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Collins G, Noy A, de Vos S, Thieblemont C, Martin P, Flowers C, Morschhauser F, Ma S, Coleman M, Peles S, Smith S, Barrientos J, Smith A, Munneke B, Dimery I, Beaupre D, Chen R. Safety and efficacy of single-agent ibrutinib in patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) marginal zone lymphoma (MZL): A multicenter, open-label, phase 2 study. Hematol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2438_76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- G.P. Collins
- Department of Haematology; Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford UK
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- Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Los Angeles USA
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- APHP; Hopital Saint-Louis-Paris Diderot University, Hemato-oncology Department; Paris France
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology; Weill Cornell Medical College; New York USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology; Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University; Atlanta USA
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- Hematologie; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Université de Lille, EA GRIIOT; Lille Cedex France
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- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine; Northwestern University; Chicago USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Center for Lymphoma and Myeloma; New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Medical College; New York USA
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- Hematology; Florida Cancer Specialists; Atlantis USA
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Research Division, Division of Medical Oncology; University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Seattle USA
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Hempstead USA
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- Clinical Operations, Pharmacylics LLC, an Abbvie Company; Sunnyvale USA
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- Biostatistics; Pharmacylics LLC, an Abbvie Company; Sunnyvale USA
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- Clinical Operations, Pharmacylics LLC, an Abbvie Company; Sunnyvale USA
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- Clinical Operations, Pharmacylics LLC, an Abbvie Company; Sunnyvale USA
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- Hematology/Oncology; City of Hope National Medical Center; Duarte USA
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Parker R, Dimery I, Dabholkar M, Vionnet J, Reed E. Platinum-DNA adduct in head and neck-cancer patients receiving Cisplatin and Carboplatin chemotherapy. Int J Oncol 2012; 3:331-5. [PMID: 21573369 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.3.2.331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Sixteen patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck region were studied for the formation of platinum-DNA adduct in leukocyte DNA. Every patient received carboplatin and cisplatin, each given intravenously on day 1 of 21-day treatment cycles. Blood was obtained for DNA isolation 24 hours after treatment on cycles 1 and 2; and on the morning before cycle 2 of therapy (21 days after cycle 1 drug delivery). Adduct was measured by atomic absorbance spectrometry with Zeeman background correction. As has been shown in previous studies, adduct persistence and accumulation could be demonstrated in a portion of the cohort. Adduct removal from blood cell DNA during the 21 days of cycle number 1, was determined for 12 patients. In these patients, adduct removal was directly i-elated to clinical resistance to the cisplatin/carboplatin treatment regimen; and adduct removal was inversely related to leukocyte toxicity. These data demonstrate that changes in adduct levels with time may provide valuable information, in the study of the human in vivo biology of platinum-DNA damage and repair.
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- R Parker
- NCI,MED BRANCH,MED OVARIAN CANC SECT,BLDG 10,ROOM 12N226,BETHESDA,MD 20892. MD ANDERSON CANC CTR,HEAD NECK & THORAC MED ONCOL SECT,HOUSTON,TX
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Cloughesy TF, Prados MD, Wen PY, Mikkelsen T, Abrey LE, Schiff D, Yung WK, Maoxia Z, Dimery I, Friedman HS. A phase II, randomized, non-comparative clinical trial of the effect of bevacizumab (BV) alone or in combination with irinotecan (CPT) on 6-month progression free survival (PFS6) in recurrent, treatment-refractory glioblastoma (GBM). J Clin Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.26.15_suppl.2010b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Sandler AB, Hirsh V, Reck M, Archer V, Samant MK, Wang L, Strickland DK, Dimery I, Johnson DH. Retrospective study of clinical and radiographic risk factors associated with early onset, severe pulmonary hemorrhage in bevacizumab-treated patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). J Clin Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.26.15_suppl.8074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Sandler AB, Johnson DH, Brahmer J, Schiller JH, Ostland M, Gray R, Tran S, Dimery I. Retrospective study of clinical and radiographic risk factors associated with early onset, severe pulmonary hemorrhage in bevacizumab-treated patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). J Clin Oncol 2006. