2015
2866 Antitumor activity of the Anti-PD-1 antibody pembrolizumab in subgroups of patients with recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC): Exploratory analyses from KEYNOTE-012
Chow L, Mehra R, Haddad R, Gupta S, Weiss J, Berger R, Burtness B, Tahara M, Keam B, Le D, Cheng J, Heath K, Pathiraja K, Seiwert T. 2866 Antitumor activity of the Anti-PD-1 antibody pembrolizumab in subgroups of patients with recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC): Exploratory analyses from KEYNOTE-012. European Journal Of Cancer 2015, 51: s579. DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)31604-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEGFR-directed antibodies increase the risk of severe infection in cancer patients
Altan M, Burtness B. EGFR-directed antibodies increase the risk of severe infection in cancer patients. BMC Medicine 2015, 13: 37. PMID: 25857245, PMCID: PMC4336483, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-015-0276-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorSevere infectionsMonoclonal antibodiesRole of EGFRDose modification strategiesMonoclonal antibody treatmentClinical trial designRisk of infectionPractice of oncologyGrowth factor receptorConstitutional symptomsAntibody treatmentHypersensitivity reactionsCancer patientsRadiation therapyTrial designSolid tumorsInfection riskInfectionFactor receptorAntibodiesFurther studiesPatientsRiskRelated articles
2014
E2208: Randomized phase II study of paclitaxel with or without the anti-IGF-IR antibody cixutumumab (IMC-A12) as second-line treatment for patients with metastatic esophageal or GE junction cancer.
Cohen S, Feng Y, Catalano P, Mitchell E, O'Dwyer P, Lubner S, Fisher G, Mulcahy M, Burtness B, Benson A. E2208: Randomized phase II study of paclitaxel with or without the anti-IGF-IR antibody cixutumumab (IMC-A12) as second-line treatment for patients with metastatic esophageal or GE junction cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 4020-4020. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.32.15_suppl.4020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Antibody-Based Therapies for Solid Tumors
Shanbhag S, Burtness B. Antibody-Based Therapies for Solid Tumors. Cancer Growth And Progression 2010, 245-256. DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9704-0_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSide effectsHER2-overexpressing breast cancerStandard cytotoxic chemotherapyCell lung cancerEGFR antibody cetuximabAntibody-based therapiesExcess side effectsAnti-VEGF antibodyMechanism of actionMetastatic settingCytotoxic chemotherapyMetastatic colorectalLung cancerColorectal carcinomaBreast cancerAntibody cetuximabVEGF antibodySolid tumorsAntibody trastuzumabClinical useMonoclonal antibodiesCancer therapeuticsCancerAntibodiesBevacizumab
2007
Clinical use of monoclonal antibodies to the epidermal growth factor receptor in colorectal cancer.
Burtness B. Clinical use of monoclonal antibodies to the epidermal growth factor receptor in colorectal cancer. Oncology 2007, 21: 964-70; discussion 970, 974, 976-7. PMID: 17715697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorColorectal cancerGrowth factor receptorChemotherapy-refractory colorectal cancerMonoclonal antibodiesFront-line therapyUse of cetuximabFactor receptorPredictors of responseClinical useCancerPromising novelPanitumumabSuch agentsTherapyAntibodiesReceptorsCetuximabAgentsDisease
2006
Antibody therapy for early-stage breast cancer: trastuzumab adjuvant and neoadjuvant trials
Mehra R, Burtness B. Antibody therapy for early-stage breast cancer: trastuzumab adjuvant and neoadjuvant trials. Expert Opinion On Biological Therapy 2006, 6: 951-962. PMID: 16918262, DOI: 10.1517/14712598.6.9.951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerVascular endothelial growth factor levelsEarly-stage breast cancerYear of trastuzumabHER2/neu geneGrowth factor levelsBreast cancer cellsAdjuvant settingNeoadjuvant trialsOverall survivalRandomised trialsAggressive courseImproved outcomesImmune responseTrastuzumabActivation initiatesFactor levelsHER2 phosphorylationMonoclonal antibodiesNeu geneCancerCancer cellsHER2TrialsAntibodies