2024
Epidemiology, treatment and outcomes of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms
Uhlig J, Nie J, Gibson J, Cecchini M, Stein S, Lacy J, Kunz P, Kim H. Epidemiology, treatment and outcomes of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 30536. PMID: 39690170, PMCID: PMC11652651, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-81518-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGEP-NEN patientsGastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasmsOverall survivalGEP-NENsTreatment patternsSystemic therapyNeuroendocrine neoplasmsAssociated with improved survivalLow-grade diseaseNational Cancer DatabaseLonger overall survivalSite-specific incidenceDisease specific factorsG3 NENSurgical resectionCancer DatabaseImproved survivalLow-stageCox regressionImprove outcomesPatientsIncidence increasesInternational guidelinesInvestigate incidenceSurvival
2020
Neuroendocrine and carcinoid tumors of the gastrointestinal tract: Epidemiology and outcomes from the National Cancer Database.
Uhlig J, Nie J, Stein S, Cecchini M, Lacy J, Kim H. Neuroendocrine and carcinoid tumors of the gastrointestinal tract: Epidemiology and outcomes from the National Cancer Database. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 609-609. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.4_suppl.609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Cancer DatabaseNeuroendocrine tumorsOverall survivalSmall intestineSurgical resectionYounger patientsCancer DatabaseGastrointestinal tractImproved overall survivalPrimary disease siteLonger overall survivalPrimary cancer siteProportional hazards modelAfrican AmericansLower stageConcurrent chemotherapyMultivariable adjustmentAdult patientsMost metastasesPatient agePatient demographicsIndependent prognosticatorCarcinoid tumorsHepatic metastasesTumor size
2016
LAPACT: An open-label, multicenter phase II trial of nab -paclitaxel ( nab -P) plus gemcitabine (Gem) in patients (pts) with locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC).
Philip P, Lacy J, Dowden S, Sastre J, Bathini V, Cardin D, Ma W, Sobrero A, Koski S, Borg C, Tonini G, Rivera F, Hwang J, Knoble J, Al Baghdadi T, Saif W, Meiri E, Kayitalire L, Li J, Hammel P. LAPACT: An open-label, multicenter phase II trial of nab -paclitaxel ( nab -P) plus gemcitabine (Gem) in patients (pts) with locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: tps477-tps477. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.4_suppl.tps477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCycles of nabDisease control rateProgressive diseaseOverall survivalEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusMulticenter phase II trialPhase III MPACT trialAdequate organ functionAdvanced pancreatic cancerCycles of therapySafety of nabEffective systemic therapyImproved local controlPhase II trialProgression-free survivalLonger overall survivalOverall response rateQuality of lifeMedian TTFMPACT trialSignificant ascitesUnresectable LAPCExploratory endpointsPrimary endpointSecondary endpoints