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.7068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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7068 Background: Bevacizumab (BV) added to chemotherapy prolongs survival in non-squamous NSCLC, but was uncommonly associated with serious pulmonary hemorrhage (PH) (Sandler A, et al, ASCO 2005). A retrospective study was conducted to potentially identify clinical or radiographic (CT) risk factors associated with early onset (<150 days from initial treatment) PH. Methods: A broad search of the E4599 database for selected bleeding terms among BV-treated patients was conducted. Cases of PH were identified and adjudicated. Associations between baseline clinical factors and incidence of PH were evaluated in the full cohort of E4599 patients. In addition, a separate case-control analysis, using controls matched on age and sex, was conducted to evaluate baseline CT variables. Chest CTs were evaluated by blinded independent assessment of lesion location, cavitation, size of largest tumor or nodal mass, vascular involvement, presence of an endobronchial tumor, and total number of intra-thoracic lesions. Additional analyses were also conducted including cases of late-onset PH, post-baseline variables such as unconfirmed tumor response at 6 weeks (RECIST) and cavitation, and combined CT data from E4599 and an earlier Ph II trial. Results: Of 425 BV-treated pts, 10 cases of PH were identified. Of these, 7 were PH without additional complicating factors, and 6 were of early-onset. The cohort analysis of these 6 early-onset cases is presented ( table ). The case-control analysis on CT risk factors is ongoing. Conclusion: PH was an uncommon event, and based on this, no evidence was observed for an association between the baseline clinical variables and the incidence of early-onset events of PH without additional complicating factors. Conclusions for the CT variables evaluated will be presented. [Table: see text] [Table: see text]
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- A. B. Sandler
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Boston, MA
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- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Boston, MA
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- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Boston, MA
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- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Boston, MA
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- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Boston, MA
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- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Boston, MA
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- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Boston, MA
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- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Boston, MA
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Natale R, Bodkin D, Govindan R, Sleckman B, Rizvi N, Capo A, Germonpré P, Dimery I, Webster A, Ranson M. O-103 A comparison of the antitumour efficacy of ZD6474 and gefitinib(Iressa™) in patients with NSCLC: Results of a randomized, double-blind Phase II study. Lung Cancer 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(05)80237-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Herbst R, Johnson B, Rowbottom J, Fidias P, Lu C, Prager D, Roubec J, Csada E, Dimery I, Heymach J. O-100 ZD6474 plus docetaxel in patients with previously treatedNSCLC: Results of a randomized, placebo-controlled Phase II trial. Lung Cancer 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(05)80234-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hevmach J, West H, Kerr R, Prager D, Sandler A, Herbst R, Stewart D, Dimery I, Johnson B. P-497 ZD6474 in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel as first-line treatment in patients with NSCLC: Results of the run-in phase of a two-part randomized Phase II study. Lung Cancer 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(05)80990-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Heymach JV, Johnson BE, Rowbottom JA, Fidias P, Lu C, Prager D, Roubec J, Csada E, Dimery I, Herbst RS. A randomized, placebo-controlled phase II trial of ZD6474 plus docetaxel, in patients with NSCLC. J Clin Oncol 2005. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.23.16_suppl.3023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- J. V. Heymach
- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, United Kingdom; MA Gen Hosp Cancer Ctr, Boston, MA; Univ of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr, Houston, TX; UCLA Medcl Ctr, Los Angeles, CA; Univ Hosp Ostrava-Poruba, Ostrava, Czech Republic; Univ of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, United Kingdom; MA Gen Hosp Cancer Ctr, Boston, MA; Univ of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr, Houston, TX; UCLA Medcl Ctr, Los Angeles, CA; Univ Hosp Ostrava-Poruba, Ostrava, Czech Republic; Univ of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, United Kingdom; MA Gen Hosp Cancer Ctr, Boston, MA; Univ of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr, Houston, TX; UCLA Medcl Ctr, Los Angeles, CA; Univ Hosp Ostrava-Poruba, Ostrava, Czech Republic; Univ of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, United Kingdom; MA Gen Hosp Cancer Ctr, Boston, MA; Univ of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr, Houston, TX; UCLA Medcl Ctr, Los Angeles, CA; Univ Hosp Ostrava-Poruba, Ostrava, Czech Republic; Univ of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, United Kingdom; MA Gen Hosp Cancer Ctr, Boston, MA; Univ of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr, Houston, TX; UCLA Medcl Ctr, Los Angeles, CA; Univ Hosp Ostrava-Poruba, Ostrava, Czech Republic; Univ of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, United Kingdom; MA Gen Hosp Cancer Ctr, Boston, MA; Univ of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr, Houston, TX; UCLA Medcl Ctr, Los Angeles, CA; Univ Hosp Ostrava-Poruba, Ostrava, Czech Republic; Univ of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, United Kingdom; MA Gen Hosp Cancer Ctr, Boston, MA; Univ of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr, Houston, TX; UCLA Medcl Ctr, Los Angeles, CA; Univ Hosp Ostrava-Poruba, Ostrava, Czech Republic; Univ of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, United Kingdom; MA Gen Hosp Cancer Ctr, Boston, MA; Univ of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr, Houston, TX; UCLA Medcl Ctr, Los Angeles, CA; Univ Hosp Ostrava-Poruba, Ostrava, Czech Republic; Univ of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, United Kingdom; MA Gen Hosp Cancer Ctr, Boston, MA; Univ of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr, Houston, TX; UCLA Medcl Ctr, Los Angeles, CA; Univ Hosp Ostrava-Poruba, Ostrava, Czech Republic; Univ of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, United Kingdom; MA Gen Hosp Cancer Ctr, Boston, MA; Univ of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr, Houston, TX; UCLA Medcl Ctr, Los Angeles, CA; Univ Hosp Ostrava-Poruba, Ostrava, Czech Republic; Univ of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
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Heymach JV, Dong RP, Dimery I, Wheeler C, Fidias P, Lu C, Johnson B, Herbst R. ZD6474, a novel antiangiogenic agent, in combination with docetaxel in patients with NSCLC: Results of the run-in phase of a two-part, randomized phase II study. J Clin Oncol 2004. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.22.90140.3051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- J. V. Heymach
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Osborne CK, Pippen J, Jones SE, Parker LM, Ellis M, Come S, Gertler SZ, May JT, Burton G, Dimery I, Webster A, Morris C, Elledge R, Buzdar A. Double-blind, randomized trial comparing the efficacy and tolerability of fulvestrant versus anastrozole in postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer progressing on prior endocrine therapy: results of a North American trial. J Clin Oncol 2002; 20:3386-95. [PMID: 12177098 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2002.10.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 499] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To compare the efficacy and tolerability of fulvestrant (formerly ICI 182,780) with anastrozole in the treatment of advanced breast cancer in patients whose disease progresses on prior endocrine treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this double-blind, double-dummy, parallel-group study, postmenopausal patients were randomized to receive either an intramuscular injection of fulvestrant 250 mg once monthly or a daily oral dose of anastrozole 1 mg. The primary end point was time to progression (TTP). Secondary end points included objective response (OR) rate, duration of response (DOR), and tolerability. RESULTS Patients (n = 400) were followed for a median period of 16.8 months. Fulvestrant was as effective as anastrozole in terms of TTP (hazard ratio, 0.92; 95.14% confidence interval [CI], 0.74 to 1.14; P =.43); median TTP was 5.4 months with fulvestrant and 3.4 months with anastrozole. OR rates were 17.5% with both treatments. Clinical benefit rates (complete response + partial response + stable disease > or = 24 weeks) were 42.2% for fulvestrant and 36.1% for anastrozole (95% CI, -4.00% to 16.41%; P =.26). In responding patients, median DOR (from randomization to progression) was 19.0 months for fulvestrant and 10.8 months for anastrozole. Using all patients, DOR was significantly greater for fulvestrant compared with anastrozole; the ratio of average response durations was 1.35 (95% CI, 1.10 to 1.67; P < 0.01). Both treatments were well tolerated. CONCLUSION Fulvestrant was at least as effective as anastrozole, with efficacy end points slightly favoring fulvestrant. Fulvestrant represents an additional treatment option for postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer whose disease progresses on tamoxifen therapy.
