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Morris D, Tu D, Tehfe MA, Nicholas GA, Goffin JR, Gregg RW, Shepherd FA, Murray N, Wierzbicki R, Lee CW, Kuruvilla S, Keith B, Ahmed A, Blais N, Goss GD, Korpanty G, Sederias J, Laurie SA, Seymour L, Bradbury PA. A Randomized Phase II study of Reolysin in Patients with Previously Treated Advanced or Metatstatic Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) receiving Standard Salvage Chemotherapy – Canadian Cancer Trials Group IND 211. J Clin Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.15_suppl.e20512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Vancouver Cancer Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- R. S. MacLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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- BCCA - Abbotsford Centre, Abbotsford, BC, Canada
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- Allan Blair Cancer Center, Regina, SK, Canada
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Bujko K, Wyrwicz L, Rutkowski A, Malinowska M, Pietrzak L, Kryński J, Michalski W, Olędzki J, Kuśnierz J, Zając L, Bednarczyk M, Szczepkowski M, Tarnowski W, Kosakowska E, Zwoliński J, Winiarek M, Wiśniowska K, Partycki M, Bęczkowska K, Polkowski W, Styliński R, Wierzbicki R, Bury P, Jankiewicz M, Paprota K, Lewicka M, Ciseł B, Skórzewska M, Mielko J, Bębenek M, Maciejczyk A, Kapturkiewicz B, Dybko A, Hajac Ł, Wojnar A, Leśniak T, Zygulska J, Jantner D, Chudyba E, Zegarski W, Las-Jankowska M, Jankowski M, Kołodziejski L, Radkowski A, Żelazowska-Omiotek U, Czeremszyńska B, Kępka L, Kolb-Sielecki J, Toczko Z, Fedorowicz Z, Dziki A, Danek A, Nawrocki G, Sopyło R, Markiewicz W, Kędzierawski P, Wydmański J. Long-course oxaliplatin-based preoperative chemoradiation versus 5 × 5 Gy and consolidation chemotherapy for cT4 or fixed cT3 rectal cancer: results of a randomized phase III study. Ann Oncol 2016; 27:834-42. [PMID: 26884592 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Improvements in local control are required when using preoperative chemoradiation for cT4 or advanced cT3 rectal cancer. There is therefore a need to explore more effective schedules. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with fixed cT3 or cT4 cancer were randomized either to 5 × 5 Gy and three cycles of FOLFOX4 (group A) or to 50.4 Gy in 28 fractions combined with two 5-day cycles of bolus 5-Fu 325 mg/m(2)/day and leucovorin 20 mg/m(2)/day during the first and fifth week of irradiation along with five infusions of oxaliplatin 50 mg/m(2) once weekly (group B). The protocol was amended in 2012 to allow oxaliplatin to be then foregone in both groups. RESULTS Of 541 entered patients, 515 were eligible for analysis; 261 in group A and 254 in group B. Preoperative treatment acute toxicity was lower in group A than group B, P = 0.006; any toxicity being, respectively, 75% versus 83%, grade III-IV 23% versus 21% and toxic deaths 1% versus 3%. R0 resection rates (primary end point) and pathological complete response rates in groups A and B were, respectively, 77% versus 71%, P = 0.07, and 16% versus 12%, P = 0.17. The median follow-up was 35 months. At 3 years, the rates of overall survival and disease-free survival in groups A and B were, respectively, 73% versus 65%, P = 0.046, and 53% versus 52%, P = 0.85, together with the cumulative incidence of local failure and distant metastases being, respectively, 22% versus 21%, P = 0.82, and 30% versus 27%, P = 0.26. Postoperative and late complications rates in group A and group B were, respectively, 29% versus 25%, P = 0.18, and 20% versus 22%, P = 0.54. CONCLUSIONS No differences were observed in local efficacy between 5 × 5 Gy with consolidation chemotherapy and long-course chemoradiation. Nevertheless, an improved overall survival and lower acute toxicity favours the 5 × 5 Gy schedule with consolidation chemotherapy. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER The trial is registered as ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT00833131.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Oncology
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- Department of Gastroenterological Oncology
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, M. Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre, Warsaw
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Medical University, Warsaw
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- Department of Gynecology, M. Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre, Warsaw
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- Department of Gastroenterological Oncology
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Jozef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, Warsaw Clinical Department of General and Colorectal Surgery, Bielański Hospital, Warsaw
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- Department of General, Oncologic and Digestive Tract Surgery, Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education, Orłowski Hospital, Warsaw
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- Department of Gastroenterological Oncology
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin
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- First Department of General Surgery, Transplantology and Nutritional Therapy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin
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- II Chair and Department of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery and Surgical Oncology of the Alimentary Tract, Medical University, Lublin
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin Department of Radiotherapy, St John's Cancer Center, Lublin
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- Department of Radiotherapy, St John's Cancer Center, Lublin
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin
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- Pathology, Silesian Oncological Centre, Wroclaw
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- Department of Surgery, Beskid Centre of Oncology, Bielsko-Biala
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Beskid Centre of Oncology, Bielsko-Biala
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- Department of Surgery, Beskid Centre of Oncology, Bielsko-Biala
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Beskid Centre of Oncology, Bielsko-Biala
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- Department of Oncological Surgery, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University and Oncology Centre, Bydgoszcz
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- Department of Oncological Surgery, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University and Oncology Centre, Bydgoszcz
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- Department of Oncological Surgery, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University and Oncology Centre, Bydgoszcz
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Regional Cancer Centre, Tarnów
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- Department Radiotherapy, Independent Public Health Care Facility of the Ministry of the Interior and Warmian-Masurian Oncology Centre, Olsztyn
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- Department Radiotherapy, Independent Public Health Care Facility of the Ministry of the Interior and Warmian-Masurian Oncology Centre, Olsztyn
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- Department Radiotherapy, Independent Public Health Care Facility of the Ministry of the Interior and Warmian-Masurian Oncology Centre, Olsztyn
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- Department of Surgery, Regional Hospital, Elbląg
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- Department of Surgery, Regional Hospital, Elbląg
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University, Lódź
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- Department of Surgery, M. Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre, Warsaw
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- Department of Surgery, M. Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre, Warsaw
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- Department of Surgery, Regional Cancer Centre, Białystok
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Regional Oncological Centre, Kielce
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- Department of Radiotherapy, M. Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre, Gliwice, Poland
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Bujko K, Wyrwicz L, Rutkowski A, Malinowska M, Pietrzak L, Krynski J, Michalski W, Polkowski W, Stylinski R, Wierzbicki R, Jankiewicz M, Cisel B, Bebenek M, Maciejczyk A, Lesniak T, Zygulska J, Zegarski W, Las M, Kolodziejski L, Radkowski A, Czeremszynska B, Kepka L, Toczko Z, Danek A, Markiewicz W. OC-0479: Neoadjuvant chemoradiation for fixed cT3 or cT4 rectal cancer: results of a phase III study. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)31728-5] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Ellis PM, Leighl NB, Hirsh V, Reaume MN, Blais N, Wierzbicki R, Sadrolhefazi B, Gu Y, Liu D, Pilz K, Chu Q. A Randomized, Open-Label Phase II Trial of Volasertib as Monotherapy and in Combination With Standard-Dose Pemetrexed Compared With Pemetrexed Monotherapy in Second-Line Treatment for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Lung Cancer 2015; 16:457-65. [PMID: 26100229 DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2015.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Revised: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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UNLABELLED Second-line therapy options that improve survival for patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are needed. This randomized, phase II trial (n [ 143) investigated volasertib monotherapy or in combination with pemetrexed compared with pemetrexed monotherapy in patients with NSCLC whose disease had progressed after previous platinum-based chemotherapy. The combination of volasertib with pemetrexed did not improve efficacy compared with pemetrexed monotherapy. INTRODUCTION Volasertib is a potent, selective, cell cycle kinase inhibitor that induces mitotic arrest and apoptosis by targeting Polo-like kinase. In this study we compared volasertib, volasertib with pemetrexed, and pemetrexed alone in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease progressed after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS A run-in phase (n = 12) was used to determine whether volasertib could be combined in full dose with pemetrexed 500 mg/m(2). Subsequent patients were randomized to volasertib (n = 37), volasertib with pemetrexed (n = 47), or pemetrexed (n = 47) administered on day 1 every 21 days. The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS); secondary end points included objective response rate and pharmacokinetics. RESULTS Volasertib 300 mg was chosen for the randomized phase. Recruitment to single-agent volasertib was stopped early because of lack of efficacy. Median PFS was 5.3 months with pemetrexed compared with 3.3 months with volasertib with pemetrexed (hazard ratio [HR], 1.141; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.73-1.771) and 1.4 months with volasertib (HR, 2.045; 95% CI, 1.27-3.292). ORRs were 10.6% with pemetrexed, 21.3% for volasertib with pemetrexed, and 8.1% with volasertib. The most common all-grade related adverse events (pemetrexed/volasertib with pemetrexed/volasertib) were: fatigue (28 [61%]/27 [59%]/11 [31%]), nausea (21 [46%]/19 [41%]/0 [0%]), decreased apetite (14 [31%]/13 [28%]/2 [6%]), neutropenia (4 [9%]/8 [17%]/9 [25%]), rash (9 [20%]/8 [17%]/2 [6%]), vomiting (6 [13%]/13 [28%]/0 [0%]), and diarrhea (8 [17%]/11 [24%]/0 [0%]). Pharmacokinetics analyses showed no drug-drug interactions between volasertib and pemetrexed. CONCLUSION For treatment in the second-line for advanced or metastatic NSCLC, the combination of volasertib with standard pemetrexed did not increase toxicity significantly but also did not improve efficacy compared with single-agent pemetrexed.
