staff Organization (RSO) the Representative Body of the House Staff at the American University of Beirut-Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2001 - 2002
Secretary, Standing Committee on Medical Education (SCOME) a subcommittee of the Lebanese Medical Student International Committee (LeMSIC) member of the International Federation of Medical Students Association, Pittsburgh, PA, 1999 - 2000
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Chair, Executive Committee, Advisory Council of Clinical Research Leaders (ACCRL), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2023
Co-Chair, Clinical Research Committee 2 (CRC2), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - 2021
Co-Chair, Demand Generation - Scorecard/Analytics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017 - 2019
Member, Demand Generation Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017 - 2019
Member, Clinical Research Committee (CRC 3), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2016 - 2019
Member, Conflict of Interest Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2016 - 2020
Member, Brain Metastasis Steering Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2016 - Present
Editorial Activities
Section Editor, Cancer, 2017 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2025 | SITC Collaboration Award For the International Neoadjuvant Melanoma Consortium, Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer |
| 2023 - 2024 | Irwin H. Krakoff Award for Excellence in Clinical Research,, Division of Cancer Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2023 - 2024 | Elected Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation |
| 2023 - 2024 | The Otis W. and Pearl L. Walters Faculty Achievement Award in Clinical Research, 2022 Faculty Achievement Award Winners |
| 2022 - 2024 | MD Anderson President’s Award for Faculty Excellence, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2015 - 2023 | Best Doctors in America |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh Business Times Health Care Heroes Award, Pittsburgh |
| 2013 | G. David Roodman Excellence in Mentoring Award |
| 2011 | Junior Scholar Award in Clinical Cancer Research, UPCI |
| 2011 | Alan Winkelstein, MD Memorial Fellow Educator of the Year Award, Alan Winkelstein |
| 2009 - 2011 | Hillman Fellow for Innovative Cancer Research, Hillman |
| 2009 | Department of Medicine Research Day Award - Junior Faculty Category, University of Pittsburgh |
| 2009 | Developmental Research Pilot Project, UPCI Skin Cancer SPORE, UPCI |
| 2007 | Paul Carbone MD Fellowship Award, ECOG |
| 2006 | Young Investigator Symposium, ECOG |
| 2006 | ASCO Foundation Merit Award, ASCO |
| 1997 | Graduation with Distinction, B.Sc., American University of Beirut |
| 1995 - 1996 | Dean's Honor List, American University of Beirut |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2024. Best of ASCO-2. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2024. Overview of the Brain Metastasis Research Program. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2024. Brain Metastasis Clinic and Research Program. Conference. CCSG. Houston, TX, US.
- 2024. Andrew M. McDougall Brain Metastasis Clinic & Research Program. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2024. Clinical Trial Design Considerations for IO Drug Development. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2024. Improving Care for Patients with Brain Metastases: New Hope and Opportunities for Team Science. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2024. Brain Metastases: A Final Frontier and Opportunity For Progress. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2021. Systemic Therapy for Melanoma Brain Metastases: Recent Advances and Opportunities. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2021. IO Landscape in Melanoma: Impact on Drug Development for Brain Mets. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2018. Immunotherapy Breaks Another Barrier: Treatment of Brain Metastases. Conference. Board of Visitors, MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2018. Targeted Therapy for BRAF-mutant Melanoma. Conference. Graduate School of Biological Sciences. Houston, TX, US.
- 2018. Systemic Treatment for Melanoma: A Personalized Approach. Conference. Indian American Cancer Network. Houston, TX, US.
- 2018. Current Immuno-Oncology Trials in Melanoma. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2018. Advancing the Care of Patients with Melanoma Brain Metastases. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2017. Optimal First-Line Therapy of Metastatic Melanoma. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2017. Melanoma in the Brain: The Final Frontier. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2017. Bringing Melanoma Progress to the Community. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2017. Targeted and Immunotherapy for Melanoma. Conference. The University of Texas MD Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2016. Myocarditis - An Emerging Toxicity of Immunotherapy. Conference. The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2016. Systemic Therapy for Melanoma Brain Metastases. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- Treatment Sequencing in Melanoma Brain Metastasis: When Can Local Therapy Be Foregone?. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2024. Immunotherapy and Beyond: Advances in Systemic Therapy For Patients with Melanoma and Brain Metastases. Conference. ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2024. Advances in Melanoma Management. Conference. Emirates Oncology Society. Virtual, US.
- 2024. Changing the Narrative in Stage II Melanoma With Adjuvant Immunotherapy. Conference. CME/MOC/AAPA/IPCE. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2024. Treatment Sequencing in Melanoma Brain Metastasis: When Can Local Therapy be Foregone?. Conference. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Virtual, US.
- 2024. Clinical Trial Design Considerations for IO Drug Development. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center, US.
- 2024. Perspectives on the Adjuvant Treatment of High-Risk Melanoma. Conference. Novartis. Orlando, FL, US.
- 2024. Brain Metastases: A Final Frontier and Opportunity For Progress. Conference. Enjoy Science Webinar Series, US.
- 2024. Treatment of Melanoma Brain Metastases: Role of RT and Immunotherapy. Conference. EANO School of Neuro-Oncology. Virtual, US.
- 2023. Session 7: Imaging and Diagnostics of CNS Malignancies. Conference. SNO/ASCO CNS Metastases Meeting. San Francisco, CA, US.
- 2023. Future Directions and Key Trials in Melanoma”,. Conference. 19th Annual International Symposium on Melanoma and Other Cutaneous Malignancies. Dallas, TX, US.
- 2023. New Rules for Sequential Care in BRAF-Mutated Melanoma: Rethinking Upfront Selection and Sequencing of Immunotherapy and Targeted Agents in Metastatic Disease. Conference. New Orleans Summer Cancer Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2023. Nivolumab (NIVO) plus relatlimab (RELA) vs NIVO in previously untreated metastatic or unresectable melanoma: 2-year results from RELATIVITY-047. Conference. ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2023. LAG3 and Other Novel Checkpoints. Conference. ASCO Education Session- Immunotherapy Track. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2022. The Evolution of Systemic Therapy for Melanoma Brain Metastases. Conference. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, US.
- 2021. Immunotherapy in Melanoma. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX, US.
- 2021. Compound Evaluation TBH/TAS2940: brain penetrant pan-ERBB inhibitor. Conference. TAIHO Pharmaceuticals Co. LTD, TX, US.
- 2020. Optimal First Line Therapy for Metastatic Melanoma. Conference. 2020 Art and Science of Managing the New Melanoma Landscape, US.
- 2020. Immunotherapy in Melanoma. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX, US.
- 2019. The Evolving Role of Targeted Therapy in Metastatic Melanoma. Conference. Array. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
- 2019. Combination of Targeted Therapies with Immune checkpoint Inhibitors: Rationale. Conference. f. Parsippany, NJ, US.
- 2018. Evolution of Treatment for Melanoma CNS Metastases. Conference. G. Washington DC, US.
- 2018. Management of Melanoma CNS Metastases. Conference. ?. Washington DC, US.
- 2018. Update on Immunotherapy for Melanoma. Conference. Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. Phoenix, AZ, US.
- 2018. Management of Melanoma Brain Metastases: Much More to Think About!.. Conference. Emory University. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2018. Systemic Therapy for Melanoma Brain Metastases. Conference. Moffitt Cancer Center. Tampa, FL, US.
- 2018. Current Status of Immunotherapies in MBMs. Conference. Moffitt Cancer Center. Tampa, FL, US.
- 2018. Optimal Front Line Therapy for Disseminated Melanoma. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Steamboat, CO, US.
- 2017. Phase I/II study of pembrolizumab + PI3Kbeta inhibitor in patients with PD-1 resistance and PTEN loss. Conference. Yale University School of Medicine. New Haven, CT, US.
- 2017. A Personalized Approach Molecular Testing & Targeted Therapy. Conference. Melanoma Research Foundation. Austin, TX, US.
- 2016. BMS Immuno-Oncology US Innovations Meeting. Conference. Franchise Ad Board (FAB). Dallas, TX, US.
- Immunotherapy for Brain Metastases: Melanoma & Beyond. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, Texas, US.
- The Role of Immunotherapy in Early-Stage Melanoma. Conference. f, US.
- The Patient Voice: Strategies for Engaging Patients in Effective Shared Decision-Making. Conference. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. San Antonio, TX, US.
National Presentations
- 2024. Advances in Melanoma Management. Conference. Emirates Oncology Society.
- 2023. Adjuvant Melanoma: Treatment & Adverse Events Management. Conference. Brazil Melanoma/IO Conference, Brazil, US.
- 2023. How to Choose First Line Options: PD1, PD1+CTLA4, PD1+LAG3. Conference. Brazil Melanoma/IO Conference, Brazil, US.
- 2021. Perspectives on achieving optimal outcomes in advanced BRAF-mutant melanoma during challenging times. Conference. Pierre Fabre, US.
International Presentations
- 2024. Building Consensus on Symptomatic vs. Asymptomatic Brain Metastases. Conference. Building Consensus on Symptomatic vs. Asymptomatic Brain Metastases, GB.
- 2024. “Translational insights from neoadjuvant nivo LAG3 in esophageal cancer”. Conference. INNOVATE, IT.
- 2024. Fecal Microbioata Transplant in PD-1 Refractory Melanoma. Conference. 14th Post-Chicago European Meeting, DE.
- 2024. Multi-Disciplinary Care Models and The Evolution of Brain Metastases Clinics. Conference. Keynote Speaker, 20th European Academy of Dermatologic Oncology (EADO) Congress, FR.
- 2024. How to Treat Melanoma Brain Metastasis. Invited. Session Chair and Speaker, 20th European Academy of Dermatologic Oncology (EADO) Congress, FR.
- 2024. LAG-3: Unveiling the 3rd Checkpoint Inhibitor Pathwway. Conference. 18th Canadian Melanoma Conference, CA.
- 2024. Bristol Myers Squibb Symposium: LAG-3 Unveiling The 3rd Checkpoint Pathway. Conference. 18th Canadian Melanoma Conference Retreat Frontiers, CA.
- 2024. Risk Stratification in Melanoma and Role of Decision -Making Tools. Conference. 18th Canadian Melanoma Conference Research Frontiers, CA.
- 2024. Treatment of Melanoma Brain Metastases: Role of RT and Immunotherapy. Conference. EANO School of Neuro-Oncology, AT.
- 2023. Treatment of Symptomatic Brain Metastases: Combination of Local Approaches and Systemic Agents. Conference. Great Debate Session Speaker, IT.
- 2023. Treatment of Symptomatic Brain Metastases: Combination of Local Approaches and Systemic Agents. Conference. Melanoma Bridge 2023, IT.
- 2023. Future Directions & Key Trials in Melanoma. Conference. 19th Annual International Symposium on Melanoma and Other Cutaneous Malignancies. Chicago, US.
- 2021. Sequencing of SRS and systemic therapy - melanoma. Invited. Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich (CCCZ), CH.
- 2021. Systemic Therapy for Melanoma Brain Metastases: Sequencing with SRS. Invited. Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich (CCCZ), CH.
- 2021. How to Treat Patients with Symptomatic Melanoma Brain Metastases. Invited. 11th European Post-Chicago Melanoma/Skin Cancer Meeting. Munich, DE.
- 2021. Crossover and Rechallenge with Pembrolizumab in Recurrent Patients from the EORTC 1325-MG/Keynote-054 Phase 3 Trial, Pembrolizumab Versus Placebo After Complete Resection of High Risk Stage III Melanoma. Invited. Beirut Best of ASCO, LB.
- 2021. CheckMate 067: 6.5-year Outcome in Patients (pts) with Advance Melanoma. Invited. Beirut Best of ASCO, LB.
- 2021. Optimizing Patient Outcomes in Melanoma: Combining Data with Clinical Experience. Invited. European Post-Chicago Meeting. Munich, DE.
- 2021. Relatlimab (RELA) + nivolumab (NIVO) versus NIVO in first-line advanced melanoma: Primary phase 3 results from RELATIVITY-047 (CA224-047). Invited. Beirut Best of ASCO, LB.
- 2021. Managing Advanced BRAF-mutant Melanoma During Unprecedented Circumstances - Exchange of Views: COVID-19 Pandemic Experience - an EU and US Perscpective. Invited. Pierre Fabre. Paris, FR.
- 2021. Are Atezolizumab and Spartalizumab as Good as Pembrolizumab and Nivolumab. Invited. 10th World Congress of Melanoma in Conjunction with 17th EADO Congress. Paris, FR.
- 2020. Improving Care for Patients with Melanoma Brain Metastases: Opportunities for IO Drug Development. Invited. 2nd Zurich Brain Mets Symposium, CH.
- 2019. BMS-Improving Outcomes for Patients/Tricotel-Management of Melanoma Brain Metastases. Invited. Bristol-Myers Squibb. Munich, DE.
- 2019. Immunotherapy +/- Radiation Therapy for Melanoma Brain Metastases. Invited. Immunotherapy +/- Radiation Therapy for Melanoma Brain Metastases. Paris, FR.
- 2019. Evolution of Treatment for Melanoma CNS Metastases. Invited. Evolution of Treatment for Melanoma CNS Metastases. Narita, JP.
- 2018. Neo-Adjuvant Therapy for High Risk Melanoma. Invited. Neo-Adjuvant Therapy for High Risk Melanoma. Naples, IT.
- 2014. SARC028: Phase II Study of the Anti-PD1 Antibody Pembrolizumab in Patients with Advanced Sarcomas. Conference. Sarcoma Alliance for Research through Collaboration Annual Meeting, DE.
- 2014. Immunotherapy for Sarcomas: the Dawn of a New Era. Invited. Sarcoma Allliance for Research through Collaboration (SARC) Annual Meeting, DE.
- 2012. Dabrafenib Pharmacokinetics and Effects at the Level of CNS Metastases: BRAFi GSK2118346 Presurgical Evaluation in Patients with Operable Metastases and Proven V600E Mutations (IMWG-02)-Update. Conference. International Melanoma Working Group Meeting, ES.
