2022
PRESTO 2: An International Survey to Evaluate Patients’ Injection Experiences with the Latest Devices/Formulations of Long-Acting Somatostatin Analog Therapies for Neuroendocrine Tumors or Acromegaly
O’Toole D, Kunz P, Webb S, Goldstein G, Khawaja S, McDonnell M, Boiziau S, Gueguen D, Houchard A, Ribeiro-Oliveira A, Prebtani A. PRESTO 2: An International Survey to Evaluate Patients’ Injection Experiences with the Latest Devices/Formulations of Long-Acting Somatostatin Analog Therapies for Neuroendocrine Tumors or Acromegaly. Advances In Therapy 2022, 40: 671-690. PMID: 36502449, PMCID: PMC9741754, DOI: 10.1007/s12325-022-02360-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection site painNeuroendocrine tumorsInjection experienceRecent injectionLanreotide autogel/depotMultivariate logistic regression modelOdds of painSomatostatin analogue therapyProportion of patientsInjection site reactionsLogistic regression modelsSSA useAnalogue therapySecondary endpointsDisease subgroupsPainPatientsAcromegalyInjection modalitiesMonthsInjectionTumors
2016
Oxaliplatin–Fluoropyrimidine Chemotherapy Plus Bevacizumab in Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors
Kunz PL, Balise RR, Fehrenbacher L, Pan M, Venook AP, Fisher GA, Tempero MA, Ko AH, Korn WM, Hwang J, Bergsland EK. Oxaliplatin–Fluoropyrimidine Chemotherapy Plus Bevacizumab in Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors. Pancreas 2016, 45: 1394-1400. PMID: 27171514, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiographic response rateAdvanced neuroendocrine tumorsPrimary end pointProgression-free survivalNeuroendocrine tumorsPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsNeuroendocrine carcinomaProspective phase II studyB studyEnd pointProlonged disease stabilityPhase II studyEffectiveness of bevacizumabDifferentiated neuroendocrine carcinomaPredictable toxicityRR-18Maintenance therapyDisease stabilityII studyRadiographic responsePatientsResponse rateNET subtypesBevacizumabMonths
2014
Single- versus Multifraction Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Outcomes and Toxicity
Pollom EL, Alagappan M, von Eyben R, Kunz PL, Fisher GA, Ford JA, Poultsides GA, Visser BC, Norton JA, Kamaya A, Cox VL, Columbo LA, Koong AC, Chang DT. Single- versus Multifraction Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Outcomes and Toxicity. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2014, 90: 918-925. PMID: 25585785, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.06.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic body radiation therapyCumulative incidence rateSingle-fraction groupUnresectable pancreatic adenocarcinomaBody radiation therapyPancreatic adenocarcinomaToxicity gradeSurvival rateLocal recurrenceIncidence rateRadiation therapySingle-fraction stereotactic body radiation therapyGastrointestinal toxicity gradeMajority of patientsGastrointestinal toxicityMedian survivalWorse survivalIndependent predictorsPancreatic cancerLocal controlPatientsAdenocarcinomaRecurrenceTherapyMonths