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- Peter M Ellis
- Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, Ridgefield, CT
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG, Biberach, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG, Biberach, Germany
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- Cross Cancer Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Ellis P, Liu G, Millward M, Perrone F, Shepherd F, Seymour L, Sun S, Cho B, Morabito A, Stockler M, Leighl N, Lee C, Wierzbicki R, Favaretto A, Tsao M, Wilson C, Taylor I, Ding K, Goss G, Bradbury P. The Relationship Between Egfr and Kras Mutation Status and Overall Survival (Os) in the Ncic Ctg Br.26 Randomized Trial of Dacomitinib (D) Versus Placebo (P) in Patients with Previously Treated Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (Nsclc). Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu349.91] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Liu G, Di Maio M, Tsao M, Cheng D, Chen Z, Wierzbicki R, Riccardi F, Spatafora M, Adamo V, Favaretto A, Bianco R, Gregg R, Costanzo R, Signoriello S, Butts C, Ciardiello F, Feld R, Gallo C, Gridelli C, Perrone F. Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (Egfr) and Abcg2 Polymorphisms and Treatment Outcome in the Randomized Phase III Torch Trial in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Nsclc) Patients. Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu349.29] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ellis PM, Liu G, Millward M, Perrone F, Shepherd FA, Sun S, Cho BC, Morabito A, Stockler MR, Wierzbicki R, Cohen V, Blais N, Sangha RS, Favaretto AG, Kang JH, Wilson CF, O'Connell J, Ding K, Goss GD, Bradbury PA. NCIC CTG BR.26: A phase III randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial of dacomitinib versus placebo in patients with advanced/metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received prior chemotherapy and an EGFR TKI. J Clin Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.32.15_suppl.8036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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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- Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- R. S. MacLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine,Seoul St.Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University, Seoul, South Korea
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- NCIC Clinical Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Gridelli C, Ciardiello F, Gallo C, Feld R, Butts C, Gebbia V, Maione P, Morgillo F, Genestreti G, Favaretto A, Leighl N, Wierzbicki R, Cinieri S, Alam Y, Siena S, Tortora G, Felletti R, Riccardi F, Mancuso G, Rossi A, Cantile F, Tsao MS, Saieg M, da Cunha Santos G, Piccirillo MC, Di Maio M, Morabito A, Perrone F. First-line erlotinib followed by second-line cisplatin-gemcitabine chemotherapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: the TORCH randomized trial. J Clin Oncol 2012; 30:3002-11. [PMID: 22778317 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.41.2056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Erlotinib prolonged survival of unselected patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who were not eligible for further chemotherapy, and two phase II studies suggested it might be an alternative to first-line chemotherapy. A randomized phase III trial was designed to test whether first-line erlotinib followed at progression by cisplatin-gemcitabine was not inferior in terms of survival to the standard inverse sequence. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with stage IIIB (with pleural effusion or supraclavicular nodes) to IV NSCLC and performance status of 0 to 1 were eligible. With a 95% CI upper limit of 1.25 for the hazard ratio (HR) for death, 80% power, a one-sided α = .025, and two interim analyses, a sample size of 900 patients was planned. RESULTS At the first planned interim analysis with half the events, the inferiority boundary was crossed, and the Independent Data Monitoring Committee recommended early termination of the study. Seven hundred sixty patients (median age, 62 years; range, 27 to 81 years) had been randomly assigned. Baseline characteristics were balanced between study arms. As of June 1, 2011, median follow-up was 24.3 months, and 536 deaths were recorded (263 in the standard treatment arm and 273 in the experimental arm). Median survival was 11.6 months (95% CI, 10.2 to 13.3 months) in the standard arm and 8.7 months (95% CI, 7.4 to 10.5 months) in the experimental arm. Adjusted HR of death in the experimental arm was 1.24 (95% CI, 1.04 to 1.47). There was no heterogeneity across sex, smoking habit, histotype, and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation. CONCLUSION In unselected patients with advanced NSCLC, first-line erlotinib followed at progression by cisplatin-gemcitabine was significantly inferior in terms of overall survival compared with the standard sequence of first-line chemotherapy followed by erlotinib.
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Łopacińska JM, Grădinaru C, Wierzbicki R, Købler C, Schmidt MS, Madsen MT, Skolimowski M, Dufva M, Flyvbjerg H, Mølhave K. Cell motility, morphology, viability and proliferation in response to nanotopography on silicon black. Nanoscale 2012; 4:3739-3745. [PMID: 22614757 DOI: 10.1039/c2nr11455k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Knowledge of cells' interactions with nanostructured materials is fundamental for bio-nanotechnology. We present results for how individual mouse fibroblasts from cell line NIH3T3 respond to highly spiked surfaces of silicon black that were fabricated by maskless reactive ion etching (RIE). We did standard measurements of cell viability, proliferation, and morphology on various surfaces. We also analyzed the motility of cells on the same surfaces, as recorded in time lapse movies of sparsely populated cell cultures. We find that motility and morphology vary strongly with nano-patterns, while viability and proliferation show little dependence on substrate type. We conclude that motility analysis can show a wide range of cell responses e.g. over a factor of two in cell speed to different nano-topographies, where standard assays, such as viability or proliferation, in the tested cases show much less variation of the order 10-20%.
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- Joanna M Łopacińska
- Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Ørsteds Plads 345a, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
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Hollen PJ, Gralla RJ, Stewart JA, Meharchand JM, Wierzbicki R, Leighl N. Can a computerized format replace a paper form in PRO and HRQL evaluation? Psychometric testing of the computer-assisted LCSS instrument (eLCSS-QL). Support Care Cancer 2012; 21:165-72. [PMID: 22684988 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1507-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2010] [Accepted: 05/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE This trial assessed the ability to enhance health-related quality of life (HRQL) and patient-reported outcome (PRO) evaluation in trials and patient management using computer assistance with a handheld device, called a personal digital assistant. The study assessed ease of use and psychometric properties of this approach, comparing the Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS) paper form with the electronic (eLCSS-QL). Objectives were to: (1) measure completion times; (2) evaluate acceptability by patients, nurses, and physicians; (3) determine the correlation of the eLCSS-QL with the paper version; and (4) determine the feasibility of using a shorter visual analogue scale (VAS) in the electronic version. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients were entered at 12 COMET clinics. All had: (a) stage III or IV non-small cell lung cancer, (b) Karnofsky performance status (KPS) ≥ 60, (c) no prior chemotherapy, and (d) received initial courses of docetaxel + platinum. Of the 148 patients enrolled, characteristics were: men, 57 %; median, KPS 80 %; and median age, 67 years. Of these, 131 patients completed the evaluation form. RESULTS The eLCSS-QL had excellent acceptance by patients, nurses, and physicians. Patients required 2.2 min (mean) to complete the eLCSS-QL. Reliability coefficients using Cronbach's alpha were high for the paper (0.84) and electronic (0.88) versions. The correlation coefficient between forms was high (0.92). The length of the VAS on the handheld pc (53 mm versus 100 mm on the paper format) resulted in nearly identical scores. CONCLUSIONS The high acceptance rate by patients and professionals, the rapid completion time, ease of use, and strong psychometric properties confirm that the electronic LCSS (eLCSS-QL) is practical for use in trials and patient management. This study indicates that computer assistance helps overcome barriers associated with evaluating HRQL and PROs.
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- Patricia J Hollen
- University of Virginia, 225 Jeanette Lancaster Way, Charlottesville, VA 22903-3387, USA.