- 2012. Melanoma Brain Metastases Tissue Banking Protocol-Update. Conference. International Melanoma Working Group Meeting (IMWG01), ES.
- 2012. Epigenetics in Melanoma-Results of Phase I/II Trial of Decitabine in Combination with Temozolomide. Conference. International Melanoma Working Group Meeting (IMWG01), ES.
- How to treat melanoma brain metastasis. Conference. EADO Congress 2024, FR.
- Risk Stratification in Melanoma and Role of Decision Making Tools. Conference. 18th Canadian Melanoma Conference, CA.
Formal Peers
- 2021. Advances in Systemic Therapy for Brain Metastases: New Hope and Opportunities for Team Science. Invited, TX, US.
- 2021. Next Checkpoints: Clinical Data for LAG-3 and TIGIT. Invited, US.
- 2021. Development of Brain Metastasis Clinic at MD Anderson. Invited. Austin, TX, US.
- 2020. Metastatic Melanoma: A Cradle for Immunotherapy. Invited, US.
- 2018. Systemic Treatment for Melanoma: A Personalized Approach. Visiting, US.
- 2018. Multidisciplinary Approach to Metastatic Melanoma. Visiting. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2018. Management of Melanoma Brain Metastases: Much More to Think About!. Invited. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2018. Systemic Therapy for Melanoma Brain Metastases. Invited, US.
- 2018. Plan Ahead: Let your work speak for itself. Invited, LB.
- 2018. Advancing the Care of Patients with Melanoma Brain Metastases. Invited, US.
- 2017. Perspectives on Targeted Therapies for Melanoma. Visiting. New York, NY, US.
- 2017. Optimal Therapy for Metastatic Melanoma. Visiting. Orlando, FL, US.
- 2017. Emerging Treatments for Metastatic Melanoma. Invited, US.
- 2017. MRF Patient Symposium/A Personalized Approach: Molecular Testing and Targeted Therapy. Invited. Austin, TX, US.
- 2016. 2016 NCI CTEP Early Drug Development Meeting. Invited. Rockville, MD, US.
- 2016. Global Melanoma Advisory Board Meeting. Visiting. New York, NY, US.
- 2016. Advisory Board Meeting on MCC and Immunotherapy. Visiting. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2016. Melanoma Research Alliance 8th Annual Scientific Retreat. Visiting. Washington, DC, US.
- 2016. US Lung Cancer & Melanoma Investigator Summit. Visiting. Los Angeles, CA, US.
- 2015. Targeted Therapy. Invited. Philadelphia, PA, US.
- 2015. Sarcoma Immunotherapy-A New Frontier. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2015. Immunotherapy of Sarcoma. Visiting. New York, NY, US.
- 2015. Advances in the Management for Melanoma Brain Metastases. Invited. New York City, NY, US.
- 2015. Melanoma Brain Metastases-The Final Frontier. Invited. Indianapolis, IN, US.
- 2015. Early Phase Clinical Research Support. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2014. Advances in the Management of Melanoma. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2014. Melanoma Brain Metastases. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
- 2014. Primer on Biomarkers. Visiting. Orlando, FL, US.
- 2014. Combination Approaches to Targeted Therapies in Melanoma - Progress in Melanoma. Visiting. Erie, PA, US.
- 2014. Chair-Sarcoma Oral Abstract Session. Visiting. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2014. Melanoma Brain Metastasis: The Final Frontier. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2013. Advances in Cancer Immunopathology. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2013. Combinatorial Approaches to Melanoma Therapy. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2013. ECOG 3613-Combinatorial Approaches to Melanoma Brain Metastases. Visiting. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2013. Staging and Classifying Primary Melanomas: What You Need to Know. Visiting. Boston, MA, US.
- 2013. Combined Modality Therapy: Enhancement of Vaccine Immunization with Dasatinib. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
- 2013. Combinatorial Approaches to Melanoma Therapy. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2013. The Expanding Role of Anti-PD-1 Antibodies in Cancer Therapy. Visiting. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2013. Randomized Phase II Study of Dabrafenib with or without Trametinib in Combination with Ipilimumab in BRAF-mutated Melanoma Brain Metastases-Clinical Trial Update. Visiting. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2013. Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2012. Epigenetic Approaches to Melanoma Therapy: Challenges and Opportunities. Invited. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2012. Neoadjuvant Dabrafenib (BRAFi) +/- Trametinib (MEKi) in Patients with Resectable Melanoma-Update. Visiting. Hollywood, FL, US.
- 2012. Fundamentals of Chemotherapy. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2012. The Revolution of Molecular Therapy: a Melanoma Spring. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2012. Chemotherapy in the Evolving Landscape of Melanoma Therapeutics. Invited. San Antonio, TX, US.
- 2011. Novel Agents in the Pipeline: New Strategies and Novel Targets. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2011. The Epigenetic Regulation of Chemotherapy Resistance in Melanoma. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2011. Epigenetic Regulation of Chemotherapy Resistance in Melanoma. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2011. The Role of Chemotherapy in the Evolving Landscape of Melanoma Therapeutics. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2010. Cookies for the Cure...Sarcoma Educational Event and Bake Sale. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2010. Biostatistics...A Clinical Investigator Perspective. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2010. Sarcomas in the Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA). Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2009. Modulation of Drug Resistance in Melanoma: Targeting DNA Repair. Visiting. Baltimore, MD, US.
- 2009. Sarcoma...Teaming Up for the Challenge. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2009. Integrative Analysis of Genomic and Epigenomic Data for the Prediction of Response in Metastatic Melanoma. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2009. Prediction of Response to Chemotherapy in Metastatic Melanoma Using Gene Expression and Methylation Signatures. Visiting, VA, US.
- 2009. PARP Inhibitors: Potential Role in Melanoma. Visiting. New York City, NY, US.
- 2009. Medical Management of Melanoma. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2008. Sarcoma the Forgotten Cancer. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2008. DNA Repair in Melanoma. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2008. Medical Management of Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2007. Medical Management of Chordoma: The Promise of Targeted Therapy. Invited, US.
- 2007. Medical Management of Chordoma: The Promise of Targeted Therapy. Visiting. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
- 2006. Enhancing the Therapeutic Index of Alkylating Agents in Melanoma. Visiting. New York City, NY, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2023 - 2023 |
| Title: | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center SPORE in Melanoma |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Clinical Co-Leader |
| Date: | 2022 - 2027 |
| Title: | LOXL2 as a Mediator of Immunotherapy Response in Melanoma |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2022 - 2027 |
| Title: | Role of AMPK in Melanoma Brain Metastasis |
| Funding Source: | NIH- Subaward in Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2022 - 2027 |
| Title: | MD Anderson SPORE in Brain Metastasis |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2022 - 2029 |
| Title: | A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind Study of Adjuvant Immunotherapy with Relatlimab and Nivolumab fixed-dose Combination Versus Nivolumab Montherapy After Complete Resection of Stage III-IV Melanoma |
| Funding Source: | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | AWD00006376 |
| Date: | 2022 - 2025 |
| Title: | Development of clinically applicable tool for physicians to predict checkpoint inhibitors immunotherapy outcome in patients with melanoma brain metastases |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| ID: | FP00013738 |
| Date: | 2022 - 2025 |
| Title: | Development of a clinically applicable tool for physicians to predict checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy outcome in patients with melanoma brain metastases |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2021 - 2027 |
| Title: | Phase 2 Study of FLX475 in Combination with Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma |
| Funding Source: | RAPT Therapeutics, Inc |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | AWD00005701 |
| Date: | 2021 - 2028 |
| Title: | Dragonfly: DF6002 Mono and in Combo Pembro |
| Funding Source: | Dragonfly |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | AWD00005417 |
| Date: | 2020 - 2023 |
| Title: | From Cancer Associations to Altered Immunity in the Pathogenesis of Parkinsons Disease |
| Funding Source: | Harvard Medical School/Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkisons |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | AWD00005569 |
| Date: | 2020 - 2027 |
| Title: | AST TRACK - 2020-0187: A Phase 1/2 Open-Label Rolling-Arm Umbrella Platform Design of Investigational Agents with or Without Pembrolizumab or Pembrolizumab Alone in Participants with Melanoma (KEYNOTE-U02):Substudy 02A |
| Funding Source: | Merck |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | AWD00005004 |
| Date: | 2020 - 2025 |
| Title: | UCHL5 as a Regulator and Therapeutic Target in Metastatic Melanoma |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | 1R01CA245395-02 |
| Date: | 2020 - 2022 |
| Title: | Improving decision-making in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and concomitant cancer considering immune checkpoint inhibition |
| Funding Source: | Rheumatology Research Foundation, 2020 Innovative Research Award |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2020 - 2023 |
| Title: | Texas Experimental Cancer Therapeutics Network - TEX CTN; Research Project with Complex Structure Cooperative Agreement |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| ID: | 2UM1CA186688-06 |
| Date: | 2020 - 2025 |
| Title: | Improving decision-making in patients with resectable melanoma and pre-existing autoimmune disease considering immune checkpoint inhibition |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| ID: | 1 KO8 CA237619-01A1 |
| Date: | 2020 - 2027 |
| Title: | A Phase Ib Study of Nivolumab in Patients with autoimmune Disorders and Advanced Malignancies (AIM-NIVO) |
| Funding Source: | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | AWD00004590 |
| Date: | 2019 - 2022 |
| Title: | Transforming the Standard of Care: A Personalized Approach for Patients with Cancer Metastatic to the Brain |
| Funding Source: | Brockman Foundation |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Date: | 2019 - 2022 |
| Title: | Transforming the Standard of Care: A Personalized Approach for Patients with Cancer Metastatic to the Brain |
| Funding Source: | Brockman Foundation |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Date: | 2019 - 2021 |
| Title: | SWOG Network Group Operations Center of NCTN |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | 2U10CA180888-06 |
| Date: | 2019 - 2024 |
| Title: | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center SPORE in Melanoma - Parent Grant |
| Funding Source: | MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Role: | Project 1 Co-leader |
| ID: | 1P50CA221703-01A1 |
| Date: | 2019 - 2020 |
| Title: | An early Phase 1 Study of ABT-888 in Combination with Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in Patients with Hepatic or Renal Dysfunction and Solid Tumors |
| Funding Source: | NCI-CTEP |
| Role: | National Principal Investigator |
| ID: | 5UM1CA186688 |
| Date: | 2018 - 2026 |
| Title: | A Randomized, Double-blind Phase 2/3 Study in Relatlimab Combined with Nivolumab Versus Nvolumab in Participants with Previously Untreated Metastatic or Unresectable Melanoma |
| Funding Source: | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | 55488 |
| Date: | 2018 - 2026 |
| Title: | a Phase 1/2a Dose Escalation and Cohort Expansion study of Anti-LAG-3 Monoclonal Antibody (BMS-986016)Administered Alone and in Combination with ANTI-PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody (Nivolumab, BMS936558) in Advanced Solid Tumors |
| Funding Source: | Bristol-Myer Squibb |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | CA224-020-0045 |
| Date: | 2017 - 2022 |
| Title: | (TCIMAC) Translational Cancer Immune Monitoring and Analysis Center |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Investigator |
| ID: | 1U24CA224285-01 |
| Date: | 2017 - 2025 |
| Title: | Phase I/II Study of the Selective PI3K Inhibitor GSK2636771 in Combination with Pembrolizumab in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma and PTEN Loss |
| Funding Source: | Merck |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | 54146 |
| Date: | 2017 - 2022 |
| Title: | A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase III Study Comparing Combo of PDR001, Dabrafenib & Trametinib Versus Placebo, Dabrafenib & Trametinib in Previously Untreated Patients with Unresectable or Metastatic BRAF V600 mutant Melanoma |
| Funding Source: | Novartis |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2016 - 2024 |
| Title: | Phase I/II Study of the selective PI3KB Inhibitor GSK2636771 in Combination with Pembrolizumab in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma and PTEN Loss |
| Funding Source: | GlaxoSmithKline |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2016 - 2024 |
| Title: | Phase II Study of Oral Azcitidine (CC-486) in Combination with Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma |
| Funding Source: | Merck/Cellgene |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | 2016-0069 |
| Date: | 2016 - 2024 |
| Title: | SIV Division of Cancer Medicine Genentech SIV Alliance |
| Funding Source: | Genentech |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2016 - 2019 |
| Title: | Integrative Graphical Models for Large Multi-Modal Biomedical Data |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | 1R01LM012087-02 |
| Date: | 2015 - 2022 |
| Title: | A Multi-Center Phase 2 Open-Label Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy in Subjects with Melanoma Metastatic to the Brain treated with Nivolumab in Combination with Ipilimumab followed by Nivolumab Monotherapy |
| Funding Source: | Bristol Myers Squibb |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2013 - 2018 |
| Title: | UPCI Skin Cancer SPORE-Project 4: Novel in situ patient-specific chemo-immunotherapy through microneedle application |
| Funding Source: | NCI |
| Role: | Co-Project Leader |
| ID: | P50 CA121973-06 |
| Date: | 2013 - 2016 |
| Title: | University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI-Clinical Research Resources and Facilities (CRRF) Core |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | UL1-RR024153-08 |
| Date: | 2013 - 2016 |
| Title: | Targeting BRAF-mutant Melanoma Brain Metastases |
| Funding Source: | Melanoma Research Alliance |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | Team Science Award |
| Date: | 2013 - 2014 |
| Title: | Prediction of Melanoma Brain Metastases Using miRNA Profiling |
| Funding Source: | UPCI Cancer Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Program |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | Pilot Project in Population Sciences |
| Date: | 2012 - 2017 |
| Title: | Combination Immunotherapy Targeting the Melanoma Associated Vasculature |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Co-Investigator and Clinical Trial Principal Investigator |
| ID: | 1R01CA169118-01 |
| Date: | 2012 - 2018 |
| Title: | California Cancer Consortium/Pittsburgh Phase II Contract |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | N01-CO-124001 |
| Date: | 2011 - 2011 |
| Title: | Epigenetic Modulation of DNA Repair in Melanoma: The Inhibition of Histone Deacetylation and PARP in Combination with Carboplatin and Paclitaxel |
| Funding Source: | UPCI |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | Hillman Fellowship for Innovative Cancer Research Award |
| Date: | 2009 - 2012 |
| Title: | University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI-Basic to Clinical Collaborative Research Pilot Program [BaCCoR]). Entromic Incorporation of Genomic Context for BRAF Mutations in the Prediction of Response to Chemotherapy in Metastatic Melanoma |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| ID: | UL1 RR024153 |
| Date: | 2008 - 2010 |
| Title: | UPCI Skin Cancer SPORE Developmental Research Pilot Project Modulation of DNA Repair: Tripartite Inhibition of DNA Repair Pathways using the Combination of Temozolomide, Decitabine and ABT-888 |
| Funding Source: | NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | P50CA121973-02 |
| Date: | 2008 - 2009 |
| Title: | Epigenetics of DNA Repair in Correlation with Chemoterapy Resistance in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma |
| Funding Source: | ECOG |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | UPCI 08-009 |
| Date: | 2008 - 2013 |
| Title: | Early Clinical Trials of New Anti-Cancer Agents with Phase I Emphasis |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | U01-CA99168-01 |
| Date: | 2008 - 2013 |
| Title: | Early Clinical Trials of New Anti-Cancer Agents with Phase I Emphasis |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | U01-CA099168-01 |
| Date: | 2008 - 2009 |
| Title: | Phase I/II Study of the Combination of Decitabine (Dacog |
| Funding Source: | MGI Pharma / Schering-Plough |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | UPCI-07-008 |
| Date: | 1997 - 2010 |
| Title: | CCSG Pilot Research Study: Epigenetic Regulation of DNA Repair: Translational Corollary of UPCI07-008: Phase I/II Trial of the Combination of Decitabine (Dacogen) and Temozolomide (Temodar) in the Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Melanoma |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| ID: | P30-CA 47904-21S22 |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Novis E, Rautalin M, Amaria RN, Ascierto PA, Blank CU, Faries MB, Grunhagen DJ, Gyorki DE, Hayes AJ, Kuijpers AMJ, Long GV, Mammen JMV, Menzies AM, Ross MI, Rutkowski P, Tawbi HA, Tetzlaff MT, Zager JS, Wargo JA, Hieken TJ, van Akkooi ACJ. International Survey on Evidence for Index Lymph Node Surgery After Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy for Stage III Melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol 33(3):2571-2578, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41087785.
