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Phase I PIANO trial—PIPAC-oxaliplatin and systemic nivolumab combination for gastric cancer peritoneal metastases: clinical and translational outcomes
Sundar R, Chia D, Zhao J, Lee A, Kim G, Tan H, Pang A, Shabbir A, Willaert W, Ma H, Huang K, Hagihara T, Tan A, Ong C, Wong J, Seo C, Walsh R, Chan G, Cheo S, Soh C, Callebout E, Geboes K, Ng M, Lum J, Leow W, Selvarajan S, Hoorens A, Ang W, Pang H, Tan P, Yong W, Chia C, Ceelen W, So J. Phase I PIANO trial—PIPAC-oxaliplatin and systemic nivolumab combination for gastric cancer peritoneal metastases: clinical and translational outcomes. ESMO Open 2024, 9: 103681. PMID: 39288528, PMCID: PMC11421236, DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.103681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastric cancer peritoneal metastasisPeritoneal cancer indexNivolumab combinationPeritoneal metastasisPeritoneal tumorsNaive CD8+ T cellsCD8+ central memoryEnhanced T cell infiltrationTreatment-related adverse eventsCD8+ T cellsGrade 4 vomitingRegression grade 1First-in-human trialImmune checkpoint inhibitionMemory CD4+T cell infiltrationImmunogenic cell deathSystemic immunotherapyCheckpoint inhibitionSystemic therapyCancer indexCD4+Intraperitoneal treatmentT cellsAdverse eventsAre we mis-estimating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy? Analysis of assessment methodologies from a prospective, multinational, longitudinal cohort study of patients receiving neurotoxic chemotherapy
Molassiotis A, Cheng H, Lopez V, Au J, Chan A, Bandla A, Leung K, Li Y, Wong K, Suen L, Chan C, Yorke J, Farrell C, Sundar R. Are we mis-estimating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy? Analysis of assessment methodologies from a prospective, multinational, longitudinal cohort study of patients receiving neurotoxic chemotherapy. BMC Cancer 2019, 19: 132. PMID: 30736741, PMCID: PMC6368751, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-5302-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCohort StudiesDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeoplasmsPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesPrevalenceProspective StudiesQuality of LifeSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyPeripheral neuropathyNeurotoxic chemotherapyPrevalence of sensory neuropathyCohort study of patientsCumulative chemotherapy dosePlatinum-based chemotherapyLongitudinal cohort study of patientsMeasuring chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyStudy of patientsNerve conduction studiesAssessment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyCIPN incidencePatient-reported outcome measuresAssociated with onsetLongitudinal cohort studyChemotherapy doseMotor neurotoxicityClinician-based scalesMotor neuropathySensory neuropathyChemotherapyNeuropathyNatural historyPatients
2024
Scalp cooling therapy for chemotherapy-induced hair loss in patients with breast or gynecological cancers—an Asian tertiary institution experience
Lee V, Loh J, Hui F, Sundar R, Tan B, Lee M, Lin H, Ong L, Visvanadan N, Ow S, Wong A, Chan G, Lim S, Lim Y, Tan D, Ang Y, Choo J, Lee M, Ngoi N, Lee S, Paxman R, Parker A, Lee Y, Lim J. Scalp cooling therapy for chemotherapy-induced hair loss in patients with breast or gynecological cancers—an Asian tertiary institution experience. Supportive Care In Cancer 2024, 32: 762. PMID: 39482416, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-08940-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHair preservationGynaecological cancerChemotherapy-induced alopeciaScalp cooling therapyHair regrowthCooling therapyTaxane-based chemotherapyCycles of chemotherapyAnthracycline based chemotherapyResultsEighty-three patientsGrade (GComfort scoresWeekly paclitaxelPaclitaxel regimenBased chemotherapyComfort levelChemotherapy cyclesTerminology criteriaAdverse eventsHistorical controlsInstitutional experienceChemotherapyChemotherapy-induced hair lossDrug infusionResultsEighty-threeFRailty in Australian patients admitted to Intensive care unit after eLective CANCER-related SURGery: a retrospective multicentre cohort study (FRAIL-CANCER-SURG study)
