2019
Neuregulin Signaling Is a Mechanism of Therapeutic Resistance in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Baro M, Lopez Sambrooks C, Burtness BA, Lemmon MA, Contessa JN. Neuregulin Signaling Is a Mechanism of Therapeutic Resistance in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2019, 18: 2124-2134. PMID: 31387891, PMCID: PMC6825559, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-19-0163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalCetuximabDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMiceNeuregulinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor, ErbB-3Signal TransductionSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckUp-RegulationXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaTherapeutic resistanceCell carcinomaResistant cellsConcentrations of cetuximabEFM-19 cellsCetuximab-resistant cellsActionable therapeutic targetsHNSCC cell linesTumor growth experimentsInhibition of EGFRErbB3 antibodyNeuregulin expressionOverall survivalTreatment regimensCetuximab resistanceTherapeutic targetAutocrine loopLocal controlTumor growthRadiotherapyEGFR inhibitionCetuximabNeuregulin Signaling
2017
Estimating Survival in Patients With Lung Cancer and Brain Metastases: An Update of the Graded Prognostic Assessment for Lung Cancer Using Molecular Markers (Lung-molGPA)
Sperduto PW, Yang TJ, Beal K, Pan H, Brown PD, Bangdiwala A, Shanley R, Yeh N, Gaspar LE, Braunstein S, Sneed P, Boyle J, Kirkpatrick JP, Mak KS, Shih HA, Engelman A, Roberge D, Arvold ND, Alexander B, Awad MM, Contessa J, Chiang V, Hardie J, Ma D, Lou E, Sperduto W, Mehta MP. Estimating Survival in Patients With Lung Cancer and Brain Metastases: An Update of the Graded Prognostic Assessment for Lung Cancer Using Molecular Markers (Lung-molGPA). JAMA Oncology 2017, 3: 827-831. PMID: 27892978, PMCID: PMC5824323, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.3834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis-Specific Graded Prognostic AssessmentBrain metastasesGraded Prognostic AssessmentFuture clinical trialsLung cancerLung-molGPAMedian survivalPrognostic factorsHazard ratioClinical trialsMAIN OUTCOMEPrognostic assessmentLung-molGPA scoreOverall median survivalKarnofsky performance statusMultiple Cox regressionSignificant prognostic factorsCell lung cancerRetrospective database analysisCancer-related mortalityLog-rank testHeterogeneous patient populationClinical decision makingExtracranial metastasesOverall survivalManagement of Brain Metastases in Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor–Naïve Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Mutant Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Multi-Institutional Analysis
Magnuson WJ, Lester-Coll NH, Wu AJ, Yang TJ, Lockney NA, Gerber NK, Beal K, Amini A, Patil T, Kavanagh BD, Camidge DR, Braunstein SE, Boreta LC, Balasubramanian SK, Ahluwalia MS, Rana NG, Attia A, Gettinger SN, Contessa JN, Yu JB, Chiang VL. Management of Brain Metastases in Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor–Naïve Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Mutant Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Multi-Institutional Analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: jco.2016.69.714. PMID: 28113019, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.69.7144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCombined Modality TherapyCranial IrradiationDisease-Free SurvivalErbB ReceptorsErlotinib HydrochlorideFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedProtein Kinase InhibitorsRadiosurgeryRetrospective StudiesSalvage TherapySurvival RateConceptsWhole brain radiotherapyMulti-institutional analysisEGFR-mutant NSCLCBrain metastasesEGFR-TKIStereotactic radiosurgeryTyrosine kinase inhibitorsOverall survivalEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorIntracranial progressionLung cancerMutant non-small cell lung cancerEGFR-TKI resistance mutationNon-small cell lung cancerIntracranial progression-free survivalRetrospective multi-institutional analysisDeferral of radiotherapyEGFR-TKI useSimilar prognostic featuresUpfront EGFR-TKIProgression-free survivalFactor receptorInferior overall survivalCell lung cancer