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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagogastric JunctionHumansPaclitaxelStomach NeoplasmsConceptsProgression-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
Randomized, Phase II Study Prospectively Evaluating Treatment of Metastatic Esophageal, Gastric, or Gastroesophageal Cancer by Gene Expression of ERCC1: SWOG S1201.
Iqbal S, McDonough S, Lenz HJ, Ilson D, Burtness B, Nangia CS, Barzi A, Schneider CJ, Liu JJ, Dotan E, Guthrie KA, Hochster HS. Randomized, Phase II Study Prospectively Evaluating Treatment of Metastatic Esophageal, Gastric, or Gastroesophageal Cancer by Gene Expression of ERCC1: SWOG S1201. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 38: 472-479. PMID: 31815582, PMCID: PMC7007287, DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.00925.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsDNA-Binding ProteinsEndonucleasesEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagogastric JunctionFemaleFluorouracilGene ExpressionHumansLeucovorinMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisOrganoplatinum CompoundsOxaliplatinPrognosisProgression-Free SurvivalProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesStomach NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsProgression-free survivalAdvanced esophagogastric cancerPhase II studyPlatinum-based therapyOverall survivalII studySuperior median progression-free survivalMedian progression-free survivalMRNA expressionRegimen of irinotecanUpper GI tumorsZubrod performance statusPercent of patientsOccurrence of gradeStandard of careMetastatic esophagealEsophagogastric cancerPerformance statusUntreated patientsGastroesophageal cancerGI tumorsTreatment armsFOLFOXPlatinum sensitivityPatients
2017
Induction Therapy for Locally Advanced, Resectable Esophagogastric Cancer
Boland PM, Meyer JE, Berger AC, Cohen SJ, Neuman T, Cooper HS, Olszanski AJ, Davey M, Cheng JD, Lebenthal A, Burtness BA, Scott WJ, Astsaturov IA. Induction Therapy for Locally Advanced, Resectable Esophagogastric Cancer. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 40: 393-398. PMID: 26986978, PMCID: PMC5026539, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastroesophageal junction carcinomaPreoperative chemoradiationPreoperative chemotherapyAdditional patientsSmall molecule receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorGrade 4 nonhematologic toxicityReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsPhase ICommon acute toxicitiesLocalized esophageal cancerResectable esophagogastric cancerTolerability of vandetanibMedian overall survivalMicroscopic residual diseasePathologic complete responseLocalized esophageal carcinomaTyrosine kinase inhibitorsEsophagogastric cancerInduction therapyNonhematologic toxicityPrior therapyDaily radiotherapyLate complicationsOverall survivalSurgical candidates
2016
CALGB 80403 (Alliance)/E1206: A Randomized Phase II Study of Three Chemotherapy Regimens Plus Cetuximab in Metastatic Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers
Enzinger PC, Burtness BA, Niedzwiecki D, Ye X, Douglas K, Ilson DH, Villaflor VM, Cohen SJ, Mayer RJ, Venook A, Benson AB, Goldberg RM. CALGB 80403 (Alliance)/E1206: A Randomized Phase II Study of Three Chemotherapy Regimens Plus Cetuximab in Metastatic Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 2736-2742. PMID: 27382098, PMCID: PMC5019745, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.65.5092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCamptothecinCarcinoma, Squamous CellCetuximabCisplatinDisease ProgressionDisease-Free SurvivalEpirubicinEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagogastric JunctionFemaleFluorouracilHumansIrinotecanLeucovorinMaleMiddle AgedOrganoplatinum CompoundsSurvival RateTime FactorsTreatment FailureConceptsGastroesophageal junction cancerProgression-free survivalMetastatic esophagealJunction cancerOverall survivalTreatment failureResponse rateMedian progression-free survivalRandomized phase II studyContinuous infusion fluorouracilOptimal chemotherapy backboneTreatment-related deathsMedian overall survivalPhase II studyPrimary end pointCooperative group studiesPromising preclinical dataChemotherapy backboneChemotherapy regimensAdverse eventsII studySecondary outcomesMedian timeTreatment armsPreclinical data
2012
Multi-Modality Therapy for Cancer of the Esophagus and GE Junction
Tejani MA, Burtness BA. Multi-Modality Therapy for Cancer of the Esophagus and GE Junction. Current Treatment Options In Oncology 2012, 13: 390-402. PMID: 22592595, DOI: 10.1007/s11864-012-0193-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCombined Modality TherapyEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagogastric JunctionHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasm StagingPrognosisTreatment OutcomeConceptsGastroesophageal junctionNeoadjuvant platinum-based chemotherapyPostoperative adjuvant chemotherapyPlatinum-based chemotherapyIncidence of adenocarcinomaSubgroup of patientsHigh mortality rateAdjuvant chemotherapyOpinion statementCancersInduction chemotherapyNeoadjuvant treatmentPreoperative chemoradiationDistant recurrenceModality therapySystemic therapyDistal esophagusAdvanced tumorsPredictive biomarkersMortality rateTherapeutic outcomesChemotherapyEsophagusTherapyTherapy deliveryChemoradiation