Ling R, Ueno R, Alamgeer M, Sundararajan K, Sundar R, Bailey M, Pilcher D, Subramaniam A. FRailty in Australian patients admitted to Intensive care unit after eLective CANCER-related SURGery: a retrospective multicentre cohort study (FRAIL-CANCER-SURG study). British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2024, 132: 695-706. PMID: 38378383, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective surgeryCohort studyMulticentre retrospective cohort studyRetrospective multicentre cohort studyPatients admitted to intensive care unitsAssociated with poor outcomesAssociated with similar effectsAssociated with lower survivalCancer-related surgeryMulticentre cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyLong-term outcomesIntensive care unitAssociated with mortalityPoor outcomeFollow-upICU admissionPrimary outcomeCare unitSurgeryPatientsSurvival informationCancerFrailtyICU
2022
Association of obstructive sleep apnea and nocturnal hypoxemia with all-cancer incidence and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tan B, Teo Y, Tan N, Yap D, Sundar R, Lee C, See A, Toh S. Association of obstructive sleep apnea and nocturnal hypoxemia with all-cancer incidence and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2022, 18: 1427-1440. PMID: 34755597, PMCID: PMC9059590, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9772.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociation of obstructive sleep apneaObstructive sleep apneaAll-cancer riskAll-cancer incidenceSevere nocturnal hypoxemiaNocturnal hypoxemiaSleep apneaAll-cancer mortalityModerate obstructive sleep apneaNo/mild OSASevere obstructive sleep apneaObstructive sleep apnea diagnosisObstructive sleep apnea treatmentOxygen desaturation indexMeta-analysisNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleSystematic reviewRandom-effects meta-analysesQuality of evidenceArousal indexDesaturation indexNormoxemic patientsRandomized studyHypoxemiaEvaluated study biasUNOS Down-Staging Criteria for Liver Transplantation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 25 Studies
Tan D, Lim W, Yong J, Ng C, Muthiah M, Tan E, Xiao J, Lim S, Pin Tang A, Pan X, Kabir T, Bonney G, Sundar R, Syn N, Kim B, Dan Y, Noureddin M, Loomba R, Huang D. UNOS Down-Staging Criteria for Liver Transplantation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 25 Studies. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2022, 21: 1475-1484. PMID: 35181565, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUNOS-DS criteriaHepatocellular carcinoma recurrenceUNOS-DSDown-stagingOverall survivalLiver transplantationHepatocellular carcinomaMilan criteriaPost-LTLiver transplantation of hepatocellular carcinomaTransplantation of hepatocellular carcinomaAbstractText Label="RESULTS">WeAdult HCC patientsBaseline tumor burdenPost-LT outcomesDown-staging treatmentTumor burdenHCC patientsEmbase databasesPooled analysisPatientsIndividual participant dataRecurrenceClinical validationMeta-analysisDistinct spatio-temporal and spectral brain patterns for different thermal stimuli perception
Tayeb Z, Dragomir A, Lee J, Abbasi N, Dean E, Bandla A, Bose R, Sundar R, Bezerianos A, Thakor N, Cheng G. Distinct spatio-temporal and spectral brain patterns for different thermal stimuli perception. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 919. PMID: 35042875, PMCID: PMC8766611, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-04831-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThermal stimuliAnterior cingulate cortexHot stimuliCentral brain areasCortical activityThermal stimulus conditionHealthy human subjectsInnocuous stimulationInduce early activationThermal stimulationIntensity conditioningWithdrawal reactionsPre-frontal cortexPain predictionElectroencephalography patternsParietal areasIntense stimuliClinical applicationCingulate cortexBrain areasStimulationEarly activationHuman brain’s perceptionAlpha powerElectroencephalography results
