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Elizabeth I. Buchbinder, MD


Medical Oncology

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Elizabeth I. Buchbinder, MD

Physician

  • Senior Physician
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Clinical Interests

  • Immunotherapy
  • Melanoma
  • Targeted therapies

Diseases Treated

Contact Information

  • Appointments877-332-4294
  • Office Phone Number617-632-5055
  • Fax617-632-6727

Board Certification:

  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Oncology

Fellowship:

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Medical Oncology

Residency:

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Internal Medicine

Medical School:

  • Tufts University School of Medicine

Research

Exploring Influencing Factors of Anxiety Improvement Following Mindfulness-Based Music Therapy in Young Adults with Cancer. J Music Ther. 2023 Jun 03; 60(2):131-148.
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A phase I/II study of LY3022855 with BRAF/MEK inhibition in patients with Melanoma. Invest New Drugs. 2023 08; 41(4):551-555.
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Brief Communication on Pathologic Assessment of Persistent Stable Metastatic Lesions in Patients Treated With Anti-CTLA-4 or Anti-CTLA-4 + Anti-PD-1 Therapy. J Immunother. 2023 06 01; 46(5):192-196.
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A phase I/II study of MCS110 with BRAF/MEK inhibition in patients with melanoma after progression on BRAF/MEK inhibition. Invest New Drugs. 2023 Jun; 41(3):365-370.
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Dose-escalation trial of combination dabrafenib, trametinib, and AT13387 in patients with BRAF-mutant solid tumors. Cancer. 2023 06 15; 129(12):1904-1918.
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Neoadjuvant-Adjuvant or Adjuvant-Only Pembrolizumab in Advanced Melanoma. N Engl J Med. 2023 Mar 02; 388(9):813-823.
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Exploring Young Adults' Perspectives of Participation in a Mindfulness-Based Music Therapy Intervention Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2023 Aug; 12(4):569-576.
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Effectiveness of Adjuvant Pembrolizumab vs High-Dose Interferon or Ipilimumab for Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Patients With Resected Melanoma: A Secondary Analysis of the SWOG S1404 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2023 02 01; 9(2):251-260.
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Recombinant GM-CSF for diseases of GM-CSF insufficiency: Correcting dysfunctional mononuclear phagocyte disorders. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:1069444.
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Evolving Management of Stage IV Melanoma. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2023 Jan; 43:e397478.
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Impact of Precision Medicine in Oncology: Immuno-oncology. Cancer J. 2023 Jan-Feb 01; 29(1):15-19.
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Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors in young adults with metastatic melanoma. Eur J Cancer. 2023 03; 181:188-197.
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor gastritis is often associated with concomitant enterocolitis, which impacts the clinical course. Cancer. 2023 02 01; 129(3):367-375.
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Topical imiquimod and cryotherapy in combination with systemic immunotherapy in unresectable stage IIIC melanoma. JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Sep; 27:162-166.
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Single-agent anti-PD-1 or combined with ipilimumab in patients with mucosal melanoma: an international, retrospective, cohort study. Ann Oncol. 2022 09; 33(9):968-980.
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Overcoming differential tumor penetration of BRAF inhibitors using computationally guided combination therapy. Sci Adv. 2022 Apr 29; 8(17):eabl6339.
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Adjuvant Pembrolizumab versus IFNa2b or Ipilimumab in Resected High-Risk Melanoma. Cancer Discov. 2022 03 01; 12(3):644-653.
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Chemotherapy after immune checkpoint inhibitor failure in metastatic melanoma: a retrospective multicentre analysis. Eur J Cancer. 2022 02; 162:22-33.
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Cancer Therapy Targeting CD47/SIRPa. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Dec 11; 13(24).
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Exploring the Feasibility of a Mindfulness-Music Therapy Intervention to Improve Anxiety and Stress in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Apr; 63(4):e357-e363.
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Combining CTLA-4 and angiopoietin-2 blockade in patients with advanced melanoma: a phase I trial. J Immunother Cancer. 2021 11; 9(11).
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Long-term Overall Survival and Predictors in Anti-PD-1-naive Melanoma Patients With Brain Metastases Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in the Real-world Setting: A Multicohort Study. J Immunother. 2021 10 01; 44(8):307-318.
