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2. A phase 1 study of TPST-1495 as a single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab in subjects with solid tumors.
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Davar, Diwakar, primary, Powderly, John D., additional, Ulahannan, Susanna Varkey, additional, Johnson, Melissa Lynne, additional, Sharma, Manish, additional, Krauss, John C., additional, Stagg, Robert, additional, Francica, Brian, additional, Moon, Anne, additional, Jenkins, Yonchu, additional, Prasit, Peppi, additional, Dubensky, Thomas Walter, additional, Whiting, Sam H., additional, and Papadopoulos, Kyriakos P., additional
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- 2022
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3. Response to systemic treatments in advanced fibrolamellar carcinoma: A French multicenter retrospective cohort of the AGEO
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Xixi Ye-Tran, Mohamed Bouattour, Audrey Perret, Anthony Turpin, Thomas Walter, Carole Vitellius, Romain Coriat, Marie Lequoy, Jean Frederic Blanc, Hélène Regnault, Daniel Pietrasz, David Sefrioui, Thierry Lecomte, Emilie Moati, Olivier Caliez, Eric Nguyen-Khac, Brice Fresneau, and Vincent Hautefeuille
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Cancer Research ,Oncology - Abstract
e16194 Background: Fibrolamellar carcinomas (FLC) are rare hepatic malignancies affecting young patients without chronic liver disease, often diagnosed at an advanced stage. Few data are available regarding efficacy of systemic anti-tumor treatments. Main objective was to explore response according to RECIST 1.1 criteria in the first line setting in advanced FLC patients. Methods: This retrospective multicentric French cohort included 44 patients with advanced FLC who received at least one systemic treatment and had one morphological evaluation, performed every 2-3 months. Results: Median age at diagnosis was 24 years (range 13-62), 59.1% were female, 38% were at stage IVa (lymph node involvement) and 42% at stage IVb (metastatic involvement). Responses were analyzed in 42 patients, 7 receiving neoadjuvant treatment and 35 patients receiving a first line palliative treatment. There was no complete response, 14.3% (n = 5) had a partial response (PR), 37.1% (n = 13) had stable disease (SD) and 48.6% (n = 17) had progressive disease. GEMOX was the most prescribed regimen (n = 8) with a disease control rate (PR+SD) at 25% (PR = 12.5% and SD = 12.5%). Doxorubicine-platine was the second most prescribed association (n = 5) with a disease control rate at 80% (PR = 40% and SD = 40%). Tyrosine kinase inhibitors, i.e. sorafenib (n = 10) and sunitinib (n = 3) showed no response and a rate of SD of 40% and 33% respectively. The association of doxorubicine-platine plus sorafenib was used in 4 patients, with one PR and three SD. Only one patient received immunotherapy (nivolumab and ipilimumab), but progressed at first evaluation at two months. Median overall survival was 3.3 years. Five years overall survival was 35% (95%CI = 0.23-0.54). Patients who underwent surgery had a better prognosis (55 months vs 15.5 months). Unfortunately, disease relapsed quickly after surgery, with a median relapse-free survival of 11 months. Conclusions: Advanced fibrolamellar carcinomas have a low chemosensitivity to either cytotoxic chemotherapy or tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Larger studies are warranted to define a standard of care for these rare tumors requiring treatment in an expert centre, either with a molecular screening.
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- 2022
4. A phase 1 study of TPST-1495 as a single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab in subjects with solid tumors
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Diwakar Davar, John D. Powderly, Susanna Varkey Ulahannan, Melissa Lynne Johnson, Manish Sharma, John C. Krauss, Robert Stagg, Brian Francica, Anne Moon, Yonchu Jenkins, Peppi Prasit, Thomas Walter Dubensky, Sam H. Whiting, and Kyriakos P. Papadopoulos
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Cancer Research ,Oncology - Abstract
TPS2696 Background: Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is a bioactive lipid that promotes cancer through diverse mechanisms including stimulating tumor proliferation, enhancing angiogenesis and suppressing immune function in the tumor microenvironment. PGE2 produced by tumor cells through upregulation of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is also a key mediator of adaptive resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. While PGE2 signaling is important in cancer, how best to inhibit PGE2 for cancer treatment is under investigation. Inhibition of COX enzymes (e.g., with NSAIDS) has shown promise in large observational studies, but inconsistent results in prospective studies. Importantly, COX inhibition alters multiple prostanoids beyond PGE2, resulting in toxicity that limits therapeutic dosing for cancer. PGE2 signals through four receptors, EP1-4, that are variably expressed and have distinct activities. The tumor promoting and immunosuppressive activities of PGE2 predominantly arise from signaling through the EP2 and EP4 receptors, while signaling through the EP1 and EP3 receptors generally is pro-inflammatory. TPST-1495 is designed to be an oral, highly specific, antagonist of the EP2 and EP4 receptors, sparing the EP1 and EP3 receptors and the COX enzymes. Preclinical studies suggest that blocking EP2 and EP4 with TPST-1495 inhibits tumor proliferation and stimulates anti-cancer immunity better than inhibiting all 4 receptors together, the EP2 or EP4 receptors singly, or the upstream COX-2 enzyme. Methods: TPST-1495-001 is a first-in-human Phase 1 study (NCT04344795). In the Dose and Schedule Optimization Stage, the primary objectives are to characterize the safety and tolerability (including dose limiting toxicities) and determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of TPST-1495 as monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors. Additional objectives include characterization of PK, PD, and evaluation of potential biomarkers, including through paired (pre- and on-treatment) tumor biopsies. Monotherapy dose-finding employs a modified 3+3 design evaluating BID and QD TPST-1495 schedules along with continuous or intermittent (Days 1-5 every 7 days) dosing. For the pembrolizumab combination, the starting dose and schedule of TPST-1495 are determined by safety, PK and PD of monotherapy. Indication-specific Expansion Stage cohorts will evaluate TPST-1495 at the selected RP2D and schedule for both monotherapy and combination in endometrial cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, and microsatellite stable colorectal cancer (combination only), as well as in a biomarker-specific cohort enrolling patients with pathogenic tumor PIK3CA gene mutation. Dose and Schedule Optimization enrollment (monotherapy and combination) is ongoing at abstract submission while Expansion Stages are planned after identification of the RP2Ds. Clinical trial information: NCT04344795.
