2024
Deep-Transfer-Learning–Based Natural Language Processing of Serial Free-Text Computed Tomography Reports for Predicting Survival of Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
Kim S, Kim S, Kim E, Cecchini M, Park M, Choi J, Kim S, Hwang H, Kang C, Choi H, Shin S, Kang J, Lee C. Deep-Transfer-Learning–Based Natural Language Processing of Serial Free-Text Computed Tomography Reports for Predicting Survival of Patients With Pancreatic Cancer. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 2024, 8: e2400021. PMID: 39151114, DOI: 10.1200/cci.24.00021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveSurvival of patientsCT reportsPancreatic cancerNatural language processingC-indexPredicting survivalOverall survival of patientsTertiary hospitalPredicting 1-year survivalPredicting survival of patientsImproved C-indexSurvival informationPancreatic cancer survivalReceiver operating characteristic curveInternal test data setNLP modelsComputed tomography reportsLanguage processingKorean tertiary hospitalOverall survivalConsecutive patientsActual survivalConcordance indexPatients
2023
Relative Burden of Cancer and Noncancer Mortality Among Long-Term Survivors of Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer in the US
Kc M, Fan J, Hyslop T, Hassan S, Cecchini M, Wang S, Silber A, Leapman M, Leeds I, Wheeler S, Spees L, Gross C, Lustberg M, Greenup R, Justice A, Oeffinger K, Dinan M. Relative Burden of Cancer and Noncancer Mortality Among Long-Term Survivors of Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer in the US. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2323115. PMID: 37436746, PMCID: PMC10339147, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.23115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term survivorsCancer-specific mortalityColorectal cancerCancer cohortReceptor statusInitial diagnosisGleason scoreProstate cancerBreast cancerLong-term adult survivorsMedian cancer-specific survivalEnd Results cancer registryProstate-specific antigen levelRectal cancer cohortCancer-specific survivalStage III diseaseYear of diagnosisProgesterone receptor statusEstrogen receptor statusProportion of deathsSurvival time ratioEarly-stage cancerNononcologic outcomesIndex cancerLocalized disease
2021
Can a simplified CT response criteria for vascular involvement in pancreatic adenocarcinoma after neoadjuvant therapy predict survival in patients who achieved subsequent R0 resection?
Guo Y, Czeyda-Pommersheim F, Miccio JA, Mahalingam S, Cecchini M, Pahade J. Can a simplified CT response criteria for vascular involvement in pancreatic adenocarcinoma after neoadjuvant therapy predict survival in patients who achieved subsequent R0 resection? Abdominal Radiology 2021, 46: 5609-5617. PMID: 34557934, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-021-03284-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubsequent R0 resectionOverall survivalR0 resectionNeoadjuvant therapyPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaImaging responseMultivariable Cox proportional hazards analysisCox proportional hazards analysisPostoperative CA19-9Median overall survivalImproved diseaseProportional hazards analysisKaplan-Meier analysisSimilar diseasesPatient ageVascular involvementClinical stagingMethodsRetrospective analysisPredict SurvivalClinical parametersPDAC patientsCA 19CA19-9Mean ageCancer patientsYale Cancer Center Precision Medicine Tumor Board: molecular findings alter a diagnosis and treatment plan
Gibson JA, Finberg KE, Nalbantoglu I, Cecchini M, Ganzak A, Walther Z, Sklar JL, Eder JP, Goldberg SB. Yale Cancer Center Precision Medicine Tumor Board: molecular findings alter a diagnosis and treatment plan. The Lancet Oncology 2021, 22: 306-307. PMID: 33662283, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(20)30683-5.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2020
A phase 1b expansion study of TAS‐102 with oxaliplatin for refractory metastatic colorectal cancer
Cecchini M, Kortmansky JS, Cui C, Wei W, Thumar JR, Uboha NV, Hafez N, Lacy J, Fischbach NA, Sabbath KD, Gomez CM, Sporn JR, Stein S, Hochster HS. A phase 1b expansion study of TAS‐102 with oxaliplatin for refractory metastatic colorectal cancer. Cancer 2020, 127: 1417-1424. PMID: 33351187, PMCID: PMC8085021, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsColorectal NeoplasmsDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CombinationsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleFluorouracilHumansIrinotecanLeucovorinMaleMiddle AgedOrganoplatinum CompoundsOxaliplatinProgression-Free SurvivalPyrrolidinesResponse Evaluation Criteria in Solid TumorsThymineTrifluridineConceptsMetastatic colorectal cancerOverall response rateRefractory metastatic colorectal cancerProgression-free survivalTAS-102Colorectal cancerDay 1Primary endpointOverall survivalDose escalationDay 5Median progression-free survivalPhase 1b studyMedian overall survivalResponse Evaluation CriteriaTreat populationDose expansionPartial responseStandard dosesUnexpected side effectsStudy treatmentTumor shrinkageUnexpected toxicitiesSide effectsNovel antimetaboliteA Single-Institution Experience of Induction 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Irinotecan, and Oxaliplatin Followed by Surgery Versus Consolidative Radiation for Borderline and Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer.
