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Gynecol Oncol ; 187: 105-112, 2024 May 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38759516

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OBJECTIVE: Combination cediranib/olaparib has reported activity in relapsed ovarian cancer. This phase 2 trial investigated the activity of cediranib/olaparib in relapsed ovarian cancer and its association with homologous recombination deficiency (HRD). METHODS: Seventy patients were enrolled to cohorts of either platinum-sensitive or platinum-resistant ovarian cancer and received olaparib tablets 200 mg twice daily and cediranib tablets 30 mg once daily under a continuous dosing schedule. HRD testing was performed on pre-treatment, on-treatment and archival biopsies by sequencing key homologous recombination repair (HRR) genes and by genomic LOH analysis. The primary objective for the platinum-sensitive cohort was the association of HRD, defined as presence of HRR gene mutation, with progression-free survival (PFS). The primary objective for the platinum-resistant cohort was objective response rate (ORR), with a key secondary endpoint evaluating the association of HRD status with activity. RESULTS: In platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer (N = 35), ORR was 77.1% (95% CI 59.9-89.6%) and median PFS was 16.4 months (95% CI 13.2-18.6). Median PFS in platinum-sensitive HRR-HRD cancers (N = 22) was 16.8 months (95% CI 11.3-18.6), and 16.4 months (95% CI 9.4-NA) in HRR-HR proficient cancers (N = 13; p = 0.57). In platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (N = 35), ORR was 22.9% (95% CI 10.4-40.1%) with median PFS 6.8 months (95% CI 4.2-9.1). Median PFS in platinum-resistant HRR-HRD cancers (N = 7) was 10.5 months (95% CI 3.6-NA) and 5.6 months (95% CI 3.6-7.6) in HRR-HR proficient cancers (N = 18; p = 0.23). CONCLUSIONS: Cediranib/olaparib had clinical activity in both platinum-sensitive and -resistant ovarian cancer. Presence of HRR gene mutations was not associated with cediranib/olaparib activity in either setting.

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JCO Precis Oncol ; 8: e2300635, 2024 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38635934

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PURPOSE: The multicenter, open-label, randomized phase 2 NCI-9944 study (NCT02595892) demonstrated that addition of ATR inhibitor (ATRi) berzosertib to gemcitabine increased progression-free survival (PFS) compared to gemcitabine alone (hazard ratio [HR]=0.57, one-sided log-rank P = .044, which met the one-sided significance level of 0.1 used for sample size calculation). METHODS: We report here the final overall survival (OS) analysis and biomarker correlations (ATM expression by immunohistochemistry, mutational signature 3 and a genomic biomarker of replication stress) along with post-hoc exploratory analyses to adjust for crossover from gemcitabine to gemcitabine/berzosertib. RESULTS: At the data cutoff of January 27, 2023 (>30 months of additional follow-up from the primary analysis), median OS was 59.4 weeks with gemcitabine/berzosertib versus 43.0 weeks with gemcitabine alone (HR 0.79, 90% CI 0.52 to 1.2, one-sided log-rank P = .18). An OS benefit with addition of berzosertib to gemcitabine was suggested in patients stratified into the platinum-free interval ≤3 months (N = 26) subgroup (HR, 0.48, 90% CI 0.22 to 1.01, one-sided log-rank P =.04) and in patients with ATM-negative/low (N = 24) tumors (HR, 0.50, 90% CI 0.23 to 1.08, one-sided log-rank P = .06). CONCLUSION: The results of this follow-up analysis continue to support the promise of combined gemcitabine/ATRi therapy in platinum resistant ovarian cancer, an active area of investigation with several ongoing clinical trials.