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- 2022
5. A phase 1 study of TPST-1120 as a single agent and in combination with nivolumab in subjects with advanced solid tumors
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Mark Yarchoan, John D. Powderly, Bruno R. Bastos, Thomas Benjamin Karasic, Oxana V. Crysler, Pamela N. Munster, Meredith McKean, Leisha A. Emens, Yvonne M. Saenger, Yasser Ged, Robert Stagg, Andreas Goutopoulos, Anne Moon, Yonchu Jenkins, Peppi Prasit, Thomas Walter Dubensky, Sam H. Whiting, and Susanna Varkey Ulahannan
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Cancer Research ,Oncology - Abstract
3005 Background: TPST-1120 is a first-in-class oral therapy that inhibits PPARα, a transcription factor that regulates fatty acid oxidation (FAO). TPST-1120 has diverse mechanisms of anti-tumor activity in preclinical studies, including inhibiting tumor proliferation, increasing the anti-angiogenic factor thrombospondin 1, and reducing T cell exhaustion. Methods: Subjects with advanced solid tumor malignancies received escalating doses of TPST-1120 as a single agent or in combination with nivolumab 480 mg IV every 4 weeks (combination cohort limited to RCC, cholangiocarcinoma [CCA] and HCC). Study objectives included evaluation of safety, pharmacokinetics, MTD, RP2D and anti-tumor activity as monotherapy and in combination with nivolumab. AEs were assessed per CTCAE v5 and efficacy per RECIST v1.1 Results: As of 14-Jan-2022, 35 subjects have been dosed (20 with TPST-1120 monotherapy at doses from 100 mg to 600 mg PO BID and 15 in combination with nivolumab at doses from 200 mg to 600 mg PO BID). Median prior lines of systemic therapy were 3 (2-11) in monotherapy and 2 (2-6) in combination cohorts. An MTD was not reached in monotherapy or combination, and the TPST-1120 RP2D was 600 mg PO BID for both cohorts. For TPST-1120 monotherapy, the most common treatment related AEs (TRAEs) were nausea (20%), fatigue (15%), and diarrhea (10%), all Grade 1-2. One monotherapy subject (5%) experienced a Grade 3 TRAE (hypertension). In the combination cohort the most common TRAEs related to either drug were fatigue (40%), diarrhea (27%) and nausea (20%), all Grade 1-2. Three combination subjects (19%) experienced Grade 3 TRAEs (one each arthralgia, hepatic enzyme increased, muscle spasms). A best response of stable disease was observed in 53% (10/19) of subjects treated with monotherapy. In combination, the ORR was 23% (3/13, all PRs) across all dose levels and 38% (3/8) at TPST-1120 dose levels ≥400 mg BID. These responses included 2 subjects with late-line RCC (2/2 RCC subjects enrolled, both with progression on prior anti-PD1 therapy) and one subject with heavily pre-treated CCA. At data cut off, 2 of 3 responding patients (CCA and one RCC) remained in PR and on study at 8.4 and 14 mo, respectively. Conclusions: TPST-1120 is a novel therapy designed to inhibit tumor proliferation and angiogenesis and stimulate anti-cancer immunity through inhibition of PPARα, a key regulator of FAO. The drug is well tolerated as a single agent and in combination with nivolumab. Promising objective responses have been observed in combination with nivolumab in subjects previously refractory to anti-PD-1 therapy, including 2/2 responders in late-line RCC, and a subject with heavily pretreated CCA, a tumor type generally not responsive to anti-PD-1 alone. Notably, all responders were treated at the two highest doses of TPST-1120 (ORR 38%). Updated study results including exploratory biomarkers will be presented. Clinical trial information: NCT03829436.
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- 2022
6. Phase 1/1b multicenter trial of TPST-1120, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) antagonist as a single agent (SA) or in combination in patients with advanced solid tumors.
