2014
Pretreatment Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MRI Perfusion in Glioblastoma: Prediction of EGFR Gene Amplification
Gupta A, Young R, Shah A, Schweitzer A, Graber J, Shi W, Zhang Z, Huse J, Omuro A. Pretreatment Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MRI Perfusion in Glioblastoma: Prediction of EGFR Gene Amplification. Clinical Neuroradiology 2014, 25: 143-150. PMID: 24474262, PMCID: PMC4712066, DOI: 10.1007/s00062-014-0289-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Potential Role of Preoperative Conventional MRI Including Diffusion Measurements in Assessing Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene Amplification Status in Patients with Glioblastoma
Young R, Gupta A, Shah A, Graber J, Schweitzer A, Prager A, Shi W, Zhang Z, Huse J, Omuro A. Potential Role of Preoperative Conventional MRI Including Diffusion Measurements in Assessing Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene Amplification Status in Patients with Glioblastoma. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2013, 34: 2271-2277. PMID: 23811973, PMCID: PMC4712068, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsErbB ReceptorsFemaleGene AmplificationGlioblastomaHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMolecular ImagingPreoperative CarePrognosisReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTissue DistributionUp-RegulationYoung Adult
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
2005
EGFR tyrosine kinase domain mutations in human gliomas
Marie Y, Carpentier A, Omuro A, Sanson M, Thillet J, Hoang-Xuan K, Delattre J. EGFR tyrosine kinase domain mutations in human gliomas. Neurology 2005, 64: 1444-1445. PMID: 15851741, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000158654.07080.b0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancerEGFR tyrosine kinase domain mutationsEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsTyrosine kinase domain mutationsReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsKinase domain mutationsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsLow-grade gliomasEGFR tyrosine kinase domainResistance of glioblastomaAnaplastic oligodendrogliomaHuman gliomasGliomasTyrosine kinase domainExon 19Kinase inhibitorsDomain mutationsGefitinibCancerGlioblastomaSuch mutationsMutationsPatientsEGFRHigh incidence of disease recurrence in the brain and leptomeninges in patients with nonsmall cell lung carcinoma after response to gefitinib
Omuro AM, Kris MG, Miller VA, Franceschi E, Shah N, Milton DT, Abrey LE. High incidence of disease recurrence in the brain and leptomeninges in patients with nonsmall cell lung carcinoma after response to gefitinib. Cancer 2005, 103: 2344-2348. PMID: 15844174, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsmall cell lung carcinomaCentral nervous systemDisease recurrenceLong-term outcomesCell lung carcinomaBrain metastasesCNS metastasesLeptomeningeal metastasesLung carcinomaHigh incidenceAdvanced nonsmall cell lung carcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsMedian Karnofsky performance scoreMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterMedian overall survival periodReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsInitial disease recurrenceKarnofsky performance scoreOverall survival periodInitial responseTyrosine kinase inhibitorsInitial siteNeurologic symptomsPartial response