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Tometich DB, Hoogland AI, Small BJ, Janelsins MC, Bryant C, Rodriguez Y, Gonzalez BD, Li X, Bulls HW, James BW, Arboleda B, Colon-Echevarria C, Townsend MK, Tworoger SS, Rodriguez P, Oswald LB, Bower JE, Apte SM, Wenham RM, Chon HS, Shahzad MM, Jim HSL. Relationships among Inflammatory Biomarkers and Objectively Assessed Physical Activity and Sleep during and after Chemotherapy for Gynecologic Malignancies. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3882. [PMID: 37568698 PMCID: PMC10416903 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15153882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Little is known regarding associations between inflammatory biomarkers and objectively measured physical activity and sleep during and after chemotherapy for gynecologic cancer; thus, we conducted a longitudinal study to address this gap. Women with gynecologic cancer (patients) and non-cancer controls (controls) completed assessments before chemotherapy cycles 1, 3, and 6 (controls assessed contemporaneously), as well as at 6- and 12-month follow-ups. Physical activity and sleep were measured using wrist-worn actigraphs and sleep diaries, and blood was drawn to quantify circulating levels of inflammatory markers. Linear and quadratic random-effects mixed models and random-effects fluctuation mixed models were used to examine physical activity and sleep over time, as well as the associations with inflammatory biomarkers. On average, patients (n = 97) and controls (n = 104) were 62 and 58 years old, respectively. Compared to controls, patients were less active, more sedentary, had more time awake after sleep onset, and had lower sleep efficiency (p-values < 0.05). Across groups, higher levels of TNF-α were associated with more sedentary time and less efficient sleep (p-values ≤ 0.05). Higher levels of IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6 were associated with lower levels of light physical activity (p-values < 0.05). Associations between inflammatory biomarkers, physical activity, and sleep did not differ between patients and controls. Given these results, we speculate that inflammation may contribute to less physical activity and more sleep problems that persist even 12 months after completing chemotherapy.
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- Danielle B. Tometich
- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
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- Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Hoogland AI, Small BJ, Oswald LB, Bryant C, Rodriguez Y, Gonzalez BD, Li X, Janelsins MC, Bulls HW, James BW, Arboleda B, Colon-Echevarria C, Townsend MK, Tworoger SS, Rodriguez PC, Bower JE, Apte SM, Wenham RM, Jim HSL. Relationships among Inflammatory Biomarkers and Self-Reported Treatment-Related Symptoms in Patients Treated with Chemotherapy for Gynecologic Cancer: A Controlled Comparison. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3407. [PMID: 37444517 PMCID: PMC10340589 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15133407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Previous research suggests that inflammation triggers cancer-treatment-related symptoms (i.e., fatigue, depression, and disruptions in sleep and physical activity), but evidence is mixed. This study examined relationships between inflammatory biomarkers and symptoms in patients with gynecologic cancer compared to age-matched women with no cancer history (i.e., controls). Patients (n = 121) completed assessments before chemotherapy cycles 1, 3, and 6, and 6 and 12 months later. Controls (n = 105) completed assessments at similar timepoints. Changes in inflammation and symptomatology were evaluated using random-effects mixed models, and cross-sectional differences between patients and controls in inflammatory biomarkers and symptoms were evaluated using least squares means. Associations among inflammatory biomarkers and symptoms were evaluated using random-effects fluctuation mixed models. The results indicated that compared to controls, patients typically have higher inflammatory biomarkers (i.e., TNF-alpha, TNFR1, TNFR2, CRP, IL-1ra) and worse fatigue, depression, and sleep (ps < 0.05). Patients reported lower levels of baseline physical activity (p = 0.02) that became more similar to controls over time. Significant associations were observed between CRP, depression, and physical activity (ps < 0.05), but not between inflammation and other symptoms. The results suggest that inflammation may not play a significant role in fatigue or sleep disturbance among gynecologic cancer patients but may contribute to depression and physical inactivity.
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- Aasha I. Hoogland
- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; (A.I.H.)
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- School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; (A.I.H.)
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; (A.I.H.)
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; (A.I.H.)
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; (A.I.H.)
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; (A.I.H.)
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- Department of Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33602, USA
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- Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33602, USA
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; (A.I.H.)
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Oswald LB, Eisel SL, Tometich DB, Bryant C, Hoogland AI, Small BJ, Apte SM, Chon HS, Shahzad MM, Gonzalez BD, Jim HS. Cumulative burden of symptomatology in patients with gynecologic malignancies undergoing chemotherapy. Health Psychol 2022; 41:864-873. [PMID: 35901399 PMCID: PMC9588549 DOI: 10.1037/hea0001190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Patients with gynecologic malignancies commonly experience distressing symptoms during chemotherapy. This study sought to evaluate whether symptoms accumulated over the course of several chemotherapy cycles, which could provide essential information for planning supportive interventions. METHOD Patients with gynecologic malignancies completed questionnaires about fatigue, depressive symptoms, sleep, and physical activity 1 week before and after chemotherapy cycles 1, 3, and 6. Multilevel models examined the effects of time (pre- and postchemotherapy), treatment cycle (1, 3, 6), and their interaction on symptoms. Logistic regression models examined the effects of time, treatment cycle, and their interaction on the proportion of participants exceeding thresholds for clinically meaningful symptomatology. RESULTS Most participants (N = 140; Mage = 60.8 years, SD = 10.4) had ovarian cancer (49%) and Stage III disease (55%). Participants reported worse fatigue, depressive symptoms, sleep disturbance, and sleep efficiency from pre- to posttreatment at each cycle (ps < .001). With each successive cycle, participants reported worse pretreatment fatigue (p < .001) and depressive symptoms (p < .01) but better sleep efficiency (p = .02). Fatigue increases attenuated across cycles (p = .04). There were no changes in physical activity. Across time points, at least half of participants met clinical thresholds for fatigue, sleep disturbance, and low sleep efficiency and were minimally physically active. Postchemotherapy cycle 6, 23% of participants reported clinically meaningful depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Patients with gynecologic malignancies have high rates of clinically meaningful symptomatology during chemotherapy. Patients may experience a cumulative burden of symptomatology as treatment progresses, which could have therapeutic implications. Early implementation of supportive interventions should be considered to prevent or mitigate cumulative treatment burden. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Dept of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center
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- Dept of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center
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- Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah Health and Huntsman Cancer Institute
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- Dept of Gynecologic Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center
- Dept of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida
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Kuznicki M, Mallen A, McClung EC, Robertson SE, Todd S, Boulware D, Martin S, Quilitz R, Vargas RJ, Apte SM. Dual antibiotic prevention bundle is associated with decreased surgical site infections. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2020; 30:1411-1417. [PMID: 32727930 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2020-001515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Gynecologic oncology surgery is associated with a wide variation in surgical site infection risk. The optimal method for infection prevention in this heterogeneous population remains uncertain. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective cohort study was performed to compare surgical site infection rates for patients undergoing hysterectomy over a 1-year period surrounding the implementation of an institutional infection prevention bundle. The bundle comprised pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative interventions including a dual-agent antibiotic surgical prophylaxis with cefazolin and metronidazole. Cohorts consisted of patients undergoing surgery during the 6 months prior to this intervention (pre-bundle) versus those undergoing surgery during the 6 months following the intervention (post-bundle). Secondary outcomes included length of stay, readmission rates, compliance measures, and infection microbiology. Data were compared with pre-specified one-sided exact test, Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, or Kruskal-Wallis test as appropriate. RESULTS A total of 358 patients were included (178 PRE, 180 POST). Median age was 58 (range 23-90) years. The post-bundle cohort had a 58% reduction in surgical site infection rate, 3.3% POST vs 7.9% PRE (-4.5%, 95% CI -9.3% to -0.2%, p=0.049) as well as reductions in organ space infection, 0.6% POST vs 4.5% PRE (-3.9%, 95% CI -7.2% to -0.7%, p=0.019), and readmission rates, 2.2% POST vs 6.7% PRE (-4.5%, 95% CI -8.7% to -0.2%, p=0.04). Gram-positive, Gram-negative, and anaerobic bacteria were all prevalent in surgical site infection cultures. There were no monomicrobial infections in post-cohort cultures (0% POST vs 58% PRE, p=0.04). No infections contained methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. CONCLUSION Implementation of a dual antibiotic infection prevention bundle was associated with a 58% reduction in surgical site infection rate after hysterectomy in a surgically diverse gynecologic oncology practice.
