2020
Effect of Nivolumab vs Bevacizumab in Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma
Reardon DA, Brandes AA, Omuro A, Mulholland P, Lim M, Wick A, Baehring J, Ahluwalia MS, Roth P, Bähr O, Phuphanich S, Sepulveda JM, De Souza P, Sahebjam S, Carleton M, Tatsuoka K, Taitt C, Zwirtes R, Sampson J, Weller M. Effect of Nivolumab vs Bevacizumab in Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma. JAMA Oncology 2020, 6: 1003-1010. PMID: 32437507, PMCID: PMC7243167, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.1024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBevacizumabBrain NeoplasmsDNA Modification MethylasesDNA Repair EnzymesFemaleGlioblastomaHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNivolumabProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTemozolomideTreatment OutcomeTumor Suppressor ProteinsYoung AdultConceptsTreatment-related adverse eventsPhase 3 clinical trialsPrimary end pointOverall survivalRecurrent glioblastomaClinical trialsMedian OSGrade 3/4 treatment-related adverse eventsRandomized phase 3 clinical trialSingle-agent PD-1 blockadeEnd pointEffects of nivolumabUnacceptable toxic effectsMedian overall survivalObjective response ratePD-1 blockadeOverall patient populationImmune checkpoint blockadeData cutoffAdverse eventsCheckpoint blockadeFirst recurrenceInhibitor therapyClinical outcomesSafety profileCerebrospinal fluid circulating tumor cells as a quantifiable measurement of leptomeningeal metastases in patients with HER2 positive cancer
Malani R, Fleisher M, Kumthekar P, Lin X, Omuro A, Groves MD, Lin NU, Melisko M, Lassman AB, Jeyapalan S, Seidman A, Skakodub A, Boire A, DeAngelis LM, Rosenblum M, Raizer J, Pentsova E. Cerebrospinal fluid circulating tumor cells as a quantifiable measurement of leptomeningeal metastases in patients with HER2 positive cancer. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2020, 148: 599-606. PMID: 32506369, PMCID: PMC7438284, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-020-03555-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInjections, SpinalMeningeal CarcinomatosisNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Survival RateTrastuzumabConceptsLeptomeningeal metastasesCSF cytologyCSF CTCsCTC enumerationCerebrospinal fluidIT trastuzumabPhase I/II dose escalation trialCentral nervous system compartmentTumor cellsHER2/neu positivityHER2/neu expressionDose-escalation trialHER2-positive cancersIntrathecal trastuzumabEscalation trialRadiographic responseTumor burdenPositive cancersNeu expressionNeu positivityConclusionOur studyPatientsDay 1Epithelial cancersCancer
2018
Radiographic patterns of recurrence and pathologic correlation in malignant gliomas treated with bevacizumab
Thomas A, Rosenblum M, Karimi S, DeAngelis LM, Omuro A, Kaley TJ. Radiographic patterns of recurrence and pathologic correlation in malignant gliomas treated with bevacizumab. CNS Oncology 2018, 07: 7-13. PMID: 29388793, PMCID: PMC6001559, DOI: 10.2217/cns-2017-0025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBevacizumabBrainBrain NeoplasmsDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingFemaleGliomaHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultConceptsMalignant gliomasRecurrence patternsDiffusion-weighted imaging abnormalitiesDiffusion-weighted imagingStandard clinical settingMG patientsImaging abnormalitiesMRI abnormalitiesPathologic findingsTumor recurrenceRadiographic patternsPathologic correlationBevacizumabClinical settingNecrosisPatientsRecurrenceRecent reportsTumorsGliomasAbnormalitiesLeptomeningealSurgery