2024
Molecular profiling of metastatic breast cancer and target-based therapeutic matching in an Asian tertiary phase I oncology unit
Walsh R, Ong R, Cheo S, Low P, Jayagopal A, Lee M, Ngoi N, Ow S, Wong A, Lim S, Lim Y, Heong V, Sundar R, Soo R, Chee C, Yong W, Goh B, Lee S, Tan D, Lim J. Molecular profiling of metastatic breast cancer and target-based therapeutic matching in an Asian tertiary phase I oncology unit. Frontiers In Oncology 2024, 14: 1342346. PMID: 38812774, PMCID: PMC11133600, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1342346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProlonged median progression-free survivalTumor mutational burdenObjective response rateMetastatic breast cancerHazard ratioNext-generation sequencingPhase I unitMedian OSMolecular profilingOverall survivalAssociated with prolonged median PFSBreast cancerMedian progression-free survivalTreatment outcomesTrials of targeted therapiesProgression-free survivalData cut-offBroad-panel next-generation sequencingTumor molecular profilingTreatment eventsFoundationOne CDxMBC patientsMutational burdenAssociated with improvementsTertiary centre
2018
Biomarkers for Homologous Recombination Deficiency in Cancer
Hoppe M, Sundar R, Tan D, Jeyasekharan A. Biomarkers for Homologous Recombination Deficiency in Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2018, 110: 704-713. PMID: 29788099, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djy085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoly-ADP-ribose polymeraseArray-based comparative genomic hybridizationSingle nucleotide polymorphismsHomologous recombination deficiencyPoly-ADP ribose polymerase inhibitorsComparative genomic hybridizationHomologous recombination genesNext-generation sequencingDNA repair pathwaysRecombination deficiencyClinical trialsGenomic hybridizationGermline BRCA1/2 mutation statusClinical development of PARP inhibitorsDefective DNA repairGenomic scarsResponse to platinum-based therapyHomologous recombinationDevelopment of PARP inhibitorsRecombinant genesNucleotide polymorphismsPlatinum-based therapyRibose polymeraseBRCA1/2 mutation statusDNA repair
2016
Towards Precision Medicine in the Clinic: From Biomarker Discovery to Novel Therapeutics
Collins D, Sundar R, Lim J, Yap T. Towards Precision Medicine in the Clinic: From Biomarker Discovery to Novel Therapeutics. Trends In Pharmacological Sciences 2016, 38: 25-40. PMID: 27871777, DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2016.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrecision medicineNext-generation sequencingMechanisms of drug resistanceField of immunotherapyManagement of cancer patientsOptimize treatment efficacyAntitumor responseIntertumoral heterogeneityClonal evolutionTargeted agentsMinimal toxicityDrug resistanceCancer patientsTreatment efficacyBiomarker developmentBiomarker discoveryCancer researchCancerCompounds promisesImmunotherapyMedicine