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Laport, Ginna, primary, Powderly, John D., additional, Chokshi, Saurin, additional, Luke, Jason J., additional, Bendell, Johanna C., additional, Enstrom, Amanda, additional, Whiting, Chan C, additional, and Dubensky, Thomas Walter, additional
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- 2019
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7. Prognosis and chemosensitivity of non-V600E BRAF mutations in metastatic colorectal carcinoma (mCRC): An AGEO French multicenter retrospective cohort
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Jean-Marc Phelip, Emmanuelle Norguet, Nelson Lourenco, Julie Dremaux, Côme Lepage, David Tougeron, Astrid Lièvre, Jean-Baptiste Bachet, Thomas Walter, Romain Coriat, Vincent Nicolai, Anthony Turpin, Aline Derosiere, David Sefrioui, Vincent Hautefeuille, Morgane Caulet, Pascal Artru, Julien Lazartigues, Astrid Pozet, David Malka, Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), Onco-génétique, Département de médecine oncologique [Gustave Roussy], Institut Gustave Roussy (IGR)-Institut Gustave Roussy (IGR), Carcinogénèse épithéliale : facteurs prédictifs et pronostiques - UFC (UR 3181) (CEF2P / CARCINO), Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Besançon (CHRU Besançon)-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC), UNIROUEN - UFR Santé (UNIROUEN UFR Santé), Université de Rouen Normandie (UNIROUEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU), Service d'oncologie médicale (CHRU Lille), Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Lille] (CHRU Lille), Centre hospitalier universitaire de Poitiers (CHU Poitiers), Centre de Bioinformatique (CBIO), Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL), Clinique Saint Jean, Sorbonne Université (SU), Service d'Hépato-gastroentérologie [CHU Saint-Etienne], Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne [CHU Saint-Etienne] (CHU ST-E), Service d'hépato-gastroentérologie et cancérologie digestive (CHU de Dijon), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon - Hôpital François Mitterrand (CHU Dijon), Chemistry, Oncogenesis, Stress and Signaling (COSS), Université de Rennes (UR)-CRLCC Eugène Marquis (CRLCC)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours (CHRU de Tours), Centre Hospitalier Université Laval [Quebec] (CHUL), CHU de Québec–Université Laval, Université Laval [Québec] (ULaval)-Université Laval [Québec] (ULaval), Biomarqueurs et essais cliniques en Cancérologie et Onco-Hématologie (BECCOH), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm U1016, Paris Descartes University, Génomique et Médecine Personnalisée du Cancer et des Maladies Neuropsychiatriques (GPMCND), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), CHU Amiens-Picardie, HEMATIM - Hématopoïèse et immunologie - UR UPJV 4666 (HEMATIM), and Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-CHU Amiens-Picardie-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)
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Oncology ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Colorectal cancer ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,education ,Retrospective cohort study ,medicine.disease ,digestive system diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,business ,neoplasms ,V600E ,030215 immunology - Abstract
3575 Background: BRAF mutations are present in 5-15% of mCRC. V600E BRAF mutations account for ~80% of cases and are mostly found in right-sided tumors. Non-V600E BRAF mutations are rare (~2% of mCRC), mostly left-sided. Although BRAF V600E mutations are associated with a dismal prognosis, some studies suggest that non-V600E BRAF mutations may be associated with a favorable outcome. The chemosensitivity of non-V600E BRAF-mutated mCRC has never been studied. Methods: From 2017 to 2018, all consecutive patients (pts) with non-V600E BRAF-mutated mCRC (next generation sequencing) treated in the participating centers were included. Survival analyses were performed using Kaplan-Meier method and LogRank test. Results: A total of 108 pts in 34 centers in France were included between October 2017 and August 2018 (median age, 66 years [range, 58-77]; ECOG performance status 0-1, 86%). The primary was mostly left-sided (66%). Main metastatic sites were the liver (73%), lungs (33%), lymph nodes (39%) and peritoneum (26%). D594 (34%), G469 (15%), K601 (11%), N581 (7%) and L597 (7%) were the most frequent mutations. A concomitant RAS mutation was found in 22% of pts. Microsatellite instability (MSI) was found in 3/67 pts (4.5%). First-line chemotherapy (CTx) (n = 69) efficacy was (overall response rate/disease control rate) 49%/77% (anti-EGFR-containing CTx [n = 20], 75%/85%; antiangiogenic-containing CTx [n = 22], 55%/73%). Median overall survival (mOS) was 25.6 months (95% CI : 17.1-43.8) overall; it was 8.0 months with best supportive care alone (n = 10), 16.0 months with palliative CTx alone (n = 63), and attained 105.1 months with curative-intent management of metastases (n = 35). mOS did not differ according to sidedness (p = 0.22), type of mutation (p = 0.52), or its functional impact on BRAF (p = 0.19). Conclusions: Non-V600E BRAF-mutated mCRC retain sensitivity to CTx + biologics and harbor a good prognosis (especially when amenable to curative-intent surgery), regardless of the type of mutation and its impact on BRAF kinase function. Contrarily to BRAF V600E mutations, non-V600E mutations may occur along with RAS mutations, but uncommonly with MSI.