- Beckham TH, Dudzinski SO, Rooney MK, Faraj CA, Pasli M, Perni S, Tom M, Ghia A, Yeboa DN, McAleer MF, Swanson T, McGovern S, Wang C, Chung C, De B, Jiang W, Kim BYS, Ferguson SD, Tawbi HA, Glitza I, Le X, Kaya D, Dumbrava EE, Briere T, Mackin D, Li J. Incorporating an NCCN-Based Systemic Therapy CNS Activity Score Into SRS Decision-Making for Patients With 5 or More Brain Metastases. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 24(2):34-40, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41671425.
- Novis E, Rautalin M, Amaria RN, Ascierto PA, Blank CU, Faries MB, Grunhagen DJ, Gyorki DE, Hayes AJ, Kuijpers AMJ, Long GV, Mammen JMV, Menzies AM, Ross MI, Rutkowski P, Tawbi HA, Tetzlaff MT, Zager JS, Wargo JA, Hieken TJ, van Akkooi ACJ. ASO Visual Abstract: International Survey on Evidence for Index Lymph Node Surgery Following Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy for Stage III Melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41575642.
- Moura DS, Lopez-Marti J, Tawbi H, Keung E, Wani K, Lazar A, Wang WL, Ingram DR, Meza-Zepeda LA, Myklebost O, Burgess M, Mondaza-Hernandez JL, Hindi N, Martin-Broto J. Validation of a seven-gene predictive SIGNature for the efficacy of Immuno-Oncology PD-1 inhibitors in patients with Sarcoma (SIGNIOS). Clin Cancer Res, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41537707.
- Kleber TJ, Milton DR, Srinivasan S, Panthi B, Floyd W, Goethe EA, Davies MA, Tawbi HA, Glitza Oliva IC, Kaya D, Li J, Swanson TA, Perni S, Tom MC, Wang C, Prabhu S, Weinberg JS, McCutcheon IE, Chung C, Ferguson SD, Beckham TH. Outcomes of patients with melanoma brain metastases treated with ipilimumab and nivolumab with or without upfront comprehensive stereotactic radiosurgery. Neurooncol Adv 8(1):vdaf276, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41664820.
- Robert M, Saha S, Dizman N, Rohlfs M, Sirmans E, Simon J, Amaria RN, Glitza Oliva IC, Tawbi HA, Davies MA, Ikeguchi A, Basen-Engquist K, Schadler K, Roth ME, Song W, Zhang X, Ajami NJ, Cohen L, Wargo JA, Peterson CB, McQuade JL, Daniel CR. Investigating Chronic Toxicity, Diet, Patient-Reported Outcomes and the Microbiome in Immunotherapy-Treated Metastatic Melanoma Survivors: A New Frontier. Nutrients 18(1), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41515159.
- Jaffery, R, Zhao, Y, Ahmed, S, Schumacher, JG, Ahn, J, Shi, L, Wang, Y, Tan, Y, Zhang, J, Chen, K, Tawbi, H, Wang, J, Schwarzschild, MA, Peng, W, Chen, X. Soluble immune factor profiles in blood and CSF associated with LRRK2 mutations and Parkinson’s disease. npj Parkinson's Disease 11(1), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41309625.
- Long, GV, Garnett-Benson, C, Dolfi, S, Ascierto, PA, Guo, J, Tarhini, AA, Chandra, S, Muñoz-Couselo, E, Del Vecchio, M, De Melo, AC, Callahan, MK, Gogas, H, Dummer, R, Schadendorf, D, Koelblinger, P, Quéreux, G, Thomas, I, Yu, JX, Fisher, A, Wang, B, Djidel, P, Chouzy, A, Semaan, M, Chen, B, Cheong, AM, Tawbi, H. Adjuvant nivolumab and relatlimab in stage III/IV melanoma. Nature medicine 31(12):4301-4309, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41109920.
- Hasanov M, Kiany S, Forget MA, Bassett R, Davies MA, Diab A, Gershenwald JE, Glitza IC, Lee JE, Lucci A, McQuade JL, Patel SP, Ross MI, Tawbi HA, Wargo JA, Wong MK, Bernatchez C, Hwu P, Haymaker C, Amaria RN. Lymphodepletion, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, and high versus low dose IL-2 followed by pembrolizumab in patients with metastatic melanoma. Oncoimmunology 14(1):2546402, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40815607.
- Grippin, A, Marconi, C, Copling, S, Li, N, Braun, C, Rooney, M, Schrank, B, Gladish, G, Vaporciyan, AA, Johns, AC, Subbiah, IM, Aloia, TA, Wu, J, Wu, CC, Woodman, SE, Weinstein, JN, Tawbi, H, Shete, S, Scheet, PA, Ravi, V, Palaskas, NL, Nates, JL, Muthu, M, Musunuru, TN, McEnery, KW, Litton, J, John, TM, Jaffray, D, Hutcheson, KA, Gunther, J, Godoy, M, Futreal, A, French, KE, Draetta, G, Dabaja, BS, Crommett, JW, Cata, JP, Brock, K, Beird, H, Aaroe, AE, Lee, JJ, Sun, R, Sharma, P, Tran, HT, Zhang, J, Gibbons, DL, Wargo, J, Heymach, JV, Jiang, W, Lin, SH. SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade. Nature 647(8089):488-497, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41125896.
- Regan, MM, Ascierto, PA, Lipson, EJ, Palaia, J, Moshyk, A, Selvan, A, Lao, CD, Atkins, MB, McDermott, DF, Potluri, R, Ranjan, S, Bilthare, S, Long, GV, Hodi, FS, Tawbi, H, Schadendorf, D. Analysis of treatment-free survival of patients with advanced melanoma receiving nivolumab as monotherapy or in combination with relatlimab in RELATIVITY-047. Journal for immunotherapy of cancer 13(9), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40940136.
- Daley, JD, Mukherjee, E, Ferraro, D, Bhaskar, S, Green, A, Meyer, EM, Tawbi, H, Burgess, M, Bruno, TC, Cillo, AR, Bailey, K. SARC028 Samples Reveal an Interplay between TGF-β, IFN Signaling, and Low HLA Class I Expression as Contributors to Ewing Sarcoma Checkpoint Blockade Resistance. Clinical Cancer Research 31(17):3805-3816, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40627445.
- Daley, JD, Mukherjee, E, Ferraro, D, Bhaskar, S, Green, A, Meyer, EM, Tawbi, H, Burgess, M, Bruno, TC, Cillo, AR, Bailey, K. SARC028 Samples Reveal an Interplay between TGF-β, IFN Signaling, and Low HLA Class I Expression as Contributors to Ewing Sarcoma Checkpoint Blockade Resistance. Clinical Cancer Research 31(17):3805-3816, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40627445.
- Lipson, EJ, Hodi, FS, Tawbi, H, Schadendorf, D, Ascierto, PA, Matamala, L, Gutiérrez, EC, Rutkowski, P, Gogas, H, Lao, CD, Menezes, JD, Dalle, S, Arance, A, Gaudy-Marqueste, C, Chen, B, Jackson, W, Mukherjee, S, Dolfi, S, Long, GV. Nivolumab plus relatlimab in advanced melanoma. European Journal of Cancer 225, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40513285.
- Burton EM, Milton DR, Tetzlaff MT, Wani K, Ross MI, Postow MA, Lazcano R, Glitza IC, Wong MK, Patel SP, Diab A, Gershenwald JE, McQuade JL, Betof Warner A, Prieto VG, Lee JE, Goepfert RP, Fisher SB, Song A, Malke J, Simon JM, Ariyan C, Torres-Cabala CA, Davies MA, Lazar A, Wargo JA, Tawbi HA, Amaria RN. Long-Term Survival and Biomarker Analysis Evaluating Neoadjuvant Plus Adjuvant Relatlimab (anti-LAG3) and Nivolumab (anti-PD1) in Patients With Resectable Melanoma. J Clin Oncol 43(26):JCO2500494, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40638872.
- Lipson EJ, Dolfi S, Tang H, Tawbi HA, Medina-Soto F, Castillo Gutierrez E, Rutkowski P, Gogas H, Murillo E, Ascierto PA, Desai K, Maio M, Demers K, Mazzei A, Keidel S, Miller-Moslin K, Yu JX, Hodi FS, Schadendorf D, Long GV, Garnett-Benson C. Unravelling relatlimab-specific biology using biomarker analyses in patients with advanced melanoma in RELATIVITY-047. Clin Cancer Res 31(17):3702-3714, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40607902.
- Grover P, Lo SN, Li I, Kuijpers AMJ, Kreidieh F, Williamson A, Amaral T, Dimitriou F, Placzke J, Olino K, Vitale MG, Saiag P, Gutzmer R, Allayous C, Olofsson Bagge R, Mattsson J, Asher N, Carter TJ, Meniawy TM, Lawless AR, Czapla JA, Warburton L, Gaudy-Marqueste C, Grob JJ, Collins RG, Zhang E, Kessels JI, Neyns B, Mehmi I, Hamid O, Julve M, Furness AJS, Margolin KA, Lev-Ari S, Ressler JM, Haque W, Khattak MA, Wicky A, Roberts-Thomson R, Arance A, Warrier G, Schollenberger MD, Parente P, Chatziioannou E, Lipson EJ, Michielin O, Weber JS, Hoeller C, Larkin J, Atkins MB, Essner R, Johnson DB, Sullivan RJ, Nathan P, Schachter J, Lebbe C, Ascierto PA, Kluger H, Rutkowski P, Dummer R, Garbe C, Lorigan PC, Burton E, Tawbi HA, Haanen J, Carlino MS, Menzies AM, Long GV. Efficacy of adjuvant therapy in patients with stage IIIA cutaneous melanoma. Ann Oncol 36(7):807-818, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40204154.
- Yeboa, DN, Li, J, Lin, R, Prabhu, SS, Beckham, TH, Woodhouse, KD, Swanson, T, Weinberg, J, Wang, X, Chi, X, Ejezie, CL, Suki, D, Wang, C, Ene, CI, McCutcheon, IE, McGovern, SL, McAleer, MF, Tom, MC, Ghia, AJ, Perni, S, Jiang, W, De, BS, Chung, C, Kim, BY, O'Brien, BJ, Huse, J, Wefel, JS, Court, LE, Tawbi, H, Janku, F, Guha-Thakurta, N, Debnam, JM, Johnson, JM, Taslicay, CA, Alvarez-Breckenridge, C, Raza, SM, Heimberger, AB, DeMonte, F, North, RY, Briere, TM, de Groot, JF, Sawaya, RE, Grosshans, DR, Lang Jr, FF, Rao, G, Ferguson, SD. Therapy, Safety, and Logistics of Preoperative vs Postoperative Stereotactic Radiation Therapy. JAMA Oncology 11(8):890-899, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40531511.
- Tawbi HA. Update on LAG3 and immunotherapy combinations in melanoma. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 23(4):229-231, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40590878.
- Sperduto PW, Marqueen KE, Chang E, Li J, Davies MA, Ebner DK, Breen WG, Lamba N, Shih HA, Edwards D, Kim MM, Mahal A, Rahman R, Ankrah N, Boggs DH, Lewis C, Hyer D, Buatti JM, Johri F, Soliman H, Masucci L, Roberge D, Aneja S, Chiang V, Phuong C, Braunstein S, Dajani S, Sachdev S, Wan Z, Niedzwiecki D, Vaios E, Kirkpatrick JP, Pasetsky J, Wang TJC, Kutuk T, Kotecha R, Ross RB, Rusthoven CG, Nakano T, Tawbi HA, Mehta MP. Improved Survival and Prognostication in Melanoma Patients With Brain Metastases: An Update of the Melanoma Graded Prognostic Assessment. J Clin Oncol 43(16):1910-1919, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40245362.
