2015
Phase I dose-escalation study of the PI3K/mTOR inhibitor voxtalisib (SAR245409, XL765) plus temozolomide with or without radiotherapy in patients with high-grade glioma
Wen PY, Omuro A, Ahluwalia MS, Fathallah-Shaykh HM, Mohile N, Lager JJ, Laird AD, Tang J, Jiang J, Egile C, Cloughesy TF. Phase I dose-escalation study of the PI3K/mTOR inhibitor voxtalisib (SAR245409, XL765) plus temozolomide with or without radiotherapy in patients with high-grade glioma. Neuro-Oncology 2015, 17: 1275-1283. PMID: 26019185, PMCID: PMC4588757, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade gliomasAdverse eventsRadiation therapySkin biopsiesPhase I dose-escalation studyTreatment-related adverse eventsI dose-escalation studyPI3K/mTOR pathway inhibitionTreatment-related gradeDose-escalation studyDose-escalation designFavorable safety profileMTOR pathway inhibitionEvaluable patientsStable diseasePartial responsePharmacodynamic effectsPlatelet countRapamycin inhibitorsSafety profilePreliminary efficacyTumor responsePlasma pharmacokineticsVoxtalisibPatients
2007
Lessons learned in the development of targeted therapy for malignant gliomas
Omuro AM, Faivre S, Raymond E. Lessons learned in the development of targeted therapy for malignant gliomas. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2007, 6: 1909-1919. PMID: 17620423, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-07-0047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factor receptorEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsPreliminary efficacy resultsPrognosis of patientsTranslational researchEndothelial growth factor receptorEffective treatment optionTyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptorRecurrent diseaseRapamycin inhibitorsPreclinical dataStandard treatmentTreatment optionsEfficacy resultsMalignant gliomasSuch tumorsNovel agentsAnaplastic astrocytomaMost trialsTrial designProtein kinase C betaPathway inhibitor