2015
Biomodulation of capecitabine by paclitaxel and carboplatin in advanced solid tumors and adenocarcinoma of unknown primary
Mikhail S, Lustberg M, Ruppert A, Mortazavi A, Monk P, Kleiber B, Villalona-Calero M, Bekaii-Saab T. Biomodulation of capecitabine by paclitaxel and carboplatin in advanced solid tumors and adenocarcinoma of unknown primary. Cancer Chemotherapy And Pharmacology 2015, 76: 1005-1012. PMID: 26416564, DOI: 10.1007/s00280-015-2877-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivation, MetabolicAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCapecitabineCarboplatinDisease-Free SurvivalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleEnzyme InductionEsophageal NeoplasmsFatigueFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHematologic DiseasesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMaximum Tolerated DoseMiddle AgedNeoplasmsNeoplasms, Unknown PrimaryPaclitaxelPancreatic NeoplasmsProdrugsThymidine PhosphorylaseTreatment OutcomeUp-RegulationYoung AdultConceptsAdvanced solid tumorsII studyUnknown primaryDay 1Phase I/II studySolid tumorsPhase IPhase II patientsAntitumor activityObjective response ratePhase II dosePhase II studyMaximal tolerable doseSynergistic antitumor activityCessation of fundingCapecitabine 750Paclitaxel 60Disease stabilizationAcceptable tolerabilityAdvanced adenocarcinomaPartial responseCarboplatin AUCII patientsTolerable dosePatients
2014
A Phase II study of bevacizumab in combination with trastuzumab and docetaxel in HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer
Zhao M, Pan X, Layman R, Lustberg M, Mrozek E, Macrae E, Wesolowski R, Carothers S, Puhalla S, Shapiro C, Ramaswamy B. A Phase II study of bevacizumab in combination with trastuzumab and docetaxel in HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer. Investigational New Drugs 2014, 32: 1285-1294. PMID: 24894652, PMCID: PMC4303337, DOI: 10.1007/s10637-014-0122-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalLeft ventricular ejection fractionClinical benefit rateHER2-positive MBCObjective response rateComplete responsePartial responseBreast cancerStable diseaseFree survivalGrade 3HER2-positive metastatic breast cancerResponse rateAdditional overall survival benefitsMedian progression-free survivalMetastatic breast cancer patientsPositive metastatic breast cancerVascular epithelial growth factorCommon grade 3Cycles of bevacizumabGrade 2 hypertensionMethods Eligible patientsPrior chemotherapy regimensCombination of bevacizumabHand-foot syndrome
2011
Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Exemestane in Combination With Celecoxib in Postmenopausal Women Who Have Breast Cancer
Lustberg M, Povoski S, Zhao W, Ziegler R, Sugimoto Y, Ruppert A, Lehman A, Shiels D, Mrozek E, Ramaswamy B, Layman R, Brueggemeier R, Shapiro C. Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Exemestane in Combination With Celecoxib in Postmenopausal Women Who Have Breast Cancer. Clinical Breast Cancer 2011, 11: 221-227. PMID: 21729671, PMCID: PMC3440773, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2011.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAndrostadienesAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, LobularCelecoxibCyclooxygenase 2Cyclooxygenase 2 InhibitorsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPostmenopausePyrazolesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneSulfonamidesSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsPathological complete responsePhase II trialEstrogen receptorKi-67Neoadjuvant exemestaneII trialPostmenopausal womenCOX-2Breast cancerDefinitive breast cancer surgeryCOX-2 inhibitor celecoxibSerious cardiac eventsAnti-tumor responseBreast cancer surgeryAddition of celecoxibCOX-2 expressionMajority of womenStable diseaseCardiac eventsPartial responseComplete responseCancer surgeryCore biopsyAromatase inhibitorsHER-2