2019
PTEN loss is associated with resistance to cetuximab in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Eze N, Lee JW, Yang DH, Zhu F, Neumeister V, Sandoval-Schaefer T, Mehra R, Ridge JA, Forastiere A, Chung CH, Burtness B. PTEN loss is associated with resistance to cetuximab in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncology 2019, 91: 69-78. PMID: 30926065, PMCID: PMC6855599, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.02.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck squamous cell carcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptorSquamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaCetuximab-based therapyTrial of cisplatinTrials (RCTs) of cetuximabPotential predictive biomarkersPTEN expressionLack of benefitPI3K mutationsPI3K p110αHigh PTEN expressionPI3K pathwayGrowth factor receptorHot spot mutationsStandard therapySuperior PFSMultivariable analysisPredictive biomarkersLoss of expressionSuch therapyCommon abnormalityCetuximabSide effects
2017
A randomized phase II pilot study prospectively evaluating treatment for patients based on ERCC1 for advanced/ metastatic esophageal, gastric, or gastroesophageal junction cancer: SWOG S1201.
Iqbal S, McDonough S, Lenz H, Ilson D, Burtness B, Nangia C, Barzi A, Schneider C, Liu J, Dotan E, Guthrie K, Hochster H. A randomized phase II pilot study prospectively evaluating treatment for patients based on ERCC1 for advanced/ metastatic esophageal, gastric, or gastroesophageal junction cancer: SWOG S1201. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 4009-4009. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.4009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced esophagogastric cancerERCC1 levelsRandomized phase II pilot studyRandomized phase II studyPhase II pilot studyHigh ERCC1 levelsPhase II studyHER2-negative patientsGastroesophageal junction cancerDifferential treatment effectsMetastatic esophagealEsophagogastric cancerII studyJunction cancerNegative patientsPS 0Superior PFSERCC1 expressionTx groupFOLFOXPlatinum sensitivityRetrospective dataPFSHigh subgroupPilot study