2017
Overall survival in patients with glioblastoma before and after bevacizumab approval
Johnson DR, Omuro AMP, Ravelo A, Sommer N, Guerin A, Ionescu-Ittu R, Shi S, Macalalad A, Uhm JH. Overall survival in patients with glioblastoma before and after bevacizumab approval. Current Medical Research And Opinion 2017, 34: 813-820. PMID: 29025274, DOI: 10.1080/03007995.2017.1392294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBevacizumabFemaleGlioblastomaHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesConceptsOverall survivalTreatment of patientsBevacizumab approvalProgressive glioblastomaGBM diagnosisUS population-based cancer registry dataPopulation-based cancer registry dataCox proportional hazards regressionLarge population-based studyOS of patientsApproval of bevacizumabGross total resectionKaplan-Meier analysisPopulation-based studyProportional hazards regressionLimited therapeutic optionsCancer registry dataAdjusted hazardAdult patientsMedian ageTotal resectionStudy cohortAggressive diseaseHazards regressionTherapeutic options
2014
Clinical course and progression-free survival of adult intracranial and spinal ependymoma patients
Vera-Bolanos E, Aldape K, Yuan Y, Wu J, Wani K, Necesito-Reyes MJ, Colman H, Dhall G, Lieberman FS, Metellus P, Mikkelsen T, Omuro A, Partap S, Prados M, Robins HI, Soffietti R, Wu J, Gilbert MR, Armstrong TS. Clinical course and progression-free survival of adult intracranial and spinal ependymoma patients. Neuro-Oncology 2014, 17: 440-447. PMID: 25121770, PMCID: PMC4483095, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalClinical courseEpendymoma patientsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelMultivariate Cox proportional hazardsCox proportional hazards modelRare CNS tumorsTime of diagnosisPrognostic clinical factorsCox proportional hazardsProportional hazards modelSubtotal resectionClinical factorsMedian timeCNS tumorsCentral reviewGrade IIIMean ageTumor recurrenceEarly progressionTumor locationGrade IITumor gradeUnivariate analysisSupratentorial locationPhase II trial of sunitinib for recurrent and progressive atypical and anaplastic meningioma
Kaley TJ, Wen P, Schiff D, Ligon K, Haidar S, Karimi S, Lassman AB, Nolan CP, DeAngelis LM, Gavrilovic I, Norden A, Drappatz J, Lee EQ, Purow B, Plotkin SR, Batchelor T, Abrey LE, Omuro A. Phase II trial of sunitinib for recurrent and progressive atypical and anaplastic meningioma. Neuro-Oncology 2014, 17: 116-121. PMID: 25100872, PMCID: PMC4483051, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factor receptorPhase II trialWorld Health OrganizationGrowth factor receptorII trialPrimary endpointOverall survivalExploratory cohortIntratumoral hemorrhageGrade 3Small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitorsSingle-arm phase II trialMalignant meningioma patientsRadiographic response rateMedian overall survivalEffective medical therapyProgression-free survivalFactor receptorEndothelial growth factor receptorPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorTyrosine kinase inhibitorsExpression of VEGFR2MR perfusion imagingHigh-grade meningiomasMedian PFSAutologous stem cell transplant in recurrent or refractory primary or secondary central nervous system lymphoma using thiotepa, busulfan and cyclophosphamide
Welch MR, Sauter CS, Matasar MJ, Faivre G, Weaver SA, Moskowitz CH, Omuro AM. Autologous stem cell transplant in recurrent or refractory primary or secondary central nervous system lymphoma using thiotepa, busulfan and cyclophosphamide. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2014, 56: 361-367. PMID: 24745937, DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2014.916800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBusulfanCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsCombined Modality TherapyCyclophosphamideDisease-Free SurvivalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisRemission InductionStem Cell TransplantationThiotepaTransplantation, AutologousTreatment OutcomeConceptsAutologous stem cell transplantProgression-free survivalHigh-dose chemotherapyStem cell transplantOverall survivalCell transplantSecondary central nervous system lymphomaRefractory diffuse large B-cell lymphomaMedian progression-free survivalCentral nervous system involvementCentral nervous system lymphomaDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaLarge B-cell lymphomaTransplant-related mortalityNervous system involvementSecondary CNS lymphomaNervous system lymphomaStem cell harvestingB-cell lymphomaPotential treatment alternativeHDC-ASCTInduction chemotherapyRecurrent primaryCNS lymphomaComplete remissionMethotrexate re-challenge for recurrent primary central nervous system lymphoma
