2024
Efficacy and Safety of Trifluridine/Tipiracil-Containing Combinations in Colorectal Cancer and Other Advanced Solid Tumors: A Systematic Review
Shitara K, Falcone A, Fakih M, George B, Sundar R, Ranjan S, Van Cutsem E. Efficacy and Safety of Trifluridine/Tipiracil-Containing Combinations in Colorectal Cancer and Other Advanced Solid Tumors: A Systematic Review. The Oncologist 2024, 29: e601-e615. PMID: 38366864, PMCID: PMC11067808, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyae007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic colorectal cancerRefractory metastatic colorectal cancerAdverse eventsDiscontinuation rate due to adverse eventsColorectal cancerChemorefractory metastatic colorectal cancerSafety outcomesMedian overall survivalSafety of FTD/TPIProgression-free survivalAdvanced solid tumorsAssociated with improved outcomesEarly-phase studiesSystematic reviewOverall survivalFTD/TPIRetrospective studySolid tumorsBevacizumabClinical efficacyTargeted agentsTumor typesAntineoplastic agentsAdvanced cancerImprove outcomes
2023
Effects of prior therapies on outcomes with trifluridine/tipiracil in patients with metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer in a randomized phase III trial (TAGS)
Shitara K, George B, Taieb J, Sundar R, Fakih M, Makris L, Benhadji K, Ghidini M. Effects of prior therapies on outcomes with trifluridine/tipiracil in patients with metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer in a randomized phase III trial (TAGS). Journal Of Cancer Research And Clinical Oncology 2023, 149: 9361-9374. PMID: 37213030, PMCID: PMC10374776, DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-04813-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalGastric/gastroesophageal junction cancerJunction cancerSurvival benefitSafety profileEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusRandomized phase III trialAssociated with survival benefitMedian overall survivalPhase III trialsPost hoc exploratory analysisLater-lineTrifluridine/tipiracil treatmentHematologic toxicityPrior therapyMedian overallOverall survivalIII trialsPlacebo armPerformance statusResultsBaseline characteristicsMedian timeRamucirumabTherapy patternsClinical trialsMalignant ascites as a marker of peritoneal carcinomatosis burden in patients with colorectal and gastroesophageal cancer.
Gwee Y, Chia D, Provenzano L, Lonardi S, Conca V, Cremolini C, Yong W, Tan P, So J, Kim G, Shabbir A, Ong J, Pietrantonio F, Sundar R. Malignant ascites as a marker of peritoneal carcinomatosis burden in patients with colorectal and gastroesophageal cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 455-455. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.4_suppl.455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeritoneal cancer indexPresence of malignant ascitesPeritoneal metastasisMalignant ascitesColorectal cancer patientsGastric cancerColorectal cancerOverall survivalGastrointestinal malignanciesPoor survivalCohort of gastric cancerMedian peritoneal cancer indexPeritoneal cancer index scoreFirst-line systemic treatmentResistant to systemic therapyMetastatic gastrointestinal malignanciesMedian overall survivalStage IV diseaseMetastatic CRC patientsAbsence of ascitesClinico-pathological dataPoor survival outcomesTertiary oncology centerStudy of patientsRandomized clinical trials
2018
Clinical outcomes of adolescents and young adults with advanced solid tumours participating in phase I trials
Sundar R, McVeigh T, Dolling D, Petruckevitch A, Diamantis N, Ang J, Chenard-Poiriér M, Collins D, Lim J, Ameratunga M, Khan K, Kaye S, Banerji U, Lopez J, George A, de Bono J, van der Graaf W. Clinical outcomes of adolescents and young adults with advanced solid tumours participating in phase I trials. European Journal Of Cancer 2018, 101: 55-61. PMID: 30025230, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhase I trialPhase I clinical trialAdvanced solid tumorsI trialOverall survivalAYA patientsSolid tumorsCancer syndromesCohort of AYA patientsMolecular characterisation of tumoursOutcomes of AYA patientsClinical benefit rateMedian overall survivalOutcomes of AYAsSomatic genetic aberrationsSignificant family historyRoyal Marsden HospitalHereditary cancer syndromesCharacterisation of tumoursTherapeutic treatment optionsClinical outcomes of adolescentsClinical trial dataDrug Development UnitYoung adultsGenetic aberrationsA phase I/Ib study of OTSGC-A24 combined peptide vaccine in advanced gastric cancer
Sundar R, Rha S, Yamaue H, Katsuda M, Kono K, Kim H, Kim C, Mimura K, Kua L, Yong W. A phase I/Ib study of OTSGC-A24 combined peptide vaccine in advanced gastric cancer. BMC Cancer 2018, 18: 332. PMID: 29587677, PMCID: PMC5870101, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4234-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced gastric cancerCytotoxic T lymphocytesGastric cancerCancer vaccinesOverall survivalAdverse eventsRecommended phase 2 doseMedian progression free survivalSpecific cytotoxic T lymphocytesTreatment-related adverse eventsAdvanced gastric cancer patientsPeptide cancer vaccinesPhase 2 dosePhase I/Ib studyPositive CTL responsesDose-limiting toxicityMedian overall survivalProgression free survivalInjection site erythemaOptimal dosing scheduleGastric cancer patientsSingle-arm trialPhase I/IbStable diseaseFree survival
2017
Patterns of metastases in malignant pleural mesothelioma in the modern era: Redefining the spread of an old disease.
Collins D, Constantinidou A, Sundar R, Chenard-Poirier M, Yap T, Banerji U, De Bono J, Lopez J, Tunariu N. Patterns of metastases in malignant pleural mesothelioma in the modern era: Redefining the spread of an old disease. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 8556-8556. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.8556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMalignant pleural mesotheliomaDrug Development UnitMetastatic patternBone metastasesPleural mesotheliomaCohort of MPM patientsAdvanced malignant pleural mesotheliomaMalignant pleural mesothelioma patientsEpithelioid malignant pleural mesotheliomaSymptomatic brain metastasesMedian overall survivalSecond-line therapySite of metastasisPattern of metastasisLytic bone metastasesFDG-PET imagingUnusual metastasesVisceral metastasesBrain metastasesMPM patientsOverall survivalLung metastasesMedian ageBone scanOmental disease