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Janusmed sex and gender – Nivolumab

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  1. Klein SL, Flanagan KL. Sex differences in immune responses. Nat Rev Immunol. 2016;16(10):626-38.

  2. Schreiber RD, Old LJ, Smyth MJ. Cancer immunoediting: integrating immunity's roles in cancer suppression and promotion. Science. 2011;331(6024):1565-70.

  3. Conforti F, Pala L, Bagnardi V, De Pas T, Martinetti M, Viale G et al. Cancer immunotherapy efficacy and patients' sex: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Oncol. 2018;19(6):737-746.

  4. Opdivo (nivolumab). Summary of Product Characteristics. European Medicines Agency (EMA) [updated 2019-04-04, cited 2019-05-24].

  5. Opdivo (nivolumab). DailyMed [www]. [updated 2019-05-02, cited 2019-05-24].

  6. Zhang J, Cai J, Bello A, Roy A, Sheng J. Model-Based Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Nivolumab in Chinese Patients With Previously Treated Advanced Solid Tumors, Including Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Clin Pharmacol. 2019;1(1):1.

  7. Bajaj G, Wang X, Agrawal S, Gupta M, Roy A, Feng Y. Model-Based Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Nivolumab in Patients With Solid Tumors. CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol. 2017;6(1):58-66.

  8. Huang Q, Zhang H, Hai J, Socinski MA, Lim E, Chen H et al. Impact of PD-L1 expression, driver mutations and clinical characteristics on survival after anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy versus chemotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer: A meta-analysis of randomized trials. Oncoimmunology. 2018;7(12):e1396403.

  9. Grassadonia A, Sperduti I, Vici P, Iezzi L, Brocco D, Gamucci T et al. Effect of Gender on the Outcome of Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Advanced Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Phase III Randomized Clinical Trials. J Clin Med. 2018;7(12):-.

  10. McQuade JL, Daniel CR, Hess KR, Mak C, Wang DY, Rai RR et al. Association of body-mass index and outcomes in patients with metastatic melanoma treated with targeted therapy, immunotherapy, or chemotherapy: a retrospective, multicohort analysis. Lancet Oncol. 2018;19(3):310-322.

  11. Naik GS, Waikar SS, Johnson AEW, Buchbinder EI, Haq R, Hodi FS et al. Complex inter-relationship of body mass index, gender and serum creatinine on survival: exploring the obesity paradox in melanoma patients treated with checkpoint inhibition. J Immunother Cancer. 2019;7(1):89.

  12. Kiyohara Y, Uhara H, Ito Y, Matsumoto N, Tsuchida T, Yamazaki N. Safety and efficacy of nivolumab in Japanese patients with malignant melanoma: An interim analysis of a postmarketing surveillance. J Dermatol. 2018;45(4):408-415.

  13. Yamazaki H, Iwasaki H, Yamashita T, Yoshida T, Suganuma N, Yamanaka T et al. Potential Risk Factors for Nivolumab-induced Thyroid Dysfunction. In Vivo. 2017;31(6):1225-1228.

  14. Concise (INSIKT). Kalmar: eHälsomyndigheten. 2018 [cited 2019-03-14.]

  1. Klein SL, Flanagan KL. Sex differences in immune responses. Nat Rev Immunol. 2016;16(10):626-38.
  2. Schreiber RD, Old LJ, Smyth MJ. Cancer immunoediting: integrating immunity's roles in cancer suppression and promotion. Science. 2011;331(6024):1565-70.
  3. Conforti F, Pala L, Bagnardi V, De Pas T, Martinetti M, Viale G et al. Cancer immunotherapy efficacy and patients' sex: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Oncol. 2018;19(6):737-746.
  4. Opdivo (nivolumab). Summary of Product Characteristics. European Medicines Agency (EMA) [updated 2019-04-04, cited 2019-05-24].
  5. Opdivo (nivolumab). DailyMed [www]. [updated 2019-05-02, cited 2019-05-24].
  6. Zhang J, Cai J, Bello A, Roy A, Sheng J. Model-Based Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Nivolumab in Chinese Patients With Previously Treated Advanced Solid Tumors, Including Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Clin Pharmacol. 2019;1(1):1.
  7. Bajaj G, Wang X, Agrawal S, Gupta M, Roy A, Feng Y. Model-Based Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Nivolumab in Patients With Solid Tumors. CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol. 2017;6(1):58-66.
  8. Huang Q, Zhang H, Hai J, Socinski MA, Lim E, Chen H et al. Impact of PD-L1 expression, driver mutations and clinical characteristics on survival after anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy versus chemotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer: A meta-analysis of randomized trials. Oncoimmunology. 2018;7(12):e1396403.
  9. Grassadonia A, Sperduti I, Vici P, Iezzi L, Brocco D, Gamucci T et al. Effect of Gender on the Outcome of Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Advanced Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Phase III Randomized Clinical Trials. J Clin Med. 2018;7(12):-.
  10. McQuade JL, Daniel CR, Hess KR, Mak C, Wang DY, Rai RR et al. Association of body-mass index and outcomes in patients with metastatic melanoma treated with targeted therapy, immunotherapy, or chemotherapy: a retrospective, multicohort analysis. Lancet Oncol. 2018;19(3):310-322.
  11. Naik GS, Waikar SS, Johnson AEW, Buchbinder EI, Haq R, Hodi FS et al. Complex inter-relationship of body mass index, gender and serum creatinine on survival: exploring the obesity paradox in melanoma patients treated with checkpoint inhibition. J Immunother Cancer. 2019;7(1):89.
  12. Kiyohara Y, Uhara H, Ito Y, Matsumoto N, Tsuchida T, Yamazaki N. Safety and efficacy of nivolumab in Japanese patients with malignant melanoma: An interim analysis of a postmarketing surveillance. J Dermatol. 2018;45(4):408-415.
  13. Yamazaki H, Iwasaki H, Yamashita T, Yoshida T, Suganuma N, Yamanaka T et al. Potential Risk Factors for Nivolumab-induced Thyroid Dysfunction. In Vivo. 2017;31(6):1225-1228.
  14. Concise (INSIKT). Kalmar: eHälsomyndigheten. 2018 [cited 2019-03-14.]