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- Michelle Kuznicki
- Gynecologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.,Gynecologic Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Center Inc, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology, University of Arizona Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.,Gynecologic Oncology, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Infection Prevention, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Center Inc, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Infection Prevention, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Center Inc, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Pharmacy, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Center Inc, Tampa, Florida, United States
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- Gynecologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Center Inc, Tampa, Florida, USA
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Ahmed KA, Kim Y, Apte SM, Chon HS, Chern JY, Conejo-Garcia J, Fernandez DC, Hoffman M, Kim S, Lam C, Montejo ME, Shahzad MM, Wenham RM. Trial in progress: Phase II study of stereotactic body radiation therapy and atezolizumab in the management of recurrent, persistent, or metastatic cervical cancer. J Clin Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.tps5596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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TPS5596 Background: There is no consistent recommendation for management of metastatic cervical cancer beyond first line therapy with chemotherapy and bevacizumab. Pembrolizumab is now approved for PD-L1 positive or MSI-H/dMMR metastatic or recurrent cervical cancer. Numerous pre-clinical studies have provided evidence to combine radiation therapy with immune checkpoint inhibition to improve response rates. The evidence is strongest for short course, hypofractionated radiation regimens. We hypothesize treatment with atezolizumab with hypofractionated radiation therapy will improve objective response rate (ORR) compared with atezolizumab alone in patients with recurrent, persistent, or metastatic cervical cancer. Methods: The study is designed as a prospective, single arm, nonrandomized, open-label, phase II trial of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) with 24 Gy in 3 fractions to patients with ≥ 2 metastatic sites followed 1 week later by atezolizumab (1200 mg IV every 3 weeks) for patients with recurrent, persistent, or metastatic cervical cancer. Dose reductions will not be allowed. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the ORR by Immune-Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (irRECIST) criteria following SBRT and atezolizumab. Secondary endpoints include progression free survival, overall survival, local control, and adverse events. Correlative aims include assessing blood and tissue biomarkers (i.e. PD-L1, mutation burden, TCR repertoire etc.) for association with clinical benefit. A total of 26 patients will be enrolled. An interim analysis will be performed to assess efficacy after 13 patients become evaluable.This study is open with 2 patients enrolled at the time of submission. Clinical trial information: NCT03614949.
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- Kamran A. Ahmed
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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Chon HS, Kang S, Lee JK, Apte SM, Shahzad MM, Williams-Elson I, Wenham RM. Phase I study of oral ridaforolimus in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with solid tumor cancers. BMC Cancer 2017; 17:407. [PMID: 28595616 PMCID: PMC5465458 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-017-3394-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Ridaforolimus is a mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor that has activity in solid tumors. Paclitaxel and carboplatin have broad antineoplastic activity in many cancers. This phase I trial was conducted to determine the safety profile, maximal tolerated dose, and recommended phase II dose and schedule of oral ridaforolimus combined with paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with solid tumor cancers. Methods Eligible patients with advanced solid tumor cancers received oral 10 to 30 mg ridaforolimus daily for 5 consecutive days per week combined with intravenous paclitaxel (175 mg/m2) and carboplatin (area under the curve [AUC] 5–6 mg/mL/min) in 3-week cycles. A standard 3 + 3 design was used to escalate doses, with predefined changes to an alternate dosing schedule and/or changes in carboplatin AUC doses based on dose-limiting toxicity (DLT). Secondary information was collected regarding response and time to progression. Patients were continued on treatment if therapy was tolerated and if stable disease or better was demonstrated. Results Thirty-one patients were consented, 28 patients were screened, and 24 patients met eligibility requirements and received treatment. Two patients were replaced for events unrelated to drug-related toxicity, resulting in 22 DLT-evaluable patients. Two grade 4 DLTs due to neutropenia were observed at dose level 1. The next cohort was changed to a predefined alternate dosing schedule (days 1–5 and 8–12). DLTs were neutropenia, sepsis, mucositis, and thrombocytopenia. The most common adverse events were neutropenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, fatigue, alopecia, nausea, pain, and leukopenia. Twenty-four patients received a median of 4 cycles (range, 1–12). Evaluable patients for response (n = 18) demonstrated a median tumor measurement decrease of 25%. The best response in these 18 patients included 9 patients with partial response (50%), 6 with stable disease (33%), and 3 with progressive disease (17%). Thirteen of these patients received treatment for 4 or more cycles. Conclusions Treatment with ridaforolimus combined with paclitaxel and carboplatin had no unanticipated toxicities and showed antineoplastic activity. The recommended phase II dose and schedule is ridaforolimus 30 mg (days 1–5 and 8–12) plus day 1 paclitaxel (175 mg/m2) and carboplatin (AUC 5 mg/mL/min) on a 21-day cycle. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01256268 (trial registration date: December 1, 2010).
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- Hye Sook Chon
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33647, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Cancer Research, Center for Uterine Cancer, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu Madu-dong, Goyang, 410-768, Korea
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33647, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33647, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33647, USA
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- Clinical Trials Office, Phase 1 Clinical trials, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33647, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33647, USA.
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Apte SM. An oncologist's perspective: preparation for new payment models in cancer care. Am J Manag Care 2017; 23:SP169-SP172. [PMID: 28665674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- Sachin M Apte
- Associate Chief Medical Officer, Moffitt Cancer Center Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612. E-mail:
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Koh WJ, Greer BE, Abu-Rustum NR, Apte SM, Campos SM, Cho KR, Chu C, Cohn D, Crispens MA, Dizon DS, Dorigo O, Eifel PJ, Fisher CM, Frederick P, Gaffney DK, George S, Han E, Higgins S, Huh WK, Lurain JR, Mariani A, Mutch D, Fader AN, Remmenga SW, Reynolds RK, Tillmanns T, Valea FA, Yashar CM, McMillian NR, Scavone JL. Uterine Sarcoma, Version 1.2016: Featured Updates to the NCCN Guidelines. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2016; 13:1321-31. [PMID: 26553763 DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2015.0162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The NCCN Guidelines for Uterine Neoplasms provide interdisciplinary recommendations for treating endometrial carcinoma and uterine sarcomas. These NCCN Guidelines Insights summarize the NCCN Uterine Neoplasms Panel's 2016 discussions and major guideline updates for treating uterine sarcomas. During this most recent update, the panel updated the mesenchymal tumor classification to correspond with recent updates to the WHO tumor classification system. Additionally, the panel revised its systemic therapy recommendations to reflect new data and collective clinical experience. These NCCN Guidelines Insights elaborate on the rationale behind these recent changes.
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- Wui-Jin Koh
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
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- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
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- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
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- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Susana M Campos
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Kathleen R Cho
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Christina Chu
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - David Cohn
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Marta Ann Crispens
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Don S Dizon
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Oliver Dorigo
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Patricia J Eifel
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Christine M Fisher
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Peter Frederick
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - David K Gaffney
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Suzanne George
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Ernest Han
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Susan Higgins
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Warner K Huh
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - John R Lurain
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Andrea Mariani
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - David Mutch
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Amanda Nickles Fader
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Steven W Remmenga
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - R Kevin Reynolds
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Todd Tillmanns
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
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- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Catheryn M Yashar
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Nicole R McMillian
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| | - Jillian L Scavone
- From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fox Chase Cancer Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Stanford Cancer Institute; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Fred & Pamela Buffet Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Duke Cancer Institute; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network
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BACKGROUND Robotic-assisted surgery is a technological advancement, and its use is rapidly expanding into the field of gynecological oncology. However, a paucity of evidence exists to prove its superiority over standard laparoscopy. Its cost is also high and it lacks haptic feedback. METHODS A systematic review of the relevant literature was undertaken to understand the use of robotic-assisted surgery in gynecological oncology. RESULTS Robotic-assisted surgery is being used for select cases of endometrial cancer and has resulted in the increased utilization of minimally invasive surgery for such patients. Use of robotic-assisted surgery among patients who are obese has led to decreased complication rates. Robotic-assisted surgery appears to be more expensive than traditional laparoscopy; however, there are potential cost savings to robotic-assisted surgery, including shorter hospital stays and fewer complications, compared with laparotomy. CONCLUSIONS The gynecological oncology community is rapidly accepting the use of robotic-assisted surgery. Although randomized controlled trials are lacking, the technology appears to be safe and effective, and it has equivalent oncological outcomes in this patient population.
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- Stephen H Bush
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
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Chon HS, Apte SM, Shahzad MM, Williams-Elson I, Kang S, Lee JK, Wenham RM. Phase I study of oral ridaforolimus in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with solid cancers. J Clin Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.15_suppl.e17031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea, The Republic of
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- H.Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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Wenham RM, Apte SM, Shahzad MM, Lee JK, Dorman D, Chon HS. Phase II trial of dose dense (weekly) paclitaxel with pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer. J Clin Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.15_suppl.tps5612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- H.Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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With the signing of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act in April 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is now positioned to drive the development and implementation of sweeping changes to how physicians and hospitals are paid for the provision of oncology-related services. These changes will have a long-lasting impact on the sub-specialty of gynecologic oncology, regardless of practice structure, physician employment and compensation model, or local insurance market. Recently, commercial payers have piloted various models of payment reform via oncology-specific clinical pathways, oncology medical homes, episode payment arrangements, and accountable care organizations. Despite the positive results of some pilot programs, adoption remains limited. The goals are to eliminate unnecessary variation in cancer treatment, provide coordinated patient-centered care, while controlling costs. Yet, meaningful payment reform in oncology remains elusive. As the largest payer for oncology services in the United States, CMS has the leverage to make cancer services more value based. Thus far, the focus has been around pricing of physician-administered drugs with recent work in the area of the Oncology Medical Home. Gynecologic oncology is a unique sub-specialty that blends surgical and medical oncology, with treatment that often involves radiation therapy. This forward-thinking, multidisciplinary model works to keep the patient at the center of the care continuum and emphasizes care coordination. Because of the breadth and depth of gynecologic oncology, this sub-specialty has both the potential to be disrupted by payment reform as well as potentially benefit from the aspects of reform that can align incentives appropriately to improve coordination. Although the precise future payment models are unknown at this time, focused engagement of gynecologic oncologists and the full care team is imperative to assure that the practice remains patient centered, embodies the highest quality in research and education, yet transforms into a sustainable and agile sub-specialty to pro-actively and effectively manage the immense and relentless financial pressures and regulatory expectations that will be faced over the next decade.