2021
Low‐dose pembrolizumab in the treatment of advanced non‐small cell lung cancer
Low J, Huang Y, Sooi K, Ang Y, Chan Z, Spencer K, Jeyasekharan A, Sundar R, Goh B, Soo R, Yong W. Low‐dose pembrolizumab in the treatment of advanced non‐small cell lung cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 2021, 149: 169-176. PMID: 33634869, PMCID: PMC9545741, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerProgression-free survivalCell lung cancerFood and Drug AdministrationOverall survivalTreatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancerLung cancerDose of pembrolizumabImmune-related toxicitiesEffectiveness of pembrolizumabWeight-based dosingRetrospective observational studyNational University HospitalDegrees of cost savingsCost-minimisation analysisFixed doseSurvival outcomesAsian patientsNo significant differencePembrolizumabOncogenic driversSingle agentLow dosesRandomised trials
2020
Radiological evaluation of malignant pleural mesothelioma - defining distant metastatic disease
Collins D, Sundar R, Constantinidou A, Dolling D, Yap T, Popat S, O’Brien M, Banerji U, de Bono J, Lopez J, Tunariu N, Minchom A. Radiological evaluation of malignant pleural mesothelioma - defining distant metastatic disease. BMC Cancer 2020, 20: 1210. PMID: 33298007, PMCID: PMC7724793, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-07662-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBone NeoplasmsBrain NeoplasmsClinical Trials, Phase I as TopicCombined Modality TherapyDiagnostic ImagingFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsMaleMesothelioma, MalignantMiddle AgedPeritoneal NeoplasmsPleural NeoplasmsProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesConceptsDistant metastasisPeritoneal metastasisMPM patientsTreatment paradigmCohort of MPM patientsFrequency of distant metastasesIncidence of bone metastasesPresence of distant metastasesPattern of metastatic spreadDistant metastatic diseaseDistant metastatic disseminationBackgroundMalignant pleural mesotheliomaPresence of symptomsIncidence of boneMetastatic diseaseMetastatic sitesBone metastasesOverall survivalMetastatic spreadContralateral lungPrognostic implicationsMetastatic disseminationRadiological investigationsRetrospective studyPleural mesotheliomaA randomized phase II trial evaluating the addition of low dose, short course sunitinib to docetaxel in advanced solid tumours
Ang Y, Ho G, Soo R, Sundar R, Tan S, Yong W, Ow S, Lim J, Chong W, Soe P, Tai B, Wang L, Goh B, Lee S. A randomized phase II trial evaluating the addition of low dose, short course sunitinib to docetaxel in advanced solid tumours. BMC Cancer 2020, 20: 1118. PMID: 33203399, PMCID: PMC7672922, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-07616-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free-survivalAdvanced solid tumorsBreast cancer patientsSolid tumorsCancer patientsMedian progression-free-survivalRandomized phase II trialMetastatic breast cancer patientsClinical-benefit rateProphylactic G-CSFNon-haematological toxicityPrimary tumor siteAdministration of sunitinibPhase II trialAdvanced solid cancersMedian OSHaematological toxicityDoxorubicin-cyclophosphamideTrial registrationThe studyII trialNeutrophil nadirPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsG-CSFIntermittent administrationIntegration of Antiangiogenic Therapy with Cisplatin and Gemcitabine Chemotherapy in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Chong W, Lim C, Sinha A, Tan C, Chan G, Huang Y, Kumarakulasinghe N, Sundar R, Jeyasekharan A, Loh W, Tay J, Yadav K, Wang L, Wong A, Kong L, Soo R, Lau J, Soon Y, Goh R, Ho F, Chong S, Lee S, Loh K, Tai B, Lim Y, Goh B. Integration of Antiangiogenic Therapy with Cisplatin and Gemcitabine Chemotherapy