2012
Phase I/II trial of non-cytotoxic suramin in combination with weekly paclitaxel in metastatic breast cancer treated with prior taxanes
Lustberg M, Pant S, Ruppert A, Shen T, Wei Y, Chen L, Brenner L, Shiels D, Jensen R, Berger M, Mrozek E, Ramaswamy B, Grever M, Au J, Wientjes M, Shapiro C. Phase I/II trial of non-cytotoxic suramin in combination with weekly paclitaxel in metastatic breast cancer treated with prior taxanes. Cancer Chemotherapy And Pharmacology 2012, 70: 49-56. PMID: 22729159, PMCID: PMC3466596, DOI: 10.1007/s00280-012-1887-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObjective response rateMetastatic breast cancerWeekly paclitaxelAnti-tumor activityII trialBreast cancerPhase I/II trialMedian progression-free survivalGrowth factorPhase IMedian overall survivalResultsThirty-one patientsPhase II trialProgression-free survivalDose-limiting toxicityBasic fibroblast growth factorPre-specified criteriaNon-cytotoxic dosesFibroblast growth factorPrior taxaneMetastatic settingUnacceptable toxicityOverall survivalPolypeptide growth factorsSuramin concentrations
2010
Severe and Prolonged Lymphopenia Observed In Patients Treated with Bendamustine and Erlotinib for Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Layman R, Ruppert A, Lynn M, Mrozek E, Ramaswamy B, Lustberg M, Susan O, Carothers S, Kraut E, Shapiro C. Severe and Prolonged Lymphopenia Observed In Patients Treated with Bendamustine and Erlotinib for Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Blood 2010, 116: 1739. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.1739.1739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaDose level 2Metastatic triple-negative breast cancerNational Comprehensive Cancer NetworkDose level 1Serious adverse eventsNegative breast cancerStudy therapyProlonged lymphopeniaOpportunistic infectionsCombination therapyBreast cancerPhase I/II trialAdequate bone marrow functionEpidermal growth factor receptor expressionDepressed CD4 countGrade 3 infectionNon-hematologic toxicitiesOverall hematologic toxicityECOG performance statusGrowth factor receptor expressionWhole brain radiationAbsolute neutrophil countGrowth factor support