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Paul-Boncour V, Filipek S, Sato R, Wierzbicki R, André G, Porcher F, Reissner M, Wiesinger G. Structural and magnetic properties of RMn2−Fe D6 compounds (R=Y, Er; x≤0.2) synthesized under high deuterium pressure. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2010.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Paul-Boncour V, Parker SF, Hagemann H, Filipek SM, Wierzbicki R, Latroche M. YMn2Hx and RMn2−yFeyH6 (R = Y, Er) studied by Raman, infrared and inelastic neutron scattering spectroscopies. Faraday Discuss 2011; 151:307-14; discussion 385-97. [DOI: 10.1039/c0fd00019a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dudkiewicz A, Tiede K, Loeschner K, Jensen LHS, Jensen E, Wierzbicki R, Boxall AB, Molhave K. Characterization of nanomaterials in food by electron microscopy. Trends Analyt Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2010.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Contreras J, Costa D, Pereira S, Fortunato E, Martins R, Wierzbicki R, Heerlein H, Ferreira I. Micro cantilever movement detection with an amorphous silicon array of position sensitive detectors. Sensors (Basel) 2010; 10:8173-8184. [PMID: 22163648 PMCID: PMC3231201 DOI: 10.3390/s100908173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2010] [Revised: 07/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/30/2010] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The movement of a micro cantilever was detected via a self constructed portable data acquisition prototype system which integrates a linear array of 32 1D amorphous silicon position sensitive detectors (PSD). The system was mounted on a microscope using a metal structure platform and the movement of the 30 μm wide by 400 μm long cantilever was tracked by analyzing the signals acquired by the 32 sensor array electronic readout system and the relevant data algorithm. The obtained results show a linear behavior of the photocurrent relating X and Y movement, with a non-linearity of about 3%, a spatial resolution of less than 2 μm along the lateral dimension of the sensor as well as of less than 3 μm along the perpendicular dimension of the sensor, when detecting just the micro-cantilever, and a spatial resolution of less than 1 μm when detecting the holding structure.
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- Javier Contreras
- CENIMAT, Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Technology of New University of Lisbon and CEMOP/UNINOVA, Campus da Caparica, 2928-516 Caparica, Portugal; E-Mails: (D.C.); (S.P.); (E.F.); (R.M.)
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- CENIMAT, Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Technology of New University of Lisbon and CEMOP/UNINOVA, Campus da Caparica, 2928-516 Caparica, Portugal; E-Mails: (D.C.); (S.P.); (E.F.); (R.M.)
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- CENIMAT, Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Technology of New University of Lisbon and CEMOP/UNINOVA, Campus da Caparica, 2928-516 Caparica, Portugal; E-Mails: (D.C.); (S.P.); (E.F.); (R.M.)
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- CENIMAT, Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Technology of New University of Lisbon and CEMOP/UNINOVA, Campus da Caparica, 2928-516 Caparica, Portugal; E-Mails: (D.C.); (S.P.); (E.F.); (R.M.)
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- CENIMAT, Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Technology of New University of Lisbon and CEMOP/UNINOVA, Campus da Caparica, 2928-516 Caparica, Portugal; E-Mails: (D.C.); (S.P.); (E.F.); (R.M.)
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- NASCATEC GmbH, Ludwig-Erhard-Str. 10, 34131 Kassel, Germany; E-Mail: (R.W.); (H.H.)
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- NASCATEC GmbH, Ludwig-Erhard-Str. 10, 34131 Kassel, Germany; E-Mail: (R.W.); (H.H.)
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- CENIMAT, Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Technology of New University of Lisbon and CEMOP/UNINOVA, Campus da Caparica, 2928-516 Caparica, Portugal; E-Mails: (D.C.); (S.P.); (E.F.); (R.M.)
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Gridelli C, Ciardiello F, Feld R, Butts CA, Gebbia V, Genestreti G, Favaretto AG, Wierzbicki R, Gallo C, Perrone F. International multicenter randomized phase III study of first-line erlotinib (E) followed by second-line cisplatin plus gemcitabine (CG) versus first-line CG followed by second-line E in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC): The TORCH trial. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.7508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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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Kuo HT, Liu RS, Filipek SM, Wierzbicki R, Sato R, Chan CL, Yang HD, Lee JF. Formation of hydrides in (Ti(1-x)Zr(x))Co(2.00) (0 < x < 1) pseudobinary alloys. Inorg Chem 2009; 48:11655-9. [PMID: 19919020 DOI: 10.1021/ic901760j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The exposure of (Ti(1-x)Zr(x))Co(2.00) intermetallic alloys to hydrogen at high pressure caused (Ti(1-x)Zr(x))Co(2.00) (x = 0.50-0.90) hydrides in the alloy. The crystalline structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of parent alloys and of their hydrides were determined by using XRD (X-ray powder diffraction) and XAS (X-ray absorption spectrometry) and by the use of SQUID (a superconducting quantum interference device). Hydrogenation did not alter the crystal structure of the parent alloy, but it did increase the volume of the unit cell. An in situ Co K-edge XAS study of the hydride revealed that the valence state of Co increased during discharge (which is the release of hydrogen from the hydride). Hydrogenation of the parent alloy also reduced the magnetic moment. A possible mechanism of discharge for the hydride is also proposed.
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- H T Kuo
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Wierzbicki R, Jonker DJ, Moore MJ, Berry SR, Loehrer PJ, Youssoufian H, Rowinsky EK. A phase II, multicenter study of cetuximab monotherapy in patients with refractory, metastatic colorectal carcinoma with absent epidermal growth factor receptor immunostaining. Invest New Drugs 2009; 29:167-74. [PMID: 19830388 DOI: 10.1007/s10637-009-9341-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2009] [Accepted: 09/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine antitumor activity of cetuximab monotherapy in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal carcinoma (mCRC) with lack of specific membrane immunostaining for the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients had immunohistochemical (IHC)-determined mCRC with absent EGFR immunostaining that progressed after receiving at least one standard, fluoropyrimidine-containing chemotherapeutic regimen. Absent EGFR immunostaining was defined as the IHC absence of specific membrane staining in ≥500 cancer cells examined in well-preserved tissue. The study was performed prior to results of studies linking cetuximab sensitivity to K-ras mutation status. Patients received 400 mg/m(2) of intravenous (i.v.) cetuximab followed by once-weekly i.v. cetuximab 250 mg/m(2) until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients were evaluated for objective response at least every 6 weeks. Kaplan-Meier estimates were calculated for duration of response, time to progression (TTP), and overall survival (OS). RESULTS Seven (8.2%) of 85 mCRC patients whose tumors lacked EGFR immunostaining had major responses following cetuximab treatment. The median duration of response was 5.1 months. Median TTP and OS were 2.5 months and 10.0 months, respectively; the 1-year survival rate was 39.6%. The most frequently reported cetuximab-related adverse events were acneiform dermatitis, fatigue, headache, and dry skin. CONCLUSION Cetuximab monotherapy produces objective antitumor activity in patients with mCRC that does not express EGFR as determined by IHC. The activity and safety profiles of cetuximab monotherapy in mCRC lacking EGFR immunostaining are similar to previous observations in EGFR IHC-positive disease that was not selected based on K-ras mutation status.
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- Rafal Wierzbicki
- Durham Regional Cancer Centre, 1 Hospital Court, Oshawa, ON, L1G 2B9, Canada.
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Cappuzzo F, Coudert B, Wierzbicki R, Park K, Custers F, Curbera G, Giaccone G, Hilbe W, Klingelschmitt G, Ciuleanu T. 9158 A phase III study of erlotinib as maintenance therapy in NSCLC to delay progression following first-line chemotherapy (SATURN). EJC Suppl 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(09)71871-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Goss G, Ferry D, Wierzbicki R, Laurie SA, Thompson J, Biesma B, Hirsch FR, Varella-Garcia M, Duffield E, Ataman OU, Zarenda M, Armour AA. Randomized phase II study of gefitinib compared with placebo in chemotherapy-naive patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer and poor performance status. J Clin Oncol 2009; 27:2253-60. [PMID: 19289623 PMCID: PMC4886538 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.18.4408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [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] [Received: 06/09/2008] [Accepted: 12/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To compare gefitinib with placebo in chemotherapy naïve patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and poor performance status. PATIENTS AND METHODS NSCLC patients (chemotherapy naïve, WHO performance status 2 or 3; unfit for chemotherapy; stage IIIB/IV) were randomly assigned to gefitinib (250 mg/d) plus best supportive care (BSC; n = 100) or placebo plus BSC (n = 101). The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS). Secondary end points included overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR), quality of life (QOL), pulmonary symptom improvement (PSI), and safety. Correlation of gefitinib efficacy with EGFR gene copy number (fluorescent in situ hybridization [FISH]) was explored. RESULTS Hazard ratios (HRs; gefitinib:placebo) were 0.82 (95% CI, 0.60 to 1.12; P = .217) for PFS and 0.84 (95% CI, 0.62 to 1.15; P = .272) for OS. As expected for this patient population, OS for both arms was poor, at about 3 months. ORRs were 6.0% (gefitinib) and 1.0% (placebo). QOL and PSI rates were 21.1% and 28.3% (gefitinib) and 20.0% and 28.3% (placebo), respectively. In EGFR FISH-positive patients (n = 32), HRs were 0.29 (95% CI, 0.11 to 0.73) for PFS and 0.44 (95% CI, 0.17 to 1.12) for OS. No unexpected adverse events occurred. CONCLUSION There was no statistically significant difference in PFS, OS, and ORRs after treatment with gefitinib or placebo, in the overall population; improvements in QOL and symptoms were similar in both groups. Tolerability profile of gefitinib was consistent with previous studies. PFS was statistically significantly improved for gefitinib-treated patients with EGFR FISH-positive tumors.
