2014
Increased Time From Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation to Surgery Is Associated With Higher Pathologic Complete Response Rates in Esophageal Cancer
Shaikh T, Ruth K, Scott WJ, Burtness BA, Cohen SJ, Konski AA, Cooper HS, Astsaturov I, Meyer JE. Increased Time From Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation to Surgery Is Associated With Higher Pathologic Complete Response Rates in Esophageal Cancer. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 99: 270-276. PMID: 25440267, PMCID: PMC4284823, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.08.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete response rateComplete response rateHigher pathologic complete response rateNeoadjuvant chemoradiationResponse rateEsophageal cancerNeoadjuvant chemoradiation treatmentCompletion of chemoradiationTiming of surgeryLength of stayOperative stayChemoradiation treatmentBlood lossPathologic responseSurgery intervalSurgical morbidityCancer sitesChemoradiationMorbidity dataSurgeryPatientsInterval groupTreatment factorsEsophagectomyStay
2012
Effect of increased time from chemoradiation to surgery on the pathologic complete response rate in patients with esophageal cancer.
Shaikh T, Ruth K, Scott W, Burtness B, Cohen S, Konski A, Cooper H, Astsaturov I, Meyer J. Effect of increased time from chemoradiation to surgery on the pathologic complete response rate in patients with esophageal cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 84-84. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.4_suppl.84.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathologic complete responseEsophageal cancerPathologic complete response rateT3/T4 lesionsT1/T2 lesionsCarboplatin-based therapyTri-modality treatmentComplete response rateMedian radiation doseType of chemotherapyResectable esophageal cancerMultivariable logistic regressionSquamous cell carcinomaRadiation doseEnd of chemoradiationTrimodality therapyDistant recurrenceSubsequent surgeryT4 lesionsComplete responseMedian ageRectal cancerT2 lesionsMedian timeMultivariable analysis
2006
Neoadjuvant dose-dense (DD) concurrent doxorubicin (A) and docetaxel (T) for stage III breast cancer (BC)
Abu-Khalaf M, Kim R, Cohenuram M, Chung G, Digiovanna M, Haffty B, Carter D, Horvath L, Tavassoli F, Burtness B. Neoadjuvant dose-dense (DD) concurrent doxorubicin (A) and docetaxel (T) for stage III breast cancer (BC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2006, 24: 10721-10721. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.10721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathologic complete response rateStage III breast cancerDisease-free survivalBreast cancerOverall survivalResponse rateImproved disease-free survivalAddition of taxanesComplete response rateGrade 4 neutropeniaPathologic response rateAcute renal failureAdvanced breast cancerAdjuvant CMFAdjuvant settingDD chemotherapyDose CNeutropenic feverEligible patientsNeoadjuvant settingPrimary endpointRenal failureEjection fractionMedian ageTreatment cessationPhase II, parallel-design study of preoperative combined modality therapy and the matrix metalloprotease (mmp) inhibitor prinomastat in patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma
Heath EI, Burtness BA, Kleinberg L, Salem RR, Yang SC, Heitmiller RF, Canto MI, Knisely JP, Topazian M, Montgomery E, Tsottles N, Pithavala Y, Rohmiller B, Collier M, Forastiere AA. Phase II, parallel-design study of preoperative combined modality therapy and the matrix metalloprotease (mmp) inhibitor prinomastat in patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma. Investigational New Drugs 2006, 24: 135-140. PMID: 16502351, DOI: 10.1007/s10637-006-5934-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete response rateThrombo-embolic eventsParallel design studyModality therapyResponse rateAdvanced esophageal cancer patientsRandomized phase IIComplete response rateEvidence of diseaseProgression-free survivalEsophageal cancer patientsOverall response ratePhase IIAdjuvant paclitaxelConcurrent radiotherapyEligible patientsPreoperative treatmentMusculoskeletal toxicityOverall survivalResectable adenocarcinomaDisease relapsePreoperative stagingTreatment armsDisease improvementContinuous infusion
2003
Mature survival results with preoperative cisplatin, protracted infusion 5-fluorouracil, and 44-Gy radiotherapy for esophageal cancer
Kleinberg L, Knisely JP, Heitmiller R, Zahurak M, Salem R, Burtness B, Heath EI, Forastiere AA. Mature survival results with preoperative cisplatin, protracted infusion 5-fluorouracil, and 44-Gy radiotherapy for esophageal cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2003, 56: 328-334. PMID: 12738305, DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(02)04598-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime of surgeryEsophageal cancerDay 1Survival rateNeoadjuvant therapyPreoperative therapyMedian survivalComplete responseVenous infusionSurvival resultsResponse rateDisease-specific survival ratesLong-term survival resultsPathologic complete response rateCycles of paclitaxelPathologic stage IIAComplete response ratePathologic complete responsePathologic stage IRemainder of patientsDisease-specific survivalOverall cure rateSquamous cell carcinomaIsolated local failureCancer-related death