2017
OncoKB: A Precision Oncology Knowledge Base
Chakravarty D, Gao J, Phillips S, Kundra R, Zhang H, Wang J, Rudolph JE, Yaeger R, Soumerai T, Nissan MH, Chang MT, Chandarlapaty S, Traina TA, Paik PK, Ho AL, Hantash FM, Grupe A, Baxi SS, Callahan MK, Snyder A, Chi P, Danila D, Gounder M, Harding JJ, Hellmann MD, Iyer G, Janjigian Y, Kaley T, Levine DA, Lowery M, Omuro A, Postow MA, Rathkopf D, Shoushtari AN, Shukla N, Voss M, Paraiso E, Zehir A, Berger MF, Taylor BS, Saltz LB, Riely GJ, Ladanyi M, Hyman DM, Baselga J, Sabbatini P, Solit DB, Schultz N. OncoKB: A Precision Oncology Knowledge Base. JCO Precision Oncology 2017, 2017: 1-16. PMID: 28890946, PMCID: PMC5586540, DOI: 10.1200/po.17.00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrecision oncology knowledge baseNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesMolecular alterationsProspective clinical sequencingSomatic molecular alterationsDrug Administration labelingLevel of evidenceSpecific molecular alterationsOptimal treatment decisionsClinical support toolPrimary tumor samplesIndividual somatic mutationsEvidence-based informationExpert group recommendationsClinical benefitNetwork guidelinesActionable alterationsCancer carePotential treatment implicationsStandard treatmentTreatment decisionsPatient tumorsCancer-associated genesPredictive significanceUS Food
2014
AT-23A PHASE II STUDY OF LAPATINIB AND DOSE-DENSE TEMOZOLOMIDE (TMZ) FOR ADULTS WITH RECURRENT EPENDYMOMA: A CERN CLINICAL TRIAL
Gilbert M, Yuan Y, Wani K, Wu J, Omuro A, Lieberman F, Robins H, Gerstner E, Wu J, Wen P, Mikkelsen T, Armstrong T, Aldape K. AT-23A PHASE II STUDY OF LAPATINIB AND DOSE-DENSE TEMOZOLOMIDE (TMZ) FOR ADULTS WITH RECURRENT EPENDYMOMA: A CERN CLINICAL TRIAL. Neuro-Oncology 2014, 16: v13-v13. PMCID: PMC4217801, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou237.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDose-dense temozolomideClinical trialsPredictive markerFirst prospective clinical trialPhase II studyPrimary CNS tumorsProspective clinical trialsPossible predictive markerPotential predictive markerPatient reported outcomesSubsequent clinical trialsMGMT promoter statusMedian KPSMedian progressionPrimary endpointRecurrent diseaseII studyOverall survivalSymptom burdenMedian ageInitial treatmentCNS tumorsExtensive resectionStandard treatmentPRO collection
2011
Cognitive functions in primary CNS lymphoma after single or combined modality regimens
Correa DD, Shi W, Abrey LE, Deangelis LM, Omuro AM, Deutsch MB, Thaler HT. Cognitive functions in primary CNS lymphoma after single or combined modality regimens. Neuro-Oncology 2011, 14: 101-108. PMID: 22013168, PMCID: PMC3245999, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nor186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole brain radiotherapyPrimary CNS lymphomaQuality of lifeHD-MTXWhite matter diseaseModality regimenCNS lymphomaHigh-dose methotrexate-based chemotherapyCognitive impairmentExtensive white matter diseaseMethotrexate-based chemotherapySubset of patientsBaseline neuropsychological evaluationBrain radiotherapyDisease remissionModality regimensMost cognitive domainsStandard treatmentTreatment completionCognitive dysfunctionSufficient severityPatientsNeuropsychological evaluationCognitive functionSubstantial riskTargeted Therapy for Malignant Gliomas
Dankwah-Quansah M, Omuro A. Targeted Therapy for Malignant Gliomas. Tumors Of The Central Nervous System 2011, 299-307. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0344-5_31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMalignant gliomasAggressive primary brain tumorFatal disease outcomeSingle-agent trialsSingle-agent treatmentPrimary brain tumorsAkt/mTORDevelopment of combinationsAgent trialsDismal prognosisPatient selectionStandard treatmentTargeted therapyDisease outcomeAnaplastic astrocytomaAnaplastic oligodendrogliomaBrain tumorsTherapy trialsNew treatmentsPathway inhibitionGliomasAgent treatmentTrialsRas/MAPKPromising activity
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