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Gemcitabine , Isoxazoles , Ovarian Neoplasms , Pyrazines , Humans , Female , Deoxycytidine/therapeutic use , Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial/drug therapy , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Ovarian Neoplasms/drug therapy , Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins/genetics
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Gynecol Oncol Rep ; 52: 101348, 2024 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38425459

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Several lines of preclinical evidence indicate that combining PI3K and CDK4/6 inhibitors may further enhance the efficacy of hormonal therapy by overcoming de novo and acquired resistance to PI3K and CDK4/6 blockade. We evaluated the combination of abemaciclib, letrozole and LY3023414 (an orally available, selective inhibitor of the class I PI3K isoforms and mTORC1/2) in recurrent endometrial cancer (EC). This study was terminated prematurely after 5 patients initiated protocol therapy due to discontinuation of further development of LY3023414. We report our findings from these patients, including one with recurrent endometrioid EC with AKT1, CTNNB1 and ESR1 hotspot mutations who had previously progressed through letrozole/everolimus and achieved a partial response to letrozole/abemaciclib/LY3023414.

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J Clin Oncol ; 41(3): 599-608, 2023 01 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36174113

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PURPOSE: Estrogen receptor (ER)-positive endometrial cancers (ECs) are characterized by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK)/RAS/ß-catenin (CTNNB1) pathway alterations in approximately 90% and 80% of cases, respectively. Extensive cross-talk between ER, PI3K, and RTK/RAS/CTNNB1 pathways leads to both ligand-dependent and ligand-independent ER transcriptional activity as well as upregulation of cyclin D1 which, in complex with cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6 (CDK4 and CDK6), is a critical regulator of cell cycle progression and a key mediator of resistance to hormonal therapy. We hypothesized that the combination of the aromatase inhibitor letrozole and CDK4/6 inhibitor abemaciclib would demonstrate promising activity in this setting. METHODS: We conducted a phase II, two-stage study of letrozole/abemaciclib in recurrent ER-positive EC. Eligibility criteria included measurable disease, no limit on prior therapies, and all EC histologies; prior hormonal therapy was allowed. Primary end points were objective response rate by RECIST 1.1 and progression-free survival (PFS) rate at 6 months. RESULTS: At the data cutoff date (December 03, 2021), 30 patients (28 with endometrioid EC) initiated protocol therapy; 15 (50%) patients had prior hormonal therapy. There were nine total responses (eight confirmed), for an objective response rate of 30% (95% CI, 14.7 to 49.4), all in endometrioid adenocarcinomas. Median PFS was 9.1 months, PFS at 6 months was 55.6% (95% CI, 35.1 to 72), and median duration of response was 7.4 months. Most common ≥ grade 3 treatment-related adverse events were neutropenia (20%) and anemia (17%). Responses were observed regardless of grade, prior hormonal therapy, mismatch repair, and progesterone receptor status. Exploratory tumor profiling revealed several mechanistically relevant candidate predictors of response (CTNNB1, KRAS, and CDKN2A mutations) or absence of response (TP53 mutations), which require independent validation. CONCLUSION: Letrozole/abemaciclib demonstrated encouraging and durable evidence of activity in recurrent ER positive endometrioid EC.


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Breast Neoplasms , Endometrial Neoplasms , Female , Humans , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols , Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics , Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism , Breast Neoplasms/etiology , Endometrial Neoplasms/drug therapy , Letrozole , Ligands , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/drug therapy , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/etiology , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases , Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism , Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism , Treatment Outcome
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Clin Cancer Res ; 28(21): 4714-4723, 2022 11 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36048535

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PURPOSE: The identification of patients with homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) beyond BRCA1/2 mutations is an urgent task, as they may benefit from PARP inhibitors. We have previously developed a method to detect mutational signature 3 (Sig3), termed SigMA, associated with HRD from clinical panel sequencing data, that is able to reliably detect HRD from the limited sequencing data derived from gene-focused panel sequencing. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We apply this method to patients from two independent datasets: (i) high-grade serous ovarian cancer and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) from a phase Ib trial of the PARP inhibitor olaparib in combination with the PI3K inhibitor buparlisib (BKM120; NCT01623349), and (ii) TNBC patients who received neoadjuvant olaparib in the phase II PETREMAC trial (NCT02624973). RESULTS: We find that Sig3 as detected by SigMA is positively associated with improved progression-free survival and objective responses. In addition, comparison of Sig3 detection in panel and exome-sequencing data from the same patient samples demonstrated highly concordant results and superior performance in comparison with the genomic instability score. CONCLUSIONS: Our analyses demonstrate that HRD can be detected reliably from panel-sequencing data that are obtained as part of routine clinical care, and that this approach can identify patients beyond those with germline BRCA1/2mut who might benefit from PARP inhibitors. Prospective clinical utility testing is warranted.


