2017
Induction Therapy for Locally Advanced, Resectable Esophagogastric Cancer
Boland PM, Meyer JE, Berger AC, Cohen SJ, Neuman T, Cooper HS, Olszanski AJ, Davey M, Cheng JD, Lebenthal A, Burtness BA, Scott WJ, Astsaturov IA. Induction Therapy for Locally Advanced, Resectable Esophagogastric Cancer. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 40: 393-398. PMID: 26986978, PMCID: PMC5026539, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastroesophageal junction carcinomaPreoperative chemoradiationPreoperative chemotherapyAdditional patientsSmall molecule receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorGrade 4 nonhematologic toxicityReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsPhase ICommon acute toxicitiesLocalized esophageal cancerResectable esophagogastric cancerTolerability of vandetanibMedian overall survivalMicroscopic residual diseasePathologic complete responseLocalized esophageal carcinomaTyrosine kinase inhibitorsEsophagogastric cancerInduction therapyNonhematologic toxicityPrior therapyDaily radiotherapyLate complicationsOverall survivalSurgical candidates
2013
Phase III Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Docetaxel With or Without Gefitinib in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer: An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Trial
Argiris A, Ghebremichael M, Gilbert J, Lee JW, Sachidanandam K, Kolesar JM, Burtness B, Forastiere AA. Phase III Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Docetaxel With or Without Gefitinib in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer: An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 1405-1414. PMID: 23460714, PMCID: PMC3612594, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.45.4272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Squamous CellDiarrheaDocetaxelDrug Administration ScheduleErbB ReceptorsFatigueFemaleGefitinibGenotypeHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLeukopeniaMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)QuinazolinesRas ProteinsTaxoidsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAddition of gefitinibPerformance statusArm ADisease progressionEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusEastern Cooperative Oncology Group trialEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrade 3/4 diarrheaPhase III randomizedSingle-agent gefitinibTrials of docetaxelUnplanned subset analysisECOG performance statusGrade 3/4 toxicitiesMedian overall survivalTime of progressionSquamous cell carcinomaTyrosine kinase inhibitorsEligible patientsMetastatic SCCHNWeekly docetaxelMetastatic headOverall survival
2012
59IN Strategies to Optimize EGFR Therapies
Burtness B. 59IN Strategies to Optimize EGFR Therapies. Annals Of Oncology 2012, 23: ix42. DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)32673-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrent/metastatic diseaseCombination of cetuximabCetuximab resistanceKinase inhibitorsMetastatic diseaseNeck cancerNuclear translocationInternational phase III trialReceptor tyrosine kinasesPhase III trialsSquamous cell carcinomaAugmentation of responsesDe novo resistanceH-ras mutationsMonoclonal antibody cetuximabTyrosine kinase inhibitorsK-ras mutationsFirst kinase inhibitorEpidermal growth factor receptorBristol-Myers SquibbGrowth factor receptorAdvanced headEGFR/HER2III trialsOral agents
2010
Detection of Tumor Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Pathway Dependence by Serum Mass Spectrometry in Cancer Patients
Chung CH, Seeley EH, Roder H, Grigorieva J, Tsypin M, Roder J, Burtness BA, Argiris A, Forastiere AA, Gilbert J, Murphy B, Caprioli RM, Carbone DP, Cohen EE. Detection of Tumor Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Pathway Dependence by Serum Mass Spectrometry in Cancer Patients. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2010, 19: 358-365. PMID: 20086114, PMCID: PMC2846615, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-09-0937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsBevacizumabBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellCetuximabColorectal NeoplasmsErbB ReceptorsErlotinib HydrochlorideGefitinibHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMass SpectrometryMutationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProteomicsProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)QuinazolinesRas ProteinsSignal TransductionSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationConceptsCRC patientsColorectal cancerCancer patientsNon-small cell lung cancer patientsEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsNon-small cell lung cancerRecurrent/metastatic headCell lung cancer patientsNeck squamous cell carcinomaLigand levelsReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsCell lung cancerSquamous cell carcinomaLung cancer patientsKRAS mutation statusTyrosine kinase inhibitorsProteomic classificationSerum proteomic profilesDiverse cancer typesSite of originChemotherapy cohortMetastatic headPretreatment serumSurvival benefit