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- Glenwood Goss
- Division of Medical Oncology, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, 501 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada.
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Paul-Boncour V, Filipek SM, Wierzbicki R, André G, Bourée F, Guillot M. Structural and magnetic properties of DyMn(2)D(6) synthesized under high deuterium pressure. J Phys Condens Matter 2009; 21:016001. [PMID: 21817238 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/21/1/016001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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DyMn(2)D(6) has been prepared by applying high gaseous deuterium pressure on DyMn(2). This phase is isostructural with other RMn(2)D(6) (R = Y, Er) compounds and crystallizes with a K(2)PtCl(6) type structure having an ordered anion and a partially disordered cation arrangement because Dy and half the Mn atoms are randomly substituted in the same 8c site. The reverse susceptibility follows a Curie-Weiss law with an effective moment of 10 μ(B) similar to that of DyMn(2). Short range magnetic order, corresponding to ferromagnetic correlations, is observed in the neutron patterns up to 10 K and can be attributed to Dy-Dy interactions. The decomposition of the deuteride into Mn and DyD(2), studied by thermal gravimetric analysis, occurs between 470 and 650 K. A further deuterium desorption takes place above 920 K.
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- V Paul-Boncour
- Laboratoire de Chimie Métallurgique des Terres Rares, CNRS, 2-8 rue H Dunant, 94320 Thiais, France
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Wierzbicki R, Jonker DJ, Moore MJ, Berry SR, Loehrer PJ, Fox F, Katz T, Rowinsky EK, Youssoufian H. A phase II multicenter study of cetuximab monotherapy in patients with EGFR-undetectable refractory metastatic colorectal carcinoma (mCRC). J Clin Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.26.15_suppl.4065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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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Jonker DJ, O'Callaghan CJ, Karapetis CS, Zalcberg JR, Tu D, Au HJ, Berry SR, Krahn M, Price T, Simes RJ, Tebbutt NC, van Hazel G, Wierzbicki R, Langer C, Moore MJ. Cetuximab for the treatment of colorectal cancer. N Engl J Med 2007; 357:2040-8. [PMID: 18003960 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa071834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1437] [Impact Index Per Article: 84.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cetuximab, an IgG1 chimeric monoclonal antibody against epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), has activity against colorectal cancers that express EGFR. METHODS From December 2003 to August 2005, 572 patients who had colorectal cancer expressing immunohistochemically detectable EGFR and who had been previously treated with a fluoropyrimidine, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin or had contraindications to treatment with these drugs underwent randomization to an initial dose of 400 mg of cetuximab per square meter of body-surface area followed by a weekly infusion of 250 mg per square meter plus best supportive care (287 patients) or best supportive care alone (285 patients). The primary end point was overall survival. RESULTS In comparison with best supportive care alone, cetuximab treatment was associated with a significant improvement in overall survival (hazard ratio for death, 0.77; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.64 to 0.92; P=0.005) and in progression-free survival (hazard ratio for disease progression or death, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.57 to 0.80; P<0.001). These benefits were robust after adjustment in a multivariable Cox proportional-hazards model. The median overall survival was 6.1 months in the cetuximab group and 4.6 months in the group assigned to supportive care alone. Partial responses occurred in 23 patients (8.0%) in the cetuximab group but in none in the group assigned to supportive care alone (P<0.001); the disease was stable in an additional 31.4% of patients assigned to cetuximab and in 10.9% of patients assigned to supportive care alone (P<0.001). Quality of life was better preserved in the cetuximab group, with less deterioration in physical function and global health status scores (both P<0.05). Cetuximab treatment was associated with a characteristic rash; a rash of grade 2 or higher was strongly associated with improved survival (hazard ratio for death, 0.33; 95% CI, 0.22 to 0.50; P<0.001). The incidence of any adverse event of grade 3 or higher was 78.5% in the cetuximab group and 59.1% in the group assigned to supportive care alone (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Cetuximab improves overall survival and progression-free survival and preserves quality-of-life measures in patients with colorectal cancer in whom other treatments have failed. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00079066 [ClinicalTrials.gov].).
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- Derek J Jonker
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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Fuchs CS, Marshall J, Mitchell E, Wierzbicki R, Ganju V, Jeffery M, Schulz J, Richards D, Soufi-Mahjoubi R, Wang B, Barrueco J. Randomized, Controlled Trial of Irinotecan Plus Infusional, Bolus, or Oral Fluoropyrimidines in First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Results From the BICC-C Study. J Clin Oncol 2007; 25:4779-86. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.11.3357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 598] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PurposeThis phase III study compared the safety and efficacy of the following three different irinotecan-containing regimens in the first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer: irinotecan plus infusional fluorouracil (FU)/leucovorin (LV) (FOLFIRI), irinotecan plus bolus FU/LV (mIFL), and irinotecan plus oral capecitabine (CapeIRI).Patients and MethodsA total of 430 previously untreated metastatic colorectal cancer patients were randomly assigned to receive FOLFIRI (n = 144), mIFL (n = 141), or CapeIRI (n = 145). Patients were concurrently randomly assigned to a double-blind treatment with celecoxib or placebo. After a protocol amendment, an additional 117 patients were randomly assigned to either FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab (FOLFIRI+Bev; n = 57) or mILF plus bevacizumab (mIFL+Bev; n = 60), whereas the CapeIRI arm was discontinued. The primary study end point was progression-free survival (PFS), with secondary end points of overall survival (OS), response rate, and toxicity.ResultsMedian PFS was 7.6 months for FOLFIRI, 5.9 months for mIFL (P = .004 for the comparison with FOLFIRI), and 5.8 months for CapeIRI (P = .015). Median OS was 23.1 months for FOLFIRI, 17.6 months for mIFL (P = .09), and 18.9 months for CapeIRI (P = .27). CapeIRI was associated with higher rates of severe vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration. After the amendment to add bevacizumab, the median survival time has not yet been reached for FOLFIRI+Bev and was 19.2 months for mIFL+Bev (P = .007). FOLFIRI+Bev was associated with a higher rate of ≥ grade 3 hypertension than mIFL+Bev.ConclusionFOLFIRI and FOLFIRI+Bev offered superior activity to their comparators and were comparably safe. An infusional schedule of FU should be the preferred irinotecan-based regimen in first-line metastatic colorectal cancer.