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8. Oxaliplatin and 5-fluorouracil (FOLFOX) in advanced well-differentiated digestive neuroendocrine tumors: A multicenter national retrospective study from the French Group of Endocrine Tumors (GTE)
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Yann Touchefeu, Marc Pracht, Guillaume Roquin, Rosine Guimbaud, Olivia Hentic, Aurélie Ferru, Michel Ducreux, Guillaume Cadiot, Nadia Bouarioua, Tamara Matysiak-Budnik, Eric Baudin, Hélène Senellart, Thomas Walter, Jean-Baptiste Girot, Julien Hadoux, David Malka, and Paul Girot
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Antitumor activity ,Oncology ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Retrospective cohort study ,Neuroendocrine tumors ,medicine.disease ,Oxaliplatin ,Well differentiated ,FOLFOX ,Fluorouracil ,Internal medicine ,Endocrine system ,Medicine ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
4104 Background: Oxaliplatin-based regimens have shown promising antitumor activity in digestive neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), however the available data are limited. Our aim was to assess the tumor response and survival in a large series of patients treated with oxaliplatin and 5-fluorouracil (FOLFOX) for advanced digestive NETs.Oxaliplatin-based regimens have shown promising antitumor activity in digestive neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), however the available data are limited. Our aim was to assess the tumor response and survival in a large series of patients treated with oxaliplatin and 5-fluorouracil (FOLFOX) for advanced digestive NETs. Methods: All patients with advanced well-differentiated digestive NETs treated with at least 3 cycles of FOLFOX between 2004 and 2018 in 12 centers of the French GTE, were retrospectively included. Best response according to the RECIST 1.1 criteria, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were evaluated. The prognostic factors for PFS were investigated by multivariate analysis using a Cox proportional hazard model including variables with a p value ⩽ 0.20 in univariate analysis. Results: One hundred and forty-nine patients were included. Primary tumor location was pancreas (n = 88), small intestine (n = 37), stomach (n = 7), rectum (n = 4) and unknown without lung tumor at CT scan (n = 13). Partial response rate was of 31% for pancreatic NETs, 13% for small intestine NETs, 14% for gastric NETs, 25% for rectal NETs and 38% for unknown primary NETs. Median PFS were, respectively, 9, 9, 14, 4 and 6 months, and median OS were 30, 28, 31, 25 and 15 months. Significant poor prognostic factors for PFS after FOLFOX in digestive NETs were: progressive disease (HR = 2.5, p = 0.018), hepatic involvement > 50% (HR = 1.8, p = 0.009), prior targeted therapy (HR = 1.5, p = 0.048) and rectal primary tumor (HR = 4.2, p = 0.01). Among pancreatic NETs, the 9 insulinomas had a 22 months PFS versus 9 months for the others (p = 0.025), and serum glucose normalization was obtained in 8 out of 9 cases. Conclusions: FOLFOX has a promising clinical activity for gastroenteropancreatic NETs, especially in insulinomas.
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- 2019
9. Adjuvant Therapy in the Treatment of Biliary Tract Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Anne M. Horgan, Jennifer J. Knox, Thomas Walter, and Eitan Amir
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Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Gallbladder ,Odds ratio ,Combined Modality Therapy ,Gastroenterology ,Surgery ,Radiation therapy ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Bile Duct Neoplasms ,Oncology ,Chemotherapy, Adjuvant ,Internal medicine ,Meta-analysis ,Adjuvant therapy ,Resection margin ,Humans ,Medicine ,Gallbladder Neoplasms ,Radiotherapy, Adjuvant ,business ,Lymph node - Abstract
Purpose The benefit of adjuvant therapy (AT) for biliary tract cancer (BTC) is unclear, with conflicting results from nonrandomized studies. We report a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the impact of AT on survival. Methods Studies published between 1960 and November 2010, which evaluated adjuvant chemotherapy (CT), radiotherapy (RT), or both (CRT) compared with curative-intent surgery alone for resected BTC were included. Only tumors of the gallbladder and bile ducts were assessed. Published data were extracted and computed into odds ratios (ORs) for death at 5 years. Subgroup analyses of benefit based on lymph node (LN) or resection margin positivity (R1) were prespecified. Data were weighted by generic inverse variance and pooled using random-effect modeling. Results Twenty studies involving 6,712 patients were analyzed. There was a nonsignificant improvement in overall survival with any AT compared with surgery alone (pooled OR, 0.74; P = .06). There was no difference between gallbladder and bile duct tumors (P = .68). The association was significant when the two registry analyses were excluded. Those receiving CT or CRT derived statistically greater benefit than RT alone (OR, 0.39, 0.61, and 0.98, respectively; P = .02). The greatest benefit for AT was in those with LN-positive disease (OR, 0.49; P = .004) and R1 disease (OR, 0.36; P = .002). Conclusion This analysis supports AT for BTC. Prospective randomized trials are needed to provide better rationale for this commonly used strategy. On the basis of our data, such trials could involve two active comparators rather than a no-treatment arm among patients with LN-positive or R1 disease.
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10. Results from a phase 2b, randomized, multicenter study of GVAX pancreas and CRS-207 compared to chemotherapy in adults with previously-treated metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (ECLIPSE Study).
