2017
A Phase I–II Study of the Oral PARP Inhibitor Rucaparib in Patients with Germline BRCA1/2-Mutated Ovarian Carcinoma or Other Solid Tumors
Kristeleit R, Shapiro GI, Burris HA, Oza AM, LoRusso P, Patel MR, Domchek SM, Balmaña J, Drew Y, Chen LM, Safra T, Montes A, Giordano H, Maloney L, Goble S, Isaacson J, Xiao J, Borrow J, Rolfe L, Shapira-Frommer R. A Phase I–II Study of the Oral PARP Inhibitor Rucaparib in Patients with Germline BRCA1/2-Mutated Ovarian Carcinoma or Other Solid Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research 2017, 23: 4095-4106. PMID: 28264872, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-2796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade ovarian carcinomaObjective response rateInvestigator-assessed objective response rateOral rucaparibAdverse eventsCommon treatment-emergent adverse eventsTreatment-emergent adverse eventsAspartate transaminase elevationsAsthenia/fatigueProtocol-defined criteriaRECIST version 1.1Phase II doseAdvanced solid tumorsProgression-free intervalSmall molecule PARP inhibitorsClin Cancer ResManageable toxicityPrior regimensPrimary endpointTransaminase elevationPlatinum therapyMultiple dosesOvarian carcinomaAlanine transaminaseClinical activity
1997
Phase II study of pyrazoloacridine in patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma
Zalupski M, Philip P, LoRusso P, Shields A. Phase II study of pyrazoloacridine in patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma. Cancer Chemotherapy And Pharmacology 1997, 40: 225-227. PMID: 9219505, DOI: 10.1007/s002800050650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerBroad preclinical antitumor activityUntreated advanced colorectal cancerPhase II studyAdvanced colorectal cancerPhase II trialSchedule of administrationAdvanced colorectal carcinomaPreclinical antitumor activityPredictable toxicityII trialII studyClinical efficacyColorectal carcinomaClinical developmentPatientsPyrazoloacridinePhase IAntitumor activitySolid tumor selectivityTumor selectivityCancerDoseToxicityMyelosuppression