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Ovarian Neoplasms , Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms , Humans , Female , Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy , Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/genetics , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/genetics , Prospective Studies , BRCA1 Protein/genetics , Ovarian Neoplasms/drug therapy , Ovarian Neoplasms/genetics , Mutation , Homologous Recombination , BRCA2 Protein/genetics
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JAMA Oncol ; 8(9): 1317-1322, 2022 09 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35900726

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Importance: Although the activity of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib (the only US Food and Drug Administration-approved immunotherapy for mismatch repair proficient endometrial cancer [MMRP EC]) is compelling, there are no biomarkers of response and most patients do not tolerate, do not respond to, or develop resistance to this regimen, highlighting the need for additional, potentially biomarker-driven therapeutic approaches for patients with recurrent MMRP EC. Objective: To assess the potential positive outcomes and safety of the combination of the polyadenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase inhibitor talazoparib and the programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor avelumab in recurrent MMRP EC. Design, Settings, and Participants: This investigator-initiated, open-label, single-arm, 2-stage, phase 2 study nonrandomized controlled trial patients at 4 institutions in the US. Key eligibility criteria included measurable disease, unlimited prior therapies, and all endometrial cancer histologies. Interventions: Talazoparib, 1 mg, orally, daily, and avelumab, 10 mg/kg, intravenously, every 2 weeks, were administered until disease progression or unacceptable toxic effects. Main Outcomes and Measures: Statistical considerations were developed for 2 coprimary objectives of objective response rate and rate of progression-free survival at 6 months, with a 2-stage design that allowed for early discontinuation for futility. Prespecified exploratory objectives included the association of immunogenomic features (determined by targeted-panel next-generation sequencing and immunohistochemistry) with activity. Results: Thirty-five female patients (mean [SD] age, 67.9 [8.41] years) received protocol therapy; 9 (25.7%) derived clinical benefit after meeting at least 1 of the 2 coprimary end points. Four patients (11.4%) exhibited confirmed objective response rates (4 partial responses), and 8 (22.9%) survived progression free at 6 months. The most common grade 3 and 4 treatment-related toxic effects were anemia (16 [46%]), thrombocytopenia (10 [29%]), and neutropenia (4 [11%]); no patient discontinued receipt of therapy because of toxic effects. Tumors with homologous recombination repair alterations were associated with clinical benefit from treatment with avelumab and talazoparib. Tumor mutational burden, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, and PD-L1 status were not associated with clinical benefit. Conclusions and Relevance: The results of this nonrandomized controlled trial suggest that treatment with avelumab and talazoparib demonstrated a favorable toxic effect profile and met the predetermined criteria to be considered worthy of further evaluation in MMRP EC. Immunogenomic profiling provided insights that may inform ongoing and future studies of polyadenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase and PD-L1 inhibitor combinations in endometrial cancer. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02912572.


Subject(s)
B7-H1 Antigen , Endometrial Neoplasms , Aged , Antibodies, Monoclonal/adverse effects , Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized , DNA Mismatch Repair , Diphosphates/therapeutic use , Endometrial Neoplasms/drug therapy , Endometrial Neoplasms/genetics , Female , Humans , Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors , Ligands , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/drug therapy , Phthalazines , Ribose/therapeutic use
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Ann Am Thorac Soc ; 19(10): 1669-1676, 2022 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35536690