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- Sachin M Apte
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center , Tampa, FL , USA
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- The Brookings Institution , Washington, DC , USA
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Bush SH, Tollin S, Marchion DC, Xiong Y, Abbasi F, Ramirez IJ, Zgheib NB, Boac B, Judson PL, Chon HS, Wenham RM, Apte SM, Cubitt CL, Berglund AE, Havrilesky LJ, Lancaster JM. Sensitivity of ovarian cancer cells to acetaminophen reveals biological pathways that affect patient survival. Mol Clin Oncol 2016; 4:399-404. [PMID: 26998291 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2016.725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Experimental and epidemiological data support the potential activity of acetaminophen against ovarian cancer (OVCA). In this study, we sought to confirm the activity of acetaminophen in OVCA cell lines and to investigate the molecular basis of response. A total of 16 OVCA cell lines underwent pretreatment (baseline) genome-wide expression measurements and were then treated with and analyzed for acetaminophen sensitivity. Pearson's correlation analysis was performed to identify genes that were associated with OVCA acetaminophen response. The identified genes were subjected to pathway analysis, and the expression of each represented pathway was summarized using principal component analysis. OVCA acetaminophen response pathways were analyzed in 4 external clinico-genomic datasets from 820 women for associations with overall survival from OVCA. Acetaminophen exhibited antiproliferative activity against all tested OVCA cell lines, with half maximal inhibitory concentration values ranging from 63.2 to 403 µM. Pearson's correlation followed by biological pathway analysis identified 13 pathways to be associated with acetaminophen sensitivity (P<0.01). Associations were observed between patient survival from OVCA and expression of the following pathways: Development/angiotensin signaling via β-arrestin (P=0.04), protein folding and maturation/angiotensin system maturation (P=0.02), signal transduction/c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathway (P=0.03) and androstenedione and testosterone biosynthesis and metabolism (P=0.02). We confirmed that acetaminophen was active against OVCA cells in vitro. Furthermore, we identified 4 molecular signaling pathways associated with acetaminophen response that may also affect overall survival in women with OVCA, including the JNK pathway, which has been previously implicated in the mechanism of action of acetaminophen and is predictive of decreased survival in women with OVCA.
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- Stephen H Bush
- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Translational Research Core, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Cancer Informatics Core, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Mark J, Bush S, Glazer E, Strosberg J, Saglam O, Apte SM. Metastatic VIPoma presenting as an ovarian mass. Int J Surg Case Rep 2015; 17:167-9. [PMID: 26657531 PMCID: PMC4701860 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Revised: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 11/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Pancreatic VIPomas are exceedingly rare, with an annual incidence of less than 1 per million. Most VIPomas are metastatic at diagnosis, with the liver being the most common site of spread. PRESENTATION OF CASE We describe a highly unusual case of a metastatic pancreatic VIPoma to an ovary in a 54 year-old patient. She was ten years out from her initial diagnosis when routine CT scan showed an enlarging left adnexal mass. After having both ovaries removed laparoscopically the final pathology was consistent with her pancreatic primary. To our knowledge, there has been only one other such case described in the literature. DISCUSSION In this case, pathology revealed metastatic neuroendocrine tumor involving both the left and right ovaries despite only the right ovary apparently enlarging. In our literature search, only two other cases of metastatic PNET to the ovaries have been reported. One case was a glucagonoma and the other a VIPoma. We recommend that clinicians consider referral of patients with metastatic NET and ovarian metastases to gynecologic surgery for consideration of surgical resection. CONCLUSION In conclusion, this case proves that although uncommon, PNET can show metastases in both ovaries even a decade after initial diagnosis.
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- Jaron Mark
- University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL, USA
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- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
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Bou Zgheib N, Marchion DC, Bush SH, Judson PL, Wenham RM, Apte SM, Lancaster JM, Gonzalez-Bosquet J. Molecular determinants for lymph node metastasis in clinically early-stage endometrial cancer. Oncol Lett 2015; 11:323-329. [PMID: 26870211 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2015.3883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Patients with occult lymph node metastasis in endometrioid-type endometrial cancer (EC) are prone to the development of recurrences and have worse outcomes compared with patients without lymph node metastasis. In the current study, the aim was to identify molecular parameters associated with lymph node metastasis in EC clinically early-stage disease. A univariate analysis of differentially expressed genes, proteins and clinicopathological parameters (including myometrial invasion and tumor grade) was performed, comparing EC patients with and without lymph node metastasis (n=262 patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas). Significant parameters were introduced in a multivariate model and a gene expression pathway analysis. Lymph node metastasis was associated with expression of 268 unique genes (P<0.001), 19 unique proteins (P<0.05), tumor grade and myometrial invasion in univariate analysis. Multivariate analysis demonstrated 10 genes independently associated with lymph node metastasis and 4 independently associated proteins. Myometrial invasion was the only independent clinicopathological parameter associated with lymph node status. The enrichment pathway analysis demonstrated that expression of epidermal growth factor receptor, Bcl2 antagonist of cell death and phosphatase and tensin homolog pathways were significantly involved in lymph node metastasis (P≤0.001). A gene expression signature to predict lymph node status in EC was created for future validation. Few studies have focused on the association between EC's molecular characteristics and nodal metastasis. Defining molecular risk factors for EC lymphatic nodal metastasis may help to individualize treatment and improve patient outcomes.
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- Nadim Bou Zgheib
- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; Department of Oncologic Sciences, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; Department of Oncologic Sciences, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; Department of Oncologic Sciences, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; Department of Oncologic Sciences, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa, IA 52242, USA
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Koh WJ, Greer BE, Abu-Rustum NR, Apte SM, Campos SM, Cho KR, Chu C, Cohn D, Crispens MA, Dorigo O, Eifel PJ, Fisher CM, Frederick P, Gaffney DK, Han E, Huh WK, Lurain JR, Mutch D, Fader AN, Remmenga SW, Reynolds RK, Teng N, Tillmanns T, Valea FA, Yashar CM, McMillian NR, Scavone JL. Cervical Cancer, Version 2.2015. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2015; 13:395-404; quiz 404. [DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2015.0055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Stickles XB, Marchion DC, Bicaku E, Al Sawah E, Abbasi F, Xiong Y, Bou Zgheib N, Boac BM, Orr BC, Judson PL, Berry A, Hakam A, Wenham RM, Apte SM, Berglund AE, Lancaster JM. BAD-mediated apoptotic pathway is associated with human cancer development. Int J Mol Med 2015; 35:1081-7. [PMID: 25653146 PMCID: PMC4356438 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2015.2091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
The malignant transformation of normal cells is caused in part by aberrant gene expression disrupting the regulation of cell proliferation, apoptosis, senescence and DNA repair. Evidence suggests that the Bcl-2 antagonist of cell death (BAD)-mediated apoptotic pathway influences cancer chemoresistance. In the present study, we explored the role of the BAD-mediated apoptotic pathway in the development and progression of cancer. Using principal component analysis to derive a numeric score representing pathway expression, we evaluated clinico-genomic datasets (n=427) from corresponding normal, pre-invasive and invasive cancers of different types, such as ovarian, endometrial, breast and colon cancers in order to determine the associations between the BAD-mediated apoptotic pathway and cancer development. Immunofluorescence was used to compare the expression levels of phosphorylated BAD [pBAD (serine-112, -136 and -155)] in immortalized normal and invasive ovarian, colon and breast cancer cells. The expression of the BAD-mediated apoptotic pathway phosphatase, PP2C, was evaluated by RT-qPCR in the normal and ovarian cancer tissue samples. The growth-promoting effects of pBAD protein levels in the immortalized normal and cancer cells were assessed using siRNA depletion experiments with MTS assays. The expression of the BAD-mediated apoptotic pathway was associated with the development and/or progression of ovarian (n=106, p<0.001), breast (n=185, p<0.0008; n=61, p=0.04), colon (n=22, p<0.001) and endometrial (n=33, p<0.001) cancers, as well as with ovarian endometriosis (n=20, p<0.001). Higher pBAD protein levels were observed in the cancer cells compared to the immortalized normal cells, whereas PP2C gene expression was lower in the cancer compared to the ovarian tumor tissue samples (n=76, p<0.001). The increased pBAD protein levels after the depletion of PP2C conferred a growth advantage to the immortalized normal and cancer cells. The BAD-mediated apoptotic pathway is thus associated with the development of human cancers likely influenced by the protein levels of pBAD.
