2024
Unveiling the prognostic significance of malignant ascites in advanced gastrointestinal cancers: a marker of peritoneal carcinomatosis burden
Provenzano L, Gwee Y, Conca V, Lonardi S, Bozzarelli S, Tamburini E, Passardi A, Zaniboni A, Tosi F, Aprile G, Nasca V, Boccaccino A, Ambrosini M, Vetere G, Carullo M, Guaglio M, Battaglia L, Zhao J, Chia D, Yong W, Tan P, So J, Kim G, Shabbir A, Ong C, Casella F, Cremolini C, Bencivenga M, Sundar R, Pietrantonio F. Unveiling the prognostic significance of malignant ascites in advanced gastrointestinal cancers: a marker of peritoneal carcinomatosis burden. Therapeutic Advances In Medical Oncology 2024, 16: 17588359241289517. PMID: 39502404, PMCID: PMC11536604, DOI: 10.1177/17588359241289517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic colorectal cancerMetastatic gastric cancerMetastatic gastric cancer patientsPeritoneal metastasisMalignant ascitesAdvanced gastrointestinal cancerSurvival outcomesMedian peritoneal cancer index scoreGastrointestinal cancerPeritoneal cancer index scoreGastric cancerMetastatic colorectal cancer patientsSubgroup of patientsMedian OSProgression-freeOverall survivalSystemic therapyPrognostic significancePatient survivalAscites groupPoor outcomeRetrospective analysisColorectal cancerRandomized trialsAscites
2020
Predictive Biomarkers of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Gastroesophageal Cancers
Sundar R, Smyth E, Peng S, Yeong J, Tan P. Predictive Biomarkers of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Gastroesophageal Cancers. Frontiers In Oncology 2020, 10: 763. PMID: 32500029, PMCID: PMC7243739, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00763.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsImmune checkpoint inhibitionGastroesophageal cancerPredictive biomarkersCheckpoint inhibitionRandomized phase III studyImmune checkpoint inhibitor trialsValidation of predictive biomarkersCheckpoint inhibitor trialsPhase III studySubgroup of patientsIII studiesSurvival benefitInhibitor trialsPatient selectionGastroesophagealNovel biomarkersPrecision oncologyCancer treatmentCancerRegulatory approvalImmunotherapyNegative resultsBiomarkersPatientsInhibition