2024
The HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate DHES0815A in advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer: preclinical characterization and phase 1 trial results
Lewis G, Li G, Guo J, Yu S, Fields C, Lee G, Zhang D, Dragovich P, Pillow T, Wei B, Sadowsky J, Leipold D, Wilson T, Kamath A, Mamounas M, Lee M, Saad O, Choeurng V, Ungewickell A, Monemi S, Crocker L, Kalinsky K, Modi S, Jung K, Hamilton E, LoRusso P, Krop I, Schutten M, Commerford R, Sliwkowski M, Cho E. The HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate DHES0815A in advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer: preclinical characterization and phase 1 trial results. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 466. PMID: 38212321, PMCID: PMC10784567, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44533-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2 antibody-drug conjugatesAntibody-drug conjugatesMetastatic breast cancerPhase 1 trialBreast cancerHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerHER2-positive breast cancerObjective response rateDose-escalation studyDuration of responseModel of HER2Anti-tumor activityMechanism of actionTrastuzumab deruxtecanPulmonary toxicityTrastuzumab emtansinePreclinical characterizationResponse rateHigh dosesVivo efficacySecondary objectiveEarly signsPotent cytotoxic agentCytotoxic agentsCancer
2022
Praluzatamab Ravtansine, a CD166-Targeting Antibody–Drug Conjugate, in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors: An Open-Label Phase I/II Trial
Boni V, Fidler MJ, Arkenau HT, Spira A, Meric-Bernstam F, Uboha N, Sanborn RE, Sweis RF, LoRusso P, Nagasaka M, Garcia-Corbacho J, Jalal S, Harding JJ, Kim SK, Miedema IHC, Vugts DJ, Huisman MC, Zwezerijnen GJC, van Dongen GAMS, van Oordt C, Wang S, Dang T, Zein IA, Vasiljeva O, Lyman SK, Paton V, Hannah A, Liu JF. Praluzatamab Ravtansine, a CD166-Targeting Antibody–Drug Conjugate, in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors: An Open-Label Phase I/II Trial. Clinical Cancer Research 2022, 28: 2020-2029. PMID: 35165101, PMCID: PMC9365353, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-3656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansImmunoconjugatesMaytansineNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsAdvanced solid tumorsOpen-label phase I/II trialSolid tumorsPhase I/II trialPhase I/II clinical trialsBasis of tolerabilityPhase II doseBreast cancer subsetsAntibody-drug conjugatesProtease-cleavable linkerEligible patientsPosttreatment biopsiesPrior therapyStable diseaseII trialPartial responseSafety profileTumor regressionClinical trialsPrevalent subtypeCancer subsetsClinical activityMetastatic cancerBreast cancerMedian number
2017
A Phase I/Ib Study of Enzalutamide Alone and in Combination with Endocrine Therapies in Women with Advanced Breast Cancer
Schwartzberg LS, Yardley D, Elias A, Patel M, LoRusso P, Burris HA, Gucalp A, Peterson A, Blaney M, Steinberg J, Gibbons J, Traina TA. A Phase I/Ib Study of Enzalutamide Alone and in Combination with Endocrine Therapies in Women with Advanced Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2017, 23: 4046-4054. PMID: 28280092, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-2339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnastrozoleAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAromatase InhibitorsBenzamidesBreast NeoplasmsCytochrome P-450 CYP3ADose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNitrilesPhenylthiohydantoinPostmenopauseReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTriazolesConceptsEndocrine therapyEnzalutamide monotherapyBreast cancerEstrogen receptor-positive/progesterone receptor-positive breast cancerProgesterone receptor-positive breast cancerCytochrome P450 3A4 inducerRandomized phase II studyReceptor-positive breast cancerDose-expansion cohortsEffect of enzalutamidePhase II studyAdvanced breast cancerAndrogen receptor signalingBreast cancer modelClin Cancer ResDose modificationII studyPharmacokinetic interactionsPreclinical dataProstate cancerIb studyAdditional cohortMonotherapyCancer modelExemestane
2016
A Phase I Pharmacokinetic Study of Trastuzumab Emtansine (T-DM1) in Patients with Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer and Normal or Reduced Hepatic Function
Li C, Agarwal P, Gibiansky E, Jin J, Dent S, Gonçalves A, Nijem I, Strasak A, Harle-Yge M, Chernyukhin N, LoRusso P, Girish S. A Phase I Pharmacokinetic Study of Trastuzumab Emtansine (T-DM1) in Patients with Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer and Normal or Reduced Hepatic Function. Clinical Pharmacokinetics 2016, 56: 1069-1080. PMID: 27995530, DOI: 10.1007/s40262-016-0496-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal hepatic functionModerate hepatic impairmentHepatic impairmentMetastatic breast cancerHepatic functionTrastuzumab emtansineBreast cancerCycle 1Positive metastatic breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Phase I pharmacokinetic studyHuman epidermal growth factor receptorChild-Pugh criteriaMild hepatic impairmentT-DM1 3.6T-DM1 exposureGrowth factor receptor 2I pharmacokinetic studyFactor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorModerate cohortBaseline albuminT-DM1Preclinical and first‐in‐human phase I studies of KW‐2450, an oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor with insulin‐like growth factor receptor‐1/insulin receptor selectivity