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- Charles S. Fuchs
- From the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; US Oncology Network, Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; US Oncology Network, Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Frankston, Australia; and Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- From the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; US Oncology Network, Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; US Oncology Network, Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Frankston, Australia; and Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- From the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; US Oncology Network, Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; US Oncology Network, Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Frankston, Australia; and Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- From the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; US Oncology Network, Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; US Oncology Network, Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Frankston, Australia; and Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- From the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; US Oncology Network, Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; US Oncology Network, Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Frankston, Australia; and Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- From the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; US Oncology Network, Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; US Oncology Network, Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Frankston, Australia; and Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- From the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; US Oncology Network, Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; US Oncology Network, Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Frankston, Australia; and Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- From the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; US Oncology Network, Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; US Oncology Network, Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Frankston, Australia; and Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- From the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; US Oncology Network, Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; US Oncology Network, Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Frankston, Australia; and Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- From the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; US Oncology Network, Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; US Oncology Network, Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Frankston, Australia; and Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- From the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; US Oncology Network, Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; US Oncology Network, Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Frankston, Australia; and Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Barrueco J, Marshall J, Mitchell E, Wierzbicki R, Ganju V, Jeffery M, Schultz J, Richards D, Soufi-Mahjoubi R, Fuchs C. Safety and efficacy of first-line irinotecan/fluoropymidine combinations in mCRC patients >65 years compared with those ≤65: The BICC-C study. J Clin Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.4076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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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4076 Background: BICC-C was a multicenter, randomized study that assessed efficacy & safety of irinotecan/fluoropyrimidines combinations in previously untreated mCRC patients. This study showed that FOLFIRI or FOLFIRI+bev were superior to their comparators (Proc ASCO 2006). We conducted a secondary analysis of efficacy & safety among all patients >65 years compared with those =65. Methods: Pts were randomized to: infusional FOLFIRI, modified bolus IFL (mIFL), or CapeIri; and concurrent celecoxib or placebo in a double-blind fashion. The protocol was amended in April 2004 and bevacizumab (bev) was added to the FOLFIRI and mIFL arms whereas CapeIri was discontinued. Period 1 (P1) and Period 2 (P2) designate subjects enrolled before or after the amendment. Results: Of 430 pts enrolled in P1, 150 were age >65 (median 71; range, 66–87) and 280 were = 65 (median, 56; 20–65). Of 117 pts in P2, 75 were >65 (median, 73; 66–84) and 42 were = 65 (median, 54; 32–65). No significant differences in efficacy or safety were observed between the two age groups. Results for P1: median progression free survival (PFS) was 6.5 and 6.7 mos; and median overall survival (OS) was 18.8 and 19.2 for >65 and =65, respectively. For the FOLFIRI regimen specifically median PFS was 7.5 and 7.6 mos, and median OS was 20.1 and 24.3 mos for >65 and =65, respectively. Results for P2: median PFS was 10.3 and 10.6 mos; and median OS was 19.8 and 23 mos for >65 and =65, respectively. For the FOLFIRI+bev regimen specifically median PFS was 11.1 and 11.2 mos for >65 and =65 respectively, and median OS has not yet been reached for either subgroup at time of analysis. Common grade = 3 AEs are listed below. Conclusions: Efficacy and safety for first line irinotecan/fluoropyrimidine regimens and for FOLFIRI & FOLFIRI+bev, specifically, did not differ for older and younger mCRC patients. [Table: see text] [Table: see text]
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- J. Barrueco
- Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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Au H, Karapetis C, Jonker D, O’Callaghan C, Kennecke H, Shapiro J, Tu D, Wierzbicki R, Zalcberg J, Moore M. Quality of life in patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab: Results of the NCIC CTG and AGITG CO.17 trial. J Clin Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.4002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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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4002 Background: Cetuximab prolongs survival in pretreated advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) patients (pts). For these pts, the effect of palliative treatment on quality of life (QOL) is also an important outcome. Methods: CO.17 was a randomized controlled trial (n=572) of cetuximab combined with best supportive care (BSC) vs BSC alone in pts with pretreated epidermal growth factor receptor-positive advanced CRC. Primary endpoint was survival. QOL was a secondary endpoint using the EORTC QLQ-C30 at baseline, 4, 8, 16, and 24 weeks (wks). Primary endpoint for QOL compared physical function (PF) and global health status (Global) mean changes from baseline to 8 and 16 wks using Wilcoxon test. Negative change scores denote worsening QOL. The proportion of pts in either arm with at least a 10 unit deterioration at 8 and 16 wks from baseline was compared using Fischer’s exact test. Kaplan-Meier estimates and logrank tests on median time to definitive QOL deterioration, defined as at least a 10 unit deterioration in PF or Global, were evaluated. Exploratory analyses of all other scale and symptom change scores at 8 and 16 wks were also performed. Results: Compliance rates for QOL questionnaires was high at baseline, 94% each arm, but did drop off over time: 73% vs 60% at week 8 and 60% vs 39% at week 16 for cetuximab vs BSC, respectively. PF change scores at 8 wks were -3.9 for cetuximab vs -8.6 for BSC (p=.046); at 16 wks -5.9 vs -12.5 (p=.027). Global change scores were -0.5 vs -7.1 (p=.008) and -3.6 vs -15.2 (p=.008) at 8 and 16 wks respectively. The proportion of pts with deteriorating PF was 25% for cetuximab vs 35% for BSC at 8 wks (p=.051) and 30 vs 43% at 16 wks (p=.069). Deteriorating Global was seen in 23 vs 38% at 8 wks (p=.004) and 31 vs 49% at 16 wks (p=.0011). Time to PF deterioration was 5.4 months [95% CI 3.8–5.7] for cetuximab vs 3.7 months [2.0–3.9] for BSC (p=.022). Time to Global deterioration was 5.4 [3.9–5.7] vs 3.7 months [2.1–3.9] (p=.062). Exploratory analyses of all other scale and symptom change scores at 8 and 16 wks showed all differences of p<.05 also favored cetuximab. Conclusions: Cetuximab provides palliation in pretreated pts with advanced CRC, delaying deterioration in QOL as well as improving survival. [Table: see text]
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- H. Au
- National Cancer Institute of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada; Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group, Camperdown, Australia
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- National Cancer Institute of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada; Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group, Camperdown, Australia
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- National Cancer Institute of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada; Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group, Camperdown, Australia
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- National Cancer Institute of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada; Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group, Camperdown, Australia
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- National Cancer Institute of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada; Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group, Camperdown, Australia
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- National Cancer Institute of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada; Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group, Camperdown, Australia
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- National Cancer Institute of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada; Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group, Camperdown, Australia
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- National Cancer Institute of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada; Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group, Camperdown, Australia
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- National Cancer Institute of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada; Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group, Camperdown, Australia
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- National Cancer Institute of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada; Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group, Camperdown, Australia
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Fuchs C, Marshall J, Mitchell E, Wierzbicki R, Ganju V, Jeffery M, Schultz J, Richards DA, Soufi-Mahjoubi R, Barrueco J. Updated results of BICC-C study comparing first-line irinotecan/fluoropymidine combinations with or without celecoxib in mCRC: Updated efficacy data. J Clin Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.4027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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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4027 Background: This multicenter, randomized study assessed efficacy & safety for irinotecan/fluoropyrimidines combinations in previously untreated mCRC. Methods: Pts were randomized to: infusional FOLFIRI, modified bolus IFL (mIFL), or CapeIri; and concurrent celecoxib or placebo in a double-blind fashion. The protocol was amended in April 2004: bevacizumab (bev) was added to the FOLFIRI and mIFL arms, whereas CapeIri was discontinued. Period 1 (P1) and Period 2 (P2) designate subjects enrolled before or after the amendment. Initial efficacy & safety analyses were reported at ASCO ’06. We now report follow-up of 46 months for P1 and 31 months for P2. Results: 430 pts were treated in P1 and 117 pts in P2. Baseline characteristics and post-study treatment were balanced. P1 results: Median progression free survival (PFS) was 7.6 mos for FOLFIRI; 5.9 mos for mIFL (p=0.004); and 5.8 mos for CapeIri (p=0.015). Median overall survival (OS) was 23.1 mos for FOLFIRI; 17.6 mos for mIFL (p=0.087); and 18.9 mos for CapeIri (p=0.27). One-year survival rate favored FOLFIRI (75%) compared to either mIFL (65%) or CapeIri (66%). Overall Response Rate (ORR) was 47% in FOLFIRI, 43% in mIFL, 39% in CapeIri (not significantly different). P2 results: Median PFS was 11.2 mos for FOLFIRI+bev and 8.3 mos for mIFL+bev (p=0.28). Median OS was not reached for FOLFIRI+bev but was 19.2 mos for mIFL+bev (p=0.007). One-year survival rate favored FOLFIRI+bev (87%) when compared to mIFL+bev (61%). ORR was 58% for FOLFIRI+bev and 54% for mIFL+bev (p=0.73). Common grade = 3 AEs are listed below. Celecoxib did not impact safety or efficacy. Conclusions: First line FOLFIRI or FOLFIRI+bev were superior to their comparators and show favorable results in survival and tolerability in untreated mCRC. Median survival for FOLFIRI+bev has not been reached. [Table: see text] No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- C. Fuchs
