2024
Neoadjuvant Cisplatin, Gemcitabine, and Docetaxel in Sarcomatoid Bladder Cancer: Clinical Activity and Whole Transcriptome Analysis
Johnson B, Teply B, Kagemann C, McGuire B, Lombardo K, Jing Y, Langbo W, Epstein J, Netto G, Baras A, Matoso A, McConkey D, Gupta A, Ahuja N, Ross A, Pierorazio P, Comperat E, Hoffman-Censits J, Singla N, Patel S, Kates M, Choi W, Bivalacqua T, Hahn N. Neoadjuvant Cisplatin, Gemcitabine, and Docetaxel in Sarcomatoid Bladder Cancer: Clinical Activity and Whole Transcriptome Analysis. Bladder Cancer 2024, 10: 133-143. PMID: 39131872, PMCID: PMC11308648, DOI: 10.3233/blc-240008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExpression of immune checkpointsClinical activityNeoadjuvant cisplatinImmune checkpointsT cellsIncreased expression of immune checkpointsTranscriptome RNA sequencingMuscle-invasive patientsPegfilgrastim 6 mgAggressive histologic subtypePathological complete responseUrothelial bladder cancerT cell genesBasal-squamousYpCR rateNeoadjuvant therapyComplete responseHistological subtypesSingle-institutionUrothelial cancerPrimary endpointUrothelial tumorsTumor biologyBladder cancerGrade 3
2017
Combination Epigenetic Therapy in Advanced Breast Cancer with 5-Azacitidine and Entinostat: A Phase II National Cancer Institute/Stand Up to Cancer Study
Connolly RM, Li H, Jankowitz RC, Zhang Z, Rudek MA, Jeter SC, Slater SA, Powers P, Wolff AC, Fetting JH, Brufsky A, Piekarz R, Ahuja N, Laird PW, Shen H, Weisenberger DJ, Cope L, Herman JG, Somlo G, Garcia AA, Jones PA, Baylin SB, Davidson NE, Zahnow CA, Stearns V. Combination Epigenetic Therapy in Advanced Breast Cancer with 5-Azacitidine and Entinostat: A Phase II National Cancer Institute/Stand Up to Cancer Study. Clinical Cancer Research 2017, 23: 2691-2701. PMID: 27979916, PMCID: PMC5457329, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-1729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerObjective response rateCombination epigenetic therapyEstrogen receptorEndocrine therapyPrimary endpointPartial responseMulticenter phase II studyEpigenetic therapyAdditional partial responsesHormone-resistant diseasePhase II studyTime of progressionBreast cancer modelClin Cancer ResHistone deacetylase inhibitorsImportant therapeutic targetPosttreatment biopsiesTNBC cohortII studyBreast cancerDNA methyltransferase inhibitorTherapeutic targetResponse rateCancer modelCombination epigenetic therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with subcutaneous 5-azacitidine and entinostat; a phase 2 consortium/stand Up 2 cancer study
Azad NS, el-Khoueiry A, Yin J, Oberg AL, Flynn P, Adkins D, Sharma A, Weisenberger DJ, Brown T, Medvari P, Jones PA, Easwaran H, Kamel I, Bahary N, Kim G, Picus J, Pitot HC, Erlichman C, Donehower R, Shen H, Laird PW, Piekarz R, Baylin S, Ahuja N. Combination epigenetic therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with subcutaneous 5-azacitidine and entinostat; a phase 2 consortium/stand Up 2 cancer study. Oncotarget 2017, 5: 35326-35338. PMID: 28186961, PMCID: PMC5471058, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.15108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination epigenetic therapyMetastatic colorectal cancerRECIST responseCRC patientsMedian progression-free survivalCycles of therapySignificant clinical activityMetastatic CRC patientsProgression-free survivalSubset of patientsM2 days 1Serial tumor biopsiesMulti-institutional studyHistone deacetylase inhibitor entinostatEpigenetic therapyColorectal cell linesSubcutaneous azacitidinePrimary endpointPrior therapyLiver involvementOverall survivalTolerable therapySerial biopsiesColorectal cancerClinical activity
2013
A phase II study of combination epigenetic therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): A phase II consortium (P2C)/Stand Up 2 Cancer (SU2C) study.
Azad N, El-Khoueiry A, Mahoney M, Adkins D, Flynn P, Bahary N, Kim G, Pitot H, Erlichman C, Donehower R, Herman J, Baylin S, Ahuja N. A phase II study of combination epigenetic therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): A phase II consortium (P2C)/Stand Up 2 Cancer (SU2C) study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 3539-3539. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.3539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic colorectal cancerPrior regimensGood end-organ functionCombination epigenetic therapyECOG PS 0End-organ functionPhase II studyUrinary tract obstructionSerial tumor biopsiesInitial eligibility criteriaCRC cell linesMulti-institutional studyMCRC ptsChest painPrimary endpointPrior therapyRECIST criteriaTract obstructionII studyPS 0Cohort BCohort ALiver diseaseSubsequent therapyColorectal cancer