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- Xiaomang B Stickles
- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Cancer Informatics Core, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Koh WJ, Greer BE, Abu-Rustum NR, Apte SM, Campos SM, Chan J, Cho KR, Cohn D, Crispens MA, DuPont N, Eifel PJ, Fader AN, Fisher CM, Gaffney DK, George S, Han E, Huh WK, Lurain JR, Martin L, Mutch D, Remmenga SW, Reynolds RK, Small W, Teng N, Tillmanns T, Valea FA, McMillian N, Hughes M. Uterine Neoplasms, Version 1.2014. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2014; 12:248-80. [DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2014.0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Marchion DC, Xiong Y, Chon HS, Al Sawah E, Bou Zgheib N, Ramirez IJ, Abbasi F, Stickles XB, Judson PL, Hakam A, Gonzalez-Bosquet J, Wenham RM, Apte SM, Berglund AE, Lancaster JM. Gene expression data reveal common pathways that characterize the unifocal nature of ovarian cancer. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013; 209:576.e1-576.e16. [PMID: 23933223 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Revised: 08/01/2013] [Accepted: 08/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to evaluate the biological validity of ovarian cancer (OVCA) screening and early detection efforts and to characterize signaling pathways associated with human cancer metastasis and patient survival. STUDY DESIGN Using genome-wide expression profiling and deoxyribonucleic acid sequencing, we compared pelvic and matched extrapelvic implants from 30 patients with advanced-stage OVCA for expression of molecular signaling pathways and p53 gene mutations. Differentially expressed pathways were further evaluated in a series of primary or early-stage vs metastatic or recurrent cancer samples from 389 ovarian, prostate, and oral cancer patients. Metastasis pathways were also evaluated for associations with survival in 9 independent clinicogenomic datasets from 1691 ovarian, breast, colon, brain, and lung cancer and leukemia patients. The inhibitory effects of 1 pathway (transforming growth factor [TGF]-WNT) on in vitro OVCA cell migration were studied. RESULTS Pelvic and extrapelvic OVCA implants demonstrated similar patterns of signaling pathway expression and identical p53 mutations. However, we identified 3 molecular pathways/cellular processes that were differentially expressed between pelvic and extrapelvic OVCA samples and between primary/early-stage and metastatic/advanced or recurrent ovarian, oral, and prostate cancers. Furthermore, their expression was associated with overall survival from ovarian cancer (P = .006), colon cancer (1 pathway at P = .005), and leukemia (P = .05). Artesunate-induced TGF-WNT pathway inhibition impaired OVCA cell migration. CONCLUSION Advanced-stage OVCA has a unifocal origin in the pelvis. Molecular pathways associated with extrapelvic OVCA spread are also associated with metastasis from other human cancers and with overall patient survival. Such pathways represent appealing therapeutic targets for patients with metastatic disease.
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- Douglas C Marchion
- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL; Experimental Therapeutics Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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Chen N, Chon HS, Xiong Y, Marchion DC, Judson PL, Hakam A, Gonzalez-Bosquet J, Permuth-Wey J, Wenham RM, Apte SM, Cheng JQ, Sellers TA, Lancaster JM. Human cancer cell line microRNAs associated with in vitro sensitivity to paclitaxel. Oncol Rep 2013; 31:376-83. [PMID: 24220856 PMCID: PMC3981115 DOI: 10.3892/or.2013.2847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Paclitaxel is a mainstay of treatment for many solid tumors, and frequently, clinical outcome is influenced by paclitaxel sensitivity. Despite this, our understanding of the molecular basis of paclitaxel response is incomplete. Recently, it has been shown that microRNAs (miRNAs) influence messenger RNA (mRNA) transcriptional control and can contribute to human carcinogenesis. In the present study, our objective was to identify miRNAs associated with cancer cell line response to paclitaxel and to evaluate these miRNAs as therapeutic targets to increase paclitaxel sensitivity. We measured the expression of 335 unique miRNAs in 40 human cancer cell lines selected from the NCI panel. We then integrated miRNA expression data with publicly available paclitaxel-sensitivity (GI50) data for each of the 40 cell lines to identify miRNAs associated with paclitaxel sensitivity. Ovarian cancer cell lines with differential miRNA expression and paclitaxel sensitivity were transiently transfected with miRNA precursors and inhibitors, and the effects on in vitro cell paclitaxel sensitivity were evaluated. Pearson’s correlation identified 2 miRNAs (miR-367 and miR-30a-5p) associated with the NCI40 cell line in vitro paclitaxel response (P<0.0003). Ovarian cancer cells were selected based on the association between paclitaxel sensitivity and miR-367/miR-30a-5p expression. Overexpression of miR-367 in the paclitaxel-sensitive cells [PA1; IC50, 1.69 nM, high miR-367 (2.997), low miR-30a-5p (−0.323)] further increased paclitaxel sensitivity, whereas miR-367 depletion decreased paclitaxel sensitivity. In contrast, overexpression and depletion of miR-30a-5p in the paclitaxel-resistant cells [OVCAR4; IC50, 17.8 nM, low miR-367 (−0.640), high miR-30a-5p (3.270)] decreased and increased paclitaxel sensitivity, respectively. We identified and successfully targeted miRNAs associated with human cancer cell line response to paclitaxel. Our strategy of integrating in vitro miRNA expression and drug sensitivity data may not only aid in the characterization of determinants of drug response but also in the identification of novel therapeutic targets to increase activity of existing therapeutics.
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- Ning Chen
- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Phillips KM, Faul LA, Small BJ, Jacobsen PB, Apte SM, Jim HSL. Comparing the retrospective reports of fatigue using the Fatigue Symptom Index with daily diary ratings in women receiving chemotherapy for gynecologic cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage 2013; 46:282-8. [PMID: 23159686 PMCID: PMC3735814 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2012] [Revised: 08/02/2012] [Accepted: 08/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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CONTEXT Fatigue, one of the most common side effects of chemotherapy, is typically assessed via retrospective recall (e.g., over the past week). It is unknown how such retrospective recall of fatigue correlates with daily ratings among people receiving chemotherapy. OBJECTIVES The current study compared fatigue recorded in daily diaries with retrospective ratings using the Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI) in patients receiving chemotherapy for gynecologic cancer. METHODS During the week before and the week after their first infusion of chemotherapy, patients completed daily diaries at 10 AM, 2, and 6 PM and the FSI at the end of each week. RESULTS FSI and diary ratings of peak, lowest, and average fatigue were significantly correlated (P < 0.001). When peak, end, average, and variance diary ratings were regressed separately on the average FSI item, each was significant pre-chemotherapy (P < 0.01) and post-chemotherapy (P < 0.05). However, when entered into a stepwise regression model, only the average fatigue diary rating was retained, explaining 52% of the variance pre-chemotherapy and 54% of the variance post-chemotherapy average FSI item (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION The FSI keyed to the past week accurately reflects daily ratings of fatigue among patients receiving chemotherapy. This study has important implications, as completing retrospective ratings of fatigue may be less burdensome for cancer patients than daily assessments.
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- Kristin M Phillips
- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Al Sawah E, Chen X, Marchion DC, Xiong Y, Ramirez IJ, Abbasi F, Bou Zgheib N, Chon HS, Wenham RM, Apte SM, Judson PL, Lancaster JM. Perifosine, an AKT inhibitor, modulates ovarian cancer cell line sensitivity to cisplatin-induced growth arrest. Gynecol Oncol 2013; 131:207-12. [PMID: 23877012 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.07.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2013] [Revised: 07/12/2013] [Accepted: 07/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES AKT, a key regulator of diverse tumor signaling, is associated with progression of many cancers. Here, we investigated 1) the influence of AKT on survival from ovarian cancer (OVCA), 2) the activity of the AKT inhibitor perifosine ± cisplatin, and 3) the molecular determinants of perifosine-response. Phospho-AKT expression values and Affymetrix U133a expression data were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas. METHODS Pearson correlation was used to determine associations between overall survival from OVCA and therapy response. Genes and represented signaling pathways associated with perifosine-response were explored in OVCA cells (n=10) and the NCI60 cancer cell panel. Pathway expressions, modeled by PCA, were evaluated for influences on survival using publically available clinico-genomic datasets. RESULTS Phospho-AKT (serine473) expression correlated with survival from OVCA (P<0.05) and platinum-response (P=0.004). In vitro, perifosine showed anti-proliferative effects against OVCA cells and potentiated cisplatin-induced growth arrest. Perifosine-response was associated with the expression (FDR<0.05) of 7 signaling pathways in OVCA cells and 64 signaling pathways in the NCI60 cell panel. Three pathways were found in common: 1) Cytoskeleton remodeling/cytoskeleton remodeling (cyto), 2) cell adhesion/chemokines and adhesion (chemokines), and 3) cytoskeleton remodeling/TGF-WNT (TGF-WNT). The TGF-WNT was associated with survival from OVCA (P=0.0055). CONCLUSIONS AKT signaling is an important determinant of OVCA response to chemotherapy and overall patient survival. Our data provide insight into the molecular basis to perifosine activity and identifies pathways associated with perifosine sensitivity and patient clinical outcome.
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- Entidhar Al Sawah
- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; Experimental Therapeutics Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Teefey P, Zgheib NB, Apte SM, Gonzalez-Bosquet J, Judson PL, Roberts WS, Lancaster JM, Wenham RM. Factors associated with improved toxicity and tolerability of intraperitoneal chemotherapy in advanced-stage epithelial ovarian cancers. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013; 208:501.e1-7. [PMID: 23507546 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2012] [Revised: 02/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate the toxicity and tolerability of the intraperitoneal/intravenous regimen by comparing the modified regimen that is used at the Moffitt Cancer Center vs the published findings of the Gynecologic Oncology Group Study 172. STUDY DESIGN Using the Moffitt database, we evaluated the outcomes of patients who underwent primary optimal cytoreduction for stage IIC-IV epithelial ovarian, tubal, and peritoneal carcinoma followed by the intent-to-treat with intraperitoneal/intravenous chemotherapy. National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (version 3.0) was used to grade adverse events. RESULTS We analyzed patient data from 2006-2011 and identified 69 patients who met our inclusion criteria. The most frequent grade 3/4 toxicities were neutropenia (48%), gastrointestinal (9%), metabolic (9%), and infection (5%). Remaining toxicities occurred in <5% of patients. Patients received a greater number of cycles compared with the Gynecologic Oncology Group Study 172 (4.28 vs 3.66, respectively; P = .0088). CONCLUSION With the use of supportive care and the preemptive management of established side-effects, the associated toxicities and tolerability of intraperitoneal chemotherapy can be improved.