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Le, Dung T., primary, Ko, Andrew H., additional, Wainberg, Zev A., additional, Picozzi, Vincent J., additional, Kindler, Hedy L., additional, Wang-Gillam, Andrea, additional, Oberstein, Paul Eliezer, additional, Morse, Michael, additional, Zeh, Herbert, additional, Weekes, Colin D., additional, Reid, Tony R., additional, Murphy, Aimee, additional, McDougall, Katherine, additional, Whiting, Chan C., additional, Nair, Nitya, additional, Enstrom, Amanda, additional, Ferber, Sandy, additional, Dubensky, Thomas Walter, additional, Brockstedt, Dirk G., additional, and Jaffee, Elizabeth M., additional
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- 2017
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11. Nocardia Brain Abscess in a Patient Treated With Everolimus for a Metastatic Insulinoma
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Monika K. Krzyzanowska, Gregory W.J. Hawryluk, Thomas Walter, and Gelareh Zadeh
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Cancer Research ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Fatal outcome ,Brain Abscess ,Nocardia Infections ,Nocardia ,Fatal Outcome ,Anti-Infective Agents ,Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination ,Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Combination ,medicine ,Humans ,Everolimus ,Neoplasm Metastasis ,Insulinoma ,Brain abscess ,Sirolimus ,biology ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Pancreatic Neoplasms ,Oncology ,Female ,business ,Immunosuppressive Agents ,medicine.drug - Published
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12. Comparison of BEAMing assays and competitive approaches in the detection of main alteration of RAS in circulating DNA of non small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and metastatic colon cancer. Manuscript 2016
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Marie Brevet, Carole Ferraro Peyret, Anne-Sophie Wozny, Léa Payen, Thomas Walter, Claire Rodriguez-Lafrasse, Marielle Guillet, Karen Brengel-Pesce, Sébastien Couraud, Jessica Garcia, Marion Chauvenet, Valérie Cheynet, Eric Dusserre, and Julien Forestier
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Cancer Research ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Oncology ,business.industry ,Colorectal cancer ,Cancer research ,medicine ,non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ,Circulating DNA ,medicine.disease ,business ,Metastatic colon cancer - Abstract
e23056 Background: A number of RAS mutations confer resistance to anti-EGFR therapies routinely used in the treatment of colon cancer. The objective of this study was to evaluate the pertinence of analyzing circulating-free plasma DNA (cfDNA) as an indicator of the mutational status of a tumor, in order to use liquid biopsies instead of invasive and painful tumor biopsies during tumor progression. Methods: A cohort of 24 lung and 25 colon cancer patients was constituted in the Hospices Civils of Lyon. Liquid biopsy plasma samples were collected at diagnosis (colon cancer) and during tumor progression (lung cancer) for the purpose of the current study. KRAS and NRAS somatic alterations were quantified using three different technologies: the Droplet Digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) from BioRad, the BEAMing Digital PCR from Sysmex Inostics, and the NGS NextSeq 500 by Illumina with the Accel-Amplicon 56G Oncology Panel from SWIFT BIOSCIENCES. Results: We observed a high level of sensitivity and specificity with the BEAMing technology, which provided us with excellent matches, around 96% and 73%, between solid and liquid biopsies taken at diagnosis (colon cancer) or during tumor progression (lung cancer), respectively. Indeed, when examining cfDNA from patients displaying one of the KRAS or NRAS mutations, 11 of the 13 mutations were confirmed using this technology, whereas only 5-6 matched the initial NGS status, using the two other technologies. The detection threshold was estimated at 1% for samples containing at least 0.8 ngctDNA/µL for the multiplex screening ddPCR from BioRad and for the 56G Oncology Panel from SWIFT BIOSCIENCES. The threshold was lower, at 0.03%, in samples containing only 0.25 ng ctDNA/µL for the BEAMing technology, which includes a PCR pre-amplification step. Conclusions: The advantage of the Illumina NGS technology is the larger coverage of longer gene regions, and thus the detection of more genetic mutations. Finally, the BEAMing technology enabled us to follow the appearance and disappearance of somatic alterations, with a very high level of sensitivity.
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- 2017
13. POLO: A randomized phase III trial of olaparib maintenance monotherapy in patients (pts) with metastatic pancreatic cancer (mPC) who have a germline BRCA1/2 mutation (gBRCAm)
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Do-Youn Oh, Michele Reni, Christophe Borg, Talia Golan, Howard S. Hochster, Gershon Y. Locker, Giampaolo Tortora, Michael J. Hall, Anke Reinacher-Schick, Hedy L. Kindler, Teresa Macarulla, Thomas Walter, Nigel Baker, and Daniel Hochhauser
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0301 basic medicine ,Oncology ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Population ,Germline ,Olaparib ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Brca1 2 mutation ,030104 developmental biology ,0302 clinical medicine ,chemistry ,immune system diseases ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Internal medicine ,Metastatic pancreatic cancer ,medicine ,In patient ,Risk factor ,business ,education - Abstract
TPS4152Background: Defective double-strand DNA break repair caused by a gBRCAm is a risk factor for mPC. In the general population of mPC pts, the prevalence of a gBRCAm may be around 4.5%; but, in...
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- 2016
14. REMINET: A European, multicentre, PHASE II/III randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating lanreotide as maintenance therapy after first-line treatment in patients with non-resectable duodeno-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours
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Jean-Louis Legoux, Olivia Hentic, Ivan Borbath, Frédéric Di Fiore, David Tougeron, Anja Rinke, Karine Bouhier Leporrier, Astrid Lièvre, Nadia Bouarioua, Guillaume Cadiot, Laetitia Dahan, Rosine Guimbaud, Juan W. Valle, Denis Smith, Côme Lepage, Thomas Walter, Karine Le Malicot, Michel Ducreux, Marianne Pavel, and Roger Faroux
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Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Locally advanced ,Placebo-controlled study ,macromolecular substances ,Lanreotide ,Gastroenterology ,carbohydrates (lipids) ,First line treatment ,Double blind ,stomatognathic diseases ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Oncology ,chemistry ,Maintenance therapy ,Internal medicine ,otorhinolaryngologic diseases ,bacteria ,Medicine ,In patient ,business - Abstract
TPS4148Background: Patients (pts) with metastatic or locally advanced, non-resectable, Well-Differentiated Duodeno-Pancreatic (WDDP) NETs are treated following European guidelines. Pts with more ag...