in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 5320-5328. PMID: 32816944, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-20-1727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinomaAdvanced nasopharyngeal carcinomaNasopharyngeal carcinomaConcurrent chemoradiationGemcitabine chemotherapyArm CIncreased immune cell infiltrationComplete metabolic responsePosttreatment tumor biopsiesAnti-VEGF therapyArm A patientsRelapse-free survivalMetastatic nasopharyngeal carcinomaImmune cell infiltrationImmune cell traffickingVEGF axisTumor responseInduction cisplatinAntiangiogenic therapyTumor biopsiesTumor perfusionA patientsFDG-PETPericyte coverageStandard treatmentPhase I Trial of Expanded, Activated Autologous NK-cell Infusions with Trastuzumab in Patients with HER2-positive Cancers
Lee S, Shimasaki N, Lim J, Wong A, Yadav K, Yong W, Tan L, Koh L, Poon M, Tan S, Ow S, Bharwani L, Yap Y, Foo M, Coustan-Smith E, Sundar R, Tan L, Chong W, Kumarakulasinghe N, Lieow J, Koe P, Goh B, Campana D. Phase I Trial of Expanded, Activated Autologous NK-cell Infusions with Trastuzumab in Patients with HER2-positive Cancers. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 4494-4502. PMID: 32522887, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-20-0768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiopsyBreast NeoplasmsCoculture TechniquesCombined Modality TherapyDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHumansImmunotherapyK562 CellsKiller Cells, NaturalMaleMiddle AgedReceptor, ErbB-2Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid TumorsStomach NeoplasmsTransplantation, AutologousTrastuzumabConceptsAntibody-dependent cell cytotoxicityAutologous NK cellsNK cellsPhase I trialI trialNK cells expressed high levelsNatural killer (NK) cellsActivated autologous NK cellsHER2-positive solid tumorsPhase I dose escalationPeripheral blood NK cellsHER2-positive malignanciesNK cell infusionNK cell therapyBlood NK cellsNK cell expansionIncreased NK cellsPhase II trialPreliminary antitumor activityNK cell activityCells expressing high levelsHER2-positive cancersStable diseasePartial responseII trialPsychometric testing of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy/Gynecologic Oncology Group—Neurotoxicity (FACT/GOG-Ntx) subscale in a longitudinal study of cancer patients treated with chemotherapy
Cheng H, Lopez V, Lam S, Leung A, Li Y, Wong K, Au J, Sundar R, Chan A, De Ng T, Suen L, Chan C, Yorke J, Molassiotis A. Psychometric testing of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy/Gynecologic Oncology Group—Neurotoxicity (FACT/GOG-Ntx) subscale in a longitudinal study of cancer patients treated with chemotherapy. Health And Quality Of Life Outcomes 2020, 18: 246. PMID: 32703223, PMCID: PMC7376939, DOI: 10.1186/s12955-020-01493-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional Assessment of Cancer Therapy/Gynecologic Oncology Group-NeurotoxicityFACT/GOG-Ntx subscalePatients treated with chemotherapyCancer patients treated with chemotherapyFACT/GOG-NtxAssessment pointsFunctional assessmentNational Cancer Institute Common Terminology CriteriaInternal consistency reliabilityPeripheral Neuropathy ScaleEORTC QLQ-CIPN20Longitudinal studyEuropean Organization for ResearchResultsCronbach’s alpha coefficientCommon Terminology CriteriaLight touch testMotor itemsLow-to-moderateConsistency reliabilityAlpha coefficientEvaluate CIPNQLQ-CIPN20Four-factor structurePsychometric analysisMonofilament test
2019
Safety and tolerability of cryocompression as a method of enhanced limb hypothermia to reduce taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy