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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Polkowski W, Mielko J, Wierzbicki R, Budny W, Kurylcio A, Stanislawek A, Kurylcio L. 396 POSTER Transabdominal transverse coloplasty pouch after low anterior resection for rectal carcinoma. Eur J Surg Oncol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s0748-7983(06)70831-9] [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: 11/30/2022] Open
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Polkowski W, Lewicka M, Budny W, Wierzbicki R, Mielko J, Kurylcio A, Stanislawek A. 73 POSTER Resectability of liver metastases from colorectal carcinoma following irinotecan-based chemotherapy. Eur J Surg Oncol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s0748-7983(06)70508-x] [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: 10/23/2022] Open
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Fuchs C, Marshall J, Mitchell E, Wierzbicki R, Ganju V, Jeffery M, Schultz J, Richards D, Wang B, Morrison M. A randomized trial of first-line irinotecan/fluoropymidine combinations with or without celecoxib in metastatic colorectal cancer (BICC-C). J Clin Oncol 2006. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.3506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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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3506 Background: This multicenter, randomized study assessed efficacy & safety for 3 irinotecan/fluoropyrimidines combinations in previously untreated mCRC. In a 3 × 2 factorial design, we also assessed whether celecoxib added to chemotherapy (CT) improved CT efficacy and/or reduced toxicity. Methods: Pts were randomized to: FOLFIRI - irinotecan (I) 180 mg/m2, leucovorin (LV) 400 mg/m2, 5-FU bolus 400 mg/m2, & infusional 5-FU 2400 mg/m2 over 46 hours q 2 wks; modified IFL (m-IFL) - I 125 mg/m2, LV 20 mg/m2, & bolus 5-FU 500 mg/m2 wkly × 2, q 3 wks; or CapeIri - I 250 mg/m2 day 1 & capecitabine 1000 mg/m2 po BID × 14 days, q 3 wks. Pts were also randomized to concurrent celecoxib (400 mg po BID) or placebo in a double-blind fashion. Time to progression (TTP) was the primary endpoint. Results: 430 pts were enrolled from 2/03 to 4/04, prior to an amendment that added bevacizumab to CT arms. Baseline characteristics were balanced. TTP for FOLFIRI (median = 8.2 mos) was significantly better than for either m-IFL (6.0 mos; p = 0.01) or CapeIri (5.7 mos; p = 0.01). Overall survival (OS) also favored FOLFIRI (median = 23.1 mos) compared to either m-IFL (17.6 mos; p=0.10) or CapeIri (18.8 mos; p = 0.19). Common grade ≥ 3 toxicities are listed below. CapeIri had the highest rates of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration & hand-foot syndrome, whereas FOLFIRI had lower rates. Among all 430 pts, median TTP did not differ for pts randomized to celecoxib compared to placebo (6.9 vs 6.9 mos; p=0.71). Median OS was also similar for celecoxib vs placebo (19.5 vs 18.8 mos; p=0.63). CT toxicities did not differ for celecoxib vs placebo. Rates for MI/stroke were 1.5% for celecoxib and 1.9% for placebo. Conclusions: First-line FOLFIRI offers a superior TTP when compared to m-IFL or CapeIri; OS & toxicity analyses also favored FOLFIRI. Celecoxib neither improved CT efficacy nor reduced CT toxicity. Updated survival data & data on pts enrolled after the addition of bevacuzimab will be presented. [Table: see text] [Table: see text]
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- C. Fuchs
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Ontario, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Ontario, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Ontario, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Ontario, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Ontario, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Ontario, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Ontario, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Ontario, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Ontario, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, DC; Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Ontario, ON, Canada; Frankston Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Virginia Oncology Associates, Newport News, VA; Tyler Cancer Center, Tyler, TX; Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY
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Balcerczak E, Pasz-Walczak G, Kumor P, Panczyk M, Kordek R, Wierzbicki R, Mirowski M. Cyclin D1 protein and CCND1 gene expression in colorectal cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol 2005; 31:721-6. [PMID: 15993030 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2005.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2004] [Revised: 04/13/2005] [Accepted: 04/22/2005] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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AIMS To report the expression of cyclin D1 protein and its gene in a series of colorectal adenocarcinoma. METHODS One hundred and eleven specimens of colorectal carcinomas and adjacent normal colorectal mucosa were investigated by staining with a monoclonal antibody against cyclin D1 and by RT-PCR. RESULTS Expression of CCND1 gene was found in 54 out of 111 cases of colorectal cancers, while in normal mucosa the expression of this gene was not observed. Cyclin D1 protein expression was checked in the same group of adenocarcinoma cases. Presence of this protein was observed in 69 cases and for 43 of them also expression of its gene was found. Dependence between the presence of protein and the gene expression was statistically significant (p=0.0002). In the group of cases where CCND1 gene expression was detected, high level of its protein expression was found in 20 cases. The CCND1 gene expression was associated with metastases to lymph nodes (p=0.0181) and also with distant metastasis (p=0.0204). CONCLUSIONS The combined measurement of both the gene and its protein product, is an important contribution to the study of molecular markers in histological material.
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- E Balcerczak
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University, Muszynskiego 1 Street, 90-151 Lodz, Poland
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Kobori RF, Suzuki O, Wierzbicki R, Della Vecchia PT, Camargo LEA. Occurrence of Podosphaera xanthii Race 2 on Cucumis melo in Brazil. Plant Dis 2004; 88:1161. [PMID: 30795263 DOI: 10.1094/pdis.2004.88.10.1161a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Powdery mildew is an important disease of melons (Cucumis melo L.) cultivated in greenhouses in Brazil. Currently, there are 5 races of Podosphaera xanthii (formerly known as Sphaerotheca fuliginea) and 2 races of Golovinomyces cichoracearum (formerly known as Erysiphe cichoracearum) described on melons worldwide, but only race 1 of P. xanthii has been reported in Brazil (1). However, typical whitish powdery fungal growth was observed on an experimental hybrid yellow melon resistant to race 1 of P. xanthii during the summer of 2000 in a greenhouse in Bragança Paulista, State of São Paulo. Conidia collected from diseased leaves were spread onto 0.5% water agar medium and maintained at 22°C for 24 h with 12 h of light and 12 h of darkness. Most of the germinated conidia displayed fibrosin inclusion bodies when observed in a solution of 3% potassium hydroxide (KOH), and approximately 1 of 50 also displayed forked germ tubes. These features allowed us to identify P. xanthii as the causal agent. Conidia raised on the susceptible yellow melon 'Amarelo CAC' were used to inoculate cotyledons of the differential melon lines (2) 'Hale's Best Jumbo' (susceptible to races 1, 2, and 3 of P. xanthii), 'PMR-45' (resistant to race 1 and susceptible to races 2 and 3), and 'PMR-6' (resistant to races 1 and 2 and susceptible to race 3). Inoculations were performed on 10 plants of each differential line and replicated four times. The presence or absence of symptoms was evaluated 18 days after inoculation. 'Hale's Best Jumbo' and 'PMR-45' were rated as susceptible while 'PMR-6' was rated as resistant, thus indicating the presence of race 2 of P. xanthii in Brazil. During field surveys from 2001 to 2003, this race was found on squash (Cucurbita moschata), summer squash (C. pepo), and melons in São Paulo. References: (1) F. J. B. Reifschneider et al. Plant Dis. 69:1069, 1985. (2) C. E. Thomas et al. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. 7:126, 1984.
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- R F Kobori
- Sakata Seed Sudamerica Ltda., C. P. 427, CEP - 12906-840, Bragança Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Sakata Seed Sudamerica Ltda., C. P. 427, CEP - 12906-840, Bragança Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Sakata Seed Sudamerica Ltda., C. P. 427, CEP - 12906-840, Bragança Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Sakata Seed Sudamerica Ltda., C. P. 427, CEP - 12906-840, Bragança Paulista, SP, Brazil
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- Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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Mirowski M, Wiercioch R, Janecka A, Balcerczak E, Byszewska E, Birnbaum G, Byzia S, Garnuszek P, Wierzbicki R. Uptake of radiolabeled morphiceptin and its analogs by experimental mammary adenocarcinoma: in vitro and in vivo studies. Nucl Med Biol 2004; 31:451-7. [PMID: 15093815 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2003.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2003] [Revised: 06/07/2003] [Accepted: 12/13/2003] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Morphiceptin (Tyr-Pro-Phe-Pro-NH(2)) and its analogs modified at position 3: [D-Phe(3)]morphiceptin, [D-ClPhe(3)]morphiceptin and [D-Cl(2)Phe(3)]morphiceptin were synthesized and labeled with [(125)I] or [(131)I]. Their binding to membranes isolated from experimental adenocarcinoma was examined in vitro with the use of a cross-linking assay followed by the Western blot technique. The radioactive complex had molecular weight of about 65 kDa and was detectable by anti-mu-opioid receptor polyclonal antibody. Expression of the mu-opioid receptor in mouse mammary adenocarcinoma was confirmed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. The binding studies showed the highest affinity and capacity for [D-Phe(3)]morphiceptin (K(d) 0.39 and B(max) 1112) and [D-ClPhe(3)]morphiceptin (K(d) 1.8 and B(max) 220). Morphiceptin and its D-Cl(2)Phe analog had significantly lower B(max) values (131 and 83, respectively). Biodistribution experiments in tumor-bearing C3H/Bi mice with the use of the (131)I-labeled peptides confirmed the results of our in vitro studies. The highest accumulation of radioactive peptides in the tumor tissue was also found for peptides with D-Phe and D-ClPhe.
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- M Mirowski
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Medical University, Muszynskiego Street 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland.
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Niewiadomska H, Mirowski M, Switalska J, Balcerczak E, Kubiak R, Wierzbicki R. Usefulness of polyclonal antibodies raised against P65 oncofetal protein in immunohistochemical diagnosis of ductal breast cancer. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2004; 23:113-9. [PMID: 15149159] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Paraffin-embedded infiltrating ductal breast cancer tissue slides (135) were analyzed by immunohistochemistry with the use of rabbit polyclonal anti-P65 oncofetal protein and mouse monoclonal anti-estrogen/progesterone receptor (ER, PR) antibodies. Analysis with anti-P65 antibody revealed the positive cytoplasmic reaction in 83 cases, 98 showed the nucleic reaction and 3 were immunologically negative. Among the analyzed cases 49 revealed both cytoplasmic and nucleic reactions. For the whole group of cancers the correlation was found between ER or PR level and P65 cytoplasmic reaction (r = 0.77 and 0.66, respectively) and low inverse correlation with nucleic localization of P65 protein. The percentage of positive cells with cytoplasmic expression of P65 was significantly higher in more histologically differentiated cancers (grade I and II according to Bloom and Richardson) than in grade III. Opposite tendency was observed for the nucleic expression of P65 protein. The percentage of immunopositive nuclei grew with the advance of the disease and was the highest in poorly-differentiated (grade III) tumors. The tumors with P65 cytoplasmic reaction were mainly small (T1, T2), without metastases to lymph nodes (N0) and distant metastases (M0). The dependence between P65 protein localization and clinical stage of disease (TNM classification) was evaluated statistically. The straight dependence existed between P65 nucleic reaction and tumor size (p = 0.0002), metastases to lymph nodes (p = 0.0032) and distant metastases (p = 0.0006). The obtained results suggest that the transfer of P65 protein from cytoplasm to nuclei of the breast cancer cells is connected with more clinically advanced stages and worse prognosis for the patients.
