2016
Phase I study of safety and tolerability of sunitinib in combination with sirolimus in patients with refractory solid malignancies and determination of VEGF (VEGF-A) and soluble VEGF-R2 (sVEGFR2) in plasma
Li J, Kluger H, Devine L, Lee JJ, Kelly WK, Rink L, Saif MW. Phase I study of safety and tolerability of sunitinib in combination with sirolimus in patients with refractory solid malignancies and determination of VEGF (VEGF-A) and soluble VEGF-R2 (sVEGFR2) in plasma. Cancer Chemotherapy And Pharmacology 2016, 77: 1193-1200. PMID: 27103123, DOI: 10.1007/s00280-016-3033-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansIndolesMaleMaximum Tolerated DoseMiddle AgedNeoplasmsPyrrolesSirolimusSunitinibTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Young AdultConceptsRenal cell carcinomaComplete responseFourth cohortVEGF productionOral small-molecule inhibitorApparent pharmacokinetic interactionMedian age 57Prior systemic therapyRefractory solid malignanciesResidual renal massTolerability of sunitinibHand-foot syndromeHalf of patientsLymph node dissectionCombination of sunitinibPhase 1 studyDose of sunitinibOral mTOR inhibitorDose/scheduleUnknown compensatory mechanismsCycle 1Multiple receptor tyrosine kinasesAnti-tumor activityEpithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) signalingTumor cell proliferation
2009
Quantitative expression of VEGF, VEGF-R1, VEGF-R2, and VEGF-R3 in melanoma tissue microarrays
Mehnert JM, McCarthy MM, Jilaveanu L, Flaherty KT, Aziz S, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Kluger HM. Quantitative expression of VEGF, VEGF-R1, VEGF-R2, and VEGF-R3 in melanoma tissue microarrays. Human Pathology 2009, 41: 375-384. PMID: 20004943, PMCID: PMC2824079, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.08.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlotting, WesternCell LineDisease ProgressionHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryMelanomaNevusProportional Hazards ModelsRegression AnalysisSeverity of Illness IndexSkin NeoplasmsStatistics, NonparametricTissue Array AnalysisVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3