2024
Lenvatinib ± Pembrolizumab Versus Chemotherapy for Recurrent/Metastatic (R/M) Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) That Progressed after Platinum and Immunotherapy: The Phase 2 LEAP-009 Study
Harrington K, Kim H, Salas S, Oliva M, Metcalf R, Bernsdorf M, Kim J, Cohen E, Siu L, Rischin D, Licitra L, Vermorken J, Le Q, Tahara M, Machiels J, O'Hara K, Pathiraja K, Gumuscu B, Bidadi B, Burtness B. Lenvatinib ± Pembrolizumab Versus Chemotherapy for Recurrent/Metastatic (R/M) Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) That Progressed after Platinum and Immunotherapy: The Phase 2 LEAP-009 Study. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2024, 118: e42. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.01.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchR/M HNSCCHead and neck squamous cell carcinomaPD-1/L1 inhibitorsPlatinum-based therapyPlatinum-based chemotherapyDisease progressionLenvatinib monotherapyECOG PSRecurrent/metastatic (R/M) head and neck squamous cell carcinomaPD-L1 tumor proportion scoreStandard-of-care chemotherapyNeck squamous cell carcinomaTumor proportion scoreProgression-free survivalDuration of responseEfficacy of lenvatinibSecondary end pointsFirst-line treatmentSquamous cell carcinomaEfficacious treatment optionStandard of careOral lenvatinibPembrolizumab monotherapyRECIST v1.1Monotherapy arm
2019
Randomized, Phase II Study Prospectively Evaluating Treatment of Metastatic Esophageal, Gastric, or Gastroesophageal Cancer by Gene Expression of ERCC1: SWOG S1201.
Iqbal S, McDonough S, Lenz HJ, Ilson D, Burtness B, Nangia CS, Barzi A, Schneider CJ, Liu JJ, Dotan E, Guthrie KA, Hochster HS. Randomized, Phase II Study Prospectively Evaluating Treatment of Metastatic Esophageal, Gastric, or Gastroesophageal Cancer by Gene Expression of ERCC1: SWOG S1201. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 38: 472-479. PMID: 31815582, PMCID: PMC7007287, DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.00925.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsDNA-Binding ProteinsEndonucleasesEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagogastric JunctionFemaleFluorouracilGene ExpressionHumansLeucovorinMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisOrganoplatinum CompoundsOxaliplatinPrognosisProgression-Free SurvivalProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesStomach NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsProgression-free survivalAdvanced esophagogastric cancerPhase II studyPlatinum-based therapyOverall survivalII studySuperior median progression-free survivalMedian progression-free survivalMRNA expressionRegimen of irinotecanUpper GI tumorsZubrod performance statusPercent of patientsOccurrence of gradeStandard of careMetastatic esophagealEsophagogastric cancerPerformance statusUntreated patientsGastroesophageal cancerGI tumorsTreatment armsFOLFOXPlatinum sensitivityPatientsPembrolizumab (pembro) for recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC): Post hoc analyses of phase 3 KEYNOTE-040 prior radiation treatment (RT) and disease state.
Harrington K, Cohen E, Soulieres D, Dinis J, Licitra L, Ahn M, Soria A, Machiels J, Mach N, Mehra R, Burtness B, Lin J, Cheng J, Swaby R, Le Tourneau C. Pembrolizumab (pembro) for recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC): Post hoc analyses of phase 3 KEYNOTE-040 prior radiation treatment (RT) and disease state. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 6026-6026. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.6026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrior radiation treatmentSurvival benefitRadiation treatmentM diseaseEnd pointNeck squamous cell carcinomaDisease statesPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsPlatinum-based therapySquamous cell carcinomaITT populationCare chemotherapyMetastatic HNSCCRecurrent headCell carcinomaPembroInvestigator's choicePatientsDiseaseDefinitive conclusionsMetastaticPFSRecurrentTreatment