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- C K Osborne
- Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, MS 600, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Howell A, Osbome C, Morris C, Dimery I. Breast cancer clinical trials with Faslodex — A new class of antioestrogen. Eur J Cancer 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(98)80072-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Devore R, Johnson D, Crawford J, Dimery I, Eckardt J, Eckhardt SG. Irinotecan plus cisplatin in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. Oncology (Williston Park) 1998; 12:79-83. [PMID: 9726097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
During the 1980s, platinum-based regimens were yielding response rates typically less than 25%, median survival durations of about 25 weeks, and 1-year survival rates less than 25% in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Currently, results from single institution phase II trials of agents introduced in the 1990s show a doubling of these numbers, and results from multiinstitutional trials are demonstrating response rates ranging from 30% to 40%, median survival durations of 40 weeks, and 1 year survivals of 40%. Single agent irinotecan shows significant activity against NSCLC in preclinical and early phase I/II clinical studies, with activity similar to that for other new agents. Therapeutic synergy is observed in preclinical tumor models when irinotecan and cisplatin are combined, and phase I/II trials of this combination have demonstrated response rates > or = 50%. Herein the author provides an overview of data from phase II trials of irinotecan and focuses on preliminary results of a large US multicenter phase II trial of weekly irinotecan plus monthly cisplatin in 52 patients with advanced NSCLC. A response rate of 28.9% (95% CI, 16.5%-41.2%) and a median survival of 9.9 months were observed in this trial. US studies to design a more optimal irinotecan/cisplatin regimen in the same patient population are ongoing, and early results are encouraging.
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- R Devore
- Thoracic Oncology Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Garcia AA, Parimoo D, Dimery I, Rogers M, Jeffers S, Muggia FM. Tolerance of paclitaxel 3-hour infusion with and without granulocyte colony-stimulating factor on a biweekly schedule. Semin Oncol 1997; 24:S19-62-S19-66. [PMID: 9427269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The object of this study was to define the toxicity and maximum tolerated dose of paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) administered on a biweekly schedule, without and with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support. Eligible patients had a diagnosis of recurrent or metastatic carcinoma and had received no more than one prior chemotherapy regimen. Patients were treated with paclitaxel administered as a 3-hour infusion. Entry dose level was 150/mg/m2. Subsequent dose levels were 175, 200, and 225 mg/m2. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor was added at the two highest dose levels beginning on day 4, until absolute neutrophil count was above 10 x 10(9)/L. Forty-six patients were entered. Up to 175 mg/m2 could be safely administered every 2 weeks. Previously treated patients experienced severe dose-limiting neutropenia at 200 mg/m2, and at 225 mg/m2 all patients experienced treatment delays due to grade 3/4 neutropenia. Dose intensity was maintained in all patients due to the addition of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. Escalation to 250 mg/m2 does not appear desirable, due to neurotoxicity.
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- A A Garcia
- University of Southern California/Kenneth Norris Cancer Center, Los Angeles, USA
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From the outset of their clinical testing the camptothecins have shown antitumor activity against gastrointestinal cancer. With the definition of mechanism of action and introduction of several analogs their antitumor activity spectrum has expanded to include ovarian, cervical, small-cell and non-small cell lung cancers and malignant lymphomas, among others. The wide range of trials in these disease areas have been reviewed for CPT-11, topotecan, and 9-aminocamptothecin. A therapeutic role is anticipated for these and other camptothecins in these disease sites. Issues in guiding treatment indications and clinical development include: 1) pharmacokinetics and scheduling relevant to each of the drugs, with the oral route emerging as a practical way for testing prolonged exposure; 2) dose-intensification with cytokines, and its relevance in maintaining effective doses particularly in combination with other myelosuppressive drugs; and 3) pharmacodynamic determinants of response-an area of research that is particularly attractive because topoisomerase I is the target for camptothecins.
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- F M Muggia
- Department of Medicine, University of Southern California-Kenneth Norris Jr. Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles 90033, USA
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Schantz SP, Dimery I, Lippman SM, Clayman GL, Pellegrino C, Morice R. A phase II study of interleukin-2 and interferon-alpha in head and neck cancer. Invest New Drugs 1992; 10:217-23. [PMID: 1428731 DOI: 10.1007/bf00877250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The capacity to modulate host response against metastatic head and neck cancer may eventually lead to improved survival. This phase II study in patients with advanced head and neck cancer evaluated the efficacy of combination systemic recombinant interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon-alpha (INF-a) and evaluated laboratory correlates between tumor response and a) tumor differentiation and b) NK cell activation. Five of fourteen patients responded; two had partial responses and three had transient responses (one complete and two partial, each lasting less than four weeks). Patients that responded had relatively lesser tumor burden and poorly-differentiated metastases. No response was observed in those few individuals in whom natural immune function was only minimally enhanced by therapy. Major toxicity, including but not limited to fever, fatigue and pulmonary compromise, allowed only 3 of 14 patients to complete three cycles of therapy. This preliminary phase II study shows that combination IL-2/INF-a therapy has clinical anti-tumor activity and that the level of NK cell activation and the degree of tumor differentiation may correlate with response.
