2022
A randomized, phase II trial of oral azacitidine (CC-486) in patients with resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma at high risk for recurrence
Heumann T, Baretti M, Sugar E, Durham J, Linden S, Lopez-Vidal T, Leatherman J, Cope L, Sharma A, Weekes C, O’Dwyer P, Reiss K, Monga D, Ahuja N, Azad N. A randomized, phase II trial of oral azacitidine (CC-486) in patients with resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma at high risk for recurrence. Clinical Epigenetics 2022, 14: 166. PMID: 36463226, PMCID: PMC9719150, DOI: 10.1186/s13148-022-01367-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaCC-486OBS patientsMetastatic settingAdjuvant therapyTreatment-related grade 3Randomized phase II studyMedian age 66Next-line therapyResultsForty-nine patientsMedian treatment durationPhase II studyEvidence of diseaseHigh-risk featuresPhase II trialProgression-free survivalStandard adjuvant therapyPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaCancer recursEvaluable patientsMedian OSMedian PFSOral azacitidineR1 resectionSubsequent chemotherapy
2015
Multimodal Therapy in the Treatment of Prostate Sarcoma: The Johns Hopkins Experience
Ball MW, Sundi D, Reese AC, Meyer CF, Terezakis SA, Efron JE, Schoenberg MP, Epstein JI, Ahuja N, Bivalacqua TJ. Multimodal Therapy in the Treatment of Prostate Sarcoma: The Johns Hopkins Experience. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2015, 13: 435-440. PMID: 26003268, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2015.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-specific survivalRecurrence-free survivalProstate sarcomaOverall survivalSurgical resectionLocal recurrenceMedian recurrence-free survivalFavorable cancer-specific survivalCommon presenting symptomRecords of patientsPatient demographic informationJohns Hopkins ExperienceActuarial OSConcurrent chemotherapyCurative intentMedian OSNeoadjuvant chemoradiationNeoadjuvant radiationOncological outcomesPresenting symptomMost patientsRFS ratesUrinary obstructionMetastatic recurrenceTumor characteristics