2014
Emerging Therapies for Glioblastoma
Thomas AA, Brennan CW, DeAngelis LM, Omuro AM. Emerging Therapies for Glioblastoma. JAMA Neurology 2014, 71: 1437-1444. PMID: 25244650, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2014.1701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsCommon primary malignant brain tumorPrimary malignant brain tumorCancer stemlike cellsInnovative clinical trialsBlood-brain barrierMalignant brain tumorsPatient-tailored treatmentNew radiotherapy techniquesHeterogeneous molecular featuresImmune system interactionsGrowth factor receptorTerms glioblastomaMedian survivalDisease courseImmune checkpointsTemozolomide chemotherapyMultimodal treatmentPatient enrollmentAggressive tumorsTreatment advancesBrain neoplasmsDrug exposureBrain microenvironmentMalignant gliomasPhase II trial of sunitinib for recurrent and progressive atypical and anaplastic meningioma
Kaley TJ, Wen P, Schiff D, Ligon K, Haidar S, Karimi S, Lassman AB, Nolan CP, DeAngelis LM, Gavrilovic I, Norden A, Drappatz J, Lee EQ, Purow B, Plotkin SR, Batchelor T, Abrey LE, Omuro A. Phase II trial of sunitinib for recurrent and progressive atypical and anaplastic meningioma. Neuro-Oncology 2014, 17: 116-121. PMID: 25100872, PMCID: PMC4483051, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factor receptorPhase II trialWorld Health OrganizationGrowth factor receptorII trialPrimary endpointOverall survivalExploratory cohortIntratumoral hemorrhageGrade 3Small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitorsSingle-arm phase II trialMalignant meningioma patientsRadiographic response rateMedian overall survivalEffective medical therapyProgression-free survivalFactor receptorEndothelial growth factor receptorPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorTyrosine kinase inhibitorsExpression of VEGFR2MR perfusion imagingHigh-grade meningiomasMedian PFS
2012
Atypical and anaplastic meningiomas treated with bevacizumab
Nayak L, Iwamoto FM, Rudnick JD, Norden AD, Lee EQ, Drappatz J, Omuro A, Kaley TJ. Atypical and anaplastic meningiomas treated with bevacizumab. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2012, 109: 187-193. PMID: 22544653, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-012-0886-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalVascular endothelial growth factor receptorAnaplastic meningiomasRadiographic responseMedian progression-free survivalBest radiographic responseEfficacy of bevacizumabMonths PFS rateEndothelial growth factor receptorKaplan-Meier statisticsActivity of bevacizumabEffective chemotherapeutic optionsAnti-angiogenic agentsTumor blood volumeMR perfusion studiesGrowth factor receptorPFS ratesStable diseaseBevacizumab therapyOverall survivalRANO criteriaRetrospective reviewSurgical optionsProspective studyAggressive tumors
2007
Lessons learned in the development of targeted therapy for malignant gliomas
Omuro AM, Faivre S, Raymond E. Lessons learned in the development of targeted therapy for malignant gliomas. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2007, 6: 1909-1919. PMID: 17620423, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-07-0047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factor receptorEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsPreliminary efficacy resultsPrognosis of patientsTranslational researchEndothelial growth factor receptorEffective treatment optionTyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptorRecurrent diseaseRapamycin inhibitorsPreclinical dataStandard treatmentTreatment optionsEfficacy resultsMalignant gliomasSuch tumorsNovel agentsAnaplastic astrocytomaMost trialsTrial designProtein kinase C betaPathway inhibitor