Keith Skubitz

Prof. Keith Skubitz

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Academic Career Length

30Years (1997-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 November 2007 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings
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Keith Skubitz
DDDavid R. D'ADamo
David R. D'ADamo

9 June 2005 in Cancer
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Keith Skubitz
PHPhilip A. Haddad
Philip A. Haddad

1 June 2017 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings
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Keith Skubitz

2 May 2014 in Current Treatment Options in Oncology
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Keith Skubitz

18 August 2017 in Cancer
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BSBrian Samuels
Brian Samuels
SCSant P. Chawla
Sant P. Chawla
NSNeeta Somaiah
Neeta Somaiah
ASArthur P. Staddon
Arthur P. Staddon
KSKeith Skubitz
Keith Skubitz
ESEdward J. Stepanski
Edward J. Stepanski

11 July 2020 in Cancers
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Varun MongaVarun Monga
Varun Monga
KSKeith Skubitz
Keith Skubitz
SMSeth Maliske
Seth Maliske
SMSarah L. Mott
Sarah L. Mott
HDHilary Dietz
Hilary Dietz
Mohammed MilhemMohammed Milhem
Mohammed Milhem
Although checkpoint inhibitors have been approved in multiple cancers, they are still under investigation in soft tissue sarcoma (STS). We conducted a retrospective review to report the safety, efficacy, and prognostic factors related to checkpoint inhibitors in STS. A sequential cohort of metastatic STS patients from four institutions treated with checkpoint inhibitors was assembled. Logistic and Cox regression models were applied to determine the effect of patient characteristics, prior treatment, and baseline factors on achieving the best overall response of complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD) as determined by the treating physician. Eighty-eight patients with two median prior therapies received checkpoint inhibitors. Treatments included pembrolizumab in 47, nivolumab in 6, ipilimumab in 1, combination ipilimumab/nivolumab in 27, and other combination immunotherapies in 7 patients. Immunotherapy was discontinued in 54 patients—72.2% for progression, 16.7% for toxicity, and 11.1% for other reasons. Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 4.1 months and median overall survival was 19.1 months. One patient with undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) achieved a CR, while 20 patients had a PR, including 7 UPS, 9 leiomyosarcoma (LMS), and 1 each with alveolar soft part sarcoma, fibroblastic sarcoma, sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma, and myxofibrosarcoma. Forty-five percent (9 of 20) of LMS patients achieved a PR. Twenty-eight patients had SD. Our results confirm the activity and safety of anti-PD-1 therapy in metastatic STS. A notable response rate was observed in UPS and LMS subtypes. This study expands the knowledge base beyond what is currently available from clinical trials involving checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic STS.