2016
Oxaliplatin–Fluoropyrimidine Chemotherapy Plus Bevacizumab in Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors
Kunz PL, Balise RR, Fehrenbacher L, Pan M, Venook AP, Fisher GA, Tempero MA, Ko AH, Korn WM, Hwang J, Bergsland EK. Oxaliplatin–Fluoropyrimidine Chemotherapy Plus Bevacizumab in Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors. Pancreas 2016, 45: 1394-1400. PMID: 27171514, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiographic response rateAdvanced neuroendocrine tumorsPrimary end pointProgression-free survivalNeuroendocrine tumorsPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsNeuroendocrine carcinomaProspective phase II studyB studyEnd pointProlonged disease stabilityPhase II studyEffectiveness of bevacizumabDifferentiated neuroendocrine carcinomaPredictable toxicityRR-18Maintenance therapyDisease stabilityII studyRadiographic responsePatientsResponse rateNET subtypesBevacizumabMonths
2014
Phase II clinical trial of pasireotide long-acting repeatable in patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumors
Cives M, Kunz P, Morse B, Coppola D, Schell M, Campos T, Nguyen P, Nandoskar P, Khandelwal V, Strosberg J. Phase II clinical trial of pasireotide long-acting repeatable in patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumors. Endocrine Related Cancer 2014, 22: 1-9. PMID: 25376618, PMCID: PMC4643672, DOI: 10.1530/erc-14-0360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalOverall radiographic response rateOverall survivalPasireotide LARSomatostatin analoguesFirst-line systemic agentMedian progression-free survivalPhase II clinical trialGrade 3 hyperglycemiaMetastatic grade 1Neuroendocrine tumor growthPrevious systemic therapyRadiographic response rateRates of hyperglycemiaGrade 3/4 toxicitiesMedian overall survivalMetastatic neuroendocrine tumorsPhase II studySolid Tumors criteriaTreatment-naïve patientsHepatic tumor burdenResponse Evaluation CriteriaNovel somatostatin analogReceptor subtype 1LAR treatment