2022
Exploratory genomic analysis of high-grade neuroendocrine neoplasms across diverse primary sites.
Sun TY, Zhao L, Van Hummelen P, Martin B, Hornbacker K, Lee H, Xia LC, Padda SK, Ji HP, Kunz P. Exploratory genomic analysis of high-grade neuroendocrine neoplasms across diverse primary sites. Endocrine Related Cancer 2022, 29: 665-679. PMID: 36165930, PMCID: PMC10043760, DOI: 10.1530/erc-22-0015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsGenomicsHumansIntestinal NeoplasmsMutationNeuroendocrine TumorsPancreatic NeoplasmsPrognosisStomach NeoplasmsConceptsHigh-grade neuroendocrine neoplasmsDiverse primary sitesG3 NENNeuroendocrine neoplasmsPrimary siteHigh tumor mutation burdenExploratory genomic analysisTumor mutation burdenPoor survival outcomesMutations/MbDifferent primary sitesOrgan of originRare cancer typesSurvival outcomesWorse prognosisRare tumorCell cycling pathwaysMutation burdenTherapeutic implicationsClinical standpointSomatic copy number alterationsCopy number alterationsCancer typesNeoplasmsUpregulation of oncogenesMicroangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia Is a Late and Fatal Complication of Gastric Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Case-Control Study
Lam R, Tarangelo N, Wang R, Horibe M, Grimshaw AA, Jain D, Haffar S, Bazerbachi F, Kunz PL, Li DK. Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia Is a Late and Fatal Complication of Gastric Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Case-Control Study. The Oncologist 2022, 27: 751-759. PMID: 35589098, PMCID: PMC9438916, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyac093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnemia, HemolyticCarcinoma, Signet Ring CellCase-Control StudiesHumansPrognosisStomach NeoplasmsConceptsGastric signet ring cell carcinomaSignet ring cell carcinomaMicroangiopathic hemolytic anemiaHemolytic anemiaCell carcinomaMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression modelingCox proportional hazards regression modelingSystematic reviewRare paraneoplastic syndromeStage-matched casesEnd Results (SEER) databaseLate-stage complicationsRisk of mortalityCase-control studyBone painParaneoplastic syndromeFatal complicationMedian survivalMetastatic diseaseOverall survivalLymph nodesIndex presentationPrognostic featuresResults databasePooled cohort
2015
New and Emerging Treatment Options for Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.
Phan AT, Kunz PL, Reidy-Lagunes DL. New and Emerging Treatment Options for Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Clinical Advances In Hematology And Oncology 2015, 13: 1-18; quiz 1 p following 18. PMID: 26430956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsGEP-NETsSomatostatin analoguesTreatment optionsNeuroendocrine tumorsPancreatic NETsLanreotide depot/autogelClassical carcinoid syndromeExtent of metastasisFirst-line treatmentHepatic arterial embolizationMetastatic carcinoid tumorsValvular heart diseasePrimary tumor siteComplex of symptomsAgents everolimusUnresectable diseaseCarcinoid syndromeCytoreductive surgeryArterial embolizationLiver metastasesPalliative treatmentCarcinoid tumorsClinical symptomsAblative therapy
2013
False positive 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography liver lesion mimicking metastasis in 2 patients with gastroesophageal cancer
Paudel N, Kunz PL, Poultsides GA, Koong AC, Chang DT. False positive 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography liver lesion mimicking metastasis in 2 patients with gastroesophageal cancer. Practical Radiation Oncology 2013, 4: 368-371. PMID: 25407856, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2013.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhase II Study Evaluating 2 Dosing Schedules of Oral Foretinib (GSK1363089), cMET/VEGFR2 Inhibitor, in Patients with Metastatic Gastric Cancer
Shah MA, Wainberg ZA, Catenacci DV, Hochster HS, Ford J, Kunz P, Lee FC, Kallender H, Cecchi F, Rabe DC, Keer H, Martin AM, Liu Y, Gagnon R, Bonate P, Liu L, Gilmer T, Bottaro DP. Phase II Study Evaluating 2 Dosing Schedules of Oral Foretinib (GSK1363089), cMET/VEGFR2 Inhibitor, in Patients with Metastatic Gastric Cancer. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e54014. PMID: 23516391, PMCID: PMC3597709, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObjective response rateMetastatic gastric cancerStable diseaseMET amplificationPhospho-METGastric adenocarcinomaIntermittent dosingGastric cancerTreatment-related adverse eventsPhase II studyMetastatic gastric adenocarcinomaRates of hypertensionElevated aspartate aminotransferaseOral multikinase inhibitorEndothelial cell growth factorVascular endothelial cell growth factorCell growth factorEvaluable patientsForetinib treatmentPrior therapyAdverse eventsII studyUnselected patientsDosing schedulesMedian age
2012
Seventh Edition (2010) of the AJCC/UICC Staging System for Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Is there Room for Improvement?