- Gouda, MA, Voss, MH, Tawbi, H, Gordon, MS, Tykodi, SS, Lam, ET, Vaishampayan, U, Tannir, NM, Chaves, J, Nikolinakos, P, Fan, AC, Lee, RJ, McDermott, DF, Shapiro, GI, Gandhi, L, Bhatia, S, Katragadda, V, Meric-Bernstam, F. A phase I/II study of the safety and efficacy of telaglenastat (CB-839) in combination with nivolumab in patients with metastatic melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, and non-small-cell lung cancer. ESMO Open 10(5), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40359708.
- Huang RY, Youssef G, Nelson T, Wen PY, Forsyth P, Hodi FS, Margolin K, Algazi AP, Hamid O, Lao CD, Ernstoff MS, Moschos SJ, Atkins MB, Postow MA, Reardon DA, Grootendorst DJ, Leung D, Askelson M, Ritchings C, Tawbi HA. Comparative Analysis of Intracranial Response Assessment Criteria in Patients With Melanoma Brain Metastases Treated With Combination Nivolumab + Ipilimumab in CheckMate 204. J Clin Oncol 43(10):1210-1218, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39752606.
- Zhou L, Barros E Silva MJ, Hsiao E, Eroglu Z, Sandhu S, Samoylenko I, Lo SN, Carlino MS, Au-Yeung G, Gonzalez M, Spillane AJ, Pennington TE, Shannon KF, Kapoor R, Burton EM, Tawbi HA, Amaria RN, Blank CU, Duprat JP, Brito de Paula R, Gyorki DE, Saw RPM, Ch'Ng S, Rawson RV, Scolyer RA, Pires da Silva I, Akkooi ACJV, Long GV, Menzies AM. FDG-PET associations with pathological response and survival with neoadjuvant immunotherapy for melanoma. J Immunother Cancer 13(3), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40132907.
- Jaffery R, Zhao Y, Ahmed S, Schumacher JG, Ahn J, Shi L, Wang Y, Tan Y, Chen K, Tawbi H, Wang J, Schwarzschild MA, Peng W, Chen X. Soluble Immune Factor Profiles in Blood and CSF Associated with LRRK2 Mutations and Parkinson's Disease. bioRxiv, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40196608.
- Lawson NM, Ye L, Cho CY, Zhao B, Mitchell T, Martin-Barrio I, Beernaert B, Gupta A, Banu M, Lissanu Y, Shaffer S, Tawbi H, Li J, Gule-Monroe MK, Alvarez-Breckenridge CA, Huse JT, Murphy MB, Yin F, Lang FF, Parkes EE, Weinberg JS, Akdemir KC. Recurrent ERBB2 alterations are associated with esophageal adenocarcinoma brain metastases. medRxiv, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40061311.
- Menzies, AM, Long, GV, Kohn, A, Tawbi, H, Webe, J, Flaherty, KT, McArthur, G, Ascierto, PA, Pfluger, Y, Lewis, K, Tsai, KK, Hamid, O, Prenen, H, Fein, LE, Wang, E, Guenzel, C, Zhang, F, Kleh, JF, Di Pietro, A, Davies, MA. A plain language summary of POLARIS. Future Oncology 21(14):1703-1711, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40418081.
- Tawbi HA, Hodi FS, Lipson EJ, Schadendorf D, Ascierto PA, Matamala L, Castillo Gutierrez E, Rutkowski P, Gogas H, Lao CD, Janoski De Menezes J, Dalle S, Arance AM, Grob JJ, Ratto B, Rodriguez S, Mazzei A, Dolfi S, Long GV. Three-Year Overall Survival With Nivolumab Plus Relatlimab in Advanced Melanoma From RELATIVITY-047. J Clin Oncol 43(13):JCO2401124, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39671533.
- Long GV, Lipson EJ, Hodi FS, Ascierto PA, Larkin J, Lao C, Grob JJ, Ejzykowicz F, Moshyk A, Garcia-Horton V, Zhou ZY, Xin Y, Palaia J, McDonald L, Keidel S, Salvatore A, Patel D, Sakkal LA, Tawbi H, Schadendorf D. First-Line Nivolumab Plus Relatlimab Versus Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma: An Indirect Treatment Comparison Using RELATIVITY-047 and CheckMate 067 Trial Data. J Clin Oncol 42(33):JCO2401125, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39137386.
- Lopez-Olivo MA, Suarez-Almazor ME, Duhon GF, Cherry M, Lu H, Calabrese C, Altan M, Tawbi H, Meara A, Bingham CO, Diab A, Leal VB, Volk RJ. Development of an Educational Website for Patients With Cancer and Preexisting Autoimmune Diseases Considering Immune Checkpoint Blockers: Usability and Acceptability Study. JMIR Cancer 10:e53443, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39454185.
- Saberian C, Milton DR, Simon J, Amaria RN, Diab A, McQuade J, Patel SP, Tawbi HA, Yee C, Wong MK, McCutcheon IE, Davies MA, Ferguson SD, Glitza Oliva IC. Survival and treatment outcomes in patients with leptomeningeal disease from metastatic melanoma. Neurooncol Pract 11(4):452-463, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39006528.
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- Glitza IC, Seo YD, Spencer CN, Wortman JR, Burton EM, Alayli FA, Loo CP, Gautam S, Damania A, Densmore J, Fairchild J, Cabanski CR, Wong MC, Peterson CB, Weiner B, Hicks N, Auninš JG, McChalicher C, Walsh E, Tetzlaff MT, Hamid O, Ott PA, Boland GM, Sullivan RJ, Grossmann KF, Ajami NJ, LaVallee T, Henn MR, Tawbi HA, Wargo JA. Randomized Placebo-Controlled, Biomarker-Stratified Phase Ib Microbiome Modulation in Melanoma: Impact of Antibiotic Preconditioning on Microbiome and Immunity. Cancer Discov:OF1-OF15. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38588588.
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- Tawbi HA, Burgess M, Bolejack V. Pembrolizumab in advanced soft-tissue sarcoma and bone sarcoma (SARC028): a multicentre, two-cohort, single-arm, open-label, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncology 19(1):E8-E8, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Gopalakrishnan V, Spencer CN, Nezi L, Reuben A, Andrews MC, Karpinets TV, Prieto PA, Vicente D, Hoffman K, Wei SC, Cogdill AP, Zhao L, Hudgens CW, Hutchinson DS, Manzo T, Petaccia de Macedo M, Cotechini T, Kumar T, Chen WS, Reddy SM, Szczepaniak Sloane R, Galloway-Pena J, Jiang H, Chen PL, Shpall EJ, Rezvani K, Alousi AM, Chemaly RF, Shelburne S, Vence LM, Okhuysen PC, Jensen VB, Swennes AG, McAllister F, Marcelo Riquelme Sanchez E, Zhang Y, Le Chatelier E, Zitvogel L, Pons N, Austin-Breneman JL, Haydu LE, Burton EM, Gardner JM, Sirmans E, Hu J, Lazar AJ, Tsujikawa T, Diab A, Tawbi H, Glitza IC, Hwu WJ, Patel SP, Woodman SE, Amaria RN, Davies MA, Gershenwald JE, Hwu P, Lee JE, Zhang J, Coussens LM, Cooper ZA, Futreal PA, Daniel CR, Ajami NJ, Petrosino JF, Tetzlaff MT, Sharma P, Allison JP, Jenq RR, Wargo JA. Gut microbiome modulates response to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in melanoma patients. Science 359(6371):97-103, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29097493.
- Yam C, Xu X, Davies MA, Gimotty PA, Morrissette JJD, Tetzlaff MT, Wani KM, Liu S, Deng W, Buckley M, Zhao J, Amaravadi RK, Haas NB, Kudchadkar RR, Pavlick AC, Sosman JA, Tawbi H, Walker L, Schuchter LM, Karakousis GC, Gangadhar TC. A Multicenter Phase I Study Evaluating Dual PI3K and BRAF Inhibition with PX-866 and Vemurafenib in Patients with Advanced BRAF V600-Mutant Solid Tumors. Clin Cancer Res 24(1):22-32, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29051322.
- Tawbi HA, Bolejack V, Burgess M, Schuetze S. PD-1 inhibition in sarcoma still needs investigation - Authors' reply. Lancet Oncology 19(1):e7, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29304367.
- Glitza IC, Rohlfs M, Guha-Thakurta N, Bassett RL, Bernatchez C, Diab A, Woodman SE, Yee C, Amaria RN, Patel SP, Tawbi HA, Wong M, Hwu WJ, Hwu P, Heimberger A, McCutcheon IE, Papadopoulos N, Davies MA. Retrospective review of metastatic melanoma patients with leptomeningeal disease treated with intrathecal interleukin-2. ESMO Open 3(1):e000283, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29387478.
- Nguyen NC, Yee MK, Tuchayi AM, Kirkwood JM, Tawbi H, Mountz JM. Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy Response Assessment with F-18 Fluorothymidine Positron-Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Melanoma Brain Metastasis: A Pilot Study. Front Oncol 8(18):18, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29520339.
- Hallmeyer S, Gonzalez R, Lawson DH, Cranmer LD, Linette GP, Puzanov I, Taback B, Cowey CL, Ribas A, Daniels GA, Moore T, Gibney GT, Tawbi HA, Whitman E, Lee G, Mun Y, Liu S, Hamid O. Vemurafenib treatment for patients with locally advanced, unresectable stage IIIC or metastatic melanoma and activating exon 15 BRAF mutations other than V600E. Melanoma Res 27(6):585-590, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29076950.
- Tawbi HA, Burgess M, Bolejack V, Van Tine BA, Schuetze SM, Hu J, D'Angelo S, Attia S, Riedel RF, Priebat DA, Movva S, Davis LE, Okuno SH, Reed DR, Crowley J, Butterfield LH, Salazar R, Rodriguez-Canales J, Lazar AJ, Wistuba II, Baker LH, Maki RG, Reinke D, Patel S. Pembrolizumab in advanced soft-tissue sarcoma and bone sarcoma (SARC028): a multicentre, two-cohort, single-arm, open-label, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncology 18(11):1493-1501, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28988646.
- Schvartsman G, Perez K, Sood G, Katkhuda R, Tawbi HA. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy in a Liver Transplant Recipient With Melanoma. Annals of Internal Medicine 167(5):361-362, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28761949.
- Davar D, Ding F, Saul M, Sander C, Tarhini AA, Kirkwood JM, Tawbi HA. High-dose interleukin-2 (HD IL-2) for advanced melanoma: a single center experience from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer 5(1):74, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28923120.
- Tap WD, Papai Z, Van Tine BA, Attia S, Ganjoo KN, Jones RL, Schuetze S, Reed D, Chawla SP, Riedel RF, Krarup-Hansen A, Toulmonde M, Ray-Coquard I, Hohenberger P, Grignani G, Cranmer LD, Okuno S, Agulnik M, Read W, Ryan CW, Alcindor T, Del Muro XFG, Budd GT, Tawbi HA, Pearce T, Kroll S, Reinke DK, Schöffski P. Doxorubicin plus evofosfamide versus doxorubicin alone in locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic soft-tissue sarcoma (TH CR-406/SARC021): an international, multicentre, open-label, randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 18(8):1089-1103, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28651927.
- Fang P, Jiang W, Allen P, Glitza I, Guha N, Hwu P, Ghia A, Phan J, Mahajan A, Tawbi HA, Li J. Radiation necrosis with stereotactic radiosurgery combined with CTLA-4 blockade and PD-1 inhibition for treatment of intracranial disease in metastatic melanoma. Journal of Neuro-Oncology 133(3):595-602, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28500560.
- Schvartsman G, Perez K, Flynn JE, Myers JN, Tawbi HA. Safe and effective administration of T-VEC in a patient with heart transplantation and recurrent locally advanced melanoma. Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer 5:45, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28642816.
- Koetz-Ploch L, Hanniford D, Dolgalev I, Sokolova E, Zhong J, Diaz-Martinez M, Bernstein E, Darvishian F, Flaherty KT, Chapman PB, Tawbi H, Hernando E. MicroRNA-125a promotes resistance to BRAF inhibitors through suppression of the intrinsic apoptotic pathway. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 30(3):328-338, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28140520.
- Roh W, Chen PL, Reuben A, Spencer CN, Prieto PA, Miller JP, Gopalakrishnan V, Wang F, Cooper ZA, Reddy SM, Gumbs C, Little L, Chang Q, Chen WS, Wani K, De Macedo MP, Chen E, Austin-Breneman JL, Jiang H, Roszik J, Tetzlaff MT, Davies MA, Gershenwald JE, Tawbi H, Lazar AJ, Hwu P, Hwu WJ, Diab A, Glitza IC, Patel SP, Woodman SE, Amaria RN, Prieto VG, Hu J, Sharma P, Allison JP, Chin L, Zhang J, Wargo JA, Futreal PA. Integrated molecular analysis of tumor biopsies on sequential CTLA-4 and PD-1 blockade reveals markers of response and resistance. Sci Transl Med 9(379), 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28251903.
- Schuetze SM, Bolejack V, Choy E, Ganjoo KN, Staddon AP, Chow WA, Tawbi HA, Samuels BL, Patel SR, von Mehren M, D'Amato G, Leu KM, Loeb DM, Forscher CA, Milhem MM, Rushing DA, Lucas DR, Chugh R, Reinke DK, Baker LH. Phase 2 study of dasatinib in patients with alveolar soft part sarcoma, chondrosarcoma, chordoma, epithelioid sarcoma, or solitary fibrous tumor. Cancer 123(1):90-97, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 27696380.
- Reuben A, Petaccia de Macedo M, McQuade J, Joon A, Ren Z, Calderone T, Conner B, Wani K, Cooper ZA, Tawbi H, Tetzlaff MT, Padera RF, Durand JB, Lazar AJ, Wargo JA, Davies MA. Comparative immunologic characterization of autoimmune giant cell myocarditis with ipilimumab. Oncoimmunology 6(12):e1361097, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29209563.
