2018
A phase I/II multi-center study of nivolumab and carboplatin/paclitaxel with radiation therapy (RT) for patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).
Giuroiu I, Ku G, Leichman L, Du K, Oh P, Levinson B, Iqbal S, Thomas C, Wu J. A phase I/II multi-center study of nivolumab and carboplatin/paclitaxel with radiation therapy (RT) for patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: tps199-tps199. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.4_suppl.tps199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaAdvanced esophageal squamous cell carcinomaPathologic complete responseOverall survivalClinical CRRadiation therapyMedian progression-free survivalPhase IEfficacy of nivolumabCarboplatin/paclitaxelOverall survival benefitProgression-free survivalKaplan-Meier curvesSquamous cell carcinomaMulti-center studyLast dosePrimary endpointUnacceptable toxicitySurvival benefitComplete responseMeier curvesAbscopal effectCell carcinomaExtensive tumorsEsophageal cancer
2006
Preliminary results of interstitial motexafin lutetium‐mediated PDT for prostate cancer
Du KL, Mick R, Busch TM, Zhu TC, Finlay JC, Yu G, Yodh AG, Malkowicz SB, Smith D, Whittington R, Stripp D, Hahn SM. Preliminary results of interstitial motexafin lutetium‐mediated PDT for prostate cancer. Lasers In Surgery And Medicine 2006, 38: 427-434. PMID: 16788929, DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterstitial photodynamic therapyProstate adenocarcinomaProstate cancerPhotodynamic therapyRecurrent prostate adenocarcinomaSolid organ diseaseSubsequent tissue necrosisOrgan diseaseDrug levelsPreclinical studiesClinical experienceSTUDY DESIGN/MATERIALSTissue necrosisDose distributionDESIGN/MATERIALSPhase IAdenocarcinomaHuman subjectsProstateCancerTreatmentUniversity of PennsylvaniaDose variationComprehensive treatmentPatients