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- H Niewiadomska
- Dept. of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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Finlay M, Sherman C, Rubenstein J, Wierzbicki R, Chow E. A late relapse of primary Krukenberg tumour with bone metastases. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2003; 15:500-3. [PMID: 14690008 DOI: 10.1016/s0936-6555(03)00194-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- M Finlay
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Balcerczak E, Mirowski M, Sasor A, Wierzbicki R. Expression of p65, DD3 and c-erbB2 genes in prostate cancer. Neoplasma 2003; 50:97-101. [PMID: 12740642] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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The expression of p65, DD3 and c-erbB2 genes was analyzed in 39 histologically verified human prostate cancers. The expression of p65 and DD3 genes was observed in significant percentage in well- and moderately-differentiated tumors. Both genes expression was lower in poorly differentiated tumors. On the contrary, c-erbB2 gene expression increased with advanced histological grading and reached the highest percentage in poorly-differentiated cancers. In the all investigated groups straight dependence between p65 and DD3 genes expression occurred. Opposite dependence was noticed in expression of p65/DD3 and c-erbB2 genes.
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- E Balcerczak
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry; Molecular Biology Laboratory, 90-151 Lodz, Poland
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Balcerczak E, Mirowski M, Jesionek-Kupnicka D, Bartkowiak J, Kubiak R, Wierzbicki R. p65 and c-erbB2 genes expression in breast tumors: comparison with some histological typing, grading and clinical staging. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2003; 22:247-53. [PMID: 12866575] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Using PCR technique we have analyzed p65 and c-erbB2 genes expression in 47 frozen tissue slides taken from patients diagnosed as ductal and lobular breast cancer, classified as G3, and in a limited panel of proliferative breast disease cases. Expression of p65 was generally connected with small tumor size and with absence of metastases in regional lymph nodes. We have found interdependence between p65 gene expression and negative states of lymph nodes. On the contrary, c-erbB2 expression was observed in patients with large tumors and with metastases to the regional lymph nodes. Between both genes (p65 and c-erbB2) opposite interdependence was found. No statistical dependence between estrogen/progesterone receptor levels and p65 or c-erbB2 expression were noticed. The presence of p65 expression appeared in the group of proliferating breast disease cases which were connected with higher risk of breast cancer. Lack of p65 expression accompanied cases which were classified as fibroadenoma.
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- E Balcerczak
- Dept. of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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Niewiadomska H, Mirowski M, Stempień M, Błoński JZ, Czyz W, Switalska J, Matyga E, Hanausek M, Wierzbicki R. Immunohistochemical analysis of expression of a 65 kDa oncofetal protein (p65), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), oncogene c-erb B2 and tumor suppressor gene p53 protein products in breast cancer patients. Neoplasma 2000; 47:8-14. [PMID: 10870681] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Paraffin-embedded tissue slides from 88 infiltrating ductal breast carcinoma were examined by immunohistochemistry technique with the use of monoclonal antibody against human p65 antigen and polyclonal antibody against p65-like protein present in fetal bovine serum. Immunohistochemical analysis of expression of growth factor receptors (EGFR), protein product of oncogene c-erb B2 as well as protein product of mutated anti-oncogene p53 was also done. It was established that there is no correlation between p65 and c-erbB2, EGFR or p53 expression. In low differentiated tumors (grade III) high p53 index and high EGFR and c-erbB2 expression was connected with low p65 expression. The lack of c-erbB2 and EGFR and low p53 expression was combined usually with high p65 oncoprotein levels.
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MESH Headings
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/genetics
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/metabolism
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Carrier Proteins/metabolism
- ErbB Receptors/genetics
- ErbB Receptors/metabolism
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Neoplasm Proteins/genetics
- Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism
- Prognosis
- Receptor, ErbB-2/genetics
- Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/genetics
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/metabolism
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- H Niewiadomska
- Department of Oncology, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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Niewiadomska H, Mirowski M, Stempien M, Olborski B, Blonski JZ, Hanausek M, Wierzbicki R. A 65 kDa oncofetal protein (p65), proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and Ki67 expression in breast cancer patients. Neoplasma 1999; 45:216-22. [PMID: 9890664] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Paraffin-embedded tissue slides from 89 infiltrating ductal breast carcinoma, 10 fibrocystic disease and 10 fibroadenoma were assessed immunohistochemically using monoclonal antibodies against human p65 antigen and polyclonal antibodies against p65-like protein present in fetal bovine serum. We did not find any evident differences in p65 detection by polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies, however, monoclonal antibody seems to be more specific. This factor is not induced by cellular proliferation associated with nonneoplastic diseases what was confirmed by immunohistochemical analysis of expression of p65 protein and well know markers of proliferation (proliferating cell nuclear antigen--PCNA and Ki67). It was established that there is no correlation between p65 and PCNA or Ki67 expression. High proliferating indexes (PI) for PCNA (PI-PCNA) or Ki67 (PI-Ki67) may help in selection of tumors with high proliferating activity independently from histological grade of malignancy established by routine methods. The estimation of p65 protein may be useful in the selection of precancerous changes and more differentiated ductal cancer of the breast what raises the possibility that p65 antigen may be helpful in the screening examination of women with high risk for cancer development.
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- H Niewiadomska
- Department of Oncology, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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Souhami RL, Craft AW, Van der Eijken JW, Nooij M, Spooner D, Bramwell VH, Wierzbicki R, Malcolm AJ, Kirkpatrick A, Uscinska BM, Van Glabbeke M, Machin D. Randomised trial of two regimens of chemotherapy in operable osteosarcoma: a study of the European Osteosarcoma Intergroup. Lancet 1997; 350:911-7. [PMID: 9314869 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(97)02307-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND A previous trial by the European Osteosarcoma Intergroup (EOI) suggested that a short intensive chemotherapy regimen with doxorubicin and cisplatin might produce survival of operable, non-metastatic osteosarcoma similar to that obtained with complex and longer-duration drug regimens based on the widely used T10 multi-drug protocol. We undertook a randomised multicentre trial to compare these two approaches. METHODS 407 patients with operable, non-metastatic osteosarcoma were randomly assigned the two-drug regimen (six cycles [18 weeks] of doxorubicin 25 mg/m2 on days 1-3 and cisplatin 100 mg/m2 on day 1) or a multi-drug regimen (preoperatively vincristine, high-dose methotrexate, and doxorubicin; postoperatively bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, dactinomycin, vincristine, methotrexate, doxorubicin, and cisplatin; this protocol took 44 weeks). Surgery was scheduled for week 9 for the two-drug group and week 7 for the multi-drug group. Analyses of survival and progression-free survival were by intention to treat. FINDINGS Of 407 randomised patients, 391 were eligible and have been followed up for at least 4 years (median 5-6 years). Toxic effects were qualitatively similar with the two regimens. However, 188 (94%) of 199 patients completed the six cycles of two-drug treatment, whereas only 97 (51%) of 192 completed 18 or more of the 20 cycles of the multi-drug regimen. The proportion showing a good histopathological response (> 90% tumour necrosis) to preoperative chemotherapy was about 29% with both regimens and was strongly predictive of survival. Overall survival was 65% at 3 years and 55% at 5 years in both groups (hazard ratio 0.94 [95% CI 0.69-1.27]). Progression-free survival at 5 years was 44% in both groups (hazard ratio 1.01 [0.77-1.33]). INTERPRETATION We found no difference in survival between the two-drug and multi-drug regimens in operable, non-metastatic osteosarcoma. The two-drug regimen is shorter in duration and better tolerated, and is therefore the preferred treatment. However, 5-year survival is still unsatisfactory and new approaches to treatment, such as dose intensification, are needed to improve results.