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Female sex is associated with higher rates of dermatologic adverse events among patients with melanoma receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: A retrospective cohort study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 08; 87(2):403-406.
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Characterization of genetics in patients with mucosal melanoma treated with immune checkpoint blockade. Cancer Med. 2021 04; 10(8):2627-2635.
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A deep molecular response of splenic marginal zone lymphoma to front-line checkpoint blockade. Haematologica. 2021 02 01; 106(2):651-654.
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Cytokine changes during immune-related adverse events and corticosteroid treatment in melanoma patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2021 Aug; 70(8):2209-2221.
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Personal neoantigen vaccines induce persistent memory T cell responses and epitope spreading in patients with melanoma. Nat Med. 2021 03; 27(3):515-525.
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Immune Checkpoint Therapies for Melanoma. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2021 02; 35(1):99-109.
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Seven decades of chemotherapy clinical trials: a pan-cancer social network analysis. Sci Rep. 2020 10 16; 10(1):17536.
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Prognostic Gene Expression Profiling in Cutaneous Melanoma: Identifying the Knowledge Gaps and Assessing the Clinical Benefit. JAMA Dermatol. 2020 09 01; 156(9):1004-1011.
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Vitamin D intake is associated with decreased risk of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced colitis. Cancer. 2020 08 15; 126(16):3758-3767.
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Observational study of talimogene laherparepvec use in the anti-PD-1 era for melanoma in the US (COSMUS-2). Melanoma Manag. 2020 Jun 15; 7(2):MMT41.
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Safety of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Patients With Pre-Existing Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Microscopic Colitis. JCO Oncol Pract. 2020 09; 16(9):e933-e942.
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Inactivation of Fbxw7 Impairs dsRNA Sensing and Confers Resistance to PD-1 Blockade. Cancer Discov. 2020 09; 10(9):1296-1311.
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Severe Radiation Necrosis Refractory to Surgical Resection in Patients with Melanoma and Brain Metastases Managed with Ipilimumab/Nivolumab and Brain-Directed Stereotactic Radiation Therapy. World Neurosurg. 2020 07; 139:226-231.
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The Evolution of Adjuvant Therapy for Melanoma. Curr Oncol Rep. 2019 11 25; 21(12):106.
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A case report of clonal EBV-like memory CD4+ T cell activation in fatal checkpoint inhibitor-induced encephalitis. Nat Med. 2019 08; 25(8):1243-1250.
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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 03 29; 7(1):89.
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Therapy with high-dose Interleukin-2 (HD IL-2) in metastatic melanoma and renal cell carcinoma following PD1 or PDL1 inhibition. J Immunother Cancer. 2019 02 18; 7(1):49.
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Clinicopathologic features correlated with paradoxical outcomes in stage IIC versus IIIA melanoma patients. Melanoma Res. 2019 02; 29(1):70-76.
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Immunotherapy Toxicity. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2019 04; 33(2):275-290.
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A Cancer Cell Program Promotes T Cell Exclusion and Resistance to Checkpoint Blockade. Cell. 2018 11 01; 175(4):984-997.e24.
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Corrigendum: An immunogenic personal neoantigen vaccine for patients with melanoma. Nature. 2018 03 14; 555(7696):402.
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First-in-Class ERK1/2 Inhibitor Ulixertinib (BVD-523) in Patients with MAPK Mutant Advanced Solid Tumors: Results of a Phase I Dose-Escalation and Expansion Study. Cancer Discov. 2018 02; 8(2):184-195.
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Characterization of Thyroid Disorders in Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibition Therapy. Cancer Immunol Res. 2017 12; 5(12):1133-1140.
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An immunogenic personal neoantigen vaccine for patients with melanoma. Nature. 2017 07 13; 547(7662):217-221.
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Radiation and PD-1 inhibition: Favorable outcomes after brain-directed radiation. Radiother Oncol. 2017 07; 124(1):98-103.
