2017
Combination epigenetic therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with subcutaneous 5-azacitidine and entinostat; a phase 2 consortium/stand Up 2 cancer study
Azad NS, el-Khoueiry A, Yin J, Oberg AL, Flynn P, Adkins D, Sharma A, Weisenberger DJ, Brown T, Medvari P, Jones PA, Easwaran H, Kamel I, Bahary N, Kim G, Picus J, Pitot HC, Erlichman C, Donehower R, Shen H, Laird PW, Piekarz R, Baylin S, Ahuja N. Combination epigenetic therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with subcutaneous 5-azacitidine and entinostat; a phase 2 consortium/stand Up 2 cancer study. Oncotarget 2017, 5: 35326-35338. PMID: 28186961, PMCID: PMC5471058, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.15108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination epigenetic therapyMetastatic colorectal cancerRECIST responseCRC patientsMedian progression-free survivalCycles of therapySignificant clinical activityMetastatic CRC patientsProgression-free survivalSubset of patientsM2 days 1Serial tumor biopsiesMulti-institutional studyHistone deacetylase inhibitor entinostatEpigenetic therapyColorectal cell linesSubcutaneous azacitidinePrimary endpointPrior therapyLiver involvementOverall survivalTolerable therapySerial biopsiesColorectal cancerClinical activity
2013
A phase II study of combination epigenetic therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): A phase II consortium (P2C)/Stand Up 2 Cancer (SU2C) study.
Azad N, El-Khoueiry A, Mahoney M, Adkins D, Flynn P, Bahary N, Kim G, Pitot H, Erlichman C, Donehower R, Herman J, Baylin S, Ahuja N. A phase II study of combination epigenetic therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): A phase II consortium (P2C)/Stand Up 2 Cancer (SU2C) study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 3539-3539. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.3539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic colorectal cancerPrior regimensGood end-organ functionCombination epigenetic therapyECOG PS 0End-organ functionPhase II studyUrinary tract obstructionSerial tumor biopsiesInitial eligibility criteriaCRC cell linesMulti-institutional studyMCRC ptsChest painPrimary endpointPrior therapyRECIST criteriaTract obstructionII studyPS 0Cohort BCohort ALiver diseaseSubsequent therapyColorectal cancer