2024
Feasibility and metabolic outcomes of a well-formulated ketogenic diet as an adjuvant therapeutic intervention for women with stage IV metastatic breast cancer: The Keto-CARE trial
Buga A, Harper D, Sapper T, Hyde P, Fell B, Dickerson R, Stoner J, Kackley M, Crabtree C, Decker D, Robinson B, Krystal G, Binzel K, Lustberg M, Volek J. Feasibility and metabolic outcomes of a well-formulated ketogenic diet as an adjuvant therapeutic intervention for women with stage IV metastatic breast cancer: The Keto-CARE trial. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0296523. PMID: 38166036, PMCID: PMC10760925, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerStage IV metastatic breast cancerKetogenic dietInsulin resistanceNutritional ketosisPlasma insulinBreast cancerBody compositionAdjuvant therapeutic interventionsMetabolic outcomesCancer patientsPlasma glucoseMetabolic effectsBody fatShort-term studiesBody weightPleiotropic mechanismsTherapeutic interventionsConsistent bloodPhase IMonthsWomenCancerAd libitumChemotherapy
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
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
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
2009
Biomodulation of capecitabine by weekly paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with advanced solid tumor malignancies: A dose-escalating phase I study
Lustberg M, Nuovo J, Thomas J, Monk P, Kim S, Villalona-Calero M, Bekaii-Saab T. Biomodulation of capecitabine by weekly paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with advanced solid tumor malignancies: A dose-escalating phase I study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: 2569-2569. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.2569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDay 1Common grade 3/4 toxicitiesCapecitabine-based treatmentGrade 3/4 toxicitiesAdvanced solid tumorsExpression of TPThymidine phosphorylase activityAUC 6Carboplatin doseWeekly paclitaxelNeutropenic feverPrior therapyTherapeutic indexCapecitabineDose levelsSolid tumorsDay 8Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenaseCarboplatinMalignant tissuesPhase IPaclitaxelNeutropeniaPatientsPhosphorylase activity