2013
Phase I trial of temsirolimus (TEM) and perifosine (PER) for recurrent or progressive malignant glioma (MG).
Kaley T, Pentsova E, Omuro A, Mellinghoff I, Nolan C, Gavrilovic I, DeAngelis L, Lacouture M, Holland E, Lassman A. Phase I trial of temsirolimus (TEM) and perifosine (PER) for recurrent or progressive malignant glioma (MG). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 2095-2095. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.2095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrent malignant gliomaPhase I trialMalignant gliomasI trialDose level 3Dose level 7Dose of temsirolimusMedian age 52Progressive malignant gliomaSynergistic anti-tumor effectPI3K/Akt/mTOR signalingAkt/mTOR SignalingMTOR inhibitor temsirolimusAnti-tumor effectsPotential therapeutic targetKPS 80Prior RTPrior therapyLimiting toxicitiesIntracerebral hemorrhageCombined therapyCombination therapyPreclinical dataLung infectionCell cycle arrest
2007
Lessons learned in the development of targeted therapy for malignant gliomas
Omuro AM, Faivre S, Raymond E. Lessons learned in the development of targeted therapy for malignant gliomas. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2007, 6: 1909-1919. PMID: 17620423, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-07-0047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factor receptorEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsPreliminary efficacy resultsPrognosis of patientsTranslational researchEndothelial growth factor receptorEffective treatment optionTyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptorRecurrent diseaseRapamycin inhibitorsPreclinical dataStandard treatmentTreatment optionsEfficacy resultsMalignant gliomasSuch tumorsNovel agentsAnaplastic astrocytomaMost trialsTrial designProtein kinase C betaPathway inhibitor