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- R L Souhami
- University College London Medical School, UK
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Murray N, Zee B, Pater J, Coy P, Hodson I, Arnold A, Payne D, Kostashuk E, Evans W, Dixon P, Sadura A, Feld R, Levitt M, Wierzbicki R, Ayoub J, Maroun J, Wilson K. 234 Importance of timing for thoracic irradiation (TI) in the combined modality treatment of limited-stage small-cell lung cancer (LSCLC): An update of the National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC) BR6 study. Lung Cancer 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(97)89616-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [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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Mirowski M, Rozalski M, Krajewska U, Hanausek M, Wierzbicki R. Expression of 65-kDa oncofetal protein in experimental hepatoma after anticancer therapy. Neoplasma 1997; 44:85-9. [PMID: 9201286] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We have tested the expression of a 65-kDa oncofetal protein (p65) after combined treatment with menadione and methotrexate in hamsters transplanted with Kirkman-Robins hepatoma. The treatment of tumor-bearing animals with these compounds significantly inhibited both the tumor development and the expression of p65. This inhibition in tumor tissue was calculated from densitograms of Western blots. The inhibition of p65 expression was also confirmed in the serum of hepatoma bearing animals by using solid-phase radioimmunoassay (RIA) to quantify the specificity of polyclonal antibodies to fetal p65 molecules. Additionally, p65 was shown to localize both in cytoplasm and in the nuclear extracts prepared from hepatoma tissue.
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- M Mirowski
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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Eschwege F, El Gueddari B, Wierzbicki R, Prassad U, Krajina Z, Altvn M, Chryssanthou N, Cvitkovic E, Benhamou E. 102 Randomized multicentric international phase III trial of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) with bleomycin (B), epirubicin (E), cisplatin (C) followed by radiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone in undifferentiated carcinoma of nasopharyngeal type (UCNT) : Preliminary results. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)97767-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wierzbicki R, Ezzat A, Abdel-Warith A, Ayoub A, Kagevi I, Fadda M, Sieck J, Abdulkareem M, Amin T, Yazigi A. Phase II trial of chronic daily VP-16 administration in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Ann Oncol 1994; 5:466-7. [PMID: 8075054 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.annonc.a058882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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- R Wierzbicki
- Department of Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Ezzat A, Abdulkareem A, El-Senoussi M, Wierzbicki R, Bazarbashi S, Khan BA, Abdel-Warith A. Malignant cystosarcoma phyllodes: A review of the clinical experience at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre. Ann Saudi Med 1994; 14:198-200. [PMID: 17586891 DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.1994.198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Twelve females with cystosarcoma phyllodes of the breast were referred to King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC) between 1980 and 1990, representing 0.8% of breast cancer patients seen during this period. Median age was 45 years (range 16 to 65 years). Seven patients (58%) were premenopausal. All patients presented with breast mass, which measured >10 cm in 58% of them. The median duration of symptoms was 15 months (range two to 174). Neither axillary lymph nodes nor distant metastases were seen at presentation. Surgery was the cornerstone of primary treatment (wide local excision in three and mastectomy in nine). Two patients received adjuvant chemotherapy and locoregional irradiation. All patients had malignant tumors histologically. Of the four tumors assayed for hormonal receptors, one was positive for estrogen and progesterone receptors. At a median follow-up of 17 months (range two to 77), four patients had relapsed; one died at 19 months and the projected five year survival is 83%. This limited data supports the observation that malignant cystosarcoma phyllodes is a distinctive clinicopathological entity of female breast cancer with a different natural history from carcinoma of the breast. Our survival results are similar to reported experience from the literature.
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- A Ezzat
- Departments of Medical Oncology, Surgery, and Biomedical Statistics and Scientific Computing, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Evans WK, Stewart DJ, Shepherd FA, Logan D, Goss G, Maroun JA, Wierzbicki R, Warner E, Latreille J, Dahrouge S. VP-16, ifosfamide and cisplatin (VIP) for extensive small cell lung cancer. Eur J Cancer 1994; 30A:299-303. [PMID: 8204348 DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(94)90245-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 01/29/2023]
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Thirty-seven extensive disease SCLC patients were treated with ifosfamide 1.0 g/m2 (maximum 1.75 g), VP-16 (etoposide) 75 mg/m2 and cisplatin 20 mg/m2 (VIP) daily for 5 days in hospital. Mesna was given as a continuous infusion until 12 h after the last ifosfamide dose. Treatment was reduced to 4 days after the first 8 patients experienced serious myelotoxicity. 30 patients were evaluable for response. 8 (27%) achieved a complete response and 60% had a partial response. The median duration of response was 23 weeks. The median survival of all 37 patients was 41 weeks, and 47 weeks for the 30 evaluable patients. Fifty per cent and 26% of the evaluable treatment courses were associated with grade 4 and 3 granulocytopenia, respectively. There were eight febrile events including four treatment-related deaths from sepsis on the 5-day regimen. Although the response to VIP was generally rapid, the proportion achieving complete response (27% of evaluable patients) and the median survival is similar to standard chemotherapy regimens which are less toxic and less complex to administer.
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- W K Evans
- Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, Ontario, Canada
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Methylmercuric chloride (MMC) in concentrations 0.1-10 microM reduces the amount of fibrinopeptides released from thrombin-activated human fibrinogen. However, the fibrin clot formation is not discriminated and the turbidity of the fibrin gel is even augmented. MMC does not cause such changes in the process of repolymerization of fibrin monomers. The addition of fibrinopeptides to the fibrin monomers results in a similar increase of turbidity of the repolymerizing sample in the presence of MMC as in the case of fibrinogen clotting. These experiments indicate that MMC modifies the structure of fibrin in the presence of fibrinopeptides.
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- M Michalska
- Medical University, Department of Biochemistry, Lódz, Poland
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The clinical profiles of four patients with primary vulvar sarcomas are presented. Two patients had leiomyosarcoma in association with pregnancy, a third patient had a leiomyosarcoma with epithelioid elements, and a fourth had alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. The natural history of the disease in the three leiomyosarcomas (including the case with epithelioid elements) was characterized by an indolent protracted course and frequent local recurrence, followed by distant fatal metastases. The patient with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma is alive-with-disease. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy achieved palliation rather than cure. Pregnancy did not seem to influence the prognosis.
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- Y N Bakri
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Feld R, Wierzbicki R, Walde PL, Shepherd FA, Evans WK, Gupta S, Shannon P, Lassus M. Phase I-II study of high-dose epirubicin in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol 1992; 10:297-303. [PMID: 1310105 DOI: 10.1200/jco.1992.10.2.297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 12/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE A phase I multicenter trial was performed to determine the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) of epirubicin, given on 3 consecutive days every 3 weeks to previously untreated patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). PATIENTS AND METHODS After appropriate staging and a baseline multiple-gated angiogram (MUGA) scan, at least four patients were entered at each dose level, starting at 35 mg/m2 of epirubicin given intravenously (IV) daily for 3 days (105 mg/m2) and escalating by 5 mg/m2 per injection in each dose level (15 mg/m2 per course). Epirubicin was administered up to a maximum dose of 60 mg/m2/d for 3 days (180 mg/m2). The MTD was determined to be 55 mg/m2/d for 3 days (165 mg/m2) after treating a total of 35 (33 assessable) patients. Nadir granulocyte counts and associated febrile episodes comprised the dose-limiting toxicity, but there were no treatment-related deaths. A phase II trial was performed using a dose of 50 mg/m2/d for 3 days (150 mg/m2) every 3 weeks with no dose escalation, but with dose reduction for toxicity as required. A total of 30 patients were entered onto this phase of the study. RESULTS The major toxicity, as in the phase I trial, was neutropenia with five febrile episodes, again with no treatment-related deaths. An overall response rate of 12 of 63 (19%) was noted in the combined patient population of the phase I-II trial, with 95% confidence intervals of 10% to 31%. When the response rate was analyzed by histology, only one of 17 (6%) patients with squamous histology, as compared with 11 of 46 (24%) with non-squamous histology, responded, but this did not reach statistical significance (P = .15). CONCLUSIONS High-dose epirubicin is tolerable and is an active single agent in NSCLC. It should be combined with relatively nonmyelosuppressive agents such as cisplatin to try to obtain higher response rates and extend the survival in this disease.
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- R Feld
- Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Skillings J, Wierzbicki R, Eisenhauer E, Venner P, Letendre F, Stewart D, Weinerman B. A phase II study of recombinant tumor necrosis factor in renal cell carcinoma: a study of the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group. J Immunother 1992; 11:67-70. [PMID: 1734950 DOI: 10.1097/00002371-199201000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 12/28/2022]
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Canada Clinical Trials Group conducted a phase II study of recombinant tumor necrosis factor (rTNF) given intravenously daily for 5 days every other week, in measurable metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Two of 26 patients responded with responses lasting greater than 200 days. Toxicity was severe including rigors, fever, headache, fatigue, hypotension, and localized pain. We conclude that rTNF, given as described, has only modest antitumor activity in renal cell carcinoma and produces considerable toxicity. We plan no further studies of rTNF in this disease.
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- J Skillings
- Department of Medical Oncology, London Regional Cancer Centre, Ontario, Canada
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Eisenhauer EA, Wierzbicki R, Knowling M, Bramwell VH, Quirt IC. Phase II trials of trimetrexate in advanced adult soft tissue sarcoma. Studies of the Canadian Sarcoma Group and the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group. Ann Oncol 1991; 2:689-90. [PMID: 1835885 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.annonc.a058051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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- E A Eisenhauer
- National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
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