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- 2016
15. External validation of a prognostic score in patients (pts) with high-grade gastrointestinal neuroendocrine carcinomas (GI-NECs)
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Juan W. Valle, Marianne Pavel, Barbara Nuñez, Patricia Freis, Tim Meyer, Ivan Borbath, Mairéad G McNamara, Thomas Walter, Richard A Hubner, Alexa Childs, Rocio Garcia-Carbonero, Angela Lamarca, and Jorge Barriuso
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Oncology ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,External validation ,Training cohort ,digestive system diseases ,Neuroendocrine Carcinomas ,Prognostic score ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,In patient ,business - Abstract
4089Background: Prognostic markers for risk-stratification of pts with GI-NECs are lacking. We aimed to externally validate our previously-designed prognostic score (Training Cohort [TC]) derived f...
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16. Clinical and biomarker evaluations of sunitinib in patients (pts) with advanced well-differentiated grade 3 (G3) and poorly differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasms (PD-NEN)
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Chantal Dreyer, Anne Couvelard, Thomas Walter, Catherine Lombard Bohas, Patricia Niccoli, Jean-François Seitz, Olivia Hentic, Anna Pellat, Thierry Andre, Camille Couffignat, Nathalie Lobbe, France Mentre, Pierre Bedossa, Pascal Hammel, Sandrine J. Faivre, Magalie Zappa, Philippe B. Ruszniewski, and Eric Raymond
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0301 basic medicine ,Oncology ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pathology ,Sunitinib ,business.industry ,Angiogenesis ,Neuroendocrine tumors ,medicine.disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,0302 clinical medicine ,Stroma ,Pharmacokinetics ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Internal medicine ,Toxicity ,medicine ,Biomarker (medicine) ,Immunohistochemistry ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
274 Background: Angiogenesis is extensively developed in well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNET) where sunitinib was showed to prolong progression-free survival leading to FDA and EMA approval. However, clinical experience in pts with well-differentiated G3 & PD-NEN remains limited. Methods: This prospective phase II trial evaluate potential biomarkers correlating with sunitinib activity in pts with advanced well differentiated G3 or PD-NEN. Sunitinib was given at the dose of 37.5 mg/d as a continuous daily dosing until progression or unacceptable toxicity. Evaluation of activity was based on RECIST1.1. Safety was evaluated according to NCI-CTCAEv4. Pharmacokinetics (PK) of sunitinib and SU12662 (main active metabolite) were evaluated. Tumor biomarkers (PDGFR-b, VEGFR2, Carbonic Anhydrase 9, Ki67 and p-AKT) were evaluated in tumor tissues, quantified in tumor cells and stroma (vessels, fibroblasts) using immunohistochemistry and correlated with response by RECIST. Results: Among 31 pts (M/F: 18/13, median age 61), 13 pancreatic, 5 gastric, 5 rectal, 4 colonic, and 4 other G3 & PD-NEN were entered. 27 pts had previous treatment with chemotherapy (mainly platinum/VP16). Among 26 pts evaluable for safety and activity, 7 pts (23%, 95%CI: 6.9%-39.3%), including 3 pts classified as well-differentiated G3 neoplasms) experienced partial responses and tumor stabilizations (clinical benefit). Safety and PK exposure to sunitinib and SU12662 in those pts was consistent with that experienced in PNET. Among the above evaluated tumor biomarkers, only Ki67 correlated with sunitinib activity. The median Ki67 was 20% and 77.5% in pts with CB versus non-responders (p=.002), respectively. ROC curves showed correlations between lower Ki67 in tumors and sunitinib activity (OR:0.9; IC95%:0.831-0.9, p=.039). With a threshold value of Ki67 of 47%, sensitivity and specificity were 80%, the predictive positive value was 67% and the negative predictive value was 86%. Conclusions: In pts with well-differentiated G3 & PD-NEN, sunitinib showed evidence of activity that was more pronounced in pts with Ki67
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17. A phase 1 study of TPST-1495 as a single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors.
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Ulahannan, Susanna Varkey, Powderly, John D., Johnson, Melissa Lynne, Krauss, John C., Sharma, Manish, Davar, Diwakar, Karasic, Thomas Benjamin, Gaillard, Stephanie, Jenkins, Yonchu, Stagg, Robert J., Bomba, Darrin, Standifer, Nathan, Smith, Steven, Prasit, Peppi, Dubensky, Thomas Walter, Whiting, Sam H., and Papadopoulos, Kyriakos P.
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18. Phase I study of safety and immunogenicity of ADU-623, a live-attenuated Listeria monocytogenes vaccine (ΔactA/ΔinlB) expressing EGFRvIII and NY-ESO-1, in patients with WHO grade III/IV astrocytomas.