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Rationale: Differences in body composition may contribute to variability in exercise capacity (EC) and physical activity (PA) in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Most studies have used bioimpedance-based surrogates of muscle (lean) mass; relatively few studies have included consideration of fat mass, and limited studies have been performed using dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to assess body composition. Objectives: To determine whether DXA-assessed muscle (lean) and fat mass exhibit differential correlations with EC and PA in subjects with COPD. Methods: U.S. veterans with COPD (defined as forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity < 0.7 or emphysema on clinical chest computed tomography) had DXA-assessed body composition, EC (6-minute-walk distance), objective PA (average daily step counts), and self-reported PA measured at enrollment. Associations among EC, PA, and body composition were examined using Spearman correlations and multivariable models adjusted a priori for age, sex, race, and lung function. Results: Subjects (n = 98) were predominantly White (90%), obese (mean body mass index, 30.2 ± 6.2 kg/m2), and male (96%), with a mean age of 69.8 ± 7.9 years and moderate airflow obstruction (mean forced expiratory volume in 1 second percentage predicted, 68 ± 20%). Modest inverse correlations of EC and PA with fat mass were observed (Spearman's rho range, -0.20 to -0.34), whereas measures of muscle (lean) mass were not significantly associated with EC or PA. The ratio of appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) to weight, which considers both muscle (lean) and fat mass, was consistently associated with EC (8.4 [95% confidence interval, 2.9-13.8] meter increase in 6-minute walk distance per 1% increase in ASM-to-weight ratio), objective PA (194.8 [95% confidence interval, 15.2-374.4] steps per day per 1% increase in ASM-to-weight ratio), and self-reported PA in multivariable-adjusted models. Conclusions: DXA-assessed body composition measures that include consideration of both lean and fat mass are associated with cross-sectional EC and PA in COPD populations. Clinical trial registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02099799).


Subject(s)
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive , Veterans , Aged , Body Composition , Cross-Sectional Studies , Exercise , Exercise Tolerance , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged
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Gynecol Oncol Rep ; 40: 100974, 2022 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35434236

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Uterine serous carcinoma (USC) is an uncommon subtype of endometrial cancer with a poor prognosis. USCs have genomic alterations in the PI3K pathway. A prior phase II study of AKT inhibitor MK-2206 (an allosteric AKT inhibitor, primarily affecting AKT1 and AKT2) in endometrial cancers resulted in progression-free survival (PFS) of ≥6 months in five out of seven patients with USC. To further assess the activity of MK-2206 in USC, we designed a phase II, single-stage assessment of MK-2206 in patients with advanced or recurrent high-grade serous endometrial cancer, who had received up to two lines of prior therapy. MK-2206 (135 mg) was administered orally once per week, in continuous 28-day cycles. Fourteen patients received treatment. The most common treatment-related adverse events were diarrhea (36%), acneiform rash (36%), nausea (29%), fatigue (29%), and hyperglycemia (21%); most events were grade 1-2. One confirmed partial response was observed in a patient who was also alive and progression-free at 6 months. One additional patient was alive and progression-free at 6 months. The clinical benefit rate was 14.3% (95% CI: 1.8 to 42.8). Five patients had stable disease (35.7%) and seven had progressive disease (50%); one was unevaluable. Median PFS was 2 months (95% CI: 1.6 to 4.4) and median overall survival was 6.4 months (95% CI: 5.1 to not reached). In summary, MK-2206 had limited activity in USC, although a few patients achieved sustained progression-free intervals in this study and in the previously reported phase II trial of MK-2206. Further investigations are needed to identify features associated with response.

