2019
Oral 5-azacytidine and romidepsin exhibit marked activity in patients with PTCL: a multicenter phase 1 study
O’Connor O, Falchi L, Lue JK, Marchi E, Kinahan C, Sawas A, Deng C, Montanari F, Amengual JE, Kim HA, Rada AM, Khan K, Jacob AT, Malanga M, Francescone MM, Nandakumar R, Soderquist CR, Park DC, Bhagat G, Cheng B, Risueño A, Menezes D, Shustov AR, Sokol L, Scotto L. Oral 5-azacytidine and romidepsin exhibit marked activity in patients with PTCL: a multicenter phase 1 study. Blood 2019, 134: 1395-1405. PMID: 31471376, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2019001285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral T-cell lymphomaPhase 1 studyDay 1Day 8Response rateMulticenter phase 1 studyT-cell lymphoma patientsAdvanced lymphoid malignanciesTreatment-related deathsComplete response rateCoprimary end pointsGrade 3 thrombocytopeniaGrade 4 neutropeniaGrade 4 thrombocytopeniaOverall response rateT-cell lymphomaNon-T-cell lymphomasTumor mutational profileHistone deacetylase inhibitorsPTCL patientsPleural effusionLymphoma patientsLymphoid malignanciesEpigenetic modifiersPatients
2018
Prolonged Overall Survival (OS) in a Subset of Responders to the Combination of Brentuximab Vedotin (Bv) and Bendamustine (B) in Heavily Treated Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL): Results of an International Multi- Center Phase I/II Experience
Sawas A, Kuruvilla J, Lue J, Deng C, Amengual J, Montanari F, Savage K, Elgedawe H, Villa D, Crump M, Connors J, O'Connor O. Prolonged Overall Survival (OS) in a Subset of Responders to the Combination of Brentuximab Vedotin (Bv) and Bendamustine (B) in Heavily Treated Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL): Results of an International Multi- Center Phase I/II Experience. Blood 2018, 132: 2907. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-117251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutologous stem cell transplantProgression-free survivalRefractory Hodgkin lymphomaComplete response rateDose limiting toxicitiesHigh-dose chemotherapyOverall response rateHodgkin's lymphomaBrentuximab vedotinOverall survivalDay 1Partial responseMedian numberDose levelsPrior autologous stem cell transplantResponse rateAutologous stem cell transplantationSeattle GeneticsPhase II dosePhysician's choice chemotherapyPrior radiation therapyPrior systemic therapyLong-term respondersSubset of patientsEvidence of relapse