2020
Genetic characterization of an aggressive optic nerve pilocytic glioma
Hong CS, Fliney G, Fisayo A, An Y, Gopal PP, Omuro A, Pointdujour-Lim R, Erson-Omay EZ, Omay SB. Genetic characterization of an aggressive optic nerve pilocytic glioma. Brain Tumor Pathology 2020, 38: 59-63. PMID: 33098465, PMCID: PMC7585354, DOI: 10.1007/s10014-020-00383-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerve gliomaLeft optic nerve sheathLeft-sided visual lossSporadic adult casesOptic nerve sheathNeurofibromatosis type 1 syndromeType 1 syndromeWhole-exome sequencingEmpiric managementVisual lossFocal radiotherapyOptic nervePediatric populationNerve sheathOpen biopsyAdult casesBiopsy specimenBenign histopathologyClinical prognosticationPilocytic astrocytomaComplex tumorsActionable targetsVisual pathwayAdult populationTumor progression
2017
Multicenter, Phase 1, Dose Escalation Study of Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiation Therapy With Bevacizumab for Recurrent Glioblastoma and Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Clarke J, Neil E, Terziev R, Gutin P, Barani I, Kaley T, Lassman AB, Chan TA, Yamada J, DeAngelis L, Ballangrud A, Young R, Panageas KS, Beal K, Omuro A. Multicenter, Phase 1, Dose Escalation Study of Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiation Therapy With Bevacizumab for Recurrent Glioblastoma and Anaplastic Astrocytoma. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2017, 99: 797-804. PMID: 28870792, PMCID: PMC5654655, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.2466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngiogenesis InhibitorsAstrocytomaBevacizumabBrainBrain NeoplasmsFemaleGlioblastomaHumansIntention to Treat AnalysisKarnofsky Performance StatusMaleMaximum Tolerated DoseMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOrgans at RiskProspective StudiesRadiation Dose HypofractionationRadiosurgeryRe-IrradiationTumor BurdenConceptsRecurrent high-grade gliomaDose-limiting toxicityHigh-grade gliomasStereotactic reirradiationHypofractionated Stereotactic Radiation TherapyCorpus callosum involvementDose level cohortsGrade 3 fatigueMedian overall survivalKarnofsky performance statusDose-escalation studyTreatment-related effectsBiological equivalent doseStereotactic radiation therapyWarrants further investigationAbsence of brainstemDose-escalation trial designBevacizumab dosesCallosum involvementConcomitant bevacizumabSymptomatic radionecrosisEscalation studyOverall survivalPerformance statusResected specimens
2008
Adjuvant dibromodulcitol and BCNU chemotherapy in anaplastic astrocytoma: Results of a randomised European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer phase III study (EORTC study 26882)
Hildebrand J, Gorlia T, Kros JM, Afra D, Frenay M, Omuro A, Stupp R, Lacombe D, Allgeier A, van den Bent MJ, investigators O. Adjuvant dibromodulcitol and BCNU chemotherapy in anaplastic astrocytoma: Results of a randomised European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer phase III study (EORTC study 26882). European Journal Of Cancer 2008, 44: 1210-1216. PMID: 18248979, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalCentral pathology reviewOverall survivalAnaplastic astrocytomaMonths 95Pathology reviewAA patientsGlioblastoma multiformeConfidence intervalsPrevious phase III trialsMedian overall survivalPhase III studyPhase III trialsGrade 3 tumorsLonger overall survivalTotal treatment durationAdjuvant chemotherapyEORTC studyAdjuvant regimenIII studyIII trialsImproved survivalTreat analysisPathological assessmentBCNU chemotherapy
2005
Salvage temozolomide for prior temozolomide responders
Franceschi E, Omuro AM, Lassman AB, Demopoulos A, Nolan C, Abrey LE. Salvage temozolomide for prior temozolomide responders. Cancer 2005, 104: 2473-2476. PMID: 16270316, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease recurrenceRecurrent/progressive gliomaInitial disease recurrencePotential hematologic complicationsSubsequent salvage therapyFirst-line therapyProgression-free survivalTime of diagnosisLow-grade oligodendrogliomasWarrants further investigationSalvage therapyStable diseaseHematologic complicationsObjective responseRadiographic responseMedian ageRetrospective reviewDisease progressionTMZ treatmentAnaplastic astrocytomaPatientsProgressive gliomasRecurrenceTemozolomideSame agentsEGFR tyrosine kinase domain mutations in human gliomas
Marie Y, Carpentier A, Omuro A, Sanson M, Thillet J, Hoang-Xuan K, Delattre J. EGFR tyrosine kinase domain mutations in human gliomas. Neurology 2005, 64: 1444-1445. PMID: 15851741, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000158654.07080.b0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancerEGFR tyrosine kinase domain mutationsEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsTyrosine kinase domain mutationsReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsKinase domain mutationsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsLow-grade gliomasEGFR tyrosine kinase domainResistance of glioblastomaAnaplastic oligodendrogliomaHuman gliomasGliomasTyrosine kinase domainExon 19Kinase inhibitorsDomain mutationsGefitinibCancerGlioblastomaSuch mutationsMutationsPatientsEGFR