Cecchini M, Miccio JA, Pahade J, Lacy J, Salem RR, Johnson SB, Blakaj A, Stein S, Kortmansky JS, Johung KL. A Single-Institution Experience of Induction 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Irinotecan, and Oxaliplatin Followed by Surgery Versus Consolidative Radiation for Borderline and Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer. Pancreas 2020, 49: 904-911. PMID: 32658074, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000001592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaLA PDACUnresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaInduction FOLFIRINOXConsolidative radiotherapyOverall survivalAdvanced unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaSingle-center retrospective reviewMeaningful survival benefitMedian overall survivalUnresectable pancreatic cancerR0 resection rateKaplan-Meier methodSingle institution experienceBenefits of surgeryLog-rank testConsolidative radiationDefinitive radiationLA patientsPreoperative radiationResection rateSurgery patientsSurvival benefitSurvival impactImproved survival
2018
Yale Cancer Center Precision Medicine Tumor Board: two patients, one targeted therapy, different outcomes
Cecchini M, Walther Z, Sklar JL, Bindra RS, Petrylak DP, Eder JP, Goldberg SB. Yale Cancer Center Precision Medicine Tumor Board: two patients, one targeted therapy, different outcomes. The Lancet Oncology 2018, 19: 23-24. PMID: 29304353, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(17)30916-6.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2017
EGFR Exon 19 Deletion in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Responds to Erlotinib, Followed by T790M-Mediated Resistance.
Cecchini M, Sklar J, Lacy J. EGFR Exon 19 Deletion in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Responds to Erlotinib, Followed by T790M-Mediated Resistance. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2017, 15: 1085-1089. PMID: 28874593, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.0151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaTyrosine kinase inhibitorsMetastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaEGFR Exon 19 DeletionEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMetastatic pancreatic cancerExon 19 deletionsEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorAdvanced diseaseCheckpoint inhibitorsMultidrug chemotherapyPancreatic cancerDisease progressionDuctal adenocarcinomaPancreatic adenocarcinomaActionable mutationsTumor typesKinase inhibitorsExon 19Factor receptorAdenocarcinomaPatientsErlotinib
2016
Chemotherapy induced neutropenia at 1-month mark is a predictor of overall survival in patients receiving TAS-102 for refractory metastatic colorectal cancer: a cohort study
Kasi PM, Kotani D, Cecchini M, Shitara K, Ohtsu A, Ramanathan RK, Hochster HS, Grothey A, Yoshino T. Chemotherapy induced neutropenia at 1-month mark is a predictor of overall survival in patients receiving TAS-102 for refractory metastatic colorectal cancer: a cohort study. BMC Cancer 2016, 16: 467. PMID: 27412464, PMCID: PMC4944251, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2491-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAntineoplastic AgentsChemotherapy-Induced Febrile NeutropeniaClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicCohort StudiesColorectal NeoplasmsDisease-Free SurvivalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug CombinationsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansJapanKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisPyrrolidinesThymineTrifluridineUnited StatesUracilConceptsMetastatic colorectal cancerProgression-free survivalOverall survivalCohort studyGrade 2Median progression-free survivalRefractory metastatic colorectal cancerLonger progression-free survivalNeutrophil count decreaseCommon Terminology CriteriaBetter overall survivalKaplan-Meier methodChemotherapy-induced neutropeniaLog-rank testTerminology CriteriaAdverse eventsClinical characteristicsPatient demographicsStandard therapyTAS-102Colorectal cancerOutcome dataPatientsCount decreaseRegulatory approval