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Wenham RM, Lapolla J, Lin HY, Apte SM, Lancaster JM, Judson PL, Gonzalez-Bosquet J, Herschberger A, Havrilesky LJ, Secord AA. A phase II trial of docetaxel and bevacizumab in recurrent ovarian cancer within 12 months of prior platinum-based chemotherapy. Gynecol Oncol 2013; 130:19-24. [PMID: 23623830 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.04.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Revised: 04/15/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The efficacy and safety of bevacizumab and docetaxel were evaluated in women who developed recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian, or peritoneal cancer within 12 months of platinum-based therapy. METHODS Patients received docetaxel (40 mg/m(2)) on days 1 and 8 and bevacizumab (15 mg/kg) on day 1 of a 21-daycycle. Primary endpoint was 6-month progression-free survival (PFS). RESULTS Forty-one patients were evaluable for PFS and 38 for best response; 46% had platinum-free intervals (PFI) of <6 months and 54% between 6 and 12 months. The 6-month PFS was 43.9% (95% confidence interval (CI(95%))=28.6-58.2%). Median PFS (months) was 5.2 (CI(95%)=4.4-7.2) for all patients, 6.2 (CI(95%)=4.1-7.4) for patients with PFI <6 months, and 5.1 (CI(95%)=3.0-7.2) for those with PFI ≥ 6 months. Twenty-two patients showed overall response (CR+PR) (57.9%; CI(95%)=40.8-73.7%), and 32 showed clinical benefit (CR+PR+SD) (84.2%; CI(95%)=68.8-94.0%). For those with complete or partial responses, median duration of response was 4.8 months (0.7-14.5). Median overall survival was 12.4 months (CI(95%)=10.0-21.9). The most common grade 3/4 adverse events (AEs) were neutropenia (14.6% of patients), followed by leukopenia, fatigue, metabolic, and gastrointestinal, with 66% showing any grade 3/4 toxicity. Most common AEs of any grade were gastrointestinal (93%), fatigue (73%), and pain (73%). Four (10%) patients developed hypertension, 1 a gastrointestinal perforation, and another a colovesicular fistula. CONCLUSIONS Bevacizumab and docetaxel administered in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer is an active regimen without new unanticipated toxicities. This combination should be an option for further study or clinical use in recurrent ovarian cancer.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/adverse effects
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/adverse effects
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Bevacizumab
- Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial
- Disease-Free Survival
- Docetaxel
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Drug Synergism
- Fallopian Tube Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Female
- Humans
- Infusions, Intravenous
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/drug therapy
- Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial/drug therapy
- Organoplatinum Compounds/therapeutic use
- Ovarian Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Peritoneal Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Taxoids/administration & dosage
- Taxoids/adverse effects
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- Robert M Wenham
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
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Koh WJ, Greer BE, Abu-Rustum NR, Apte SM, Campos SM, Chan J, Cho KR, Cohn D, Crispens MA, DuPont N, Eifel PJ, Gaffney DK, Giuntoli RL, Han E, Huh WK, Lurain JR, Martin L, Morgan MA, Mutch D, Remmenga SW, Reynolds RK, Small W, Teng N, Tillmanns T, Valea FA, McMillian NR, Hughes M. Cervical Cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2013; 11:320-43. [DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2013.0043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Marchion DC, Bicaku E, Xiong Y, Bou Zgheib N, Al Sawah E, Stickles XB, Judson PL, Lopez AS, Cubitt CL, Gonzalez-Bosquet J, Wenham RM, Apte SM, Berglund A, Lancaster JM. A novel c-Met inhibitor, MK8033, synergizes with carboplatin plus paclitaxel to inhibit ovarian cancer cell growth. Oncol Rep 2013; 29:2011-8. [PMID: 23467907 PMCID: PMC4536335 DOI: 10.3892/or.2013.2329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Elevated serum levels of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and high tumor expression of c-Met are both indicators of poor overall survival from ovarian cancer (OVCA). In the present study, we evaluated the role of the HGF signaling pathway in OVCA cell line chemoresistance and OVCA patient overall survival as well as the influence of HGF/c-Met signaling inhibition on the sensitivity of OVCA cells to combinational carboplatin plus paclitaxel therapy. The prevalence of the HGF receptor, c-Met, was determined by immunohistochemistry in primary OVCA samples (n=79) and OVCA cell lines (n=41). The influence of the c-Met-specific inhibitor MK8033 on OVCA cell sensitivity to combinations of carboplatin plus paclitaxel was examined in a subset of OVCA cells (n=8) by CellTiter-Blue cell viability assays. Correlation tests were used to identify genes associated with response to MK8033 and carboplatin plus paclitaxel. Identified genes were evaluated for influence on overall survival from OVCA using principal component analysis (PCA) modeling in an independent clinical OVCA dataset (n=218). Immunohistochemistry analysis indicated that 83% of OVCA cells and 92% of primary OVCA expressed the HGF receptor, c-Met. MK8033 exhibited significant anti-proliferative effects against a panel of human OVCA cell lines. Combination index values determined by the Chou-Talalay isobologram equation indicated synergistic activity in combinations of MK8033 and carboplatin plus paclitaxel. Pearson's correlation identified a 47-gene signature to be associated with MK8033-carboplatin plus paclitaxel response. PCA modeling indicated an association of this 47-gene response signature with overall survival from OVCA (P=0.013). These data indicate that HGF/c-Met pathway signaling may influence OVCA chemosensitivity and overall patient survival. Furthermore, HGF/c-Met inhibition by MK8033 represents a promising new therapeutic avenue to increase OVCA sensitivity to carboplatin plus paclitaxel.
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- Douglas C Marchion
- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Bicaku E, Xiong Y, Marchion DC, Chon HS, Stickles XB, Chen N, Judson PL, Hakam A, Gonzalez-Bosquet J, Wenham RM, Apte SM, Fulp W, Cubitt CL, Chen DT, Lancaster JM. In vitro analysis of ovarian cancer response to cisplatin, carboplatin, and paclitaxel identifies common pathways that are also associated with overall patient survival. Br J Cancer 2012; 106:1967-75. [PMID: 22596241 PMCID: PMC3388569 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background: Carboplatin and cisplatin, alone or in combination with paclitaxel, have similar efficacies against ovarian cancer (OVCA) yet exhibit different toxicity profiles. We characterised the common and unique cellular pathways that underlie OVCA response to these drugs and analyse whether they have a role in OVCA survival. Methods: Ovarian cancer cell lines (n=36) were treated with carboplatin, cisplatin, paclitaxel, or carboplatin–paclitaxel (CPTX). For each cell line, IC50 levels were quantified and pre-treatment gene expression analyses were performed. Genes demonstrating expression/IC50 correlations (measured by Pearson; P<0.01) were subjected to biological pathway analysis. An independent OVCA clinico-genomic data set (n=142) was evaluated for clinical features associated with represented pathways. Results: Cell line sensitivity to carboplatin, cisplatin, paclitaxel, and CPTX was associated with the expression of 77, 68, 64, and 25 biological pathways (P<0.01), respectively. We found three common pathways when drug combinations were compared. Expression of one pathway (‘Transcription/CREB pathway’) was associated with OVCA overall survival. Conclusion: The identification of the Transcription/CREB pathway (associated with OVCA cell line platinum sensitivity and overall survival) could improve patient stratification for treatment with current therapies and the rational selection of future OVCA therapy agents targeted to these pathways.
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- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Bou Zgheib N, Xiong Y, Marchion DC, Bicaku E, Chon HS, Stickles XB, Sawah EA, Judson PL, Hakam A, Gonzalez-Bosquet J, Wenham RM, Apte SM, Cubitt CL, Chen DT, Lancaster JM. The O-glycan pathway is associated with in vitro sensitivity to gemcitabine and overall survival from ovarian cancer. Int J Oncol 2012; 41:179-88. [PMID: 22552627 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2012.1451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Accepted: 03/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer (OVCA) is the most lethal gynecological malignancy. The high mortality rate associated with this disease is due in large part to the development of resistance to chemotherapy; however, the biological basis of this remains unclear. Gemcitabine is frequently used for the treatment of patients with platinum-resistant OVCA. We report molecular signaling pathways associated with OVCA response to gemcitabine. Forty-one OVCA cell lines were subjected to gene expression analysis; in parallel, IC50 values for gemcitabine were quantified using CellTiter-Blue viability assays. Pearson's correlation coefficients were calculated for gene expression and gemcitabine IC50 values. The genes associated with gemcitabine sensitivity were subjected to pathway analysis. For the identified pathways, principal component analysis was used to derive pathway signatures and corresponding scores, which represent overall measures of pathway expression. Expression levels of the identified pathways were then evaluated in a series of clinico-genomic datasets from 142 patients with stage III/IV serous OVCA. We found that in vitro gemcitabine sensitivity was associated with expression of 131 genes (p<0.001). These genes include significant representation of three molecular signaling pathways (p<0.02): O-glycan biosynthesis, Role of Nek in cell cycle regulation and Antiviral actions of Interferons. In an external clinico-genomic OVCA dataset (n=142), expression of the O-glycan pathway was associated with overall survival, independent of surgical cytoreductive status, grade and age (p<0.001). Expression levels of Role of Nek in cell cycle regulation and Antiviral actions of Interferons were not associated with survival (p=0.31 and p=0.54, respectively). Collectively, expression of the O-glycan biosynthesis pathway, which modifies protein function via post-translational carbohydrate binding, is independently associated with overall survival from OVCA. Our findings shed light on the molecular basis of OVCA responsiveness to gemcitabine and also identify a signaling pathway that may influence patient survival.