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Immune-Related Tumor Response Dynamics in Melanoma Patients Treated with Pembrolizumab: Identifying Markers for Clinical Outcome and Treatment Decisions. Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Aug 15; 23(16):4671-4679.
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The Phoenix Rises: The Rebirth of Cancer Immunotherapy. Clin Chem. 2017 07; 63(7):1190-1195.
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Erratum to: Rapid progression of intracranial melanoma metastases controlled with combined BRAF/MEK inhibition after discontinuation of therapy: a clinical challenge. J Neurooncol. 2017 05; 133(1):221.
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Clinical Features of Acquired Resistance to Anti-PD-1 Therapy in Advanced Melanoma. Cancer Immunol Res. 2017 05; 5(5):357-362.
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Sequencing Treatment in BRAFV600 Mutant Melanoma: Anti-PD-1 Before and After BRAF Inhibition. J Immunother. 2017 01; 40(1):31-35.
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A phase I trial of panobinostat (LBH589) in patients with metastatic melanoma. Cancer Med. 2016 11; 5(11):3041-3050.
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A retrospective analysis of High-Dose Interleukin-2 (HD IL-2) following Ipilimumab in metastatic melanoma. J Immunother Cancer. 2016; 4:52.
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Rapid progression of intracranial melanoma metastases controlled with combined BRAF/MEK inhibition after discontinuation of therapy: a clinical challenge. J Neurooncol. 2016 09; 129(3):389-393.
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Sequential administration of nivolumab and ipilimumab with a planned switch in patients with advanced melanoma (CheckMate 064): an open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2016 Jul; 17(7):943-955.
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Biomarkers in Melanoma: Lessons from Translational Medicine. Trends Cancer. 2016 06; 2(6):305-312.
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Ipilimumab Therapy in Patients With Advanced Melanoma and Preexisting Autoimmune Disorders. JAMA Oncol. 2016 Feb; 2(2):234-40.
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CTLA-4 and PD-1 Pathways: Similarities, Differences, and Implications of Their Inhibition. Am J Clin Oncol. 2016 Feb; 39(1):98-106.
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Melanoma in 2015: Immune-checkpoint blockade - durable cancer control. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2016 Feb; 13(2):77-8.
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Inhibition of Immune Checkpoints and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor as Combination Therapy for Metastatic Melanoma: An Overview of Rationale, Preclinical Evidence, and Initial Clinical Data. Front Oncol. 2015; 5:202.
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Melanoma arising in a nevus of Ito: novel genetic mutations and a review of the literature on cutaneous malignant transformation of dermal melanocytosis. J Cutan Pathol. 2016 Jan; 43(1):57-63.
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Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 and immune checkpoint blockade. J Clin Invest. 2015 Sep; 125(9):3377-83.
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Phase 2 study of sunitinib in patients with metastatic mucosal or acral melanoma. Cancer. 2015 Nov 15; 121(22):4007-15.
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Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 blockade in melanoma. Clin Ther. 2015 Apr 01; 37(4):755-63.
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Clinical utility of a blood-based BRAF(V600E) mutation assay in melanoma. Mol Cancer Ther. 2014 Dec; 13(12):3210-8.
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Interferon, interleukin-2, and other cytokines. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2014 Jun; 28(3):571-83.
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Parents' experience of their child's first psychiatric breakdown: "welcome to hell". Soc Work Health Care. 2013; 52(6):538-57.
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Prediction and prevention of thromboembolic events with enoxaparin in cancer patients with elevated tissue factor-bearing microparticles: a randomized-controlled phase II trial (the Microtec study). Br J Haematol. 2013 Feb; 160(4):530-7.
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Characterizing the clinical benefit of ipilimumab in patients who progressed on high-dose IL-2. J Immunother. 2012 Nov-Dec; 35(9):711-5.
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Induction gemcitabine and stereotactic body radiotherapy for locally advanced nonmetastatic pancreas cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Nov 15; 81(4):e615-22.
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Evaluation of six CTLA-4 polymorphisms in high-risk melanoma patients receiving adjuvant interferon therapy in the He13A/98 multicenter trial. J Transl Med. 2010 Nov 03; 8:108.
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Signaling between focal adhesion kinase and trio. J Biol Chem. 2003 Apr 11; 278(15):13265-70.
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