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Machine-learning model derived gene signature predictive of paclitaxel survival benefit in gastric cancer: results from the randomised phase III SAMIT trial
Sundar R, Kumarakulasinghe N, Chan Y, Yoshida K, Yoshikawa T, Miyagi Y, Rino Y, Masuda M, Guan J, Sakamoto J, Tanaka S, Tan A, Hoppe M, Jeyasekharan A, Ng C, De Simone M, Grabsch H, Lee J, Oshima T, Tsuburaya A, Tan P. Machine-learning model derived gene signature predictive of paclitaxel survival benefit in gastric cancer: results from the randomised phase III SAMIT trial. Gut 2021, 71: 676-685. PMID: 33980610, PMCID: PMC8921574, DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2021-324060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease free survivalValidation cohortGastric cancerGene signatureSurvival benefitPac-SensitiveNo survival differenceSelection of patientsGC trialsFree survivalPaclitaxel chemotherapyCurative surgeryMetastatic patientsPredictive biomarkersTraining cohortSurvival differencesIndependent cohortNanoString panelGC patientsPaclitaxelPatientsNanoString profilingCohortGroup trialUFT
2023
Effects of prior therapies on outcomes with trifluridine/tipiracil in patients with metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer in a randomized phase III trial (TAGS)
Shitara K, George B, Taieb J, Sundar R, Fakih M, Makris L, Benhadji K, Ghidini M. Effects of prior therapies on outcomes with trifluridine/tipiracil in patients with metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer in a randomized phase III trial (TAGS). Journal Of Cancer Research And Clinical Oncology 2023, 149: 9361-9374. PMID: 37213030, PMCID: PMC10374776, DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-04813-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalGastric/gastroesophageal junction cancerJunction cancerSurvival benefitSafety profileEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusRandomized phase III trialAssociated with survival benefitMedian overall survivalPhase III trialsPost hoc exploratory analysisLater-lineTrifluridine/tipiracil treatmentHematologic toxicityPrior therapyMedian overallOverall survivalIII trialsPlacebo armPerformance statusResultsBaseline characteristicsMedian timeRamucirumabTherapy patternsClinical trials
2021
The impact of prior therapies on outcomes with trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) in the phase III TAGS trial.
Shitara K, George B, Taieb J, Sundar R, Fakih M, Makris L, Benhadji K, Ghidini M. The impact of prior therapies on outcomes with trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) in the phase III TAGS trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 247-247. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.3_suppl.247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFTD/TPI treatmentSafety profileAdverse eventsSafety of FTD/TPIGastroesophageal junction cancerThird-line chemotherapySecond-line treatmentPost hoc analysisHematologic toxicityOS benefitChemotherapy regimensJunction cancerSurvival benefitEfficacy benefitsFTD/TPIRamucirumabTagging trialsPlaceboPaclitaxelPrior treatmentAssociated with benefitsHoc analysisInfluence outcomesChemotherapySubgroup A
2020
Predictive Biomarkers of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Gastroesophageal Cancers
Sundar R, Smyth E, Peng S, Yeong J, Tan P. Predictive Biomarkers of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Gastroesophageal Cancers. Frontiers In Oncology 2020, 10: 763. PMID: 32500029, PMCID: PMC7243739, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00763.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsImmune checkpoint inhibitionGastroesophageal cancerPredictive biomarkersCheckpoint inhibitionRandomized phase III studyImmune checkpoint inhibitor trialsValidation of predictive biomarkersCheckpoint inhibitor trialsPhase III studySubgroup of patientsIII studiesSurvival benefitInhibitor trialsPatient selectionGastroesophagealNovel biomarkersPrecision oncologyCancer treatmentCancerRegulatory approvalImmunotherapyNegative resultsBiomarkersPatientsInhibition