2007
Phase II Trial of Weekly Docetaxel/Irinotecan Combination in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Burtness B, Thomas L, Sipples R, McGurk M, Salikooti S, Christoforou M, Mirto G, Salem R, Sosa J, Kloss R, Rahman Z, Chung G, Lacy J, Murren JR. Phase II Trial of Weekly Docetaxel/Irinotecan Combination in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer. The Cancer Journal 2007, 13: 257-262. PMID: 17762761, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0b013e31813c1174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancerEligible patientsIrinotecan combinationPartial responseComplete responseEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0Principal grade 3/4 toxicitiesWorld Health Organization criteriaSafety of docetaxelGrade 3/4 toxicitiesObjective response ratePerformance status 0One-year survivalPhase II trialCombination of docetaxelNormal bilirubin levelsEvaluable patientsFebrile neutropeniaMeasurable diseaseStatus 0Toxic deathsUnresectable diseaseII trialRecurrent disease
1999
Neutropenic infections in 100 patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma or Hodgkin’s disease treated with high-dose BEAM chemotherapy and peripheral blood progenitor cell transplant: out-patient treatment is a viable option
Seropian S, Nadkarni R, Jillella A, Salloum E, Burtness B, Hu G, Zelterman D, Cooper D. Neutropenic infections in 100 patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma or Hodgkin’s disease treated with high-dose BEAM chemotherapy and peripheral blood progenitor cell transplant: out-patient treatment is a viable option. Bone Marrow Transplantation 1999, 23: 599-605. PMID: 10217191, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareAntibiotic ProphylaxisAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarmustineCytarabineDose-Response Relationship, DrugHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHodgkin DiseaseHumansLymphoma, Non-HodgkinMelphalanMiddle AgedNeutropeniaPodophyllotoxinRetrospective StudiesConceptsPeripheral blood progenitor cell transplantHigh-dose chemotherapyAbsolute neutrophil countProgenitor cell transplantCell transplantHodgkin's diseaseHodgkin's lymphomaHerpes simplex virus serologyHigh-dose BEAM chemotherapyGram-positive bacteremiaDuration of neutropeniaRisk of bacteremiaPeriod of neutropeniaMultivariate logistic regressionInvasive fungal infectionsRisk of developmentNumber of CD34Amphotericin therapyBEAM chemotherapyFebrile neutropeniaNeutropenic infectionOral ciprofloxacinWBC engraftmentProphylactic antibioticsCare visits