Pentsova E, DeAngelis LM, Omuro A. Methotrexate re-challenge for recurrent primary central nervous system lymphoma. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2014, 117: 161-165. PMID: 24481997, PMCID: PMC5256683, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-014-1370-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsDisease ProgressionDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMethotrexateMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisRetreatmentRetrospective StudiesSalvage TherapyTreatment OutcomeConceptsPrimary CNS lymphomaKarnofsky performance scoreProgression-free survivalInitial diagnosisRecurrent primary central nervous system lymphomaPrimary central nervous system lymphomaMedian Karnofsky performance scoreMedian progression-free survivalCentral nervous system lymphomaObjective response rateNervous system lymphomaMedian OSCNS lymphomaFree survivalRecurrent diseaseSalvage treatmentFirst relapsePartial responsePCNSL patientsPrognostic factorsComplete responseMedian ageSystem lymphomaDisease relapseMedian time
2013
Primary leptomeningeal lymphoma
Taylor JW, Flanagan EP, O'Neill BP, Siegal T, Omuro A, DeAngelis L, Baehring J, Nishikawa R, Pinto F, Chamberlain M, Hoang-Xuan K, Gonzalez-Aguilar A, Batchelor T, Blay JY, Korfel A, Betensky RA, Lopes MB, Schiff D. Primary leptomeningeal lymphoma. Neurology 2013, 81: 1690-1696. PMID: 24107866, PMCID: PMC3812109, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000435302.02895.f3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary leptomeningeal lymphomaPrimary CNS lymphomaLeptomeningeal lymphomaCNS lymphomaLeptomeningeal enhancementCSF cytologyMedian Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusRare formEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusInternational Primary CNS Lymphoma Collaborative GroupIntra-CSF chemotherapyMedian overall survivalFavorable clinical responseCases of lymphomaOptimal diagnostic evaluationGene rearrangement studiesB-cell lymphomaMultifocal symptomsSalvage treatmentSystemic chemotherapyClinical responseOverall survivalPerformance statusMedian ageSystemic involvement
2011
A phase II study of the Ras-MAPK signaling pathway inhibitor TLN-4601 in patients with glioblastoma at first progression
Mason WP, Belanger K, Nicholas G, Vallières I, Mathieu D, Kavan P, Desjardins A, Omuro A, Reymond D. A phase II study of the Ras-MAPK signaling pathway inhibitor TLN-4601 in patients with glioblastoma at first progression. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2011, 107: 343-349. PMID: 22048878, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-011-0747-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsChromatography, LiquidDibenzazepinesErbB ReceptorsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlioblastomaHumansInfusions, IntraventricularKaplan-Meier EstimateMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPTEN PhosphohydrolaseTandem Mass SpectrometryConceptsPharmacokinetic evaluationProgressive glioblastomaFirst progressionM2/dayPhase II studyMR scansPhase II trialContinuous intravenous administrationBlood-brain barrierLack of efficacyPeripheral benzodiazepine receptorEvaluable patientsStable diseaseII trialRadiographic progressionAdverse eventsII studyRecurrent glioblastomaDisease progressionDrug levelsIntravenous administrationBiomarker assessmentPatientsAnimal modelsBenzodiazepine receptors
2008
Adjuvant dibromodulcitol and BCNU chemotherapy in anaplastic astrocytoma: Results of a randomised European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer phase III study (EORTC study 26882)
Hildebrand J, Gorlia T, Kros JM, Afra D, Frenay M, Omuro A, Stupp R, Lacombe D, Allgeier A, van den Bent MJ, investigators O. Adjuvant dibromodulcitol and BCNU chemotherapy in anaplastic astrocytoma: Results of a randomised European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer phase III study (EORTC study 26882). European Journal Of Cancer 2008, 44: 1210-1216. PMID: 18248979, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalCentral pathology reviewOverall survivalAnaplastic astrocytomaMonths 95Pathology reviewAA patientsGlioblastoma multiformeConfidence intervalsPrevious phase III trialsMedian overall survivalPhase III studyPhase III trialsGrade 3 tumorsLonger overall survivalTotal treatment durationAdjuvant chemotherapyEORTC studyAdjuvant regimenIII studyIII trialsImproved survivalTreat analysisPathological assessmentBCNU chemotherapy
2007
A phase II trial of vinorelbine and intensive temozolomide for patients with recurrent or progressive brain metastases
Iwamoto FM, Omuro AM, Raizer JJ, Nolan CP, Hormigo A, Lassman AB, Gavrilovic IT, Abrey LE. A phase II trial of vinorelbine and intensive temozolomide for patients with recurrent or progressive brain metastases. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2007, 87: 85-90. PMID: 17987262, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-007-9491-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKarnofsky Performance ScaleProgressive brain metastasesPhase II trialBrain metastasesII trialResponse rateMedian Karnofsky performance scaleWhole-brain radiation therapyAdequate organ functionBrain metastasis resectionObjective radiographic responseRadiographic response rateSingle-agent temozolomideGrade 3/4 toxicitiesRecurrent brain metastasesPopulation of patientsPrimary tumor siteYears of agePrior therapyStable diseaseVinorelbine 25Metastasis resectionPrimary endpointMethods PatientsOverall survival