Seminars in oncology
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Seminars in oncology · Dec 2017
ReviewProteasome inhibitor-based therapy for treatment of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
Multiple myeloma is a hematologic malignancy that is unable to be cured and has significant impact throughout the world. Front line treatment has shifted but ultimately has landed on a bortezomib-based combination therapy. ⋯ Given the favorable response rates seen in phase II trials treating newly diagnosed myeloma, this combination is listed as a viable option for upfront treatment. This systematic review compares pharmacologic properties, clinical efficacy, and toxicities of carfilzomib- and bortezomib-based regimens.
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Optimal management of patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer remains challenging in the context of this heterogeneous disease. Despite aggressive therapeutic approaches, survival benefits are still unsatisfactory for what might be viewed as a localized malignancy. ⋯ Nevertheless, several features of therapy remain controversial and lack formal prospective data. Traditional cytotoxic chemoradiation therapy may have reached a plateau and future perspectives opting to integrate molecularly targeted agents and immunotherapy might be the way to improve outcomes in this disease subset.
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Seminars in oncology · Apr 2017
ReviewAngiogenesis inhibition in the second-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer: A systematic review and pooled analysis.
The last two decades have seen intensive efforts devoted to the development of compounds that target angiogenesis for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). In this review, we describe supporting evidence and ongoing development of angiogenesis inhibitors in the second-line treatment of mCRC, and summarize relevant randomized trials to help therapeutic decision-making in daily practice.
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Seminars in oncology · Apr 2017
ReviewAngiogenesis inhibition in the second-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer: A systematic review and pooled analysis.
The last two decades have seen intensive efforts devoted to the development of compounds that target angiogenesis for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). In this review, we describe supporting evidence and ongoing development of angiogenesis inhibitors in the second-line treatment of mCRC, and summarize relevant randomized trials to help therapeutic decision-making in daily practice.
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Seminars in oncology · Aug 2016
ReviewCritical parameters in targeted drug development: the pharmacological audit trail.
The Pharmacological Audit Trail (PhAT) comprises a set of critical questions that need to be asked during discovery and development of an anticancer drug. Key aspects include: (1) defining a patient population; (2) establishing pharmacokinetic characteristics; (3) providing evidence of target engagement, pathway modulation, and biological effect with proof of concept pharmacodynamic biomarkers; (4) determining intermediate biomarkers of response; (5) assessing tumor response; and (6) determining how to overcome resistance by combination or sequential therapy and new target/drug discovery. ⋯ Different drug development programmes derive different types of benefit from these questions. The PhAT is critical in making go-no-go decisions in the development of currently studied drugs and will continue to be relevant to discovery and development of future generations of anticancer agents.