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Crittenden, Marka, primary, Bahjat, Keith S., additional, Li, Rui, additional, Gore, Pankaj A., additional, Fountain, Chris, additional, Hanson, Bill, additional, Skoble, Justin, additional, Lauer, Peter, additional, Murphy, Aimee, additional, Dubensky, Thomas Walter, additional, Brockstedt, Dirk G., additional, and Urba, Walter John, additional
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19. Characteristics, prognosis and treatments of 294 patients with poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma: The FFCD-GTE national cohort
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Rosine Guimbaud, Sylvain Manfredi, Laetitia Dahan, Olivia Hentic, Karine Le Malicot, Côme Lepage, Thierry Lecomte, Isabelle Bonnet, Guillaume Cadiot, Eric Baudin, Romain Coriat, Thomas Walter, David Tougeron, Philippe Rougier, Guillaume Roquin, Christophe Desauw, Thomas Aparicio, Catherine Lombard-Bohas, Joël Guigay, and Anne Thirot-Bidault
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Oncology ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Poorly differentiated ,humanities ,digestive system diseases ,National cohort ,body regions ,Internal medicine ,Cohort ,medicine ,Neuroendocrine carcinoma ,business - Abstract
4095 Background: Data on poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) are limited or retrospective. We designed a French cohort to describe characteristics, prognosis and treatments of NEC ...
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20. Phase II study evaluating the association of gemcitabine, trastuzumab, and erlotinib as first-line treatment in patients with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (GATE 1)
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Laurent Mineur, Fabienne Portales, Emmanuelle Samalin, Marc Ychou, Caroline Mollevi, Thomas Walter, Eric Assenat, Catherine Lombard-Bohas, and Thibault Mazard
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Oncology ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Performance status ,business.industry ,Phases of clinical research ,Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma ,medicine.disease_cause ,Gemcitabine ,Trastuzumab ,Internal medicine ,Clinical endpoint ,medicine ,KRAS ,Erlotinib ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
379 Background: This study aimed to assess the efficacy and tolerance of the combinationof chemotherapy and two targeted therapies as a first-line treatment in metastatic pancreatic cancer patients. Methods: We designed a phase 2 open-label, non-comparative, multicenter study (NCT01204372). Patients received weekly 1000 mg/m² gemcitabine (3 weeks out of 4), weekly trastuzumab (4 mg/kg the first week, 2 mg/kg afterwards) and erlotinib 100 mg/day per os. The primary endpoint was the disease control rate (DCR) according to RECIST. Using a Fleming’s single-stage procedure, the trial was considered positive if 29 patients had a controlled disease (out of 57 evaluable patients). Secondary endpoints included the safety, the progression-free survival (PFS) and the overall survival (OS). An ancillary study addressed the EGFR, HER2 and KRAS status of the patients. Results: Between June 2010 and July 2013, 62 patients were recruited (37 men). The median age was 62 years (range 35-77). Performance status was 0 (n=27) and 1 (n=35). 10 patients had had a surgery of the primary tumor (PT), of whom 6 had been treated with a gemcitabine-based adjuvant chemotherapy (> 6-month delay). PT were localized in the head (n=25), corpus (n=22) and tail (n=15) of pancreas. The number of metastatic sites varied from 1 (n=25) to ≥ 3 (n=15). The baseline median left ventricular ejection fraction was 65% (range 51-86%). All patients were evaluable for safety and 59 patients for efficacy. Main first cycle treatment-related toxicities included: grade 3 anorexia (27%), asthenia (13%), diarrhea (10%), anemia (6%), and thrombocytopenia (3%); grade 3-4 neutropenia (24%), and mucositis (6%); grade 2-3 cutaneous events (35%). No complete responses were observed. 11 patients had a partial response, 33 a stable disease and 15 a disease progression. Therefore, the DCR was 74.6% (95%CI: 61.6-85.0%). Definitive results for the secondary endpoints will be presented at the meeting. Conclusions: Our results showed that combining gemcitabine, trastuzumab and erlotinib is efficient in terms of DCR. A further study is necessary to investigate this promising association. Funding (Roche SAS). Clinical trial information: NCT01204372.
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21. Biliary tract cancer: A large institutional experience
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Mairead Geraldine McNamara, Anne Horgan, Thomas Walter, Elizabeth McKeever, Trisha Min, Anne Riga, David W Hedley, Sean P Cleary, Steven Gallinger, Paul David Greig, Stefano Serra, Laura A. Dawson, and Jennifer J. Knox
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Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Performance status ,business.industry ,Gallbladder ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Ampulla of Vater ,medicine.disease ,Gastroenterology ,Surgery ,Radiation therapy ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Oncology ,Internal medicine ,Cohort ,medicine ,Carcinoma ,Adenocarcinoma ,Stage (cooking) ,business - Abstract
4109 Background: Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) encompass both cholangiocarcinoma (CC), arising in intrahepatic, perihilar (klatskin), or distal biliary tree, ampulla of vater and gallbladder carcinoma (GBC). Prognosis is poor for majority of these patients (pts). Aim: To retrospectively review outcomes of pts, as practices/treatments evolve, who presented to a multidisciplinary team at tertiary referral center Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, with a diagnosis of BTC. Methods: 1057 pts were followed from 01/87 - 09/11. Complete demographics, performance status (PS), disease site, histological diagnosis, percentage receiving surgery with curative intent, chemotherapy (CT), radiotherapy (RT), recurrence patterns and overall survival (OS) were analyzed. Results: The cohort includes 549 (52%) males, PS of 0-1 in 850 (80%), 2-3 in 87 (8%) pts. A histological diagnosis of adenocarcinoma was confirmed in 885 (84%), 106 (10%) non diagnostic, 66 (6%) other. Definitive surgery