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Clin Cancer Res ; 28(8): 1493-1499, 2022 04 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35149538

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PURPOSE: We had previously reported on the safety and the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of olaparib in combination with the PI3Kα-specific inhibitor alpelisib in patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer as studied in a phase 1b trial (NCT01623349). Here, we report on the breast cancer cohort from that study. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eligible patients had recurrent triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) or recurrent breast cancer of any subtype with a germline BRCA mutation and were enrolled to a dose-escalation or -expansion cohort. After definition of the RP2D, secondary end points included safety and objective response rate (ORR). Exploratory analyses were performed using circulating-free DNA (cfDNA). RESULTS: Seventeen patients with TNBC were enrolled with a median of three prior lines of chemotherapy. The most common treatment-related grade 3-4 adverse events were hyperglycemia (18%) and rash (12%). The ORR was 18% (23% for patients treated at the RP2D) and 59% had disease control. The median duration of response was 7.4 months. Analysis of cfDNA tumor fractions (TFx) revealed that patients with TFx < 15% after completion of the first cycle had a longer progression-free survival compared with those with TFx ≥ 15% (6.0 vs. 0.9 months; P = 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Alpelisib in combination with olaparib is tolerable in patients with pre-treated TNBC, with evidence of activity in non-BRCA carriers. cfDNA provided important prognostic information. Results highlight potential synergistic use of a PI3K inhibitor to sensitize HR-proficient (BRCA wild-type) TNBC to PARP inhibition and suggest the potential to expand the use of PARP inhibition beyond BRCA-mutant tumors.


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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols , Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/adverse effects , Cell-Free Nucleic Acids , Female , Humans , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/drug therapy , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases , Phthalazines , Piperazines , Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Thiazoles , Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy , Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/genetics , Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/pathology
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Sci Rep ; 12(1): 1946, 2022 02 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35121763

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We examined the performance of a commercially-available handheld bioimpedance (BIA) device relative to dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to assess body composition differences among Veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Body composition was measured using DXA and BIA (Omron HBF-306C) at a single time point. Correlations between BIA- and DXA-assessed percent fat, fat mass, and fat-free mass were analyzed using Spearman (ρ) and Lin Concordance Correlation Coefficients (ρc). Mean differences in fat mass were visualized using Bland-Altman plots. Subgroup analyses by obesity status (BMI < 30 versus ≥ 30) were performed. Among 50 participants (96% male; mean age: 69.5 ± 6.0 years), BIA-assessed fat mass was strongly correlated (ρ = 0.94) and demonstrate excellent concordance (ρc = 0.95, [95%CI: 0.93-0.98]) with DXA, with a mean difference of 2.7 ± 3.2 kg between BIA and DXA. Although Spearman correlations between BIA- and DXA-assessed percent fat and fat-free mass were strong (ρ = 0.8 and 0.91, respectively), concordance values were only moderate (ρc = 0.67 and 0.74, respectively). Significantly stronger correlations were observed for obese relative to non-obese subjects for total percent fat (ρobese = 0.85 versus ρnon-obese = 0.5) and fat mass (ρobese = 0.96 versus ρnon-obese = 0.84). A handheld BIA device demonstrated high concordance with DXA for fat mass and moderate concordance for total percent fat and fat-free mass.ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02099799.


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Absorptiometry, Photon , Adiposity , Point-of-Care Testing , Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/diagnostic imaging , Aged , Boston , Clinical Trials as Topic , Cross-Sectional Studies , Electric Impedance , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Predictive Value of Tests , Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/physiopathology , Reproducibility of Results , Veterans
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Br J Cancer ; 126(7): 1027-1036, 2022 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34887522

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PURPOSE: PARP inhibitor resistance may be overcome by combinatorial strategies with agents that disrupt homologous recombination repair (HRR). Multiple HRR pathway components are HSP90 clients, so that HSP90 inhibition leads to abrogation of HRR and sensitisation to PARP inhibition. We performed in vivo preclinical studies of the HSP90 inhibitor onalespib with olaparib and conducted a Phase 1 combination study. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Tolerability and efficacy studies were performed in patient-derived xenograft(PDX) models of ovarian cancer. Clinical safety, tolerability, steady-state pharmacokinetics and preliminary efficacy of olaparib and onalespib were evaluated using a standard 3 + 3 dose-escalation design. RESULTS: Olaparib/onalespib exhibited anti-tumour activity against BRCA1-mutated PDX models with acquired PARPi resistance and PDX models with RB-pathway alterations(CDKN2A loss and CCNE1 overexpression). Phase 1 evaluation revealed that dose levels up to olaparib 300 mg/onalespib 40 mg and olaparib 200 mg/onalespib 80 mg were safe without dose-limiting toxicities. Coadministration of olaparib and onalespib did not appear to affect the steady-state pharmacokinetics of either agent. There were no objective responses, but disease stabilisation ≥24 weeks was observed in 7/22 (32%) evaluable patients including patients with BRCA-mutated ovarian cancers and acquired PARPi resistance and patients with tumours harbouring RB-pathway alterations. CONCLUSIONS: Combining onalespib and olaparib was feasible and demonstrated preliminary evidence of anti-tumour activity.