Schwartz GK, Dickson MA, LoRusso P, Sausville EA, Maekawa Y, Watanabe Y, Kashima N, Nakashima D, Akinaga S. Preclinical and first‐in‐human phase I studies of KW‐2450, an oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor with insulin‐like growth factor receptor‐1/insulin receptor selectivity. Cancer Science 2016, 107: 499-506. PMID: 26850678, PMCID: PMC4832855, DOI: 10.1111/cas.12906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral tyrosine kinase inhibitorTyrosine kinase inhibitorsIGF-1RSolid tumorsHuman Phase I StudyInsulin-like growth factor receptor 1Colon carcinoma xenograft modelKinase inhibitorsHuman epidermal growth factor receptorPhase I clinical trialDose of KWModest antitumor activityAdvanced solid tumorsMetastatic breast cancerPhase I studiesGrowth factor receptor 1Human IGF-1RHuman malignant cell linesEpidermal growth factor receptorFactor receptor 1Inhibitory activityEvaluable patientsGrowth factor receptorMalignant cell linesStable disease
2001
Multicenter, Phase II study of capecitabine in taxane‐pretreated metastatic breast carcinoma patients
Blum J, Dieras V, Russo P, Horton J, Rutman O, Buzdar A, Osterwalder B. Multicenter, Phase II study of capecitabine in taxane‐pretreated metastatic breast carcinoma patients. Cancer 2001, 92: 1759-1768. PMID: 11745247, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20011001)92:7<1759::aid-cncr1691>3.0.co;2-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast carcinomaTreatment-related adverse eventsHand-foot syndromeBreast carcinomaAdverse eventsGrade 3 treatment-related adverse eventsCommon treatment-related adverse eventsResponse rateGrade 4 adverse eventsMetastatic breast carcinoma patientsPrevious chemotherapy regimensPrior anthracycline chemotherapyTreatment-related deathsPhase II studyPhase II trialBreast carcinoma patientsSubgroup of patientsOverall response rateCurrent multicenterFluoropyrimidine carbamateOral capecitabineAnthracycline chemotherapyChemotherapy regimensII trialTaxane therapyAnalysis of skeletal-related events in breast cancer and response to therapy
LoRusso P. Analysis of skeletal-related events in breast cancer and response to therapy. Seminars In Oncology 2001, 28: 22-27. PMID: 11544572, DOI: 10.1016/s0093-7754(01)90228-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBone NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsDiphosphonatesFractures, SpontaneousHumansHypercalcemiaMorbiditySpinal Cord CompressionConceptsBone metastasesSkeletal morbiditySkeletal complicationsSkeletal related eventsTreatment of choiceBone painIntravenous pamidronateBisphosphonate treatmentSignificant morbidityCancer patientsPotent bisphosphonateStandard treatmentBone resorptionSurrogate markerClinical trialsCommon siteMetastatic cancerBreast cancerMorbidityMetastasisPatientsLife measurementsTherapyComplicationsPamidronate
1999
Accrual to Breast Cancer Clinical Trials at a University-Affiliated Hospital in Metropolitan Detroit
Simon M, Brown D, Du W, LoRusso P, Kellogg C. Accrual to Breast Cancer Clinical Trials at a University-Affiliated Hospital in Metropolitan Detroit. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1999, 22: 42-46. PMID: 10025379, DOI: 10.1097/00000421-199902000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer clinical trialsClinical trialsCancer clinical trialsBreast cancerLarge urban university hospitalFemale breast cancer patientsEarly-stage diseaseUrban university hospitalBreast cancer patientsAvailable studiesUniversity Affiliated HospitalStage diseasePatient barriersMedical oncologistsBreast servicesPatient enrollmentCancer patientsPatient raceUniversity HospitalPractice patternsMost womenTrialsWomenEnrollment processMetropolitan DetroitMulticenter phase II study of capecitabine in paclitaxel-refractory metastatic breast cancer.
Blum J, Jones S, Buzdar A, LoRusso P, Kuter I, Vogel C, Osterwalder B, Burger H, Brown C, Griffin T. Multicenter phase II study of capecitabine in paclitaxel-refractory metastatic breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1999, 17: 485-93. PMID: 10080589, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1999.17.2.485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerTreatment-related adverse eventsHand-foot syndromeBreast cancerAdverse eventsCommon treatment-related adverse eventsLarge multicenter phase II trialOnly treatment-related adverse eventMulticenter phase II studyMulticenter phase II trialComplete response durationPrior chemotherapeutic regimensPhase II studyPhase II trialMedian survival timeFavorable toxicity profileOverall response rateFluoropyrimidine carbamateMeasurable diseaseOral capecitabineAssessable diseaseII trialII studyMedian durationMetastatic disease
1996
Levels of 5‐hydroxymethyl‐2′‐deoxyuridine in DNA from blood as a marker of breast cancer
Djuric Z, Heilbrun L, Simon M, Smith D, Luongo D, LoRusso P, Martino S. Levels of 5‐hydroxymethyl‐2′‐deoxyuridine in DNA from blood as a marker of breast cancer. Cancer 1996, 77: 691-696. PMID: 8616761, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19960215)77:4<691::aid-cncr15>3.0.co;2-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Immunohistologic evaluation of invasion-associated proteases in breast carcinoma.
Visscher D, Sarkar F, LoRusso P, Sakr W, Ottosen S, Wykes S, Crissman J. Immunohistologic evaluation of invasion-associated proteases in breast carcinoma. Modern Pathology 1993, 6: 302-6. PMID: 8346178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast carcinomaUrokinase-type plasminogen activatorShort-term recurrence-free survivalCathepsin DNode-positive patientsRecurrence-free survivalProteolytic enzyme expressionHeterogeneous staining patternFree survivalImmunohistologic evaluationMetastatic diseasePositive patientsInflammatory cellsNeoplastic epitheliumExtracellular matrix dissolutionSystematic metastasisClinical aggressivenessMost tumorsTumor componentsMetastatic capacityCryostat sectionsCarcinomaMonoclonal antibodiesStaining patternPlasminogen activator