2023
Phase II study of trifluridine/tipiracil in metastatic breast cancers with or without prior exposure to fluoropyrimidines
Lim J, Ow S, Wong A, Lee M, Chan G, Low J, Sundar R, Choo J, Chong W, Ang Y, Tai B, Lee S. Phase II study of trifluridine/tipiracil in metastatic breast cancers with or without prior exposure to fluoropyrimidines. European Journal Of Cancer 2023, 193: 113311. PMID: 37717281, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.113311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerObjective response rateProgression-free survivalPhase II studyCohort ABreast cancerDetermination of progression-free survivalSingle-arm phase II studyTreatment of metastatic breast cancerConsistent with known toxicitiesMedian progression-free survivalClinical benefit rateDose-confirmation phaseTreated with FTD/TPIDose modificationII studyCohort BBenefit rateFTD/TPISafety profileFluoropyrimidineGastric cancerPatientsResponse rateAntitumour activityPhase II study of trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) in HER2-negative metastatic breast cancers with or without prior exposure to fluoropyrimidines.
Lim J, Ow S, Wong A, Lee M, Chan G, Low J, Sundar R, Choo J, Tai B, Lee S. Phase II study of trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) in HER2-negative metastatic breast cancers with or without prior exposure to fluoropyrimidines. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 1099-1099. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.1099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObjective response rateMetastatic breast cancerProgression-free survivalPhase II studyLead-in phaseCohort ADose modificationBreast cancerDetermination of progression-free survivalSingle arm phase II studyHER2-negative metastatic breast cancerConsistent with known toxicitiesMedian progression-free survivalTreatment-related adverse eventsResponse rateDose-confirmation phaseEvents of neutropeniaTreated with FTD/TPIClinical benefit rateDose-limiting toxicityOral drug combinationsTreatment of patientsAnti-tumor activityThymidine phosphorylase inhibitorMetastatic setting
2022
Selective Internal Radiation Therapy with Yttrium-90 Resin Microspheres Followed by Gemcitabine plus Cisplatin for Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Phase 2 Single-Arm Multicenter Clinical Trial
Chan S, Chotipanich C, Choo S, Kwang S, Mo F, Worakitsitisatorn A, Tai D, Sundar R, Ng D, Loke K, Li L, Ng K, Peng Y, Yu S. Selective Internal Radiation Therapy with Yttrium-90 Resin Microspheres Followed by Gemcitabine plus Cisplatin for Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Phase 2 Single-Arm Multicenter Clinical Trial. Liver Cancer 2022, 11: 451-459. PMID: 36158588, PMCID: PMC9485918, DOI: 10.1159/000525489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaProgression-free survivalSelective internal radiation therapyInternal radiation therapyIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaMedian OSRadiation therapyOverall survivalClinical trialsMedian cycle of chemotherapyMedian progression-free survivalResin yttrium-90 microspheresYttrium-90 resin microspheresTreatment-related adverse eventsIntent-to-treat populationResponse rateDisease control rateResponse Evaluation CriteriaYttrium-90 microspheresCycles of chemotherapyWithdrawal of consentMulticenter clinical trialInvestigator-initiated clinical trialStandard gemcitabineStandard chemotherapy
2020
Cost and efficacy of low-dose pembrolizumab in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer patients in Asia.