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- S P Schantz
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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Implantation of malignant cells along the needle tract is an extremely rare but potential complication following percutaneous needle aspiration biopsy of malignant lesions. Percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) has recently received more attention for cytologic diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinoma because of its high diagnostic yield, simplicity, and low morbidity. On the other hand, dissemination of cancer cells by needle aspiration biopsy can change a potentially resectable localized lung cancer to an unresectable one. We report two cases: one patient underwent FNAB of a metastatic left adrenal mass that seeded a paraspinal muscle implantation of malignant cells that subsequently developed a tumor mass, and the second patient had tumor cell implantation in the chest wall after FNAB of a pleural-based adenocarcinoma of the lung. The theoretical and practical importance of tumor cell spread along the needle tract is discussed. Because of its rare incidence, however, this complication should not affect the use of needle aspiration biopsy in bronchogenic carcinoma, although care should be undertaken during the procedure.
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- N Voravud
- Department of Medical Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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Raber MN, Adams F, Kavanagh J, Legha S, Dimery I, Krakoff I. Phase I trial of caracemide using bolus and infusion schedules. Cancer Treat Rep 1987; 71:349-52. [PMID: 3548956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We conducted a phase I trial of caracemide, a new chemotherapeutic agent, which is active in the MX1 (mammary) and CX1 (colon) human tumor xenografts. Using a 5-day bolus schedule, dose-limiting toxicity consisting of burning perioral pain associated with flushing, nasal stuffiness, and excess lacrimation was seen at 650 mg/m2/day. Using a 5-day continuous-infusion schedule, dose-limiting toxicity in the form of changes in affect, lethargy, disorientation, and cognitive dysfunction with electroencephalogram abnormalities was noted at 800 mg/m2/day. The recommended phase II dose levels are 525 mg/m2/day using the 5-day bolus schedule and 650 mg/m2/day using the continuous-infusion schedule. Because of venous pain at the site of infusion, the drug must be delivered via central venous access. The pathophysiology of both the peripheral and central side effects of caracemide may be related to increased cholinergic activity.
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Ajani JA, Dimery I, Chawla SP, Pinnamaneni K, Benjamin RS, Legha SS, Krakoff IH. Phase II studies of homoharringtonine in patients with advanced malignant melanoma; sarcoma; and head and neck, breast, and colorectal carcinomas. Cancer Treat Rep 1986; 70:375-9. [PMID: 3955548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Five phase II trials of the antitumor agent homoharringtonine were conducted in 80 patients who had advanced solid tumors. The five categories of solid tumors included malignant melanoma; sarcoma; and head and neck, breast, and colorectal carcinomas. The starting dose of homoharringtonine was 3.0-4.0 mg/m2 by short iv infusion daily X 5 days every 21 days. Seventy-eight of 80 patients had had prior chemotherapy and 49 had had prior radiation therapy. Among the 74 evaluable patients in the five tumor categories, there were no complete or partial remissions. Homoharringtonine was generally well-tolerated. Nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, and fever and chills were the most common side effects. Serious reversible cardiovascular toxicity, which occurred in three patients, included symptomatic hypotension in two and short runs of ventricular tachycardia in one. The investigations thus conclude that homoharringtonine given by intermittent schedule is an inactive drug against these solid tumors previously exposed to chemotherapy.
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Lee YY, Wallace S, Dimery I, Goepfert H. Intraarterial chemotherapy of head and neck tumors. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1986; 7:343-8. [PMID: 3082167 PMCID: PMC8332681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Forty-one patients with advanced recurrent or untreated and neck tumors were treated with intraarterial short-term (1-1 1/2 hr) infusion of cisplatin into the external carotid artery, achieving an immediate tumor response rate of 29.3%. Tumor extent within or beyond the territory of a single external carotid artery was the only significant factor identified affecting the tumor response rate (57.1% vs. 14.8%). Treatment with intraarterial chemotherapy using superselective catheterization before irradiation or surgery is beneficial in some patients.
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