2023
NCI 7977: A Phase I Dose-Escalation Study of Intermittent Oral ABT-888 (Veliparib) Plus Intravenous Irinotecan Administered in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors
Cecchini M, Walther Z, Wei W, Hafez N, Pilat M, Boerner S, Durecki D, Eder J, Schalper K, Chen A, LoRusso P. NCI 7977: A Phase I Dose-Escalation Study of Intermittent Oral ABT-888 (Veliparib) Plus Intravenous Irinotecan Administered in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors. Cancer Research Communications 2023, 3: 1113-1117. PMID: 37377610, PMCID: PMC10292219, DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-22-0485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose-limiting toxicityHomologous recombination deficiencyPARP inhibitorsStable diseaseWeekly irinotecanObjective responseDay 1Day 3Solid tumorsPhase I dose-escalation studyTwice daily days 1I dose-escalation studyPhase I clinical trialDaily days 1Dose level 1Doses of veliparibGrade 3 neutropeniaMultiple-dose schedulesProgression-free survivalAdvanced solid tumorsDose-escalation studyEvaluable patientsNonoverlapping toxicitiesDose scheduleSystemic treatment
2022
Yale Precision Medicine Tumor Board: reawakening the guardian of the genome
Grant MJ, Finberg KE, Walther Z, Stein SM, Lacy J, Eder JP, Goldberg SB. Yale Precision Medicine Tumor Board: reawakening the guardian of the genome. The Lancet Oncology 2022, 23: 337-338. PMID: 35240081, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(22)00037-7.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2020
Yale Cancer Center Precision Medicine Tumor Board: new technology, new drugs, and the value of repeat testing
Hafez N, Walther Z, Eder JP, Sklar JL, Gettinger SN, Finberg KE, Goldberg SB. Yale Cancer Center Precision Medicine Tumor Board: new technology, new drugs, and the value of repeat testing. The Lancet Oncology 2020, 21: 343-344. PMID: 32950226, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(20)30010-3.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2017
Analytical Validation of the Next-Generation Sequencing Assay for a Nationwide Signal-Finding Clinical Trial Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice Clinical Trial
Lih CJ, Harrington RD, Sims DJ, Harper KN, Bouk CH, Datta V, Yau J, Singh RR, Routbort MJ, Luthra R, Patel KP, Mantha GS, Krishnamurthy S, Ronski K, Walther Z, Finberg KE, Canosa S, Robinson H, Raymond A, Le LP, McShane LM, Polley EC, Conley BA, Doroshow JH, Iafrate AJ, Sklar JL, Hamilton SR, Williams PM. Analytical Validation of the Next-Generation Sequencing Assay for a Nationwide Signal-Finding Clinical Trial Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice Clinical Trial. Journal Of Molecular Diagnostics 2017, 19: 313-327. PMID: 28188106, PMCID: PMC5397672, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2016.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNext-generation sequencingNational Cancer Institute-Molecular AnalysisMultiple clinical laboratoriesParaffin-embedded clinical specimensTherapy Choice (NCI-MATCH) trialClinical Laboratory Improvement AmendmentsNext-generation sequencing assayPrecision medicine studiesStandard treatmentRefractory cancerClinical trialsBiopsy collectionClinical specimensPanel assayClinical useOverall sensitivityMedicine studiesPairwise concordanceReportable variantsCompliant useNGS assaysTrialsPrecision medicineCell linesClinical laboratories
2011
Molecular Tumor Profiling for Prediction of Response to Anticancer Therapies
Walther Z, Sklar J. Molecular Tumor Profiling for Prediction of Response to Anticancer Therapies. The Cancer Journal 2011, 17: 71-79. PMID: 21427550, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0b013e318212dd6d.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMolecular tumor profilingTumor profilingPredictive markerLikelihood of responsePrediction of responseTreatment of cancerIndividual tumorsTumorsPredictive testingTherapyAnticancer therapyGenomic alterationsPrincipal markerMarkersDrugsPersonalized medicineHigh-throughput testingSignal transduction pathwaysAlterations