was performed in 41% and adjuvant CT or concurrent CT/RT given in 20% and 8% respectively. CT or CT/RT was given for unresectable/metastatic disease in first line palliative setting in 395 (37%) and 18 pts (5%) respectively. Response to first line CT in GBC was 33% vs. 24% in CC (p=0.005) and med survival was 8.4 and 13.1 mo respectively (p=0.001). The OS for entire cohort of 1057 pts was 19.3 mo with survival for breakdown of tumor type, stage detailed in the table. At this time, 207 (20%) are still alive, 609 (58%) deceased, status unknown/pending in 241 (22%). Conclusions: This represents a large biliary cancer cohort with survival benchmarks obtained in modern era of multidisciplinary care. Different subsites clearly present at different stages and have different prognosis with treatments. Despite better responses for advanced disease on CT in GBC, survival was better in CC consistent with reported literature. Therapeutic advancement mandates finding additional drug options and appropriate adjuvant care. [Table: see text]
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22. Endoscopic or percutaneous biliary drainage for Klatskin tumors? A large retrospective study
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Kongten Tan, Jennifer J. Knox, Thomas Walter, R. Beecroft, Anne M. Horgan, Steven Gallinger, David W. Hedley, Chia Ho, Andrew Warkentin, and Paul Kortan
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Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Biliary drainage ,Percutaneous ,Oncology ,business.industry ,medicine ,Retrospective cohort study ,In patient ,business ,Surgery - Abstract
277 Background: Controversy exists over the preferred technique of biliary drainage in patients with Klatskin tumors as few comparative studies exist. This study compared outcomes of endoscopic biliary drainage (EBD) and percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD). Methods: 129 patients with Klatskin tumors with an initial EBD or PTBD were identified from 01/01/1991 to 31/05/2011 and their clinical histories were retrospectively reviewed. The primary end point was the time to therapeutic success (TTS: time between the first drainage and a total bilirubin Results: The first biliary decompression procedure was EBD in 87 patients and PTBD in 42 patients. The technical (98% vs 78%, p=0.004) and therapeutic (79% vs 49%, p=0.002) successes were significantly higher in the PTBD group than EBD group, respectively; Forty four patients (51%) in the EBD group subsequently underwent a PTBD before achieving therapeutic success or starting their antitumoral treatment. The median TTS was 55 days in EBD group vs 44 days in the PTBD group (multivariate analysis: HR=0.63, 95% CI=0.41-0.99, p=0.045). In patients treated by surgery or chemotherapy +/− radiotherapy, the median time to treatment was 68 and 76 days in the PTBD group and the EBD group, respectively, p=0.76. 25% and 21% of cholangitis occurred in EBD and PTBD group, respectively (p=0.34). Conclusions: In the era where chemotherapy prolongs life even in advanced disease, shortening time to success matters. Our results suggest relying on PTB for biliary decompression would be an improved treatment strategy when treating patients with Klatskin tumor.
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23. Feasibility and potential benefits of second-line chemotherapy in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer
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Eric Chen, Monika K. Krzyzanowska, Jennifer J. Knox, Thomas Walter, Elizabeth McKeever, David W. Hedley, Anne M. Horgan, Trisha Min, Mairéad G McNamara, Ronald Feld, Malcolm J. Moore, Helen Mackay, and Stefano Serra
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Cancer Research ,Chemotherapy ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Biliary tract cancer ,Oncology ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Medicine ,In patient ,business ,Second line chemotherapy ,Surgery - Abstract
338 Background: Chemotherapy is effective in metastatic or unresectable biliary tract cancer (BTC). The benefits of second-line chemotherapy (CT2) are unclear. Methods: We retrospectively studied all patients (pts) receiving at least one cycle of chemotherapy for advanced BTC at our institution between 1991 and 2011. We analyzed pt and chemotherapy characteristics (type of regimen; tumor response; time to progression (TTP); and overall survival (OS)). The objectives were: 1) to characterize pts eligible for CT2; 2) to evaluate the efficacy of CT2. Results: 367, 89 (24%), and 24 (6%) pts received CT1, CT2, and CT3, respectively. Primary tumor location was the gallbladder (30%), intraphepatic (16%), perihilar (20%), distal common bile duct (20%), and ampulla of Vater (14%). 88% had a baseline performance status of 0-1 prior to CT1. The regimen and efficacy data of CT1 and CT2 are presented in the Table . On univariate analysis females (p=0.002) and pts with TTP >6 months on CT1 (p=0.016) were the only variables associated with receiving CT2. The only factor associated with disease control (objective response+ stable disease) on CT2 was the regimen type (75% with a doublet versus 46% with monotherapy, p=0.03). Conclusions: Among patients with advanced BTC treated with chemotherapy, less than 25% received CT2; but responses were seen and were surprisingly high even in this selected population. Pts with a longer TTP on CT1 were more likely to be offered CT2. Better disease control with CT2 occurs with a doublet than single agent, however clearly more effective therapies must be found. Updated data will be presented. [Table: see text]
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24. Adjuvant therapy in the treatment of biliary tract cancer (BTC): A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Eitan Amir, Anne M. Horgan, Jennifer J. Knox, and Thomas Walter
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Oncology ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Biliary tract cancer ,business.industry ,Meta-analysis ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Adjuvant therapy ,business ,Gastroenterology - Abstract
4050 Background: The benefit of adjuvant therapy (AT) for BTC is unclear with conflicting results from non-randomized studies. We report a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the impac...
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