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- Nadim Bou Zgheib
- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Bansal N, Marchion DC, Bicaku E, Xiong Y, Chen N, Stickles XB, Sawah EA, Wenham RM, Apte SM, Gonzalez-Bosquet J, Judson PL, Hakam A, Lancaster JM. BCL2 antagonist of cell death kinases, phosphatases, and ovarian cancer sensitivity to cisplatin. J Gynecol Oncol 2012; 23:35-42. [PMID: 22355465 PMCID: PMC3280065 DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2012.23.1.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2011] [Revised: 09/09/2011] [Accepted: 10/04/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Objective The BCL2 family proteins are critical mediators of cellular apoptosis and, as such, have been implicated as determinants of cancer cell chemo-sensitivity. Recently, it has been demonstrated that the phosphorylation status of the BCL2 antagonist of cell death (BAD) protein may influence ovarian cancer (OVCA) cell sensitivity to cisplatin. Here, we sought to evaluate how kinase and phosphatase components of the BAD apoptosis pathway influence OVCA chemo-sensitivity. Methods Protein levels of cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1) and protein phosphatase 2C (PP2C) were measured by immunofluorescence in a series of 64 primary advanced-stage serous OVCA patient samples. In parallel, levels of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), AKT, and PP2C were quantified by Western blot analysis in paired mother/daughter platinum-sensitive/resistant OVCA cell lines (A2008/C13, A2780S/A2780CP, Chi/ChiR). BAD pathway kinase CDK1 was depleted using siRNA transfection, and the influence on BAD phosphorylation and cisplatin-induced apoptosis was evaluated. Results OVCA patient samples that demonstrated complete responses to primary platinum-based therapy demonstrated 4-fold higher CDK1 (p<0.0001) and 2-fold lower PP2C (p=0.14) protein levels than samples that demonstrated incomplete responses. Protein levels of PP2C were lower in the platinum-resistant versus that shown in the platinum-sensitive OVCA cell line sub-clones. Levels of PKA were higher in all platinum-resistant than in platinum-sensitive OVCA cell line sub-clones. Selective siRNA depletion of CDK1 increased sensitivity to cisplatin-induced apoptosis (p<0.002). Conclusion BAD pathway kinases and phosphatases, including CDK1 and PP2C, are associated with OVCA sensitivity to platinum and may represent therapeutic opportunities to enhance cytotoxic efficacy.
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- Nisha Bansal
- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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Chon HS, Marchion DC, Xiong Y, Chen N, Bicaku E, Stickles XB, Bou Zgheib N, Judson PL, Hakam A, Gonzalez-Bosquet J, Wenham RM, Apte SM, Lancaster JM. The BCL2 antagonist of cell death pathway influences endometrial cancer cell sensitivity to cisplatin. Gynecol Oncol 2011; 124:119-24. [PMID: 22032837 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2011] [Accepted: 09/15/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify pathways that influence endometrial cancer (EC) cell sensitivity to cisplatin and to characterize the BCL2 antagonist of cell death (BAD) pathway as a therapeutic target to increase cisplatin sensitivity. METHODS Eight EC cell lines (Ishikawa, MFE296, RL 95-2, AN3CA, KLE, MFE280, MFE319, HEC-1-A) were subjected to Affymetrix Human U133A GeneChip expression analysis of approximately 22,000 probe sets. In parallel, endometrial cell line sensitivity to cisplatin was quantified by MTS assay, and IC(50) values were calculated. Pearson's correlation test was used to identify genes associated with response to cisplatin. Genes associated with cisplatin responsiveness were subjected to pathway analysis. The BAD pathway was identified and subjected to targeted modulation, and the effect on cisplatin sensitivity was evaluated. RESULTS Pearson's correlation analysis identified 1443 genes associated with cisplatin resistance (P<0.05), which included representation of the BAD-apoptosis pathway. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) knockdown of BAD pathway protein phosphatase PP2C expression was associated with increased phosphorylated BAD (serine-155) levels and a parallel increase in cisplatin resistance in Ishikawa (P=0.004) and HEC-1-A (P=0.02) cell lines. In contrast, siRNA knockdown of protein kinase A expression increased cisplatin sensitivity in the Ishikawa (P=0.02) cell line. CONCLUSION The BAD pathway influences EC cell sensitivity to cisplatin, likely via modulation of the phosphorylation status of the BAD protein. The BAD pathway represents an appealing therapeutic target to increase EC cell sensitivity to cisplatin.
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- Hye Sook Chon
- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Marchion DC, Cottrill HM, Xiong Y, Chen N, Bicaku E, Fulp WJ, Bansal N, Chon HS, Stickles XB, Kamath SG, Hakam A, Li L, Su D, Moreno C, Judson PL, Berchuck A, Wenham RM, Apte SM, Gonzalez-Bosquet J, Bloom GC, Eschrich SA, Sebti S, Chen DT, Lancaster JM. BAD phosphorylation determines ovarian cancer chemosensitivity and patient survival. Clin Cancer Res 2011; 17:6356-66. [PMID: 21849418 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-11-0735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE Despite initial sensitivity to chemotherapy, ovarian cancers (OVCA) often develop drug resistance, which limits patient survival. Using specimens and/or genomic data from 289 patients and a panel of cancer cell lines, we explored genome-wide expression changes that underlie the evolution of OVCA chemoresistance and characterized the BCL2 antagonist of cell death (BAD) apoptosis pathway as a determinant of chemosensitivity and patient survival. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Serial OVCA cell cisplatin treatments were performed in parallel with measurements of genome-wide expression changes. Pathway analysis was carried out on genes associated with increasing cisplatin resistance (EC(50)). BAD-pathway expression and BAD protein phosphorylation were evaluated in patient samples and cell lines as determinants of chemosensitivity and/or clinical outcome and as therapeutic targets. RESULTS Induced in vitro OVCA cisplatin resistance was associated with BAD-pathway expression (P < 0.001). In OVCA cell lines and primary specimens, BAD protein phosphorylation was associated with platinum resistance (n = 147, P < 0.0001) and also with overall patient survival (n = 134, P = 0.0007). Targeted modulation of BAD-phosphorylation levels influenced cisplatin sensitivity. A 47-gene BAD-pathway score was associated with in vitro phosphorylated BAD levels and with survival in 142 patients with advanced-stage (III/IV) serous OVCA. Integration of BAD-phosphorylation or BAD-pathway score with OVCA surgical cytoreductive status was significantly associated with overall survival by log-rank test (P = 0.004 and P < 0.0001, respectively). CONCLUSION The BAD apoptosis pathway influences OVCA chemosensitivity and overall survival, likely via modulation of BAD phosphorylation. The pathway has clinical relevance as a biomarker of therapeutic response, patient survival, and as a promising therapeutic target.
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- Douglas C Marchion
- Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida 33647, USA
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Background Epithelial ovarian cancer is the most deadly gynecologic cancer in the United States. Multiple modalities of therapy are utilized in the management of the disease. The role of surgery remains important in the treatment of this disease and is described herein. Methods Medline and PubMed were utilized to search the English language medical literature up to March 2010. A broad range of studies and quality of data were analyzed, including prospective studies, case control analyses, and meta-analyses. When possible, the highest level of evidence was reviewed and presented. Results For the medically fit patient, optimal cytoreductive surgery positively impacts survival. For some highly selected patients, there is a role for a minimally invasive approach. In the recurrent setting, factors such as interval to recurrence and the distribution of disease will determine the utility of secondary cytoreductive surgery. A subgroup of patients may benefit from palliative surgical procedures in the recurrent setting. Conclusions Despite advances in the use of chemotherapy and biologic agents, surgery remains an important modality in the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Women's Oncology at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Women's Oncology at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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Greer BE, Koh WJ, Abu-Rustum NR, Apte SM, Campos SM, Chan J, Cho KR, Copeland L, Crispens MA, DuPont N, Eifel PJ, Gaffney DK, Huh WK, Kapp DS, Lurain JR, Martin L, Morgan MA, Morgan RJ, Mutch D, Remmenga SW, Reynolds RK, Small W, Teng N, Valea FA. Cervical Cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2010; 8:1388-416. [DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2010.0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Indermaur MD, Xiong Y, Kamath SG, Boren T, Hakam A, Wenham RM, Apte SM, Lancaster JM. Genomic-directed targeted therapy increases endometrial cancer cell sensitivity to doxorubicin. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010; 203:158.e1-40. [PMID: 20444440 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2009] [Accepted: 02/02/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to utilize genome-wide expression analysis to identify molecular pathways that may contribute to endometrial cancer resistance to doxorubicin (DOX) and that also represent therapeutic targets to increase DOX sensitivity. STUDY DESIGN Ten endometrial cancer cell lines were subjected to gene expression analysis. Sensitivity of each endometrial cell line to DOX was quantified by dimethylthiazoldiphenyltetrazoliumbromide cell proliferation assay. Pearson's correlation test was used to identify genes associated with response to DOX. Genes associated with DOX responsiveness were analyzed, and identified pathways were subjected to targeted inhibition. RESULTS Pearson's correlation analysis identified 2871 genes associated with DOX resistance (P < .05), which included members of the Src pathway. Targeted inhibition of the Src pathway increased DOX sensitivity in RL 95-2 (P < .0001), HEC 1B (P < .001), MEF 296 (P < .05), and MEF 280 (P = .14) cell lines. CONCLUSION Genomic analysis can identify therapeutic targets such as the Src pathway that may influence endometrial cancer DOX sensitivity.
