2016
Phase III Trial Evaluating Letrozole As First-Line Endocrine Therapy With or Without Bevacizumab for the Treatment of Postmenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor–Positive Advanced-Stage Breast Cancer: CALGB 40503 (Alliance)
Dickler MN, Barry WT, Cirrincione CT, Ellis MJ, Moynahan ME, Innocenti F, Hurria A, Rugo HS, Lake DE, Hahn O, Schneider BP, Tripathy D, Carey LA, Winer EP, Hudis CA. Phase III Trial Evaluating Letrozole As First-Line Endocrine Therapy With or Without Bevacizumab for the Treatment of Postmenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor–Positive Advanced-Stage Breast Cancer: CALGB 40503 (Alliance). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 2602-2609. PMID: 27138575, PMCID: PMC5012690, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.66.1595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProlong progression-free survivalHormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancerMetastatic breast cancerAddition of bevacizumabMedian PFSMeasurable diseaseOverall survivalGrade 3Breast cancerAnti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapyBevacizumab prolongs progression-free survivalDe novo metastatic breast cancerEndothelial growth factor therapyNovo metastatic breast cancerRole of bevacizumabTrial of letrozoleMedian overall survivalTreatment-related toxicityDisease-free intervalPhase III trialsProgression-free survivalGrowth factor therapyStage breast cancerHazard of progressionLine endocrine therapy
2013
Neoadjuvant bevacizumab: surgical complications of mastectomy with and without reconstruction
Kansal KJ, Dominici LS, Tolaney SM, Isakoff SJ, Smith BL, Jiang W, Brock JE, Winer EP, Krop IE, Golshan M. Neoadjuvant bevacizumab: surgical complications of mastectomy with and without reconstruction. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2013, 141: 255-259. PMID: 24026859, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2682-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBevacizumabBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMammaplastyMastectomyMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingPostoperative ComplicationsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsSurgical complicationsAC/TPostoperative complicationsComplication rateCohort 2Cohort 1Breast cancerExact testImmediate expander/implant reconstructionHER2-negative breast cancerExpander/implant reconstructionOperable breast cancerOverall complication rateRate of complicationsThird of patientsCohort of patientsSame healthcare systemSingle-arm trialFisher's exact testUse of BevTerms of demographicsNeoadjuvant bevacizumabNeoadjuvant therapyImplant reconstructionMastectomy
2000
Phase II evaluation of thalidomide in patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Baidas S, Winer E, Fleming G, Harris L, Pluda J, Crawford J, Yamauchi H, Isaacs C, Hanfelt J, Tefft M, Flockhart D, Johnson M, Hawkins M, Lippman M, Hayes D. Phase II evaluation of thalidomide in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2000, 18: 2710-7. PMID: 10894870, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2000.18.14.2710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAngiogenesis InhibitorsBreast NeoplasmsDrug Administration ScheduleEndothelial Growth FactorsFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor 2Growth SubstancesHumansLymphokinesMatrix MetalloproteinasesMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisProspective StudiesThalidomideTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth FactorsConceptsMetastatic breast cancerWeeks of treatmentProgressive diseaseBreast cancerDose levelsProgressive metastatic breast cancerGrowth factor serum levelsSingle-agent thalidomideFactor serum levelsPhase II evaluationLack of efficacyDifferent patient populationsLow dose levelsAngiogenic growth factorsStable diseaseDry mouthAdverse eventsSkin rashComplete responseSerum levelsPatient populationWeek 16II evaluationGrade 3Patients