2016
Copy Number Changes Are Associated with Response to Treatment with Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Sorafenib in Melanoma
Wilson MA, Zhao F, Khare S, Roszik J, Woodman SE, D'Andrea K, Wubbenhorst B, Rimm DL, Kirkwood JM, Kluger HM, Schuchter LM, Lee SJ, Flaherty KT, Nathanson KL. Copy Number Changes Are Associated with Response to Treatment with Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Sorafenib in Melanoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 374-382. PMID: 26307133, PMCID: PMC4821426, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-1162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinDisease-Free SurvivalDNA Copy Number VariationsDNA Mutational AnalysisDouble-Blind MethodGenes, rasHumansMelanomaMutationNeoplasm StagingNiacinamidePaclitaxelPhenylurea CompoundsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metSorafenibTreatment OutcomeConceptsProgression-free survivalGene copy gainOverall survivalImproved progression-free survivalCopy gainImproved overall survivalGenomic alterationsCancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) datasetImproved treatment responseClinical outcomesMET amplificationV600KCCND1 amplificationTreatment responseMelanoma pathogenesisV600E mutationCurrent FDAPretreatment samplesBRAF geneTumor samplesPatientsSorafenibTherapyTumorsAtlas dataset
2014
Correlation of Somatic Mutations and Clinical Outcome in Melanoma Patients Treated with Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Sorafenib
Wilson MA, Zhao F, Letrero R, D'Andrea K, Rimm DL, Kirkwood JM, Kluger HM, Lee SJ, Schuchter LM, Flaherty KT, Nathanson KL. Correlation of Somatic Mutations and Clinical Outcome in Melanoma Patients Treated with Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Sorafenib. Clinical Cancer Research 2014, 20: 3328-3337. PMID: 24714776, PMCID: PMC4058354, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-0093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorCarboplatinDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenotypeGTP PhosphohydrolasesHumansMaleMelanomaMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm StagingNiacinamidePaclitaxelPhenylurea CompoundsPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafSkin NeoplasmsSorafenibSurvival RateConceptsProgression-free survivalNRAS-mutant melanomaPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorPerformance statusClinical outcomesNRAS mutationsCox proportional hazards modelVEGF receptorsSomatic mutationsWorse performance statusGood performance statusImproved clinical responseKaplan-Meier methodClinical trial populationsPretreatment tumor samplesSite of diseaseProportional hazards modelEffect of sorafenibBRAF-mutant melanomaFisher's exact testGrowth factor receptorClinical responseOverall survivalClinicopathologic featuresMelanoma patients
2013
Expression of Drug Targets in Patients Treated with Sorafenib, Carboplatin and Paclitaxel
Jilaveanu LB, Zhao F, Zito CR, Kirkwood JM, Nathanson KL, D'Andrea K, Wilson M, Rimm DL, Flaherty KT, Lee SJ, Kluger HM. Expression of Drug Targets in Patients Treated with Sorafenib, Carboplatin and Paclitaxel. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e69748. PMID: 23936348, PMCID: PMC3735539, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalOverall survivalVEGF-R1FGF-R1Paclitaxel-based therapyVEGF-R1 expressionPre-treatment tumorsPredictive biomarker signaturesMultitarget kinase inhibitorPDGF-RβSitu protein expressionTherapeutic ratioTaxane sensitivityMitogen-activated protein kinase pathwayPatientsVEGF-R3CarboplatinSorafenibVEGF-R2C-kitKinase inhibitorsTherapyProtein expressionPhase IIISorafenib targets
2009
Expression of Sorafenib Targets in Melanoma Patients Treated with Carboplatin, Paclitaxel and Sorafenib
Jilaveanu L, Zito C, Lee SJ, Nathanson KL, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Flaherty KT, Kluger HM. Expression of Sorafenib Targets in Melanoma Patients Treated with Carboplatin, Paclitaxel and Sorafenib. Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 15: 1076-1085. PMID: 19188183, PMCID: PMC4263281, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-2280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBenzenesulfonatesCarboplatinCell Line, TumorDisease-Free SurvivalDrug Delivery SystemsHumansMelanomaMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3NiacinamidePaclitaxelPhenylurea CompoundsPyridinesReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorSkin NeoplasmsSorafenibTreatment OutcomeConceptsSerine/threonine-protein kinase 1Mitogen-activated protein kinase pathwayHigher ERK1/2Protein kinase 1Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1Protein kinase pathwayReceptor tyrosine kinasesPlatelet-derived growth factor receptor betaGrowth factor receptor betaVEGF-R2 expressionSorafenib targetsB-RAF V600E mutationGrowth factor receptor 1C-RafKinase pathwayVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2B-RafKinase 1Kinase 1/2Tyrosine kinaseEndothelial growth factor receptor 2Factor receptor 1ERK1/2Kinase inhibitorsMultitarget kinase inhibitor
2007
The X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) is up-regulated in metastatic melanoma, and XIAP cleavage by Phenoxodiol is associated with Carboplatin sensitization
Kluger HM, McCarthy MM, Alvero AB, Sznol M, Ariyan S, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Mor G. The X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) is up-regulated in metastatic melanoma, and XIAP cleavage by Phenoxodiol is associated with Carboplatin sensitization. Journal Of Translational Medicine 2007, 5: 6. PMID: 17257402, PMCID: PMC1796544, DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-5-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic melanomaXIAP expressionCell linesCy5-conjugated antibodiesMechanism of actionMelanoma cell linesPrimary lesionOvarian cancerTherapeutic approachesTissue microarrayDisease aggressionCarboplatin sensitivityChemotherapy resistanceMalignant progressionClinical specimensBenign counterpartsCarboplatinMelanomaChemotherapy sensitizationPrimary specimensPhenoxodiolResistant cellsMelanoma cellsHigh expressionMelanoma resistance
2006
Metastatic myoepithelial carcinoma of the vulva treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel
Noronha V, Cooper DL, Higgins SA, Murren JR, Kluger HM. Metastatic myoepithelial carcinoma of the vulva treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel. The Lancet Oncology 2006, 7: 270-271. PMID: 16510337, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(06)70619-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research