2008
Toxicity and Activity of a Twice Daily High-dose Bolus Interleukin 2 Regimen in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma and Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer
Acquavella N, Kluger H, Rhee J, Farber L, Tara H, Ariyan S, Narayan D, Kelly W, Sznol M. Toxicity and Activity of a Twice Daily High-dose Bolus Interleukin 2 Regimen in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma and Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer. Journal Of Immunotherapy 2008, 31: 569-576. PMID: 18528297, DOI: 10.1097/cji.0b013e318177a4ba.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-2 regimenMetastatic melanomaNormal saline fluid bolusesMetastatic renal cell cancerNew immune modulatorsTreatment-related deathsObjective response ratePercent of patientsRetrospective chart reviewSubset of patientsIL-2 dosesIntensive care unitRenal cell cancerRenal cancer patientsSubstantial acute toxicityDevelopment of combinationsChart reviewCare unitCell cancerMelanoma patientsOncology wardFluid bolusCancer patientsImmune modulatorsMedian numberDouble-minute MYC amplification and deletion of MTAP, CDKN2A, CDKN2B, and ELAVL2 in an acute myeloid leukemia characterized by oligonucleotide-array comparative genomic hybridization
Kamath A, Tara H, Xiang B, Bajaj R, He W, Li P. Double-minute MYC amplification and deletion of MTAP, CDKN2A, CDKN2B, and ELAVL2 in an acute myeloid leukemia characterized by oligonucleotide-array comparative genomic hybridization. Cancer Genetics 2008, 183: 117-120. PMID: 18503831, DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2008.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOligonucleotide array comparative genomic hybridizationComparative genomic hybridizationBacterial artificial chromosome clone probesGenomic imbalancesGenomic hybridizationDouble minutesPVT1 geneChromosomal observationsChromosome XDeletionSitu hybridizationRecurrent chromosomal abnormalitiesGenomic findingsGenesHybridizationMYC probeCDKN2BChromosome analysisCDKN2AMTAPChromosomal abnormalitiesChromosomal analysisELAVL2TRIB1MYC
2002
Phase I Dose Escalation Trial of Weekly Docetaxel Plus Irinotecan in Patients with Advanced Cancer
Bleickardt E, Argiris A, Rich R, Blum K, McKeon A, Tara H, Zelterman D, Burtness B, Davies MJ, Murren JR. Phase I Dose Escalation Trial of Weekly Docetaxel Plus Irinotecan in Patients with Advanced Cancer. Cancer Biology & Therapy 2002, 1: 646-651. PMID: 12642688, DOI: 10.4161/cbt.314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose-limiting toxicityWeek of restWeekly docetaxelPancreatic cancerDose levelsSolid tumorsPredominant dose-limiting toxicityCommon dose-limiting toxicityNon-small cell lungPhase II dosesNausea/vomitingAdvanced solid tumorsMaximum-tolerated dosePhase II trialPhase I trialNonhematologic toxicityEligible patientsEscalation trialII trialPartial responseSevere neutropeniaWeekly administrationI trialAdvanced cancerCell lung