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Bansal N, Roberts WS, Apte SM, Lancaster JM, Wenham RM. Electrothermal bipolar coagulation decreases the rate of red blood cell transfusions for pelvic exenterations. J Surg Oncol 2009; 100:511-4. [PMID: 19697350 DOI: 10.1002/jso.21372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND We evaluated whether electrothermal bipolar coagulation (Ligasure) for pelvic exenterations decreases operative morbidity. METHODS All cases of pelvic exenterations, for all malignancies, performed at Moffitt Cancer Center from 1999 to 2008, were identified through retrospective review of medical records. Estimated blood loss (EBL), transfusion, operative time, hospital stay, and complications were compared between Ligasure cases and non-Ligasure cases. RESULTS Seventy-five patients underwent identified. Ligasure was used in 29/75 (39%) cases and standard techniques in 46/75 (61%) cases. Primary malignancy was gynecologic in 31/75(40%) cases (18/29, 62% Ligasure cases, 13/46, 26% non-Ligasure cases). Patients undergoing gynecologic exenteration received fewer intraoperative packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusions in the Ligasure group (mean = 2.8 U), compared to the non-Ligasure group (mean = 3.8 U; P < 0.0001). The EBL was less for Ligasure cases (1,815 ml vs. 2,205 ml; P = 0.4). For all patients, Ligasure cases had lower mean transfusion (2.7 U vs. 3.2 U; P = 0.32), and EBL (1,662 ml vs. 1,843 ml; P = 0.5). The mean operating time was similar (492 min vs. 502 min). There were no cases of re-operation for hemorrhage in either group. CONCLUSIONS Use of electrothermal bipolar coagulation for gynecologic exenterative surgery is associated with significantly lower blood transfusions, and may decrease blood loss and transfusion in non-gynecologic exenterative surgery.
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- Nisha Bansal
- Division of Gynecological Oncology, Department of Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
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Hoffman MS, Ondrovic LE, Wenham RM, Apte SM, Shames ML, Zervos EE, Weinberg WS, Roberts WS. Evaluation of the porcine model to teach various ancillary procedures to gynecologic oncology fellows. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009; 201:116.e1-3. [PMID: 19576378 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2008] [Revised: 03/22/2009] [Accepted: 04/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to subjectively evaluate the adequacy of the porcine model for training gynecologic oncology fellows. STUDY DESIGN Following a defined surgical curriculum, fellow-attending pairs operated on female hogs. A predetermined dataset was collected for each procedure. RESULTS Twenty pigs were operated on. The porcine model was determined to be a good model for laparoscopic lymphadenectomy (11), ureteroneocystostomy (7), repair of vascular injury (11), bowel anastamoses (21), distal pancreatectomy (5), nephrectomy (6), partial hepatectomy (5), diaphram stripping (5), and diaphragmatic resection (4). Two attendings and 1 fellow judged the porcine model to be fair (remaining 11 good) for ileocolonic urinary diversion, mainly due to significant differences in anatomy. Liver mobilization (5) and splenectomy (11) were determined to be fair or poor models by all participants due to the limited attachments in the pig. CONCLUSION The porcine model is adequate for teaching some ancillary gynecologic oncology surgical procedures and is inadequate for others.
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Schmeler KM, Vadhan-Raj S, Ramirez PT, Apte SM, Cohen L, Bassett RL, Iyer RB, Wolf JK, Levenback CL, Gershenson DM, Freedman RS. A phase II study of GM-CSF and rIFN-gamma1b plus carboplatin for the treatment of recurrent, platinum-sensitive ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2009; 113:210-5. [PMID: 19264351 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2009.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2008] [Revised: 01/29/2009] [Accepted: 02/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of carboplatin, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and recombinant interferon gamma 1b (rIFN-gamma1b) in women with recurrent, platinum-sensitive ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer. METHODS In this phase II study, patients with recurrent, platinum-sensitive ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer were treated with subcutaneous GM-CSF and rIFN-gamma1b before and after intravenous carboplatin until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. All patients had measurable disease and a chemotherapy-free interval >6 months. Response was determined using RECIST criteria and CA 125 levels. RESULTS Between 2003 and 2007, 59 patients received a median of 6 cycles of therapy (range, 1 to 13 cycles). Median age at enrollment was 61 years (range, 35 to 79 years). Median time to progression prior to enrollment was 11 months (range, 6 to 58 months). Of 54 patients evaluable for response, 9 (17%) had a complete response, 21 (39%) had a partial response, and 24 (44%) had progressive disease. The overall response rate was 56% (95% CI: 41% to 69%). With a median follow-up of 6.4 months, median time to progression was 6 months. Myeloid derived cells and platelets increased on day 9 of each chemotherapy cycle. The most common adverse effects were bone marrow suppression, carboplatin hypersensitivity, and fatigue. Responders reported improved quality of life. CONCLUSION This pre and post-carboplatin cytokine regimen resulted in a reasonable response and a hematologic profile that could invite further evaluation of its components in the treatment of patients with ovarian cancer.
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- Kathleen M Schmeler
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77230-1439, USA.
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BACKGROUND Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy in the United States. Surgical staging is an integral component in the treatment of this disease. Minimally invasive surgical techniques have been utilized with increasing frequency in its management. METHODS This article reviews the use of minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of endometrial cancer. RESULTS Prospective trials and retrospective analyses have demonstrated the safety and feasibility of laparoscopy in performing hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and pelvic and periaortic lymphadenectomy for surgical staging in endometrial cancer. The use of minimally invasive techniques does not appear to have an adverse impact on survival, and it improves quality of life in the postoperative period. Robotic surgery has been used in the management of this disease with promising preliminary results. CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopy is a safe and effective approach for surgical staging of selected patients with endometrial cancer. Further studies and cost-benefit analyses are required to determine if the use of robotics improves outcomes over standard laparoscopy and can extend the benefits of minimally invasive surgery to a larger proportion of patients with this common gynecologic malignancy.
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- Marcia M Humphrey
- Gynecologic Oncology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Apte SM, Vadhan-Raj S, Cohen L, Bassett RL, Gordon IO, Levenback CF, Ramirez PT, Gallardo ST, Patenia RS, Garcia ME, Iyer RB, Freedman RS. Cytokines, GM-CSF and IFNgamma administered by priming and post-chemotherapy cycling in recurrent ovarian cancer patients receiving carboplatin. J Transl Med 2006; 4:16. [PMID: 16603073 PMCID: PMC1457001 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-4-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2006] [Accepted: 04/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Monocyte/macrophages (MO/MA), a polymorphic population of innate immune cells, have the potential to mediate antitumor effects, and may also contribute to protumor effects. A priming and post-chemotherapy schedule of the myeloid cell mobilizing and immune stimulatory growth factor, granulocyte monocyte stimulating factor (GM-CSF, Leukine) and the MO/MA activating cytokine recombinant interferon gamma 1b (rIFN-gamma1b, Actimmune) has been developed. The pre- and post-chemotherapy design is based upon known in vivo kinetics and immune modulatory effects of these molecules. Carboplatin (Paraplatin) was selected as the cornerstone of treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). METHODS We studied hematopoietic and immunologic effects of GM-CSF and rIFN-gamma1b before and after carboplatin in patients with recurrent EOC. Potentially chemotherapy-sensitive patients with recurrent measurable tumors received subcutaneous GM-CSF (starting at 400 mug/day) for 7 days plus subcutaneous rIFN-gamma1b (100 mug) on days 5 and 7, before and after intravenous carboplatin (area under the curve of 5). We performed standard hematologic assessment and monitored monocyte (MO), dendritic cell, major cell subset counts, and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) against a Her2neu+ tumor cell line, as well as selected plasma inflammatory cytokine, chemokine and growth factor levels. RESULTS Our analysis comprised only the first 3 months of treatment in the initial 25 patients. Relative to pretreatment baseline values, white blood cell, neutrophil, MO, and eosinophil counts increased (P <or= .001 for each); the proportion of platelets increased 9 days after the second (P <or= .002) and third (P <or= .04) carboplatin treatments; and the number of cells in the activated MO subsets CD14+HLA-DR+, CD14+CD64+, and CD14+CXCR3+ increased (P <or= .04 for each); plasma levels of the proangiogenic interleukins 1alpha, 6, and 8 were lower (P <or= .03 for each); M-CSF, a product of activated MO/MA, was increased on day 9 (P = .007); and GM-CSF was increased in plasma after GM-CSF administration (P <or= .04). Quality of life measurements were reduced during the GM-CSF/IFN-gamma1b cycle while recovering at pre-chemotherapy baseline for FACT-G scores only. CONCLUSION A novel regimen of GM-CSF plus IFN-gamma1b administered to 25 EOC patients receiving carboplatin increased myeloid cells, platelets and total activated MO populations during the initial 3 months; however, ADCC responses were not consistently enhanced during this period.
