2024
Deep-Transfer-Learning–Based Natural Language Processing of Serial Free-Text Computed Tomography Reports for Predicting Survival of Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
Kim S, Kim S, Kim E, Cecchini M, Park M, Choi J, Kim S, Hwang H, Kang C, Choi H, Shin S, Kang J, Lee C. Deep-Transfer-Learning–Based Natural Language Processing of Serial Free-Text Computed Tomography Reports for Predicting Survival of Patients With Pancreatic Cancer. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 2024, 8: e2400021. PMID: 39151114, DOI: 10.1200/cci.24.00021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveSurvival of patientsCT reportsPancreatic cancerNatural language processingC-indexPredicting survivalOverall survival of patientsTertiary hospitalPredicting 1-year survivalPredicting survival of patientsImproved C-indexSurvival informationPancreatic cancer survivalReceiver operating characteristic curveInternal test data setNLP modelsComputed tomography reportsLanguage processingKorean tertiary hospitalOverall survivalConsecutive patientsActual survivalConcordance indexPatients
2021
Yale Cancer Center Precision Medicine Tumor Board: molecular findings alter a diagnosis and treatment plan
Gibson JA, Finberg KE, Nalbantoglu I, Cecchini M, Ganzak A, Walther Z, Sklar JL, Eder JP, Goldberg SB. Yale Cancer Center Precision Medicine Tumor Board: molecular findings alter a diagnosis and treatment plan. The Lancet Oncology 2021, 22: 306-307. PMID: 33662283, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(20)30683-5.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2020
Targeted Therapies in Advanced Gastric Cancer
Patel TH, Cecchini M. Targeted Therapies in Advanced Gastric Cancer. Current Treatment Options In Oncology 2020, 21: 70. PMID: 32725377, DOI: 10.1007/s11864-020-00774-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastric cancerMetastatic diseaseClinical trialsVascular endothelial growth factor receptor inhibitorDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) statusEndothelial growth factor receptor inhibitorImmune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumabHuman epidermal growth factor 2Epidermal growth factor 2Growth factor receptor inhibitorsBackbone of therapyCheckpoint inhibitor pembrolizumabCombination immune therapyThird-line settingFirst-line settingSecond-line settingAddition of trastuzumabPD-L1 statusAdvanced gastric cancerMetastatic gastric cancerHER2-positive tumorsSquamous cell carcinomaFuture clinical trialsNumerous clinical trialsStandard of care
2017
EGFR Exon 19 Deletion in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Responds to Erlotinib, Followed by T790M-Mediated Resistance.
Cecchini M, Sklar J, Lacy J. EGFR Exon 19 Deletion in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Responds to Erlotinib, Followed by T790M-Mediated Resistance. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2017, 15: 1085-1089. PMID: 28874593, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.0151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaTyrosine kinase inhibitorsMetastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaEGFR Exon 19 DeletionEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMetastatic pancreatic cancerExon 19 deletionsEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorAdvanced diseaseCheckpoint inhibitorsMultidrug chemotherapyPancreatic cancerDisease progressionDuctal adenocarcinomaPancreatic adenocarcinomaActionable mutationsTumor typesKinase inhibitorsExon 19Factor receptorAdenocarcinomaPatientsErlotinib
2016
Chemotherapy induced neutropenia at 1-month mark is a predictor of overall survival in patients receiving TAS-102 for refractory metastatic colorectal cancer: a cohort study
Kasi PM, Kotani D, Cecchini M, Shitara K, Ohtsu A, Ramanathan RK, Hochster HS, Grothey A, Yoshino T. Chemotherapy induced neutropenia at 1-month mark is a predictor of overall survival in patients receiving TAS-102 for refractory metastatic colorectal cancer: a cohort study. BMC Cancer 2016, 16: 467. PMID: 27412464, PMCID: PMC4944251, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2491-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAntineoplastic AgentsChemotherapy-Induced Febrile NeutropeniaClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicCohort StudiesColorectal NeoplasmsDisease-Free SurvivalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug CombinationsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansJapanKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisPyrrolidinesThymineTrifluridineUnited StatesUracilConceptsMetastatic colorectal cancerProgression-free survivalOverall survivalCohort studyGrade 2Median progression-free survivalRefractory metastatic colorectal cancerLonger progression-free survivalNeutrophil count decreaseCommon Terminology CriteriaBetter overall survivalKaplan-Meier methodChemotherapy-induced neutropeniaLog-rank testTerminology CriteriaAdverse eventsClinical characteristicsPatient demographicsStandard therapyTAS-102Colorectal cancerOutcome dataPatientsCount decreaseRegulatory approval