2023
Paclitaxel With or Without Cixutumumab as Second-Line Treatment of Metastatic Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer: A Randomized Phase II ECOG-ACRIN Trial
Stockton S, Catalano P, Cohen S, Burtness B, Mitchell E, Dotan E, Lubner S, Kumar P, Mulcahy M, Fisher G, Crandall T, Benson A. Paclitaxel With or Without Cixutumumab as Second-Line Treatment of Metastatic Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer: A Randomized Phase II ECOG-ACRIN Trial. The Oncologist 2023, 28: 827-e822. PMID: 37104870, PMCID: PMC10485278, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalSecond-line therapyGastroesophageal junction cancerArm AMetastatic esophagealJunction cancerArm BMedian progression-free survivalRandomized phase II trialMedian overall survivalObjective response rateSecond-line treatmentAdvanced esophageal cancerInsulin-like growth factor 1 receptorPhase II trialStandard of careGrowth factor 1 receptorFactor 1 receptorStable diseaseII trialMetastatic settingPrimary endpointOverall survivalPreclinical evidenceClinical outcomes
2019
1115PD Analysis of efficacy outcomes based on programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) scoring techniques in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) from KEYNOTE-040
Cohen E, Harrington K, Soulières D, Le Tourneau C, Licitra L, Burtness B, Bal T, Juco J, Aurora-Garg D, Huang L, Swaby R, Emancipator K. 1115PD Analysis of efficacy outcomes based on programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) scoring techniques in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) from KEYNOTE-040. Annals Of Oncology 2019, 30: v452-v453. DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz252.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor proportion scoreSecond-line treatmentSubsidiary of MerckMerck SeronoPD-L1Dohme Corp.Boehringer IngelheimTrial conductEfficacy outcomesMerck SharpEfficacy resultsDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionNeck squamous cell carcinomaGenentech/RocheObjective response rateSecond-line therapyLigand 1 expressionPD-L1 expressionPD-L1 statusProgression-free survivalSquamous cell carcinomaStandard of careSimilar survival resultsExpression levelsEuropean Medicines Agency
2014
E2208: Randomized phase II study of paclitaxel with or without the anti-IGF-IR antibody cixutumumab (IMC-A12) as second-line treatment for patients with metastatic esophageal or GE junction cancer.
Cohen S, Feng Y, Catalano P, Mitchell E, O'Dwyer P, Lubner S, Fisher G, Mulcahy M, Burtness B, Benson A. E2208: Randomized phase II study of paclitaxel with or without the anti-IGF-IR antibody cixutumumab (IMC-A12) as second-line treatment for patients with metastatic esophageal or GE junction cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 4020-4020. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.32.15_suppl.4020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Phase II and Coagulation Cascade Biomarker Study of Bevacizumab With or Without Docetaxel in Patients With Previously Treated Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Astsaturov IA, Meropol NJ, Alpaugh RK, Burtness BA, Cheng JD, McLaughlin S, Rogatko A, Xu Z, Watson JC, Weiner LM, Cohen SJ. Phase II and Coagulation Cascade Biomarker Study of Bevacizumab With or Without Docetaxel in Patients With Previously Treated Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 34: 70-75. PMID: 20458210, PMCID: PMC3030655, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0b013e3181d2734a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBevacizumabBiomarkersBlood Coagulation FactorsDeoxycytidineFemaleGemcitabineHumansLiver NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPancreatic NeoplasmsPeritoneal NeoplasmsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsMetastatic pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancerArm BArm AAnti-vascular endothelial growth factor antibody bevacizumabCommon grade 3/4 nonhematologic toxicitiesGemcitabine-refractory metastatic pancreatic cancerElevated D-dimer levelsGrade 3/4 nonhematologic toxicitiesMedian progression-free survivalThrombin-antithrombin complex levelsVascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathwayEndothelial growth factor pathwayConfirmed objective responsesGemcitabine-containing regimenAntitumor activityModest antitumor activitySecond-line treatmentD-dimer levelsMetastatic pancreatic adenocarcinomaProgression-free survivalThrombin-antithrombin complexGrowth factor pathwaysNonhematologic toxicityObjective response
2010
Molecular selection for 'smart' study design in lung cancer
Psyrri A, Burtness B. Molecular selection for 'smart' study design in lung cancer. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology 2010, 7: 621-622. PMID: 20981127, DOI: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2010.156.Peer-Reviewed Original Research