2023
Top advances of the year: Neuro‐oncology
Barden M, Omuro A. Top advances of the year: Neuro‐oncology. Cancer 2023, 129: 1467-1472. PMID: 36825454, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34711.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsBrain tumorsRecent phase 3 trialAnti-PD-1 immunotherapyCentral nervous system dysfunctionSingle-agent pembrolizumabHigh-dose chemotherapyPhase 3 trialPrimary CNS lymphomaStem cell transplantationLong-term outcomesLimited therapeutic optionsNervous system dysfunctionOngoing clinical trialsClinical trial landscapeDrug Administration approvalBRAF V600E mutationExcellent disease controlConsolidation therapyCNS lymphomaImproved survivalLeptomeningeal metastasesTherapeutic optionsCell transplantationCraniospinal irradiationPatient population
2014
Phase 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