Phase Ib/II randomized, open-label study of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide with or without low-dose, short-course sunitinib in the pre-operative treatment of breast cancer
Wong A, Sundar R, Wang T, Ng T, Zhang B, Tan S, Soh T, Pang A, Tan C, Ow S, Wang L, Mogro J, Ho J, Jeyasekharan A, Huang Y, Thng C, Chan C, Hartman M, Iau P, Buhari S, Goh B, Lee S. Phase Ib/II randomized, open-label study of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide with or without low-dose, short-course sunitinib in the pre-operative treatment of breast cancer. Oncotarget 2016, 7: 64089-64099. PMID: 27577069, PMCID: PMC5325427, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnthracyclinesAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsContrast MediaCyclophosphamideDisease-Free SurvivalDoxorubicinDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryIndolesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPreoperative PeriodPyrrolesSunitinibTreatment OutcomeConceptsPathological complete responseVascular normalization indexChemotherapy dose delaysLow-doseDose delaysDCE-MRIPhase IbDecreased lymphatic vessel densityIntra-tumoral drug deliveryPathologic complete response rateRecommended phase II dosePhase II doseDose of sunitinibTreatment of breast cancerDCE-MRI parametersPre-operative treatmentAnthracycline-based chemotherapyOpen-label studyRandomized to chemotherapyTumor vessel normalizationLymphatic vessel densityEnhance chemotherapy efficacyBreast cancer patientsFunctional imaging biomarkersPharmacodynamic evidence