Bandla A, Tan S, Kumarakulasinghe N, Huang Y, Ang S, Magarajah G, Hairom Z, Lim J, Wong A, Chan G, Ngoi N, Ang E, Lee Y, Chan A, Lee S, Thakor N, Wilder-Smith E, Sundar R. Safety and tolerability of cryocompression as a method of enhanced limb hypothermia to reduce taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy. Supportive Care In Cancer 2019, 28: 3691-3699. PMID: 31811482, PMCID: PMC7316694, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-05177-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve conduction studiesTotal Neuropathy ScoreFrozen glovesTaxane chemotherapyNeuropathy scorePeripheral neuropathyDose-limiting toxicityConcomitant with chemotherapyTaxane-induced peripheral neuropathySeverity of neuropathySensory nerve amplitudesPrevention of neurotoxicitySkin temperature reductionLimb hypothermiaMonths post-chemotherapyPaclitaxel chemotherapyNerve amplitudeMotor amplitudeSevere neuropathyPost-chemotherapyUndesired side effectsChemotherapyCancer patientsNeuropathySide effectsDNA epigenetic signature predictive of benefit from neoadjuvant chemotherapy in oesophageal adenocarcinoma: results from the MRC OE02 trial
Sundar R, Ng A, Zouridis H, Padmanabhan N, Sheng T, Zhang S, Lee M, Ooi W, Qamra A, Inam I, Hewitt L, So J, Koh V, Nankivell M, Langley R, Allum W, Cunningham D, Rozen S, Yong W, Grabsch H, Tan P. DNA epigenetic signature predictive of benefit from neoadjuvant chemotherapy in oesophageal adenocarcinoma: results from the MRC OE02 trial. European Journal Of Cancer 2019, 123: 48-57. PMID: 31655359, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2019.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCisplatinDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleFluorouracilHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSurvival RateConceptsCS armNeoadjuvant chemotherapyOverall survivalOesophageal adenocarcinomaDNA methylation signaturesHistological subtypes of oesophageal cancerOesophageal cancerIndependent cohortPredictive of chemotherapy benefitSubtypes of oesophageal cancerIndependent cohort of patientsS armCox proportional hazards analysisResectable oesophageal cancerCohort of patientsPredictive of benefitMethylation signaturesDNA methylationPredictive of survivalProportional hazards analysisChemotherapy benefitHistological subtypesMetagene signatureRandomised patientsDNA methylation statusFirst-in-human phase I study of an oral HSP90 inhibitor, TAS-116, in patients with advanced solid tumors
Shimomura A, Yamamoto N, Kondo S, Fujiwara Y, Suzuki S, Yanagitani N, Horiike A, Kitazono S, Ohyanagi F, Doi T, Kuboki Y, Kawazoe A, Shitara K, Ohno I, Banerji U, Sundar R, Ohkubo S, Calleja E, Nishio M. First-in-human phase I study of an oral HSP90 inhibitor, TAS-116, in patients with advanced solid tumors. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2019, 18: molcanther.0831.2018. PMID: 30679388, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-18-0831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal stromal tumorsPreliminary antitumor efficacyDose-escalation phaseAdvanced solid tumorsSolid tumorsTAS-116Eye disordersEscalation phaseFirst-in-human phase I studyPretreated gastrointestinal stromal tumoursHsp90 inhibitorsTreatment-related adverse eventsNon-small cell lung cancerFirst-in-human studyOral HSP90 inhibitorPhase I studyCell lung cancerPartial responseStromal tumorsDose proportionalityAntitumor efficacySafety profileSystemic exposureAdverse eventsLung cancer
2018
Real-Time Tumor Gene Expression Profiling to Direct Gastric Cancer Chemotherapy: Proof-of-Concept “3G” Trial
Yong W, Rha S, Tan I, Choo S, Syn N, Koh V, Tan S, Asuncion B, Sundar R, So J, Shabbir A, Tan C, Kim H, Jung M, Chung H, Ng M, Tai D, Lee M, Wu J, Yeoh K, Tan P, Consortium O. Real-Time Tumor Gene Expression Profiling to Direct Gastric Cancer Chemotherapy: Proof-of-Concept “3G” Trial. Clinical Cancer Research 2018, 24: 5272-5281. PMID: 30045931, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-0193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic classifierManagement of advanced gastric cancerGastric cancerS-1 regimenOpen-label phaseAdvanced gastric cancerGastric cancer chemotherapySensitivity to oxaliplatinTreated with cisplatinTumor gene expressionMedian turnaround timeTreated with SPGene expression signaturesSOX chemotherapyPatient tumorsTreatment stratificationStratify patientsMetabolic signaturesChemotherapyGene expression profilesOxaliplatinPatientsCancer chemotherapyPredictive valueResponse rateVistusertib (dual m-TORC1/2 inhibitor) in combination with paclitaxel in patients with high-grade serous ovarian and squamous non-small-cell lung cancer