- Reuben A, Spencer CN, Prieto PA, Gopalakrishnan V, Reddy SM, Miller JP, Mao X, De Macedo MP, Chen J, Song X, Jiang H, Chen PL, Beird HC, Garber HR, Roh W, Wani K, Chen E, Haymaker C, Forget MA, Little LD, Gumbs C, Thornton RL, Hudgens CW, Chen WS, Austin-Breneman J, Sloane RS, Nezi L, Cogdill AP, Bernatchez C, Roszik J, Hwu P, Woodman SE, Chin L, Tawbi H, Davies MA, Gershenwald JE, Amaria RN, Glitza IC, Diab A, Patel SP, Hu J, Lee JE, Grimm EA, Tetzlaff MT, Lazar AJ, Wistuba II, Clise-Dwyer K, Carter BW, Zhang J, Futreal PA, Sharma P, Allison JP, Cooper ZA, Wargo JA. Genomic and immune heterogeneity are associated with differential responses to therapy in melanoma. NPJ Genom Med 2, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28819565.
- Sarantopoulos J, Goel S, Chung V, Munster P, Pant S, Patel MR, Infante J, Tawbi H, Becerra C, Bruce J, Kabbinavar F, Lockhart AC, Tan E, Yang S, Carlson G, Scott JW, Sharma S. Randomized phase 1 crossover study assessing the bioequivalence of capsule and tablet formulations of dovitinib (TKI258) in patients with advanced solid tumors. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 78(5):921-927, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27681579.
- Demetri GD, von Mehren M, Jones RL, Hensley ML, Schuetze SM, Staddon A, Milhem M, Elias A, Ganjoo K, Tawbi H, Van Tine BA, Spira A, Dean A, Khokhar NZ, Park YC, Knoblauch RE, Parekh TV, Maki RG, Patel SR. Efficacy and Safety of Trabectedin or Dacarbazine for Metastatic Liposarcoma or Leiomyosarcoma After Failure of Conventional Chemotherapy: Results of a Phase III Randomized Multicenter Clinical Trial. J Clin Oncol 34(8):786-93, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26371143.
- Schuetze SM, Wathen JK, Lucas DR, Choy E, Samuels BL, Staddon AP, Ganjoo KN, von Mehren M, Chow WA, Loeb DM, Tawbi HA, Rushing DA, Patel SR, Thomas DG, Chugh R, Reinke DK, Baker LH. SARC009: Phase 2 study of dasatinib in patients with previously treated, high-grade, advanced sarcoma. Cancer 122(6):868-74, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26710211.
- Beumer JH, Ding F, Tawbi H, Lin Y, Viluh D, Chatterjee I, Rinker M, Chow SL, Ivy SP. Effect of Renal Dysfunction on Toxicity in Three Decades of Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program-Sponsored Single-Agent Phase I Studies. J Clin Oncol 34(2):110-6, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26392101.
- Heinzerling L, Ott PA, Hodi FS, Husain AN, Tajmir-Riahi A, Tawbi H, Pauschinger M, Gajewski TF, Lipson EJ, Luke JJ. Cardiotoxicity associated with CTLA4 and PD1 blocking immunotherapy. J Immunother Cancer 4:50, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27532025.
- Mesiwala NK, Shemonski N, Sandrian MG, Shelton R, Ishikawa H, Tawbi HA, Schuman JS, Boppart SA, Labriola LT. Retinal imaging with en face and cross-sectional optical coherence tomography delineates outer retinal changes in cancer-associated retinopathy secondary to Merkel cell carcinoma. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect 5(1):53, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26285790.
- Burgess M, Gorantla V, Weiss K, Tawbi H. Immunotherapy in Sarcoma: Future Horizons. Curr Oncol Rep 17(11):52, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26423769.
- Eroglu Z, Tawbi HA, Hu J, Guan M, Frankel PH, Ruel NH, Wilczynski S, Christensen S, Gandara DR, Chow WA. A randomised phase II trial of selumetinib vs selumetinib plus temsirolimus for soft-tissue sarcomas. Br J Cancer 112(10):1644-51, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25897676.
- Paraiso KH, Das Thakur M, Fang B, Koomen JM, Fedorenko IV, John JK, Tsao H, Flaherty KT, Sondak VK, Messina JL, Pasquale EB, Villagra A, Rao UN, Kirkwood JM, Meier F, Sloot S, Gibney GT, Stuart D, Tawbi H, Smalley KS. Ligand-independent EPHA2 signaling drives the adoption of a targeted therapy-mediated metastatic melanoma phenotype. Cancer Discov 5(3):264-73, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25542447.
- Shou Y, Robinson DM, Amakye DD, Rose KL, Cho YJ, Ligon KL, Sharp T, Haider AS, Bandaru R, Ando Y, Geoerger B, Doz F, Ashley DM, Hargrave DR, Casanova M, Tawbi HA, Rodon J, Thomas AL, Mita AC, MacDonald TJ, Kieran MW. A five-gene hedgehog signature developed as a patient preselection tool for hedgehog inhibitor therapy in medulloblastoma. Clin Cancer Res 21(3):585-93, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25473003.
- Bakkenist CJ, Czambel RK, Hershberger PA, Tawbi H, Beumer JH, Schmitz JC. A quasi-quantitative dual multiplexed immunoblot method to simultaneously analyze ATM and H2AX Phosphorylation in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Oncoscience 2(5):542-54, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26097887.
- Villaruz LC, Huang G, Romkes M, Kirkwood JM, Buch SC, Nukui T, Flaherty KT, Lee SJ, Wilson MA, Nathanson KL, Benos PV, Tawbi HA. MicroRNA expression profiling predicts clinical outcome of carboplatin/paclitaxel-based therapy in metastatic melanoma treated on the ECOG-ACRIN trial E2603. Clin Epigenetics 7(1):58, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26052356.
- Lee DH, Zhang Y, Kassam AB, Park MJ, Gardner P, Prevedello D, Henry S, Horbinski C, Beumer JH, Tawbi H, Williams BJ, Shaffrey ME, Egorin MJ, Abounader R, Park DM. Combined PDGFR and HDAC Inhibition Overcomes PTEN Disruption in Chordoma. PLoS One 10(8):e0134426, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26247786.
- Rodon J, Tawbi HA, Thomas AL, Stoller RG, Turtschi CP, Baselga J, Sarantopoulos J, Mahalingam D, Shou Y, Moles MA, Yang L, Granvil C, Hurh E, Rose KL, Amakye DD, Dummer R, Mita AC. A phase I, multicenter, open-label, first-in-human, dose-escalation study of the oral smoothened inhibitor Sonidegib (LDE225) in patients with advanced solid tumors. Clin Cancer Res 20(7):1900-9, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24523439.
- Tawbi H. Selective BRAF inhibitors make inroads in mutated metastatic melanoma. J Community Support Oncol 12(2):46-7, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24971403.
- Fourcade J, Sun Z, Pagliano O, Chauvin JM, Sander C, Janjic B, Tarhini AA, Tawbi HA, Kirkwood JM, Moschos S, Wang H, Guillaume P, Luescher IF, Krieg A, Anderson AC, Kuchroo VK, Zarour HM. PD-1 and Tim-3 regulate the expansion of tumor antigen-specific CD8 T cells induced by melanoma vaccines. Cancer Res 74(4):1045-55, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24343228.
- Tawbi H, Christner SM, Lin Y, Johnson M, Mowrey ET, Cherrin C, Chu E, Lee JJ, Puhalla S, Stoller R, Appleman LR, Miller BM, Beumer JH. Calcium carbonate does not affect imatinib pharmacokinetics in healthy volunteers. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 73(1):207-11, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24170263.
- Lowe DB, Bose A, Taylor JL, Tawbi H, Lin Y, Kirkwood JM, Storkus WJ. Dasatinib promotes the expansion of a therapeutically superior T-cell repertoire in response to dendritic cell vaccination against melanoma. Oncoimmunology 3(1):e27589, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24734217.
- Tarhini AA, Edington H, Butterfield LH, Lin Y, Shuai Y, Tawbi H, Sander C, Yin Y, Holtzman M, Johnson J, Rao UN, Kirkwood JM. Immune monitoring of the circulation and the tumor microenvironment in patients with regionally advanced melanoma receiving neoadjuvant ipilimumab. PLoS One 9(2):e87705, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24498358.
- Tawbi HA, Tran AL, Christner SM, Lin Y, Johnson M, Mowrey E, Appleman LR, Stoller R, Miller BM, Egorin MJ, Beumer JH. Calcium carbonate does not affect nilotinib pharmacokinetics in healthy volunteers. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 72(5):1143-7, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24036846.
- Kiesel BF, Parise RA, Tjørnelund J, Christensen MK, Loza E, Tawbi H, Chu E, Kummar S, Beumer JH. LC-MS/MS assay for the quantitation of the HDAC inhibitor belinostat and five major metabolites in human plasma. J Pharm Biomed Anal 81-82:89-98, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23644904.
- Tawbi HA, Beumer JH, Tarhini AA, Moschos S, Buch SC, Egorin MJ, Lin Y, Christner S, Kirkwood JM. Safety and efficacy of decitabine in combination with temozolomide in metastatic melanoma: a phase I/II study and pharmacokinetic analysis. Ann Oncol 24(4):1112-9, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23172636.
- Long GV, Trefzer U, Davies MA, Kefford RF, Ascierto PA, Chapman PB, Puzanov I, Hauschild A, Robert C, Algazi A, Mortier L, Tawbi H, Wilhelm T, Zimmer L, Switzky J, Swann S, Martin AM, Guckert M, Goodman V, Streit M, Kirkwood JM, Schadendorf D. Dabrafenib in patients with Val600Glu or Val600Lys BRAF-mutant melanoma metastatic to the brain (BREAK-MB): a multicentre, open-label, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol 13(11):1087-95, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23051966.
- Shaw PH, Boyiadzis M, Tawbi H, Welsh A, Kemerer A, Davidson NE, Ritchey AK. Improved clinical trial enrollment in adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology patients after the establishment of an AYA oncology program uniting pediatric and medical oncology divisions. Cancer 118(14):3614-7, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22213134.
- Tarhini AA, Cherian J, Moschos SJ, Tawbi HA, Shuai Y, Gooding WE, Sander C, Kirkwood JM. Safety and efficacy of combination immunotherapy with interferon alfa-2b and tremelimumab in patients with stage IV melanoma. J Clin Oncol 30(3):322-8, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22184371.
- Kasi PM, Tawbi HA, Oddis CV, Kulkarni HS. Clinical review: Serious adverse events associated with the use of rituximab - a critical care perspective. Crit Care 16(4):231, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22967460.
- Tawbi HA, Villaruz L, Tarhini A, Moschos S, Sulecki M, Viverette F, Shipe-Spotloe J, Radkowski R, Kirkwood JM. Inhibition of DNA repair with MGMT pseudosubstrates: phase I study of lomeguatrib in combination with dacarbazine in patients with advanced melanoma and other solid tumours. Br J Cancer 105(6):773-7, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21811257.
- Tawbi H, Thomas D, Lucas DR, Biermann JS, Schuetze SM, Hart AL, Chugh R, Baker LH. Epidermal growth factor receptor expression and mutational analysis in synovial sarcomas and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. Oncologist 13(4):459-66, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18448562.
- Tarhini AA, Kirkwood JM, Tawbi H, Gooding WE, Islam MF, Agarwala SS. Safety and efficacy of arsenic trioxide for patients with advanced metastatic melanoma. Cancer 112(5):1131-8, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18286511.
- Tawbi H, Agarwala SS. Targeted Therapies in Cancer - Fourth International Congress. Epidermal growth factor receptor blockade and immune modulation. IDrugs 8(12):987-9, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 16320130.
- Tawbi H, Agarwala SS. Targeted Therapies in Cancer - Fourth International Congress. Angiogenesis inhibition. IDrugs 8(12):984-6, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 16320129.
Invited Articles
- Eroglu Z, Holmen SL, Chen Q, Khushalani NI, Amaravadi R, Thomas R, Ahmed KA, Tawbi H, Chandra S, Markowitz J, Smalley I, Liu JKC, Chen YA, Najjar YG, Karreth FA, Abate-Daga D, Glitza IC, Sosman JA, Sondak VK, Bosenberg M, Herlyn M, Atkins MB, Kluger H, Margolin K, Forsyth PA, Davies MA, Smalley KSM. Melanoma central nervous system metastases: An update to approaches, challenges, and opportunities. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30712316.
- Tawbi HA, Boutros C, Kok D, Robert C, McArthur G. New Era in the Management of Melanoma Brain Metastases. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book(38):741-750, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30231345.
- Burgess M, Tawbi H. Immunotherapeutic approaches to sarcoma. Curr Treat Options Oncol 16(6):26, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25975445.
- Gorantla V, Kirkwood JM, Tawbi HA. Melanoma brain metastases: an unmet challenge in the era of active therapy. Curr Oncol Rep 15(5):483-91, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23954973.
- Tran A, Tawbi HA. A potential role for nilotinib in KIT-mutated melanoma. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 21(6):861-9, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22500535.
- Tawbi HA, Buch SC. Chemotherapy resistance abrogation in metastatic melanoma. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 8(4):259-66, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20505649.
- Tawbi HA, Nimmagadda N. Targeted therapy in melanoma. Biologics 3:475-84, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 20054438.
- Tawbi HA, Kirkwood JM. Management of metastatic melanoma. Semin Oncol 34(6):532-45, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 18083377.
- Chugh R, Tawbi HA, Lucas DR, Biermann JS, Schuetze SM, Baker LH. Chordoma: The Nonsarcoma Primary Bone Tumor. The Oncologist 12(11):1344-50, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 18055855.
Review Articles
- Mattei, J, Ruitao, L, Davies, MA, Wong, MK, Diab, A, Haydu, LE, Patel, SP, Amaria, RN, McQuade, JL, Tawbi, H, Burton, EM, Glitza, IC. Adjuvant therapy in mucosal melanoma. Melanoma research 36(1):31-42, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41337670.
