2013
A phase I study of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) with the gamma secretase (GS) inhibitor RO4929097 in combination with paclitaxel (P) and carboplatin (C) in women with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Mrozek E, Wesolowski R, Lustberg M, Layman R, Ling Y, Schaaf L, Phelps M, Ivy S, Grever M, Shapiro C. A phase I study of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) with the gamma secretase (GS) inhibitor RO4929097 in combination with paclitaxel (P) and carboplatin (C) in women with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 1043-1043. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.1043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerMaximum-tolerated doseNon-hematologic toxicitiesNeoadjuvant chemotherapyAUC 5G4 neutropeniaDay 1Gamma secretase inhibitor RO4929097Cycles of NACGrade 4 thrombocytopeniaComplete pathologic responseTreatment-related toxicityMinimal residual cancerMinimal residual diseaseLC-MS/MS assaysAUC 6G3 anemiaG3 fatigueG3 neutropeniaG3 thrombocytopeniaG4 thrombocytopeniaStarting dosePathologic responseResidual cancerOral inhibitor
2012
Microcirculatory fraction (MCFI) as a potential imaging marker for tumor heterogeneity in breast cancer
Yang X, Mrozek E, Lustberg M, Jia G, Sammet S, Sammet C, Shapiro C, Knopp M. Microcirculatory fraction (MCFI) as a potential imaging marker for tumor heterogeneity in breast cancer. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2012, 30: 1059-1067. PMID: 22884756, PMCID: PMC3645932, DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2012.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential imaging markerPathologic responseBreast cancerTumor heterogeneityImaging markerHER-2 negative breast cancerImaging biomarkersVolumetric biomarkersCombination neoadjuvant chemotherapyCurrent imaging studiesGood predictive biomarkerNegative breast cancerTherapeutic response assessmentNovel imaging biomarkersNeoadjuvant chemotherapyRetrospective studyPredictive biomarkersNovel biomarkersResponse assessmentHeterogeneous diseaseEarly changesImaging studiesBiomarkersCancerCellular composition
2010
Phase II Randomized Study of Two Regimens of Sequentially Administered Mitomycin C and Irinotecan in Patients with Unresectable Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma
Lustberg M, Bekaii-Saab T, Young D, Otterson G, Burak W, Abbas A, McCracken-Bussa B, Lustberg M, Villalona-Calero M. Phase II Randomized Study of Two Regimens of Sequentially Administered Mitomycin C and Irinotecan in Patients with Unresectable Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2010, 5: 713-718. PMID: 20354452, PMCID: PMC3641556, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181d7776d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBone NeoplasmsCamptothecinCarcinoma, Squamous CellEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagogastric JunctionFemaleHumansIrinotecanLiver NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedMitomycinNeoplasm StagingStomach NeoplasmsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsMitomycin CDay 1Day 2Phase II Randomized StudyComplete pathologic responsePhase II evaluationGastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomaUnresectable esophagealEvaluable patientsGastroesophageal adenocarcinomaJunction adenocarcinomaPathologic responseRandomized studyArm AGastroesophageal junctionFuture trialsEsophageal cancerII evaluationSevere toxicityPatientsIrinotecanResponse ratePhase IAdenocarcinomaTopoisomerase 1