Patel MI, Rhoads KF, Ma Y, Ford JM, Visser BC, Kunz PL, Fisher GA, Chang DT, Koong A, Norton JA, Poultsides GA. Seventh Edition (2010) of the AJCC/UICC Staging System for Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Is there Room for Improvement? Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 20: 1631-1638. PMID: 23149854, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2724-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCaliforniaChemotherapy, AdjuvantFemaleGastrectomyHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesStomach NeoplasmsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsAJCC/UICC staging systemUICC staging systemStaging systemStage IBLymph nodesGastric adenocarcinomaAJCC/UICC stageAJCC/UICC systemCurative-intent surgical resectionSeventh editionKaplan-Meier methodOverall survival probabilityStatewide Health PlanningCancer registry dataNew grouping systemAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant radiotherapySurgical resectionMedian ageUICC stageAsian patientsDischarge abstractsMedian numberRegistry dataGastric cancerLong-Term Survivors of Gastric Cancer: A California Population-Based Study
Kunz PL, Gubens M, Fisher GA, Ford JM, Lichtensztajn DY, Clarke CA. Long-Term Survivors of Gastric Cancer: A California Population-Based Study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 3507-3515. PMID: 22949151, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.35.8028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-specific survivalMedian disease-specific survivalGEJ cancerGastric cancerIntestinal histologyAsian/Pacific Islander raceNational Cancer Institute's SurveillanceCox proportional hazards modelEsophagus/cardiaCalifornia Cancer RegistryPacific Islander raceGastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomaKaplan-Meier curvesEnd Results ProgramCases of gastricSocioeconomic status quintileProportional hazards modelJunction adenocarcinomaPathologic characteristicsTerm survivorsCancer RegistryTumor characteristicsDiffuse histologyHispanic raceResults ProgramPancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Radiographic Calcifications Correlate with Grade and Metastasis
Poultsides GA, Huang LC, Chen Y, Visser BC, Pai RK, Brooke Jeffrey R, Park WG, Chen AM, Kunz PL, Fisher GA, Norton JA. Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Radiographic Calcifications Correlate with Grade and Metastasis. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 19: 2295-2303. PMID: 22396008, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2305-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenoma, Islet CellAdultAgedCalcinosisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastrinomaHumansInsulinomaLiver NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Multiple PrimaryNeuroendocrine TumorsPancreatectomyPancreatic NeoplasmsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesStomach NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsSynchronous liver metastasesLymph node metastasisLiver metastasesNode metastasisOverall survivalRadiographic calcificationsHigh-grade pancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsComputed tomography correlateIntermediate tumor gradeRegional lymph nodesPreoperative computed tomographyPresence of calcificationCurative intentFormal pancreatectomyMethodsFrom 1998Surgical resectionIndependent predictorsLymph nodesPrognostic significanceCalcified tumorClinicopathologic variablesNeuroendocrine tumorsPrimary tumorTumor gradeHER2 Expression in Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma in a US Population
Kunz PL, Mojtahed A, Fisher GA, Ford JM, Chang DT, Balise RR, Bangs CD, Cherry AM, Pai RK. HER2 Expression in Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma in a US Population. Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology 2012, 20: 13-24. PMID: 21617522, PMCID: PMC6402787, DOI: 10.1097/pai.0b013e31821c821c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedReceptor, ErbB-2Retrospective StudiesStomach NeoplasmsUnited StatesConceptsGastroesophageal junction cancerHER2-positive adenocarcinomaGastroesophageal junction carcinomaJunction cancerHER2 expressionHER2 statusClinical Oncology/CollegeHER2-positive gastricGastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomaGastric Cancer TrialIntestinal-type adenocarcinomaPrimary tumor siteMembranous staining patternHER2/CEP17 ratioPrimary gastric adenocarcinomaTissue microarray approachASCO/CAPHER2 gene amplificationHER2 protein expressionJunction adenocarcinomaDiffuse adenocarcinomaGastroesophageal junctionPatient survivalTherapeutic optionsIntestinal type
2010
Comparison of intensity‐modulated radiotherapy and 3‐dimensional conformal radiotherapy as adjuvant therapy for gastric cancer
Minn AY, Hsu A, La T, Kunz P, Fisher GA, Ford JM, Norton JA, Visser B, Goodman KA, Koong AC, Chang DT. Comparison of intensity‐modulated radiotherapy and 3‐dimensional conformal radiotherapy as adjuvant therapy for gastric cancer. Cancer 2010, 116: 3943-3952. PMID: 20564136, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensity-modulated radiotherapyCRT groupGastric cancerConformal radiotherapyIMRT patientsAcute gastrointestinal toxicityMedian radiation doseMedian serum creatinineGastroesophageal junction cancerOverall survival rateConcurrent chemotherapyKidney V20Liver V30Median liverRecent creatinineAdjuvant chemoradiotherapyAdjuvant therapyGastrointestinal toxicityIMRT groupLocoregional failurePostoperative chemoradiotherapyJunction cancerRenal functionSerum creatinineTreatment breaks