- Valiente M, Anders C, Boire A, Izar B, Kotecki N, Malladi S, Massague J, Moss NS, Neman J, Preusser M, Schagen S, Siegel PM, Tawbi H, Venkataramani V, Winkler F, Zadeh G, Joyce JA. The evolving landscape of brain metastasis: volume II. Trends Cancer 12(2):116-146, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41339184.
- Ileana Dumbrava, EE, Frej, KH, Sharon, E, Tawbi, H. Application and Expectations for Immune Checkpoint Blockade of LAG3 and TIGIT. Annual Review of Medicine 76:189-205, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39656959.
- Anders CK, Van Swearingen AED, Neman J, Joyce JA, Cittelly DM, Valiente M, Zimmer AS, Floyd SR, Dhakal A, Sengupta S, Ahluwalia MS, Nagpal S, Kumthekar PU, Emerson S, Basho R, Beal K, Moss NS, Razis ED, Yang JT, Sammons SL, Sahebjam S, Tawbi HA. Consortium for Intracranial Metastasis Academic Research (CIMARa): Global interdisciplinary collaborations to improve outcomes of patient with brain metastases. Neurooncol Adv 7(1):vdaf049, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40276376.
- Le Rhun E, Weller M, Anders C, Larkin J, Li J, Moss NS, Tawbi H, Dummer R. "Symptomatic" melanoma brain metastases: A call for clear definitions and adoption of standardized tools. Eur J Cancer 208:114202, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38991283.
- Pellerino A, Davidson TM, Bellur SS, Ahluwalia MS, Tawbi H, Rudà R, Soffietti R. Prevention of Brain Metastases: A New Frontier. Cancers (Basel) 16(11), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38893253.
- Amouzegar A, Haig S, Kahn AM, Tawbi HA, Jones JA, Goldberg SB. Navigating the Complexities of Brain Metastases Management. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 44(3):e433694, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38781565.
- Amouzegar A, Tawbi HA. Local and Systemic Management Options for Melanoma Brain Metastases. Cancer J 30(2):102-107, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38527263.
- Kim MM, Mehta MP, Smart DK, Steeg PS, Hong JA, Espey MG, Prasanna PG, Crandon L, Hodgdon C, Kozak N, Armstrong TS, Morikawa A, Willmarth N, Tanner K, Boire A, Gephart MH, Margolin KA, Hattangadi-Gluth J, Tawbi H, Trifiletti DM, Chung C, Basu-Roy U, Burns R, Oliva ICG, Aizer AA, Anders CK, Davis J, Ahluwalia MS, Chiang V, Li J, Kotecha R, Formenti SC, Ellingson BM, Gondi V, Sperduto PW, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Rodon J, Lee EQ, Khasraw M, Yeboa DN, Brastianos PK, Galanis E, Coleman CN, Ahmed MM. National Cancer Institute Collaborative Workshop on Shaping the Landscape of Brain Metastases Research: challenges and recommended priorities. Lancet Oncol 24(8):e344-e354, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37541280.
- Rahman R, Polley MC, Alder L, Brastianos PK, Anders CK, Tawbi HA, Mehta M, Wen PY, Geyer S, de Groot J, Zadeh G, Piantadosi S, Galanis E, Khasraw M. Current drug development and trial designs in neuro-oncology: report from the first American Society of Clinical Oncology and Society for Neuro-Oncology Clinical Trials Conference. Lancet Oncol 24(4):e161-e171, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36990614.
- Kreidieh FY, Tawbi HA. The introduction of LAG-3 checkpoint blockade in melanoma: immunotherapy landscape beyond PD-1 and CTLA-4 inhibition. Ther Adv Med Oncol 15:17588359231186027, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37484526.
- Karz A, Dimitrova M, Kleffman K, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, Atkins MB, Boire A, Bosenberg M, Brastianos P, Cahill DP, Chen Q, Ferguson S, Forsyth P, Glitza Oliva IC, Goldberg SB, Holmen SL, Knisely JPS, Merlino G, Nguyen DX, Pacold ME, Perez-Guijarro E, Smalley KSM, Tawbi HA, Wen PY, Davies MA, Kluger HM, Mehnert JM, Hernando E. Melanoma central nervous system metastases: An update to approaches, challenges, and opportunities. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 35(6):554-572, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35912544.
- Kreidieh FY, Tawbi HA. Current and emerging options for patients with melanoma brain metastases. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 20(10):619-627, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36206074.
- Yap TA, Parkes EE, Peng W, Moyers JT, Curran MA, Tawbi HA. Development of Immunotherapy Combination Strategies in Cancer. Cancer Discov 11(6):1368-1397, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33811048.
- Tawbi H. The standard of care for brain metastases in melanoma. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 18(1):28-31, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32511219.
- Amaria RN, Menzies AM, Burton EM, Scolyer RA, Tetzlaff MT, Antdbacka R, Ariyan C, Bassett R, Carter B, Daud A, Faries M, Fecher LA, Flaherty KT, Gershenwald JE, Hamid O, Hong A, Kirkwood JM, Lo S, Margolin K, Messina J, Postow MA, Rizos H, Ross MI, Rozeman EA, Saw RPM, Sondak V, Sullivan RJ, Taube JM, Thompson JF, van de Wiel BA, Eggermont AM, Davies MA, Consortium members INM, Ascierto PA, Spillane AJ, van Akkooi ACJ, Wargo JA, Blank CU, Tawbi HA, Long GV. Neoadjuvant systemic therapy in melanoma: recommendations of the International Neoadjuvant Melanoma Consortium. Lancet Oncol 20(7):e378-e389, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31267972.
- Glitza Oliva I, Tawbi H, Davies MA. Melanoma Brain Metastases: Current Areas of Investigation and Future Directions. Cancer J 23(1):68-74, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28114258.
- Cohen JV, Tawbi H, Margolin KA, Amravadi R, Bosenberg M, Brastianos PK, Chiang VL, de Groot J, Glitza IC, Herlyn M, Holmen SL, Jilaveanu LB, Lassman A, Moschos S, Postow MA, Thomas R, Tsiouris JA, Wen P, White RM, Turnham T, Davies MA, Kluger HM. Melanoma central nervous system metastases: current approaches, challenges, and opportunities. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 29(6):627-642, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27615400.
- Kirkwood JM, Tarhini A, Sparano JA, Patel P, Schiller JH, Vergo MT, Benson Iii AB, Tawbi H. Comparative clinical benefits of systemic adjuvant therapy for paradigm solid tumors. Cancer Treat Rev 39(1):27-43, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 22520262.
- Davar D, Beumer JH, Hamieh L, Tawbi H. Role of PARP inhibitors in cancer biology and therapy. Curr Med Chem 19(23):3907-21, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22788767.
- Beumer JH, Tawbi H. Role of histone deacetylases and their inhibitors in cancer biology and treatment. Curr Clin Pharmacol 5(3):196-208, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20406169.
- Arayssi TK, Tawbi HA, Usta IM, Hourani MH. Calcitonin in the Treatment of Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip. Semin Arthritis Rheum 32(6):388-97, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 12833247.
Other Articles
- Salim HA, Msherghi A, Learned K, Zafereo M, Wang J, Dagher SA, Altintas Taslicay C, Dagher R, Alizada S, Hu MI, Cabanillas ME, Busaidy N, Hamidi S, Tawbi H, Li J, Ucisik FE, Wintermark M Prognostic Factors in Thyroid Cancer Patients With Brain Metastases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Thyroid 35(12):1378-1390, 2025. PMID: 40956665.
- Johnson DH, Zobniw CM, Trinh VA, Ma J, Bassett RL Jr, Abdel-Wahab N, Anderson J, Davis JE, Joseph J, Uemura M, Noman A, Abu-Sbeih H, Yee C, Amaria R, Patel S, Tawbi H, Glitza IC, Davies MA, Wong MK, Woodman S, Hwu WJ, Hwu P, Wang Y, Diab A Correction to: Infliximab associated with faster symptom resolution compared with corticosteroids alone for the management of immune-related enterocolitis. J Immunother Cancer 7(1):107, 2019. PMID: 30995944.
Editorials
- Massi D, Tawbi H. Optimizing pathological response assessment after neoadjuvant immunotherapy: linking clinical practice to drug development. Ann Oncol 37(2):139-140, 2026. PMID: 41565433.
- Tarhini AA, Tawbi H, Storkus WJ. Vaccine therapy + dasatinib for the treatment of patients with stage IIIB-IV melanoma. Melanoma Manag 3(4):251-254, 2016. PMID: 30190895.
- Tawbi HA. Combination therapies for treating metastatic melanoma. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 13(4):211-4, 2015. PMID: 26352577.
- Tawbi HA. Matching wits with melanoma brain metastases: from biology to therapeutics. Clin Cancer Res 20(21):5346-8, 2014. PMID: 25135484.
- Tawbi HA, Kirkwood JM. Targeted therapies: BREAKing a path for progress--dabrafenib confirms class effect. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 9(9):496-7, 2012. PMID: 22889973.
- Kirkwood JM, Tawbi HA, Tarhini AA, Moschos SJ. Does pegylated interferon alpha-2b confer additional benefit in the adjuvant treatment of high-risk melanoma?. Nat Clin Pract Oncol 6(2):70-1, 2009. PMID: 19092800.
Abstracts
- Tawbi HA, Hodi F, Lipson EJ, Schadendorf D, Ascierto PA, Matamala L, Gutiérrez EC, Rutkowski P, Gogas H, Lao CD, De Menezes JJ, Dalle S, Arance AM, Grob J, Ratto , Rodriguez S, Xu Y, Wang P, Dolfi S, Long GV. Nivolumab (NIVO) plus relatlimab (RELA) vs NIVO in previously untreated metastatic or unresectable melanoma: 2-year results from RELATIVITY-047, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Dummer R, Long GV, Postow M, Ribas A, Robert C, Scolyer RA, Taube JM, Tetzlaff M, Su SC, Ahsan S, Diede SJ, Tawbi HA. KEYmAKER-U02: Phase 1/2 Study of Investigational Agents With of Without Pembrolizumab or Pembrolizumab Monotherapy in Melanoma, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Maurer DM, Santos P, Kirkwood JM, Tarhini AA, Tawbi HA, Stroncek D, Jin P, Butterfield LH. Dysregulation of immune modulating molecules and signaling pathways in dendritic cells/DC-based vaccines generated from advanced-stage melanoma patients. Journal of Translational Medicine 17, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Amaria RN, Trinh VA, Gu J, McIntyre S, Cabala CT, Simien R, Diab A, Tawbi HA, Davies MA, Wong MK, Hwu P, Glitza IC, Patel SP, Hwu WJ. Treatment strategies using anti-PD1/PD-L1 (anti-PD) and BRAF/MEK inhibitor (BRAFi) therapy: a retrospective study comparing sequential vs. concurrent administration in BRAF-mutated metastatic melanoma (BMMM), 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Gasal E, Fernandez AMA, Ascierto PA, Atkinson V, Dummer R, Flaherty KT, Grob JJ, Hansson J, Hassel J, Larkin J, Lebbe C, Long GV, Lorigan P, Miller W, Nathan P, Ribas A, Robert C, Schadendorf D, Tawbi, HT, Upalawanna A. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III study comparing the combination of PDR001, dabrafenib and trametinib versus placebo, dabrafenib and trametinib in previously untreated patients with unresectable or metastatic BRAF V600-mutant melanoma (COMBI-i). Annals of Oncology 28, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Diab A, Haymaker C, Uemura M, Murthy R, James M, Geib J, Cornfeld M, Swann S, Yee C, Wargo J, Amaria R, Patel S, Tawbi H, Glitza I, Woodman S, Hwu WJ, Davies MA, Overwijk W, Bernatchez C, Hwu P. A Phase 1/2 trial of intratumoral (i.t.) IMO-2125 (IMO) in combination with checkpoint inhibitors (CPI) in PD-(L)1-refractory melanoma. 