2017
Combination Epigenetic Therapy in Advanced Breast Cancer with 5-Azacitidine and Entinostat: A Phase II National Cancer Institute/Stand Up to Cancer Study
Connolly RM, Li H, Jankowitz RC, Zhang Z, Rudek MA, Jeter SC, Slater SA, Powers P, Wolff AC, Fetting JH, Brufsky A, Piekarz R, Ahuja N, Laird PW, Shen H, Weisenberger DJ, Cope L, Herman JG, Somlo G, Garcia AA, Jones PA, Baylin SB, Davidson NE, Zahnow CA, Stearns V. Combination Epigenetic Therapy in Advanced Breast Cancer with 5-Azacitidine and Entinostat: A Phase II National Cancer Institute/Stand Up to Cancer Study. Clinical Cancer Research 2017, 23: 2691-2701. PMID: 27979916, PMCID: PMC5457329, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-1729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerObjective response rateCombination epigenetic therapyEstrogen receptorEndocrine therapyPrimary endpointPartial responseMulticenter phase II studyEpigenetic therapyAdditional partial responsesHormone-resistant diseasePhase II studyTime of progressionBreast cancer modelClin Cancer ResHistone deacetylase inhibitorsImportant therapeutic targetPosttreatment biopsiesTNBC cohortII studyBreast cancerDNA methyltransferase inhibitorTherapeutic targetResponse rateCancer modelEpigenetic therapy and chemosensitization in solid malignancy
Ronnekleiv-Kelly SM, Sharma A, Ahuja N. Epigenetic therapy and chemosensitization in solid malignancy. Cancer Treatment Reviews 2017, 55: 200-208. PMID: 28431263, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2017.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination therapyEpigenetic therapySpecific hematologic malignanciesCertain solid tumorsHistone deacetylase inhibitorsDurable responsesSystemic therapyPatient subsetsSolid malignanciesHematologic malignanciesOvarian cancerBreast cancerDNA methyltransferase inhibitorEpigenetic changesSolid tumorsDeacetylase inhibitorsStandard chemotherapeuticsTherapyClinical potentialCancer cellsTrialsNSCLCMalignancyMethyltransferase inhibitorHypermethylation patterns
2016
Epigenetic therapy in gastrointestinal cancer: the right combination
Abdelfatah E, Kerner Z, Nanda N, Ahuja N. Epigenetic therapy in gastrointestinal cancer: the right combination. Therapeutic Advances In Gastroenterology 2016, 9: 560-579. PMID: 27366224, PMCID: PMC4913338, DOI: 10.1177/1756283x16644247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA methyltransferaseEpigenetic dysregulationEpigenetic drugsEpigenetic therapyCpG island methylator phenotypeDeoxyribonucleic acid methylationChromatin remodelingHistone modificationsCancer epigenomeEpigenetic reprogrammingWidespread epigenetic dysregulationCancer epigeneticsEpigenetic targetsCancer stem cellsHistone deacetylase inhibitorsMolecular biologyAcid methylationStem cellsDeacetylase inhibitorsDevelopment of drugsEpigeneticsGenetic mutationsMethylator phenotypeChemo resistanceEpigenetic sensitization
2015
Epigenetic therapy for solid tumors: from bench science to clinical trials
Juo YY, Gong XJ, Mishra A, Cui X, Baylin SB, Azad NS, Ahuja N. Epigenetic therapy for solid tumors: from bench science to clinical trials. Epigenomics 2015, 7: 215-235. PMID: 25942532, DOI: 10.2217/epi.14.73.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenetic agentsCpG island promotersSolid tumorsGlobal DNA methylationOptimal patient selectionTumor suppressor geneNew therapeutic modalitiesChromatin changesCancer epigenomeHistone deacetylase inhibitorsDNA methylationDNA methyltransferaseEpigenetic therapyHormonal therapyDrug regimenSuppressor genePatient selectionFuture trialsHematologic malignanciesRecent trialsClinical trialsSignificant efficacyTherapeutic modalitiesPhenotype changesDeacetylase inhibitors
2011
OT3-01-06: A Phase 2 Study Investigating the Safety, Efficacy and Surrogate Biomarkers of Response of 5-Azacitidine (5-AZA) and Entinostat (MS-275) in Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer.
Connolly R, Jankowitz R, Andreopoulou E, Allred J, Jeter S, Zorzi J, Adam B, Espinoza-Delgado I, Baylin S, Zahnow C, Ahuja N, Davidson N, Stearns V. OT3-01-06: A Phase 2 Study Investigating the Safety, Efficacy and Surrogate Biomarkers of Response of 5-Azacitidine (5-AZA) and Entinostat (MS-275) in Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer. Cancer Research 2011, 71: ot3-01-06-ot3-01-06. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs11-ot3-01-06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObjective response rateHistone deacetylase inhibitorsHormone-resistant diseaseAdvanced breast cancerBreast cancerDNA methyltransferase inhibitorHormonal therapyAdvanced human epidermal growth factor receptor 2Response rateMulticenter phase II studyHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Adequate organ functionClinical benefit rateRECIST 1.1 criteriaPhase II studyWeeks of therapyPhase 2 studyProgression-free survivalGrowth factor receptor 2Objective disease responseNegative breast cancerFactor receptor 2Important therapeutic targetCandidate gene methylation