Low J, Sooi K, Huang Y, Chan G, Ang Y, Chong W, Tan H, Ngoi N, Choo J, Lee M, Muthu V, Asokumaran Y, Walsh R, Wong R, Chan Z, Soo R, Sundar R, Yong W. Cost and efficacy of low-dose pembrolizumab in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer patients in Asia. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: e19385-e19385. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e19385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerProgression free survivalFree survivalFixed doseTreatment of non-small cell lung cancer patientsOncogenic driversNon-small cell lung cancer patientsTreatment of non-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancer patientsResponse rateTreated with pembrolizumabDose of pembrolizumabEfficacy of pembrolizumabKaplan Meier methodUS Food and Drug AdministrationSurvival of patientsCell lung cancerLow dose groupLung cancer patientsNational University HospitalFood and Drug AdministrationStandard of careECOG 0Overall survival
2019
Epigenomic promoter alterations predict for benefit from immune checkpoint inhibition in metastatic gastric cancer
Sundar R, Huang K, Qamra A, Kim K, Kim S, Kang W, Tan A, Lee J, Tan P. Epigenomic promoter alterations predict for benefit from immune checkpoint inhibition in metastatic gastric cancer. Annals Of Oncology 2019, 30: 424-430. PMID: 30624548, PMCID: PMC6442650, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitionMetastatic gastric cancerT cell cytolytic activityResistance to immune checkpoint inhibitionCheckpoint inhibitionGastric cancerCytolytic activityImmune evasionMedian progression-free survivalPhase II clinical trial of patientsCancer treated with immunotherapyClinical trials of patientsMechanisms of immune evasionResponse rateTreated with pembrolizumabPhase II clinical trialProgression-free survivalFresh tumor biopsiesPost-treatment biopsiesCohort of patientsTrial of patientsEarly gastric cancerArchival tissue samplesClinical responseTumor biopsies
2018
Real-Time Tumor Gene Expression Profiling to Direct Gastric Cancer Chemotherapy: Proof-of-Concept “3G” Trial
Yong W, Rha S, Tan I, Choo S, Syn N, Koh V, Tan S, Asuncion B, Sundar R, So J, Shabbir A, Tan C, Kim H, Jung M, Chung H, Ng M, Tai D, Lee M, Wu J, Yeoh K, Tan P, Consortium O. Real-Time Tumor Gene Expression Profiling to Direct Gastric Cancer Chemotherapy: Proof-of-Concept “3G” Trial. Clinical Cancer Research 2018, 24: 5272-5281. PMID: 30045931, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-0193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic classifierManagement of advanced gastric cancerGastric cancerS-1 regimenOpen-label phaseAdvanced gastric cancerGastric cancer chemotherapySensitivity to oxaliplatinTreated with cisplatinTumor gene expressionMedian turnaround timeTreated with SPGene expression signaturesSOX chemotherapyPatient tumorsTreatment stratificationStratify patientsMetabolic signaturesChemotherapyGene expression profilesOxaliplatinPatientsCancer chemotherapyPredictive valueResponse rateVistusertib (dual m-TORC1/2 inhibitor) in combination with paclitaxel in patients with high-grade serous ovarian and squamous non-small-cell lung cancer
Basu B, Krebs M, Sundar R, Wilson R, Spicer J, Jones R, Brada M, Talbot D, Steele N, Garces A, Brugger W, Harrington E, Evans J, Hall E, Tovey H, de Oliveira F, Carreira S, Swales K, Ruddle R, Raynaud F, Purchase B, Dawes J, Parmar M, Turner A, Tunariu N, Banerjee S, de Bono J, Banerji U. Vistusertib (dual m-TORC1/2 inhibitor) in combination with paclitaxel in patients with high-grade serous ovarian and squamous non-small-cell lung cancer. Annals Of Oncology 2018, 29: 1918-1925. PMID: 30016392, PMCID: PMC6158767, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBenzamidesCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMaximum Tolerated DoseMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2Middle AgedMorpholinesOvarian NeoplasmsPaclitaxelPhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrimidinesResponse Evaluation Criteria in Solid TumorsRibosomal Protein S6 KinasesConceptsHigh-grade serous ovarian cancerSquamous non-small-cell lung cancerNon-small-cell lung cancerWeekly paclitaxelOvarian cancerSchedule ALung cancerIntermittent scheduleRecommended phase II doseResponse rateDose-escalated armPhase II doseRECIST response rateDose-limiting toxicityProgression-free survivalAdvanced solid tumorsPhase I trialSerous ovarian cancerResistance to chemotherapyP-S6K levelsConsecutive daysII doseDose escalationExpansion cohortI trial
2017
Targeting BRAF-Mutant Colorectal Cancer: Progress in Combination Strategies
Sundar R, Hong D, Kopetz S, Yap T. Targeting BRAF-Mutant Colorectal Cancer: Progress in Combination Strategies. Cancer Discovery 2017, 7: 558-560. PMID: 28576843, PMCID: PMC5458523, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-17-0087.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersProspective study of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 2B17 genotype and exemestane (Exe) pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) in Asian, hormone receptor (HR) positive, metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients.
Walsh R, Lee S, Seng K, Wang L, Ho G, Ow S, Kumarakulasinghe N, Sundar R, Lee X, Yap H, Jeyasekharan A, Pang A, Ho J, Tan C, Lim Y, Malik R, Wan Ishak W, Goh B, Tai B, Wong A. Prospective study of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 2B17 genotype and exemestane (Exe) pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) in Asian, hormone receptor (HR) positive, metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 1056-1056. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.1056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical benefit rateMetastatic breast cancerHormone receptorsMetastatic breast cancer patientsUDP-glucuronosyltransferaseClinical treatment efficacyGlucuronidation in vitroUGT2B17 genotypeBenefit rateClinical benefitProspective studyBreast cancerActive metabolitePK dataPD biomarkersTreatment efficacyPatientsPharmacodynamicsPD effectsResponse rateUGT2B17C maxActivity indexPharmacokineticsSignificant PD