42nd European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO) 28, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Tarhini AA, Frankel PH, Ruel C, Ernstoff MS, Kuzel TM, Logan TF, Khushalani NI, Tawbi HA, Margolin KA, Awasthi S, McDermott DF, Chen A, Lara PN, Kirkwood JM. NCI 8628-A randomized phase II study of Ziv-aflibercept (Z) and high dose Interleukin-2 (IL-2) or IL-2 alone for inoperable stage III or IV melanoma, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Chen WS, Cameron M, Spencer C, Tawbi HA, Lazar A, Tetzlaff MT, Patel SP, Hwu P, Hwu WJ, Diab A, Glitza IC, Amaria RN, Burton EM, Woodman SE, Davies MA, Gershenwald JE, Sharma P, Allison JP, Futreal A, Wargo JA. Molecular and immune predictors of response and toxicity to combined CTLA-4 and PD-1 blockade in metastatic melanoma (MM) patients (pts). Journal of Clinical Oncology 35, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- McKean MA, Haydu LE, Ma JS, Bassett RL, Hwu WJ, Patel SP, Diab A, Glitza IC, Tawbi HA, Wong MK, McQuade JL, Hwu P, Davies MA, Amaria RN. Prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) in metastatic melanoma (MM) patients (pts) treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: A single institution study of 696 pts. Journal of Clinical Oncology 35, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Tawbi HA, Forsyth PA, Algazi AP, Hamid O, Hodi FS, Moschos SJ, Khushalani NI, Gonzalez R, Lao CD, Postow MA, Atkins MB, Ernstoff MS, Puzanov I, Kudchadkar RR, Thomas RP, Tarhini AA, Jiang J, Avila A, Demelo S, Margolin KA. Efficacy of safety of nivolumab (NIVO) plus ipilimumab (IPI) in patients with melanoma (MEL) metastatic to the brain: Results of the phase II study CheckMate 204. Journal of Clinical Oncology 35, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Patel SP, Glitza IC, Diab A, Amaria RN, Davies MA, Hwu P, Tawbi HA, Hwu WJ. The safety and early efficacy of high-dose ipilimumab (IPI) and the combination nivolumab plus ipilimumab (NIVO plus IPI) in patients (pts) with uveal melanoma (UM). Journal of Clinical Oncology 35, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Keung E, Burton EM, Amaria RN, Glitza IC, Patel SP, Diab A, Yee C, Wong MK, Hwu WJ, Hwu P, Woodman SE, Tetzlaff MT, Milton D, Perez K, Davies MA, Rai K, Wargo JA, Tawbi HA. A phase II study of oral azacitidine (CC-486) in combination with pembrolizumab (PEMBRO) in patients with metastatic melanoma (MM). Journal of Clinical Oncology 35, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Burgess MA, Bolejack V, Van Tine BA, Schuetze S, Hu J, D'Angelo SP, Attia S, Priebat DA, Okuno SH, Riedel RF, Davis LE, Mowa S, Reed DR, Butterfield LH, Roszik J, Reinke DK, Baker LH, Maki RG, Patel S, Tawbi HA. Multicenter phase II study of pembrolizumab (P) in advanced soft tissue (STS) and bone sarcomas (BS): Final results of SARC028 and biomarker analyses. Journal of Clinical Oncology 35, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Schvartsman G, Ma J, Bassett RL, Haydu LE, Amaria RN, Hwu P, Hwu WJ, Diab A, Patel SP, Davies MA, Tawbi HA, Glita IC. Incidence, patterns of progression and outcomes of melanoma brain metastasis (MBM) during programmed-death 1 inhibitor (PD1i) therapy. Journal of Clinical Oncology 35, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Shaw AC, Trinh VA, Bassett RL, Glitza IC, Diab A, Amaria RN, Tawbi HA, Davies M, Hwu WJ, Hwu P, Patel SP. Retrospective analysis of safety and efficacy of ipilimumab in elderly patients with advanced melanoma. J Clin Oncol 34, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Tarhini AA, Rahman Z, Pryanka V, Tawbi HA, Gnan A, McFadden A, Rose A, Pruckner C, Wilson M, Pingpank JF, Hotzman MP, Ferris RL, Rao UNM, Kirkwood JM. Neoadjuvant combination immunotherapy with ipilimumab (3 mg/kg or 10mg/kg) and high dose IFN-a2b in locally/regionally advanced melanoma. J Clin Oncol 34, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Barcena E, Trinh VA, McIntyre SE, Simien R, Cain S, Diab A, Amaria RN, Patel SP, Glitza IC, Tawbi HA, Davies MA, Hwu WJ. Responses in patients with BRAF V600-mutant metastatic melanoma receiving anti-PD1/PDL1 therapy alone or combined with BRAF inhibitors. ASCO Annual Meeting 2016, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Burgess MA, Nathenson M, Kasi PM, Khalil L, Ross M, Tawbi HA. A case series of sarcoma brain metastases (SBM): A single-institution experience. J Clin Oncol 34, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Davar D, Wang H, Chauvin JM, Sun Z, Pagliano O, Rose A, Muniz C, Sander C, Fourcade JJ, Rao UNM, Ibrahim N, Ebbighaus S, Tawbi HA, Tarhini AA, Kirkwood JM, Zarour HM, Russo G. Phase 1B study of pembrolizumab (Pembro) and pegylated-interferon alfa-2b (Peg-IFN) in advanced melanoma (MEL). ASCO Annual Meeting 2016, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Tawbi HA, Burgess MA, Crowley J, Van Tine BA, Hu J, Scott S, D'Angelo SP, Attia S, Priebat DA, Okuno SH, Riedel RF, Davis LE, Movva S, Reed DR, Baker LH, Reinke DK, Maki RG, Patel S. Safety and efficacy of PD-1 blockade using pembrolizumab in patients with advanced soft tissue (STS) and bone sarcomas (BS): Results of SARCO28-A multicenter phase II study. ASCO Annual Meeting 2016, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Rohlfs M, Bassett RL, Lacey C, McQuail N, Mehta U, John I, Simien R, Tupue S, Dett TK, Glitza IC, Diab A, Amaria RN, Tawbi HA, Davies M, Hwu WJ, Hwu P, Patel SP. BRAF with or without MEK inhibition plus PD-1 checkpoint blocade for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. ASCO Annual Meeting 2016, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Amaria RN, Haymaker CL, Bernatchez C, Forget MA, Patel V, Hwu WJ, Davies MA, Patel SP, Diab A, Glitza IC, Tawbi HA, Woodman SE, Wargo JE, Ross MI, Lee JE, Gershenwald JE, Cormier JN, Royal RE, Lucci A, HWU P. A phase I/ii study of lymphodepletion plus adoptive cell transfer (ACT) with T cells transduced with CSCR2 and NGFR followed by high dose interleukin-2 (IL-2) in patients with metastatic melanoma (MM). j Clin Oncol 34, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Krikwood JM, Sing S, Lin Y, Hahm ER, Beumer JH, Christner SM, Rao UNM, Sander C, Tarhini AA, Tawbi HA, Ferris L, Wilson M, Petrany M, Rose A, Fahey JW, Leachman SA, Cassidy P, Butterfield LH, Zarour HM. Does-response evaluation of brocolli sprout extract sulforaphane (BSE-SFN) in melanoma patients (Pts) with atypical/dysplatic nevi (A/DN). J Clin Oncol, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Burgess MA, Crowley J, Reinke DK, Riedel RF, George S, Movva S, Van Tine BA, Davis LE, Schuetze S, Hu J, Attia S, Priebat DA, Reed DR, D'Angelo SP, Okuno SH, Maki RG, Patel S, Baker LH, Tawbi HA. SARC 028: A phase II study of the anti-PD1 antibody pembrolizumab (P) in patients (pts) with advanced sarcomas. J Clin Oncol(33), 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Yee MK, Lin Y, Gorantla VC, Butterfield LH, Kluger HM, Chapman PB, Gangadhar TC, Milhem MM, Pavlic AC, Amaravadi RK, Schuter LM, Tarhini AA, Kirkwood JM, Tawbi HA. Phase 2 study of cobimetinib in combination with vemurafenib in active melanoma brain metasteses (coBRIM-B). J Clin Oncol(33), 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Pahuja S, Beumer JH, Appleman LJ, Tawbi HA, Stoller RG, Lee JJ, Lin Y, Ding F, Yu J, Belani CP, Chen AP, Giranda VL, Shepherd SP, Chu E, Puhalla S. A phase I study of veliparib (ABT-888) in combination with weekly carboplatin and paclitaxel in advanced solid malignancies and enriched for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). J Clin Oncol 33, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Zarour HM, Tawbi HA, Tarhini AA, Wang H, Sander C, Rose A, Fourcade JJ, Chauvin JM, Sun Z, Paliano O, Kirkwood JM. Study of anti-PD-1 antibody pembrolizumab and pegylated-interferon alfa-2b (Peg-IFN) for advanced melanoma. ASCO 2015 Annual Meeting, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Demetri GD, von Mehren M, Jones RL, Hensley ML, Schuetze S, Staddon AP, Milhem MM, Elias AD, Ganjoo KN, Tawbi HA, Van Tine BA, Spira AL, Dean AP, Khokhar NZ, Park YC, Knoblauch RE, Parekh TV, Maki RG, Patel S. A randomized phase III study of travectedin (T) or dacarbazine (D) for the treatment of patients (pts) with advanced liposarcoma (LPS) or leiomysarcoma (LMS). J Clin Oncol(33), 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Margolin KA, Tawbi HA, Enstoff MS, Hodi FS, McDermott DF, Edward R, Avila A, Atkins MB. A multi-center phase II open-label study (CheckMate 204) to evaluate safety and efficacy of nivolumab (NIVO) in combination with ipilimumab (IPI) followed by NIVO monotherapy in patients (pts) with melanoma (MEL) metastatic to the brain. J Clin Oncol(33), 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Carvajal RD, Agulink M, Ryan CW, Mihem MM, George S, Jones RL, Chmielowski B, Van Tine BA, Tawbi HA, Elias AD, Read WL, Budd GT, Himan J, Weiden P, Bennett CM, Livingston PO, Hansen D, Maki RG, Schwartz GK, Chugh R. Tirvalent gangsliode vaccine and immunologic adjuvant versus adjuvant alone in metastatic sarcoma patients rendered disease-free by surgery: A randomized phase 2 trial. J Clin Oncol 32(5s), 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Puhalla S, Beumer JH, Pahuja S, Appleman LJ, Tawbi HA, Stoller RG, Lee JJ, Lin Y, Kiesel B, Yu J, Tan AR, Belani CP, Chew HK, Garcia AA, Morgan R, Giranda VL, Shepherd SP, Chen AP, Chu E. Final results of a phase 1 study of single-agent velipariv (V) in patients (pts) with either BRCA 1/2-mutated cancer (BRCA+), platinium-refractory ovarian, or basal-like breast cancer (BRCA-wt). J Clin Oncol 32(5s), 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Eroglu Z, Tawbi HA, Hu J, Guan M, Frankel PH, Ruel N, Wilczynski S, Christensen S, Gandara DR, Chow WA. NCI:8412 A randomized phase II trial of AZD6244 alone and AZD6244 plus temsirolimus for soft-tissue sarcomas. Presented at the 50th American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Ashraf M, Kirkwood JM, Emsloft MS, Tawbi HA, Frankel PH, Ruel N, Kendra KL, Olencki T, Khushalani NI, Logan TF, Ka M, Chen AP, Tarhini AA. NCI 8628: A randomized phase II study of ziv-aflibercept (Z) and high-dose interleukin-2 (HD IL-2) or HD IL-2 alone for inoperable stage III or IV melanoma - efficacy and biomarker study. Presented at the 50th American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting 32(5s), 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Tawbi HA, Chu E, Lin Y, Hyman D, Goel S, Rudek M, Dowlati A, LoRusso P, Mulkerin D, Chew H, Chung V, Harvey D, Shapiro G, Belani C, Applemenn L, Puhalla S, Stoller R, Lee J, Pollice L, Ivy P, Beumer JH. Early phase I study of PARP inhibitor veliparib (ABT-888) alone or in combination with carboplatin/paclitaxel (CP) in patients with varying degrees of hepatic or renal dysfunction-a study of the NCI-organ dysfunction working group (OGD). Presented at the 50th American Society fo Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Davies MA, Tawbi H, Ouellet D, Lazar AJF, Weinberg JS, Butterfield LH, Hamilton RL, Armankulor N, Engh JA, Shivalingham B, Kefford R, Scoyler RA, Mahmood S, Richards-Peterson LE, Swann S, Arbushities MC, Long GV, Kirkwood JM. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics analysis of preoperative therapy with dabrafenib alone and in combination with trametinic in patients wish BRAF mutation-posisitve melanoma with metastases to the brain (BRV116521). Presented at the 50th American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting 32(5s), 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Tarhini AA, Lin Y, Lin H, LaFrambroise WA, Rao UNM, Tawbi HA, Ashraf M, Pingpank JF, Holtzman MP, Sciulli C, Sander C, Kirkwood JM. A unique gene expression signature in tumor positive or negative sentinel lymph nodes in patients with melanoma. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Presented at the 50th American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting 32(5S), 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Davar D, Saul M, Trent K, Holtzman MP, Edington H, Tawbi HA, Tarhini AA, Kirkwood JM. Prognostic significance of sentinel lymph node biopsies (SLNB) in melanoma. J Clin Oncol 32, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Davar D, Tarhini AA, Tawbi HA, Ferrone S, Zarour HM, Kirkwood JM. Dose seeking and efficacy study of combination BRAFi and high-dose IFN(HDI) therapy for therapy of advanced melanoma. J Clin Oncol 32(5s), 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Villaruz LC, Huang G, Romkes M, Kirkwood JM, Buch SC, Nukui T, Flaherty K, Lee SJ, Lee A, Pandit K, Abecassis I, Nathanson KL, Benos PV, Tawbi HA. microRNA (miRNA) expression profiling predicts clinical outcome of carboplatin/paclitaxel-based therapy (CP) in metastatic melanoma (MM) treated on the intergroup trial E2603. J Clin Oncol 32(5s), 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Sedgewick AJ, Romkes M, Buch S, Villaruz L, Abecassis I, Saul M, Kirkwood JM, Benos PV, Tawbi HA. PARP1 variants associated with response to temozolomide chemotherapy in melanoma. Markers in Cancer 2013: Joint Meeting by ASCO &EORTC & NCI (#MC13-0078), 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Gangadhar TC, Xu X, Karakousis G, Amaravadi RK, Haas N, Kudchadkar R, Pavlick A, Sosman JA, Tawbi HA, Walker L, Schuchter LM. Multi-institution phase I study of BRAF (vemurafenib) and P13K inhibition (PX-866) in advanced BRAF mutant solid tumors in melanoma. Society of Melanoma Research, Oral Presentation, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Tarhini AA, LaFramboise WA, Rao UNM, Edington H, Pingpank JF, Hotzman MP, Tawbi HA, Geskin A, Rose A, Milburn C, Merriman M, Sander C, Sciulli C, Lin Y, Kirwood JM. Differential genomic profiles of