2013
Pilot study on the efficacy of an ondansetron- versus palonosetron-containing antiemetic regimen prior to highly emetogenic chemotherapy
Wenzell C, Berger M, Blazer M, Crawford B, Griffith N, Wesolowski R, Lustberg M, Phillips G, Ramaswamy B, Mrozek E, Flynn J, Shapiro C, Layman R. Pilot study on the efficacy of an ondansetron- versus palonosetron-containing antiemetic regimen prior to highly emetogenic chemotherapy. Supportive Care In Cancer 2013, 21: 2845-2851. PMID: 23748485, PMCID: PMC3769492, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1865-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay 1Emetogenic chemotherapyCR rateDay 2Doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide chemotherapyPilot studyOverall complete responseSame patient populationAntiemetic regimenAntiemetic regimensPAD armCyclophosphamide chemotherapyPrimary endpointFeared complicationComplete responseProspective studyPatient populationResultsA totalBreast cancerPatientsRegimensChemotherapyOverall CROndansetronDescriptive statistics
2010
Phase II Randomized Study of Two Regimens of Sequentially Administered Mitomycin C and Irinotecan in Patients with Unresectable Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma
Lustberg M, Bekaii-Saab T, Young D, Otterson G, Burak W, Abbas A, McCracken-Bussa B, Lustberg M, Villalona-Calero M. Phase II Randomized Study of Two Regimens of Sequentially Administered Mitomycin C and Irinotecan in Patients with Unresectable Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2010, 5: 713-718. PMID: 20354452, PMCID: PMC3641556, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181d7776d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBone NeoplasmsCamptothecinCarcinoma, Squamous CellEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagogastric JunctionFemaleHumansIrinotecanLiver NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedMitomycinNeoplasm StagingStomach NeoplasmsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsMitomycin CDay 1Day 2Phase II Randomized StudyComplete pathologic responsePhase II evaluationGastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomaUnresectable esophagealEvaluable patientsGastroesophageal adenocarcinomaJunction adenocarcinomaPathologic responseRandomized studyArm AGastroesophageal junctionFuture trialsEsophageal cancerII evaluationSevere toxicityPatientsIrinotecanResponse ratePhase IAdenocarcinomaTopoisomerase 1