2024
The HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate DHES0815A in advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer: preclinical characterization and phase 1 trial results
Lewis G, Li G, Guo J, Yu S, Fields C, Lee G, Zhang D, Dragovich P, Pillow T, Wei B, Sadowsky J, Leipold D, Wilson T, Kamath A, Mamounas M, Lee M, Saad O, Choeurng V, Ungewickell A, Monemi S, Crocker L, Kalinsky K, Modi S, Jung K, Hamilton E, LoRusso P, Krop I, Schutten M, Commerford R, Sliwkowski M, Cho E. The HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate DHES0815A in advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer: preclinical characterization and phase 1 trial results. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 466. PMID: 38212321, PMCID: PMC10784567, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44533-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2 antibody-drug conjugatesAntibody-drug conjugatesMetastatic breast cancerPhase 1 trialBreast cancerHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerHER2-positive breast cancerObjective response rateDose-escalation studyDuration of responseModel of HER2Anti-tumor activityMechanism of actionTrastuzumab deruxtecanPulmonary toxicityTrastuzumab emtansinePreclinical characterizationResponse rateHigh dosesVivo efficacySecondary objectiveEarly signsPotent cytotoxic agentCytotoxic agentsCancer
2023
Genome-wide analysis of aberrant position and sequence of plasma DNA fragment ends in patients with cancer
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1996
Levels of 5‐hydroxymethyl‐2′‐deoxyuridine in DNA from blood as a marker of breast cancer
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