2017
Mutational landscape of metastatic cancer revealed from prospective clinical sequencing of 10,000 patients
Zehir A, Benayed R, Shah RH, Syed A, Middha S, Kim HR, Srinivasan P, Gao J, Chakravarty D, Devlin SM, Hellmann MD, Barron DA, Schram AM, Hameed M, Dogan S, Ross DS, Hechtman JF, DeLair DF, Yao J, Mandelker DL, Cheng DT, Chandramohan R, Mohanty AS, Ptashkin RN, Jayakumaran G, Prasad M, Syed MH, Rema AB, Liu ZY, Nafa K, Borsu L, Sadowska J, Casanova J, Bacares R, Kiecka IJ, Razumova A, Son JB, Stewart L, Baldi T, Mullaney KA, Al-Ahmadie H, Vakiani E, Abeshouse AA, Penson AV, Jonsson P, Camacho N, Chang MT, Won HH, Gross BE, Kundra R, Heins ZJ, Chen HW, Phillips S, Zhang H, Wang J, Ochoa A, Wills J, Eubank M, Thomas SB, Gardos SM, Reales DN, Galle J, Durany R, Cambria R, Abida W, Cercek A, Feldman DR, Gounder MM, Hakimi AA, Harding JJ, Iyer G, Janjigian YY, Jordan EJ, Kelly CM, Lowery MA, Morris LGT, Omuro AM, Raj N, Razavi P, Shoushtari AN, Shukla N, Soumerai TE, Varghese AM, Yaeger R, Coleman J, Bochner B, Riely GJ, Saltz LB, Scher HI, Sabbatini PJ, Robson ME, Klimstra DS, Taylor BS, Baselga J, Schultz N, Hyman DM, Arcila ME, Solit DB, Ladanyi M, Berger MF. Mutational landscape of metastatic cancer revealed from prospective clinical sequencing of 10,000 patients. Nature Medicine 2017, 23: 703-713. PMID: 28481359, PMCID: PMC5461196, DOI: 10.1038/nm.4333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterCancer-related genesProspective clinical sequencingAdvanced solid cancersSequencing platformsStructural variantsGenomic landscapeGenomic mutationsDetailed clinical annotationMutational landscapeSequencing resultsNumber alterationsCancer CenterPatient enrollmentClinical trialsMSK-IMPACTMetastatic cancerSolid cancersNew insightsNormal tissuesClinical sequencingCancer therapyPatientsCancerClinical annotation
2014
Transcriptional diversity of long-term glioblastoma survivors
Gerber NK, Goenka A, Turcan S, Reyngold M, Makarov V, Kannan K, Beal K, Omuro A, Yamada Y, Gutin P, Brennan CW, Huse JT, Chan TA. Transcriptional diversity of long-term glioblastoma survivors. Neuro-Oncology 2014, 16: 1186-1195. PMID: 24662514, PMCID: PMC4136896, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterLong-term survivorsLong-term glioblastoma survivorsIDH mutationsIDH2 mutational statusMedian overall survivalStrong prognostic valueBiology of glioblastomaMGMT promoter methylationMedian survivalOverall survivalBetter prognosisPoor prognosisPrognostic valueCancer CenterAggressive typeIndependent cohortMesenchymal subtypeREMBRANDT cohortMutational statusIDH2 mutationsGBM biologyPatientsMGMT methylationMGMT promoter
2012
Outcomes of the oldest patients with primary CNS lymphoma treated at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Welch MR, Omuro A, DeAngelis LM. Outcomes of the oldest patients with primary CNS lymphoma treated at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Neuro-Oncology 2012, 14: 1304-1311. PMID: 22952196, PMCID: PMC3452344, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nos207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterOlder patientsCancer CenterSurvival rateLower baseline creatinine clearanceMedian progression-free survivalTwo-year survival rateBaseline creatinine clearanceDeep brain involvementSignificant renal toxicityMedian overall survivalPrimary CNS lymphomaProgression-free survivalTertiary care centerHigh-dose MTXPredictors of survivalFifth treatment cycleOcular radiationAggressive therapyCNS lymphomaBrain involvementCreatinine clearanceMost patientsOverall survivalPCNSL patients
2005
Delayed Neurotoxicity in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
Omuro AM, Ben-Porat LS, Panageas KS, Kim AK, Correa DD, Yahalom J, DeAngelis LM, Abrey LE. Delayed Neurotoxicity in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma. JAMA Neurology 2005, 62: 1595-1600. PMID: 16216945, DOI: 10.1001/archneur.62.10.1595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary central nervous lymphomaPathophysiologic mechanismsPrimary central nervous system lymphomaMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterTreatment-related toxic effectsCentral nervous system lymphomaDiffuse white matter diseaseAvailable autopsy dataProgressive subcortical dementiaMental status changesNervous system lymphomaDepartment of NeurologyWhite matter damagePotential risk factorsWhite matter diseaseFrontal-subcortical circuitsMicrovascular alterationsNeurologic deteriorationCumulative incidenceClinical courseImproved survivalRetrospective reviewSystem lymphomaClinical findingsSubcortical dementiaHigh incidence of disease recurrence in the brain and leptomeninges in patients with nonsmall cell lung carcinoma after response to gefitinib
Omuro AM, Kris MG, Miller VA, Franceschi E, Shah N, Milton DT, Abrey LE. High incidence of disease recurrence in the brain and leptomeninges in patients with nonsmall cell lung carcinoma after response to gefitinib. Cancer 2005, 103: 2344-2348. PMID: 15844174, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsmall cell lung carcinomaCentral nervous systemDisease recurrenceLong-term outcomesCell lung carcinomaBrain metastasesCNS metastasesLeptomeningeal metastasesLung carcinomaHigh incidenceAdvanced nonsmall cell lung carcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsMedian Karnofsky performance scoreMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterMedian overall survival periodReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsInitial disease recurrenceKarnofsky performance scoreOverall survival periodInitial responseTyrosine kinase inhibitorsInitial siteNeurologic symptomsPartial response