Basu B, Krebs M, Sundar R, Wilson R, Spicer J, Jones R, Brada M, Talbot D, Steele N, Garces A, Brugger W, Harrington E, Evans J, Hall E, Tovey H, de Oliveira F, Carreira S, Swales K, Ruddle R, Raynaud F, Purchase B, Dawes J, Parmar M, Turner A, Tunariu N, Banerjee S, de Bono J, Banerji U. Vistusertib (dual m-TORC1/2 inhibitor) in combination with paclitaxel in patients with high-grade serous ovarian and squamous non-small-cell lung cancer. Annals Of Oncology 2018, 29: 1918-1925. PMID: 30016392, PMCID: PMC6158767, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBenzamidesCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMaximum Tolerated DoseMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2Middle AgedMorpholinesOvarian NeoplasmsPaclitaxelPhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrimidinesResponse Evaluation Criteria in Solid TumorsRibosomal Protein S6 KinasesConceptsHigh-grade serous ovarian cancerSquamous non-small-cell lung cancerNon-small-cell lung cancerWeekly paclitaxelOvarian cancerSchedule ALung cancerIntermittent scheduleRecommended phase II doseResponse rateDose-escalated armPhase II doseRECIST response rateDose-limiting toxicityProgression-free survivalAdvanced solid tumorsPhase I trialSerous ovarian cancerResistance to chemotherapyP-S6K levelsConsecutive daysII doseDose escalationExpansion cohortI trialClinical outcomes of adolescents and young adults with advanced solid tumours participating in phase I trials
Sundar R, McVeigh T, Dolling D, Petruckevitch A, Diamantis N, Ang J, Chenard-Poiriér M, Collins D, Lim J, Ameratunga M, Khan K, Kaye S, Banerji U, Lopez J, George A, de Bono J, van der Graaf W. Clinical outcomes of adolescents and young adults with advanced solid tumours participating in phase I trials. European Journal Of Cancer 2018, 101: 55-61. PMID: 30025230, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhase I trialPhase I clinical trialAdvanced solid tumorsI trialOverall survivalAYA patientsSolid tumorsCancer syndromesCohort of AYA patientsMolecular characterisation of tumoursOutcomes of AYA patientsClinical benefit rateMedian overall survivalOutcomes of AYAsSomatic genetic aberrationsSignificant family historyRoyal Marsden HospitalHereditary cancer syndromesCharacterisation of tumoursTherapeutic treatment optionsClinical outcomes of adolescentsClinical trial dataDrug Development UnitYoung adultsGenetic aberrationsTranscriptional analysis of immune genes in Epstein–Barr virus-associated gastric cancer and association with clinical outcomes
Sundar R, Qamra A, Tan A, Zhang S, Ng C, Teh B, Lee J, Kim K, Tan P. Transcriptional analysis of immune genes in Epstein–Barr virus-associated gastric cancer and association with clinical outcomes. Gastric Cancer 2018, 21: 1064-1070. PMID: 29915957, DOI: 10.1007/s10120-018-0851-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCD8 AntigensCohort StudiesDisease-Free SurvivalEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMiddle AgedPerforinProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorStomach NeoplasmsConceptsPD-L1PD-L1highPD-L1lowEBVaGC samplesImmune-related genesAssociated with worse disease-free survivalGastric cancerPD-L1 immunohistochemistry expressionPD-L1 transcript expressionExpression of PD-L1Levels of PD-L1Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric cancerTumour-infiltrating lymphocyte patternPD-L1 expressionPD-L1 immunohistochemistryPrimary tumor resectionDisease-free survivalAssociated with higher expressionCases of EBVaGCGastric cancer patientsEBV-negative samplesSamsung Medical CentreAsian Cancer Research GroupImmune genesCancer Research Group