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Antineoplastic Agents , Ovarian Neoplasms , Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use , Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial , HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins , Humans , Ovarian Neoplasms/drug therapy , Ovarian Neoplasms/genetics , Ovarian Neoplasms/pathology , Phthalazines/therapeutic use , Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors/therapeutic use
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Nat Commun ; 12(1): 5574, 2021 09 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34552099

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In a trial of patients with high grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC), addition of the ATR inhibitor berzosertib to gemcitabine improved progression free survival (PFS) compared to gemcitabine alone but biomarkers predictive of treatment are lacking. Here we report a candidate biomarker of response to gemcitabine versus combined gemcitabine and ATR inhibitor therapy in HGSOC ovarian cancer. Patients with replication stress (RS)-high tumors (n = 27), defined as harboring at least one genomic RS alteration related to loss of RB pathway regulation and/or oncogene-induced replication stress achieve significantly prolonged PFS (HR = 0.38, 90% CI, 0.17-0.86) on gemcitabine monotherapy compared to those with tumors without such alterations (defined as RS-low, n = 30). However, addition of berzosertib to gemcitabine benefits only patients with RS-low tumors (gemcitabine/berzosertib HR 0.34, 90% CI, 0.13-0.86) and not patients with RS-high tumors (HR 1.11, 90% CI, 0.47-2.62). Our findings support the notion that the exacerbation of RS by gemcitabine monotherapy is adequate for lethality in RS-high tumors. Conversely, for RS-low tumors addition of berzosertib-mediated ATR inhibition to gemcitabine is necessary for lethality to occur. Independent prospective validation of this biomarker is required.


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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use , Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors , DNA Replication/genetics , Deoxycytidine/analogs & derivatives , Ovarian Neoplasms/drug therapy , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins/genetics , Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins/metabolism , Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics , Deoxycytidine/therapeutic use , Female , Humans , Isoxazoles/therapeutic use , Mutation , Oncogenes/genetics , Ovarian Neoplasms/genetics , Ovarian Neoplasms/metabolism , Progression-Free Survival , Pyrazines/therapeutic use , Recombinational DNA Repair/genetics , Retinoblastoma Binding Proteins/genetics , Gemcitabine
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ERJ Open Res ; 7(3)2021 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34476247

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Improving exercise capacity is a primary objective in COPD. Declines in exercise capacity result in reduced physical activity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Self-management interventions can teach patients skills and behaviours to manage their disease. Technology-mediated interventions have the potential to provide easily accessible support for disease self-management. We evaluated the effectiveness of a web-based self-management intervention, focused on physical activity promotion, on exercise capacity in COPD. This 6-month randomised controlled trial (NCT02099799) enrolled 153 persons with COPD at two US sites (VABoston, n=108; VABirmingham, n=45). Participants were allocated (1:1) to the web-based self-management intervention (physical activity promotion through personalised, progressive step-count goals, feedback, online COPD-related education and social support via an online community) or usual care. The primary outcome was exercise capacity (6-min walk distance (6 MWD)). Secondary outcomes included physical activity (daily steps per day), HRQoL (St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire Total Score), dyspnoea, COPD-related knowledge and social support. Change in step-count goals reflected intervention engagement. Participants' mean age was 69 (sd=7), and mean forced expiratory volume in 1 s % predicted was 61% (sd=21%). Change in 6MWD did not differ between groups. Intervention participants improved their mean daily step counts by 1312 more than those in the usual care group (p<0.001). Groups did not differ on other secondary outcomes. VABirmingham participants were significantly more engaged with the intervention, although site did not modify the effect of the intervention on 6MWD or secondary outcomes. The intervention did not improve exercise capacity but improved physical activity at 6 months. Additional intervention modifications are needed to optimise its COPD self-management capabilities.