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- Sachin M Apte
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Bioimmunotherapy, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Apte SM, Bucana CD, Killion JJ, Gershenson DM, Fidler IJ. Expression of platelet-derived growth factor and activated receptor in clinical specimens of epithelial ovarian cancer and ovarian carcinoma cell lines. Gynecol Oncol 2004; 93:78-86. [PMID: 15047217 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2003.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2003] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We determined the expression of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), PDGF-receptor (PDGF-R), and phosphorylated PDGF-R (p-PDGF-R) on tumor cells and tumor-associated endothelial cells in clinical specimens of human ovarian carcinoma and human ovarian cancer cells growing in culture and in the peritoneal cavity of nude mice. METHODS Ten specimens of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma were analyzed using immunohistochemistry (IHC). IHC was used to detect ligand and receptor expression in the human ovarian cancer cells from Hey A8 and SKOV3ip1 growing in culture. Cells from these lines were also implanted orthotopically into the peritoneal cavity of nude mice. IHC was used to determine ligand and receptor expression in tumors that formed in the peritoneal cavity. RESULTS All 10 evaluable samples expressed both PDGF AA and BB on tumor cells. Tumor cells were positive for PDGF-Ralpha in 10/10 samples, PDGF-Rbeta in 8/10 samples, p-PDGF-Ralpha in 6/10 samples, and p-PDGF-Rbeta in 4/10 samples. p-PDGF-Ralpha was positive in 4/10 tumor-associated endothelial cell samples and p-PDGF-Rbeta was positive in 3/10 samples. Human ovarian cancer cells expressed PDGF, PDGF-R, and p-PDGF-R when growing in culture or in the peritoneal cavity of nude mice. PDGF-R and p-PDGF-R were also present on tumor-associated endothelial cells as demonstrated by simultaneous staining with CD31 antibody. CONCLUSIONS PDGF and the corresponding receptors were expressed in autochthonous human ovarian cancer lesions on both tumor cells and tumor-associated endothelial cells. The ligand and receptor were also present on Hey A8 and SKOV3ip1 human ovarian cancer cells growing in vitro and in the peritoneal cavity of nude mice.
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- Sachin M Apte
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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PURPOSE We sought to determine whether blockade of platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGF-R) activation by oral administration of a PDGF-R tyrosine kinase inhibitor (STI571) alone or in combination with i.p. paclitaxel can inhibit the progression of tumors caused by human ovarian carcinoma cells growing in the peritoneal cavity of female nude mice. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN In several different experiments, paclitaxel-sensitive and paclitaxel-resistant metastatic human ovarian carcinoma cells were injected into the peritoneal cavity of nude mice. Seven days later, groups (n = 10) of mice began receiving a control treatment, STI571 alone, paclitaxel alone, or a combination of STI571 and paclitaxel. The mice were necropsied after 45 days of treatment. RESULTS Treatment with combination therapy significantly reduced tumor weight (relative to control or single-agent therapy) in all three human ovarian cancer cell lines. Immunohistochemical analyses revealed that PDGF-R activation was blocked by STI571 administered alone or in combination with paclitaxel. Tumor-associated endothelial cells expressed both PDGF-R and phosphorylated PDGF-R. In mice receiving combination therapy, tumor-associated endothelial cells underwent apoptosis, leading to decreases in microvessel density and tumor cell proliferation relative to control and single-agent therapy. CONCLUSIONS These results show that administration of a PDGF-R tyrosine kinase inhibitor in combination with paclitaxel impairs the progression of ovarian cancer in the peritoneal cavity of nude mice, in part, by blockade of PDGF, an endothelial cell survival factor, which results in the increased apoptosis of tumor-associated endothelial cells.
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- Sachin M Apte
- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Vaccarello L, Apte SM, Copeland LJ, Boutselis JG, Rubin SC. Endometrial carcinoma associated with pregnancy: A report of three cases and review of the literature. Gynecol Oncol 1999; 74:118-22. [PMID: 10385562 DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1999.5369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Endometrial carcinoma associated with pregnancy is uncommon. In case 1, a 40-year-old gravida 2, para 2, was diagnosed with focal well-differentiated papillary adenocarcinoma 4 months postpartum. In case 2, a 35-year-old gravida 1, para 0, was diagnosed with a well-differentiated papillary adenocarcinoma of the endometrium after a D&C for an incomplete abortion at 7 weeks gestation. In case 3, a 32-year-old gravida 2, para 1, was diagnosed with a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma with squamous metaplasia 4 months postpartum. All are without evidence of disease more than 2 years after therapy. A literature review shows 24 previous cases of pregnancy associated with endometrial cancer. These cases demonstrate the importance of endometrial sampling for abnormal postpartum bleeding despite the protective effects of pregnancy.
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, The Arthur G. James Hospital, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Vaccarello L, Apte SM, Diaz PT, Lewandowski GS, Copeland LJ. Respiratory failure from metastatic choriocarcinoma: a survivor of mechanical ventilation. Gynecol Oncol 1997; 67:111-4. [PMID: 9345366 DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1997.4830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A patient with respiratory failure from metastatic choriocarcinoma was treated with mechanical ventilation while receiving chemotherapy with etoposide, methotrexate, actinomycin D, cyclophosphamide, and vincristine. The patient recovered from respiratory failure with the assistance of standard mechanical ventilation using low tidal volumes. The patient has sustained clinical remission with normal respiratory function. Mechanical ventilation with low tidal volumes and a pressure-targeted approach should be considered in the patient who develops early respiratory failure from metastatic choriocarcinoma.
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA
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Hammer DA, Apte SM. Simulation of cell rolling and adhesion on surfaces in shear flow: general results and analysis of selectin-mediated neutrophil adhesion. Biophys J 1992; 63:35-57. [PMID: 1384734 PMCID: PMC1262123 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(92)81577-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 347] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The receptor-mediated adhesion of cells to ligand-coated surfaces in viscous shear flow is an important step in many physiological processes, such as the neutrophil-mediated inflammatory response, lymphocyte homing, and tumor cell metastasis. This paper describes a calculational method which simulates the interaction of a single cell with a ligand-coated surface under flow. The cell is idealized as a microvilli-coated hard sphere covered with adhesive springs. The distribution of microvilli on the cell surface, the distribution of receptors on microvilli tips, and the forward and reverse reaction between receptor and ligand are all simulated using random number sampling of appropriate probability functions. The velocity of the cell at each time step in the simulation results from a balance of hydrodynamic, colloidal and bonding forces; the bonding force is derived by summing the individual contributions of each receptor-ligand tether. The model can simulate the effect of many parameters on adhesion, such as the number of receptors on microvilli tips, the density of ligand, the rates of reaction between receptor and ligand, the stiffness of the resulting receptor-ligand springs, the response of springs to strain, and the magnitude of the bulk hydrodynamic stresses. The model can successfully recreate the entire range of expected and observed adhesive phenomena, from completely unencumbered motion, to rolling, to transient attachment, to firm adhesion. Also, the method can generate meaningful statistical measures of adhesion, including the mean and variance in velocity, rate constants for cell attachment and detachment, and the frequency of adhesion. We find a critical modulating parameter of adhesion is the fractional spring slippage, which relates the strain of a bond to its rate of breakage; the higher the slippage, the faster the breakage for the same strain. Our analysis of neutrophil adhesive behavior on selectin-coated (CD62-coated) surfaces in viscous shear flow reported by Lawrence and Springer (Lawrence, M.B., and T.A. Springer 1991. Cell. 65:859-874) shows the fractional spring slippage of the CD62-LECAM-1 bond is likely below 0.01. We conclude the unique ability of this selectin bond to cause neutrophil rolling under flow is a result of its unique response to strain. Furthermore, our model can successfully recreate data on neutrophil rolling as function of CD62 surface density.
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- D A Hammer
- School of Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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Apte SM, Gregory JG, Purcell MH. The inflatable penile prosthesis, reoperation and patient satisfaction: a comparison of statistics obtained from patient record review with statistics obtained from intensive followup search. J Urol 1984; 131:894-5. [PMID: 6708222 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)50698-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Of 179 patients who received the inflatable penile prosthesis 43 per cent have required reoperation, 60 per cent of which were performed for mechanical failure. An attempt to evaluate the adequacy of chart review in assessing current function and patient satisfaction was made by comparing reports obtained by chart review to those obtained by direct patient interview. Results showed that if chart review alone was used malfunction would have been underestimated by 13 per cent and patient satisfaction overestimated by 21 per cent. The importance of direct followup in evaluating patients with the inflatable penile prosthesis is demonstrated.
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