2020
A randomized phase II trial evaluating the addition of low dose, short course sunitinib to docetaxel in advanced solid tumours
Ang Y, Ho G, Soo R, Sundar R, Tan S, Yong W, Ow S, Lim J, Chong W, Soe P, Tai B, Wang L, Goh B, Lee S. A randomized phase II trial evaluating the addition of low dose, short course sunitinib to docetaxel in advanced solid tumours. BMC Cancer 2020, 20: 1118. PMID: 33203399, PMCID: PMC7672922, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-07616-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free-survivalAdvanced solid tumorsBreast cancer patientsSolid tumorsCancer patientsMedian progression-free-survivalRandomized phase II trialMetastatic breast cancer patientsClinical-benefit rateProphylactic G-CSFNon-haematological toxicityPrimary tumor siteAdministration of sunitinibPhase II trialAdvanced solid cancersMedian OSHaematological toxicityDoxorubicin-cyclophosphamideTrial registrationThe studyII trialNeutrophil nadirPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsG-CSFIntermittent administrationIntegration of Antiangiogenic Therapy with Cisplatin and Gemcitabine Chemotherapy in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Chong W, Lim C, Sinha A, Tan C, Chan G, Huang Y, Kumarakulasinghe N, Sundar R, Jeyasekharan A, Loh W, Tay J, Yadav K, Wang L, Wong A, Kong L, Soo R, Lau J, Soon Y, Goh R, Ho F, Chong S, Lee S, Loh K, Tai B, Lim Y, Goh B. Integration of Antiangiogenic Therapy with Cisplatin and Gemcitabine Chemotherapy in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 5320-5328. PMID: 32816944, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-20-1727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinomaAdvanced nasopharyngeal carcinomaNasopharyngeal carcinomaConcurrent chemoradiationGemcitabine chemotherapyArm CIncreased immune cell infiltrationComplete metabolic responsePosttreatment tumor biopsiesAnti-VEGF therapyArm A patientsRelapse-free survivalMetastatic nasopharyngeal carcinomaImmune cell infiltrationImmune cell traffickingVEGF axisTumor responseInduction cisplatinAntiangiogenic therapyTumor biopsiesTumor perfusionA patientsFDG-PETPericyte coverageStandard treatment
2016
Phase Ib/II randomized, open-label study of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide with or without low-dose, short-course sunitinib in the pre-operative treatment of breast cancer
Wong A, Sundar R, Wang T, Ng T, Zhang B, Tan S, Soh T, Pang A, Tan C, Ow S, Wang L, Mogro J, Ho J, Jeyasekharan A, Huang Y, Thng C, Chan C, Hartman M, Iau P, Buhari S, Goh B, Lee S. Phase Ib/II randomized, open-label study of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide with or without low-dose, short-course sunitinib in the pre-operative treatment of breast cancer. Oncotarget 2016, 7: 64089-64099. PMID: 27577069, PMCID: PMC5325427, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnthracyclinesAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsContrast MediaCyclophosphamideDisease-Free SurvivalDoxorubicinDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryIndolesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPreoperative PeriodPyrrolesSunitinibTreatment OutcomeConceptsPathological complete responseVascular normalization indexChemotherapy dose delaysLow-doseDose delaysDCE-MRIPhase IbDecreased lymphatic vessel densityIntra-tumoral drug deliveryPathologic complete response rateRecommended phase II dosePhase II doseDose of sunitinibTreatment of breast cancerDCE-MRI parametersPre-operative treatmentAnthracycline-based chemotherapyOpen-label studyRandomized to chemotherapyTumor vessel normalizationLymphatic vessel densityEnhance chemotherapy efficacyBreast cancer patientsFunctional imaging biomarkersPharmacodynamic evidence