2017
Epigenetic 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
2015
Personalized Approaches to Gastrointestinal Cancers Importance of Integrating Genomic Information to Guide Therapy
He J, Ahuja N. Personalized Approaches to Gastrointestinal Cancers Importance of Integrating Genomic Information to Guide Therapy. Surgical Clinics Of North America 2015, 95: 1081-1094. PMID: 26315525, DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2015.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic testingPersonalized approachHigh-risk family membersCancer prevention strategiesComplex tumor heterogeneityTherapeutic decision makingProphylactic surgeryClinical trialsPrevention strategiesCancer behaviorGermline mutationsSuch personalized approachesTumor heterogeneityPatientsTherapyFamily membersBiopsySurgeryCancerCliniciansDifferent groupsTrialsA phase I trial of oral 5-azacitidine in combination with romidepsin in advanced solid tumors with an expansion cohort in virally mediated cancers and liposarcoma.
Reiss K, Rudek M, Sartorius-Mergenthaler S, Downs M, Cosgrove D, Gaillard S, Baylin S, Ahuja N, Azad N. A phase I trial of oral 5-azacitidine in combination with romidepsin in advanced solid tumors with an expansion cohort in virally mediated cancers and liposarcoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: tps2619-tps2619. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.15_suppl.tps2619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA randomized phase II trial of epigenetic therapy following adjuvant treatment in patients with resected pancreatic cancer and high risk for recurrence.
Reiss K, Ahuja N, Baylin S, Mauro L, Linden S, White S, Laheru D, Herman J, Wolfgang C, Weiss M, Cameron J, Makary M, Azad N. A randomized phase II trial of epigenetic therapy following adjuvant treatment in patients with resected pancreatic cancer and high risk for recurrence. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: tps4144-tps4144. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.15_suppl.tps4144.Peer-Reviewed Original Research