2024
Perioperative Modified FOLFIRINOX for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
Cecchini M, Salem R, Robert M, Czerniak S, Blaha O, Zelterman D, Rajaei M, Townsend J, Cai G, Chowdhury S, Yugawa D, Tseng R, Arbelaez C, Jiao J, Shroyer K, Thumar J, Kortmansky J, Zaheer W, Fischbach N, Persico J, Stein S, Khan S, Cha C, Billingsley K, Kunstman J, Johung K, Wiess C, Muzumdar M, Spickard E, Aushev V, Laliotis G, Jurdi A, Liu M, Escobar-Hoyos L, Lacy J. Perioperative Modified FOLFIRINOX for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer. JAMA Oncology 2024, 10: 1027-1035. PMID: 38900452, PMCID: PMC11190830, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.1575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaOverall survivalCtDNA levelsPhase 2 nonrandomized controlled trialAnalysis of circulating tumor DNAMedian progression-free survivalResectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaControlled trialsAssess surgical candidacyBaseline ctDNA levelModified 5-fluorouracilResectable pancreatic cancerPancreatic protocol computed tomographyAssociated with recurrenceTumor molecular featuresAggressive malignant tumorKaplan-Meier estimatesRandomized clinical trialsStandard of careCtDNA-positivePreoperative cyclesNonrandomized controlled trialsUnresectable diseaseModified FOLFIRINOX
2023
Pre-operative chemoradiotherapy with or without induction chemotherapy for operable locally-advanced esophageal cancer
Peters G, Talcott W, Peters N, Dhanasopan A, Lacy J, Cecchini M, Kortmansky J, Stein S, Lattanzi S, Park H, Boffa D, Johung K, Jethwa K. Pre-operative chemoradiotherapy with or without induction chemotherapy for operable locally-advanced esophageal cancer. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2023, 14: 1181-1192. PMID: 37435226, PMCID: PMC10331751, DOI: 10.21037/jgo-22-1005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalMedian progression-free survivalOverall survivalIC-CRTInduction chemotherapySingle-institution retrospective cohort studyPre-operative chemoradiotherapyAdvanced esophageal cancerAdvanced esophageal carcinomaPathologic complete responseRetrospective cohort studyKaplan-Meier methodSubset of patientsProportional hazards regressionCycles of inductionAdenocarcinoma histologyCRT cohortCohort studyComplete responsePathologic responseTreatment cohortsDistant metastasisHazards regressionEsophageal cancerEsophageal carcinoma
2015
Extended Survival and Prognostic Factors for Patients With ALK-Rearranged Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Brain Metastasis
Johung KL, Yeh N, Desai NB, Williams TM, Lautenschlaeger T, Arvold ND, Ning MS, Attia A, Lovly CM, Goldberg S, Beal K, Yu JB, Kavanagh BD, Chiang VL, Camidge DR, Contessa JN. Extended Survival and Prognostic Factors for Patients With ALK-Rearranged Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Brain Metastasis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 34: 123-129. PMID: 26438117, PMCID: PMC5070549, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.62.0138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsCarbazolesCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCranial IrradiationCrizotinibDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene RearrangementHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKarnofsky Performance StatusLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasm StagingPiperidinesPrognosisProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyrazolesPyridinesPyrimidinesRadiosurgeryReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSmokingSulfonesConceptsIntracranial progression-free survivalBrain metastasesProgression-free survivalPrognostic factorsLung cancerMedian intracranial progression-free survivalNon-small cell lung cancerTyrosine kinase inhibitor therapyProgressive brain metastasesRefinement of prognosisKarnofsky performance scorePercent of patientsClinical prognostic factorsPopulation of patientsSingle brain metastasisCell lung cancerKinase inhibitor therapyCox proportional hazardsMulti-institutional studyMedian OSExtracranial metastasesImproved survivalInhibitor therapyInitial treatmentMultivariable analysis