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Respir Med ; 162: 105878, 2020 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32056676

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BACKGROUND: Technology-based physical activity (PA) interventions have been shown to improve daily step counts and health-related quality of life, but their effect on long-term clinical outcomes like acute exacerbations (AEs) is unknown in persons with COPD. METHODS: U.S. Veterans with stable COPD were randomized (1:1) to either pedometer alone (control) or pedometer plus a website with feedback, goal-setting, disease education, and a community forum (intervention) for 3 months. AEs were assessed every 3 months over a follow-up period of approximately 15 months. Pedometer-assessed daily step counts, health-related quality-of-life (HRQL), and self-efficacy were assessed at baseline, end-of-intervention at 3 months, and during follow-up approximately 6 and 12 months after enrollment. Zero-inflated Poisson models assessed the effect of the intervention on risk for AEs, compared to controls. Generalized linear mixed-effects models for repeated measures examined between-group and within-group changes in daily step count, HRQL, and self-efficacy. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in age, FEV1% predicted, baseline daily step count, AEs the year prior to enrollment, or duration of follow-up between the intervention (n = 57) and control (n = 52) groups. The intervention group had a significantly reduced risk of AEs (rate ratio = 0.51, [95%CI 0.31-0.85]), compared to the control group. There were no significant between-group differences in change in average daily step count, HRQL, or self-efficacy at 6 and 12 months after enrollment. CONCLUSIONS: A 3-month internet-mediated, pedometer-based PA intervention was associated with reduced risk for AEs of COPD over 12-15 months of follow-up. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01772082.


Subject(s)
Actigraphy/methods , Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/physiopathology , Walking , Aged , Disease Progression , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Internet , Male , Middle Aged , Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/psychology , Quality of Life , Risk , Self Efficacy , Time Factors
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Spinal Cord ; 57(2): 117-127, 2019 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30089890

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STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVES: Determine dietary, lifestyle, and clinical factors associated with plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels in persons with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING: Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Boston, MA. METHODS: 174 participants completed food frequency and health questionnaires, provided a blood sample, and underwent dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to assess %total body fat. Linear regression models were used to assess cross-sectional associations of personal, lifestyle, and nutritional factors with plasma 25(OH)D. RESULTS: Independent factors positively associated with higher plasma 25(OH)D included vitamin D intake, age, hours of planned exercise, female sex, white race, wine consumption, and if a never or former smoker. The most important predictor of 25(OH)D was supplement intake. The majority of subjects (98.9% for vitamin D and 74.1% for calcium) did not meet the recommended daily allowance for adults from their diet alone. Level and completeness of SCI, injury duration, mobility, %total body fat, time outside, and comorbid diseases were not associated with plasma 25(OH)D. CONCLUSIONS: Plasma 25(OH)D level in chronic SCI is not associated with clinical factors specific to SCI such as injury level and completeness, injury duration, and mobility mode, but related to supplement intake and other lifestyle factors.


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Diet , Life Style , Nutritional Status/physiology , Spinal Cord Injuries/blood , Spinal Cord Injuries/psychology , Vitamin D/analogs & derivatives , Absorptiometry, Photon , Adult , Aged , Body Composition , Female , Humans , Linear Models , Longitudinal Studies , Male , Middle Aged , Multivariate Analysis , Neurologic Examination , Retrospective Studies , Surveys and Questionnaires , United States , United States Department of Veterans Affairs , Vitamin D/blood
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