2014
Phase III Study of Iniparib Plus Gemcitabine and Carboplatin Versus Gemcitabine and Carboplatin in Patients With Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
O'Shaughnessy J, Schwartzberg L, Danso MA, Miller KD, Rugo HS, Neubauer M, Robert N, Hellerstedt B, Saleh M, Richards P, Specht JM, Yardley DA, Carlson RW, Finn RS, Charpentier E, Garcia-Ribas I, Winer EP. Phase III Study of Iniparib Plus Gemcitabine and Carboplatin Versus Gemcitabine and Carboplatin in Patients With Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 3840-3847. PMID: 25349301, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.55.2984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBenzamidesCarboplatinDeoxycytidineDisease ProgressionDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGemcitabineHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsUnited StatesConceptsMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerProgression-free survivalTriple-negative breast cancerCoprimary end pointsOverall survivalBreast cancerRandomized phase II trialEnd pointStage IV/Clinical benefit ratePhase II trialPhase III studyPhase III trialsStandard of careWarrants further evaluationLack of treatmentCarboplatin areaITT populationPrevious chemotherapyPrior chemotherapyII trialIII studyIII trialsSurvival benefitSafety profile
2008
VEGF as a Marker for Outcome Among Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Receiving anti-VEGF Therapy with Bevacizumab and Vinorelbine Chemotherapy
Burstein HJ, Chen YH, Parker LM, Savoie J, Younger J, Kuter I, Ryan PD, Garber JE, Chen H, Campos SM, Shulman LN, Harris LN, Gelman R, Winer EP. VEGF as a Marker for Outcome Among Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Receiving anti-VEGF Therapy with Bevacizumab and Vinorelbine Chemotherapy. Clinical Cancer Research 2008, 14: 7871-7877. PMID: 19047116, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-0593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced breast cancer patientsRefractory breast cancerBreast cancer patientsBreast cancerPlasma VEGFCancer patientsTreatment outcomesSide effectsAnti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapyAdequate end-organ functionEndothelial growth factor therapyImportant new treatment modalityTumor hormone receptor statusMonoclonal anti-VEGF antibodyPrior chemotherapy regimensEnd-organ functionHormone receptor statusAnti-VEGF therapyMetastatic breast cancerGrowth factor therapyNew treatment modalitiesWarrants further evaluationAnti-VEGF antibodyBaseline VEGFEligible patients