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CDK4/6 inhibitors in breast cancer: beyond hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative disease
Matutino A, Amaro C, Verma S. CDK4/6 inhibitors in breast cancer: beyond hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative disease. Therapeutic Advances In Medical Oncology 2018, 10: 1758835918818346. PMID: 30619511, PMCID: PMC6299331, DOI: 10.1177/1758835918818346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerProgression-free survivalBreast cancerCDK4/6 inhibitorsHormone receptor-positive HER2-negative diseaseCyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitorsPositive human epidermal growth factor receptor 2Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-negative diseaseGrowth factor receptor 2Metastatic breast cancer therapyNegative breast cancerBreast cancer therapyFactor receptor 2Preclinical evidenceClinical dataReceptor 2Later linesHormone receptorsCancerCancer therapyCell linesInhibitorsCDK inhibitors
2017
Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation for Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis
Matutino A, Mak M, Takahashi T, Bitton R, Nakazato D, Fraile N, Guimarães R, Gabrielli F, Vasconcelos K, de A. Carvalho H, de Castro G. Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation for Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis. Journal Of Global Oncology 2017, 4: jgo.17.00059. PMID: 30241202, PMCID: PMC6181177, DOI: 10.1200/jgo.17.00059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtensive-stage small-cell lung cancerProphylactic cranial irradiationSmall cell lung cancerProgression-free survivalBrain metastasesOverall survivalCranial irradiationLung cancerBenefit of PCISymptomatic brain metastasesFirst-line settingSecond-line chemotherapyKaplan-Meier methodPlatinum-based chemotherapyCareful patient selectionBrain metastasis controlBaseline brainEligible patientsSystemic chemotherapyChemotherapy exposureProgressive diseasePatient selectionTherapeutic challengeDecreased incidencePatient survival