tumor-involved and tumor-free sentinel lymph nodes in patients with melanoma. ASCO 2013 Annual Meeting, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Davar D, Saul M, Tarhini AA, Tran A, Trent K, Sander C, Kirkwood JM, Tawbi H. High-dose interleukin-2 (HD-IL2) in the treatment of advanced melanoma: The University of Pittsburgh experience. ASCO 2013 Annual Meeting, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Tarhini AA, Edington H, Butterfield LH, Tawbi H, Moschos SJ, Shuai Y, Lin Y, Horak M, Sarkisian S, Shipe-Spotloe J, Milburn C, Sander C, Johnson JT, Kirkwood JM. Neoadjuvant ipilimumab in locally/regionally advanced in melanoma: clinical outcome and immune monitoring. ASCO 2012 Annual Meeting, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Huggins-Puhalla SL, Beumer JH, Appleman LJ, Tawbi HA, Stoller RG, Lin Y, Kiesel B, Tan AR, Gibbon D, Jian Y, Garcia A, Chew HK, Morgan R, Shepherd SP, Giranda VL, Chen AP, Belani CP, Chu E. A phase I study of chornically dosed, single-agent veliparib (ABT-888) in patients (pts) with either BRCA 1/2-mutated cancer (BRCA+), platinum-refractory ovarian cancer, or basal-like breast cancer (BRCA-wt). ASCO 2012 Annual Meeting, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Carvajal RD, Chugh R, Milhem MM, Ryan CW, George S, Chmielowski B, Agulnik M, Rodler ET, Elias AD, Budd GT, Tawbi H, Movva S, Van Tine BA, Dickinson MA, Hensley ML, Keohan MIL, Tap WD, Bennett CM, Maki RG, Schwartz GK. Randomized multicenter double-blind phase II trial: The immunological adjuvant OPT-821 with or without a trivalent ganglioside vaccine in metastatic sarcoma patients following metastasectomy. ASCO 2012 Annual Meeting, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Krauze MT, Hamilton RH, Romkes M, Boroluzzi S, Harasymczuk M, Reinhard T, Junecko BF, Nukui T, Konstantinopoulos P, Becker D, Kondziolka D, Tarhini AA, Whiteside T, Mintz AH, Tawbi H, Ferrone S, Kirkwood JM, Moschos SJ. Association of high T-cell immune infiltrate and low hemorrhage in melanoma brain metastases (MBMs) with prolonged survival. ASCO 2012 Annual Meeting, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Appleman LJ, Beumer JH, Jian Y, Puhalla S, Lin Y, Owonikoko TK, Harvey RD, Stoller R, Petro DP, Tawbi HA, Argiris A, Strychor S, Kiesel B, Chu E, Shepherd SP, Giranda VL, Chen AP, Belani CP, Ramalingam SS. A phase I study of veliparib (ABT-888) in combinatin with carboplatin and paclitaxel in advanced solid malignancies. ASCO 2012 Annual Meeting, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Rios-Perez JA, Beumer JH, Appleman LJ, Tawbi HA, Chu E, Stoller RG, Belani CP, Jian Y, Sobol RW, Shepherd SP, Giranda VL, Chen AP, Huggins-Puhalla SL. ABT-888 (veliparib) in combination with weekly carboplatin and paclitaxel in advanced solid tumors. ASCO 2012 Annual Meeting, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Lobur D, Davar D, Singh S, Beumer JH, Edington H, Tarhini AA, Tawbi H, Zarour HM, Talalay P, Kirkwood JM. Pilot evaluation of sulforaphane in melanoma patients with multiple atypical nevi: Tissue STAT1 and STAT3 as risk markers. ASCO 2012 Annual Meeting, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Tarhini AA, Edington H, Butterfield LH, Sinha M, Moschos SJ, Tawbi H, Shuai Y, Shipe-Spotloe J, Simonetta M, Milburn, Horak M, Sander C, Kirkwood JM. Neoadjuvant ipilimumab in patients with stage IIIb. ASCO 2011 Annual Meeting, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
- Beumer JH, Tawbi HA, Tarhini AA, Moschos SJ, Egorin MJ, Buch SC, Lin Y, Kirkwood JM. Final results of phase I/II study of decitabine (DAC) combined with temozolomide (TMZ) in metastatic melanoma (MM). ASCO Annual Meeting, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
- Tawbi HA, Rodon Anhert J, Dummer R, Thomas AL, Granvil C, Shou Y, Dey J, Mita MM, Amakye DD, Mita AC. Phase I study of LDE225 in advanced solid tumors: updated analysis of safety, preliminary efficacy, and pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic correlation. ASCO Annual Meeting, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
- Schuetze SM, Wathen K, Choy E, Ganjoo KN, Chow WA, Staddon AP, Samuels BL, Tawbi H, Patel S, Demetri G, Baker LH. SARC009: Results of a SARC Phase II trial of dasatinib in alveolar soft part sarcoma, chondrosarcoma, chordoma, epitheliod sarcoma and hemangiopercytoma. CTOS Annual Meeting, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Rodon J, Baselga J, Tawbi HA, Shou Y, Feng W, Dummer R, Mahalingam D, Thomas A, Amakye D, Mita AC. Phase I safety and pharmacologic results in patients with advanced solid tumors. ESMO Congress 2010, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Tawbi HA, Beumer JH, Tarhini AA, Moschos S, Egorin MJ, Buch S, Lin YC, Lin Y, Kirkwood JM. Phase I/II study of the combination of decitabine (DAC) and temozolomide (TMZ) in patients (pts) with metastatic melanoma (MM). ASCO 2010 Annual Meeting, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Rodon Ahnert J, Baselga J, Tawbi HA, Shou Y, Granvil C, Dey J, Mita MM, Thomas AL, Amakye DD, Mita AC. A phase I dose-escalation study of LDE225, a smoothened (Smo) antagonist, in patients with advanced solid tumors. ASCO 2010 Annual Meeting, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Tarhini AA, Moschos SJ, Tawbi HA, Shuai Y, Gooding WE, Sander C, Kirkwood JM. Phase II evaluation of tremelimuma (Treme) combined with high-dose interferon alpha-2b (HDI) for metastatic melanoma. ASCO 2010 Annual Meeting, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Tawbi HA, Lin YC, Villaruz L, Egorin MJ, Beumer JH, Buch S, Kirkwood JM, Soboll RW. Enhanced cytotoxicity of carboplatin and paclitaxel (CP) by vorinostat (SAHA), a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, in melanoma cell lines. AACR 101ST 2010 Annual Meeting, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Tarhini A, Christensen S, Frankel P, Margolin K, Ruel C, Tawbi HA, Shipe-Spotloe J, DeMark M, Kirkwood JM. Phase II study of afilibercept (VEGF trap) in recurrent inoperable stage III or stage IV melanoma of cutaneous or cular origin. ASCO 2009 Annual Meeting, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Tawbi HA, Buch S, Pancoska P, Lin Y, Saul M, Romkes M, Sobol R, Kirkwood J. Prediction of response to alkylator-based chemothrapy in metastatic melanoma (MM) using gene expression and promoter methylation signatures. ASCO 2009 Annual Meeting, Oral Presentation, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Tawbi HA, Papachristou D, Buch S, Michalopoulos G, Rao U. Ewing's sarcoma (EWS) and synovial sarcoma (SS) have distinct microRNA expression profiles. AACR 2009 Annual Meeting, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Tawbi HA, Tarhini A, Moschos S, Sulecki M, Viverette F, Radkowski R, Shipe-Spotloe J, Kunkel C, Rae M, Kirkwood J. Phase I trial of lomeguatrib (Patrin, PN) combined with dacarbazine (DTIC) for treatment of patients with melanoma and other solid tumors: initial results. Journal of Clinical Oncology, ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings Part 1, 24(18S (June 20 Supplement)), 2006. e-Pub 2006.
- Sobol RW, Tawbi HA, Jukic DM, Mule K, Mascari R, Kirkwood JM. Mismatch repair (MMR) and base excision repair (BER) protein expression correlates with clinical response to darbazine (DTIC)/Temozolomide (TMZ) therapy of patients with metastatic melanoma. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2006 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings Part 1, Vol 24(18S, June 20 Supplement), 2006. e-Pub 2006.
- Ng YH, Tawbi HA, Granieri R. A sore throat gone awry. Society of General Internal Medicine under the category of "Unknown Clinical Vignette", 2005. e-Pub 2005.
Book Chapters
- Margolin K, Davies M, Kluger H, Tawbi HA. Melanoma Brain Metastases: Unique Biology and Implications for Systemic Therapy. In: Cutaneous Melanoma. Springer Ling, 2019.
- Tawbi H, Kirkwood JM. Riegel, Cancer of the Skin. In: Imaging of the Melanoma Patient. Second, 2011.
Books (edited and written)
- Tawbi, H. Best Practices in the Treatment and Management of Melanoma, 2023.
- Shui, IM, Scherrer, E, Frederickson, A, Li, JW, Mynzhassarova, A, Druyts, E, Tawbi, H. Resistance to anti-PD1 therapies in patients with advanced melanoma, 2022.
- Rosenbaum, E, Chugh, R, Ryan, CW, Agulnik, M, Milhem, M, George, S, Jones, RL, Chmielowski, B, Van Tine, BA, Tawbi, H, Elias, A, Read, WL, Budd, GT, Qin, LX, Rodler, E, Hirman, J, Weiden, PL, Bennett, CM, Livingston, PO, Ragupathi, G, Hansen, D, D'Angelo, S, Tap, WD, Schwartz, GK, Maki, RG, Carvajal, R. A randomised phase II trial of a trivalent ganglioside vaccine targeting GM2, GD2 and GD3 combined with immunological adjuvant OPT-821 versus OPT-821 alone in metastatic sarcoma patients rendered disease-free by surgery, 2022.
- Dummer, R, Tawbi, H. Symptomatic melanoma CNS metastases in the TRICOTEL study – Authors' reply, 2022.
- Ho, J, Mattei, J, Tetzlaff, M, Williams, MD, Davies, MA, Diab, A, Glitza, IC, McQuade, JL, Patel, SP, Tawbi, H, Wong, MK, Fisher, SB, Hanna, EY, Keung, EZ, Ross, MI, Weiser, R, Su, SY, Frumovitz, M, Meyer, LA, Jazaeri, AA, Pettaway, CA, Guadagnolo, BA, Bishop, AJ, Mitra, D, Farooqi, AS, Bassett Jr, R, Faria, SC, Nagarajan, P, Amaria, RN. Neoadjuvant checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy for resectable mucosal melanoma, 2022.
- Aizer, A, Lamba, N, Ahluwalia, MS, Aldape, K, Boire, A, Brastianos, PK, Brown, P, Camidge, DR, Chiang, V, Davies, MA, Hu, LS, Huang, R, Kaufmann, TJ, Kumthekar, P, Lam, K, Lee, EQ, Lin, NU, Mehta, MP, Parsons, MW, Reardon, DA, Sheehan, J, Soffietti, R, Tawbi, H, Weller, M, Wen, PY. Brain metastases, 2022.
- Dummer, R, Queirolo, P, Abajo Guijarro, AM, Hu, Y, Wang, D, Azevedo, SJ, Robert, C, Ascierto, PA, Chiarion-Sileni, V, Pronzato, P, Spagnolo, F, Mujika Eizmendi, K, Liszkay, G, de la Cruz-Merino, L, Tawbi, H. Atezolizumab, vemurafenib, and cobimetinib in patients with melanoma with CNS metastases (TRICOTEL), 2022.
- Van Akkooi, AC, Hieken, TJ, Burton, EM, Ariyan, C, Ascierto, PA, Asero, SV, Blank, CU, Block, MS, Boland, GM, Caracò, C, Ch'Ng, S, Davidson, BS, Duprat Neto, JP, Faries, MB, Gershenwald, JE, Grunhagen, D, Gyorki, DE, Han, D, Hayes, AJ, Van Houdt, WJ, Karakousis, G, Klop, WM, Long, GV, Lowe, MC, Menzies, AM, Bagge, RO, Pennington, TE, Rutkowski, P, Saw, RP, Scolyer, RA, Shannon, K, Sondak, V, Tawbi, H, Testori, A, Tetzlaff, M, Thompson, JF, Zager, JS, Zuur, CL, Wargo, J, Spillane, A, Ross, MI. Correction to, 2022.
- Tawbi, H, Robert, C, Brase, JC, Gusenleitner, D, Gasal, E, Garrett, J, Savchenko, A, Gorgun, G, Flaherty, KT, Ribas, A, Dummer, R, Schadendorf, D, Long, GV, Nathan, P, Ascierto, PA. Spartalizumab or placebo in combination with dabrafenib and trametinib in patients with BRAF V600-mutant melanoma, 2022.
- Van Akkooi, AC, Hieken, TJ, Burton, EM, Ariyan, C, Ascierto, PA, Asero, SV, Blank, CU, Block, MS, Boland, GM, Caracò, C, Ch'Ng, S, Davidson, BS, Duprat Neto, JP, Faries, MB, Gershenwald, JE, Grunhagen, D, Gyorki, DE, Han, D, Hayes, AJ, Van Houdt, WJ, Karakousis, G, Klop, WM, Long, GV, Lowe, MC, Menzies, AM, Olofsson Bagge, R, Pennington, TE, Rutkowski, P, Saw, RP, Scolyer, RA, Shannon, K, Sondak, V, Tawbi, H, Testori, A, Tetzlaff, M, Thompson, JF, Zager, JS, Zuur, CL, Wargo, J, Spillane, A, Ross, MI. Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy (NAST) in Patients with Melanoma, 2022.
- Manzo, J, Puhalla, S, Pahuja, S, Ding, F, Lin, Y, Appleman, LJ, Tawbi, H, Stoller, RG, Lee, JJ, Diergaarde, B, Kiesel, BF, Yu, J, Tan, AR, Belani, C, Chew, HK, Garcia, AA, Morgan, RJ, Hendrickson, AW, Visscher, D, Hurley, RM, Kaufmann, SH, Swisher, EM, Oesterreich, S, Katz, TA, Ji, J, Zhang, Y, Parchment, R, Chen, A, Duan, W, Giranda, V, Shepherd, SP, Ivy, SP, Chu, E, Beumer, JH. A phase 1 and pharmacodynamic study of chronically-dosed, single-agent veliparib (ABT-888) in patients with BRCA1- or BRCA2-mutated cancer or platinum-refractory ovarian or triple-negative breast cancer, 2022.
- Tawbi, H, Burton, EM, Haydu, LE, Bartley, K, Seetasith, A, Lee, J, McKenna, EF, Kent, M. Economic and health care resource utilization burden of central nervous system metastases in patients with metastatic melanoma, 2022.
Letters to the Editor
- Beumer JH, Tawbi HA, Ivy SP. Reply to V. Launay-Vacher, T. Shimokata et al, and C. Porta et al. J Clin Oncol 34: 2430-1, 2016.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified March 03, 2026