George D. Demetri, MD

George D. Demetri, MD

Medical Oncology

Contact Information

Office Phone Number

617-632-6563

Fax

617-632-3408

Appointments

617-632-5122

Biography

George D. Demetri, MD

Dr. Demetri is director of the Sarcoma Center at Dana-Farber, director of the Ludwig Center at Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, and executive director for Clinical and Translational Research at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research.

Researcher

Physician

Senior Vice President for Experimental Therapeutics
Institute Physician
Quick Family Chair in Medical Oncology
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Centers/Programs

Clinical Interests

Bone sarcomas, Developmental therapeutics, Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), Soft tissue sarcoma

Board Certification

  • Internal Medicine, 1986
  • Medical Oncology, 1989

Fellowship

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Hematology & Oncology

Residency

  • University of Washington Hospitals, Internal Medicine

Medical School

  • Stanford University School of Medicine

Recent Awards

  • Focused Giving Program Award, Johnson and Johnson Foundation 1993
  • Emil J. Freireich Award in Clinical Cancer Research 2002
  • Claire W. and Richard P. Morse Research Award 2005

Research

    Molecular Targeted Agents and Signal Transduction Inhibitors

    Sarcomas are a microcosm of solid tumor oncology: different sarcomas are increasingly being defined by molecular signatures and biological characteristics rather than by simple histopathology. Our group is translating this research on the basic biology of sarcomas into new therapeutics directed at novel targets. The foremost example of our team's work has been the development of tyrosine kinase inhibitors as effective therapies for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). By targeting the specific molecular signals of GIST, we have validated the concept that a human solid tumor can be treated by signal transduction inhibitors. This work led to the development and FDA approval of imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) as an effective therapy for patients with metastatic or unresectable GIST, and underlies our ongoing research in other novel agents, such as the kinase inhibitor SU11248. Another example of molecular targeting of sarcomas in drug development is our pioneering interest in differentiation therapy for patients with liposarcomas. This research targets a nuclear receptor known as PPAR-gamma, which plays a role in the normal development of fat cells, and induces differentiation in liposarcomas to decrease proliferation. Larger studies based on our pilot data are now being designed to test the clinical value of this treatment, which we are refining with newer agents and methods.Our group also is developing other agents against sarcomas, such as the natural product known as ET-743, derived from a marine organism. This drug, which binds to the DNA minor groove, has shown important clinical activity against several subtypes of sarcomas both in the laboratory and in extensive clinical trials. We are optimizing the dosage for this agent and moving forward in collaboration with other cancer centers to test the worth of this new drug.Our multidisciplinary research team, including dedicated representatives from surgical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, and other clinical arenas, works closely with laboratory investigators so that we can offer promising treatments of scientific merit to patients with sarcomas of soft tissue and bone.

    Publications

      • Improving Collection and Analysis of Overall Survival Data. Clin Cancer Res. 2024 Jul 22. View in: Pubmed

      • Safety and Efficacy of the Combination Lurbinectedin plus Doxorubicin from a Phase 1b Trial in Patients with Advanced/Metastatic Soft-Tissue Sarcoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2024 Jul 01; 30(13):2702-2708. View in: Pubmed

      • Afamitresgene autoleucel for advanced synovial sarcoma and myxoid round cell liposarcoma (SPEARHEAD-1): an international, open-label, phase 2 trial. Lancet. 2024 Apr 13; 403(10435):1460-1471. View in: Pubmed

      • Clinical Outcomes Among Immunotherapy-Treated Patients With Primary Cardiac Soft Tissue Sarcomas: A Multicenter Retrospective Study. JACC CardioOncol. 2024 Feb; 6(1):71-79. View in: Pubmed

      • Kinase Mutations and Imatinib Response in Patients With Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. J Clin Oncol. 2023 11 01; 41(31):4829-4836. View in: Pubmed

      • Larotrectinib efficacy and safety in adult patients with tropomyosin receptor kinase fusion sarcomas. Cancer. 2023 12 01; 129(23):3772-3782. View in: Pubmed

      • Impact of supraphysiologic MDM2 expression on chromatin networks and therapeutic responses in sarcoma. Cell Genom. 2023 Jul 12; 3(7):100321. View in: Pubmed

      • Concurrent inhibition of CDK2 adds to the anti-tumour activity of CDK4/6 inhibition in GIST. Br J Cancer. 2022 11; 127(11):2072-2085. View in: Pubmed

      • Biomarker correlates with response to NY-ESO-1 TCR T cells in patients with synovial sarcoma. Nat Commun. 2022 09 08; 13(1):5296. View in: Pubmed

      • Retrospective observational studies in ultra-rare sarcomas: A consensus paper from the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) community of experts on the minimum requirements for the evaluation of activity of systemic treatments. Cancer Treat Rev. 2022 Nov; 110:102455. View in: Pubmed

      • Real-world survival outcomes in patients with locally advanced or metastatic NTRK fusion-positive solid tumors receiving standard-of-care therapies other than targeted TRK inhibitors. PLoS One. 2022; 17(8):e0270571. View in: Pubmed

      • Derivation and validation of a risk classification tree for patients with synovial sarcoma. Cancer Med. 2023 01; 12(1):170-178. View in: Pubmed

      • Preclinical Modeling of Leiomyosarcoma Identifies Susceptibility to Transcriptional CDK Inhibitors through Antagonism of E2F-Driven Oncogenic Gene Expression. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 06 01; 28(11):2397-2408. View in: Pubmed

      • Correction: Updated Integrated Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Entrectinib in Patients with NTRK Fusion-Positive Solid Tumors. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 May 13; 28(10):2196. View in: Pubmed

      • Updated Integrated Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Entrectinib in Patients With NTRK Fusion-Positive Solid Tumors. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 04 01; 28(7):1302-1312. View in: Pubmed

      • Real-World Evidence in Support of Oncology Product Registration: A Systematic Review of New Drug Application and Biologics License Application Approvals from 2015-2020. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 01 01; 28(1):27-35. View in: Pubmed

      • E3 ubiquitin ligase Atrogin-1 mediates adaptive resistance to KIT-targeted inhibition in gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Oncogene. 2021 12; 40(48):6614-6626. View in: Pubmed

      • Effect of Regorafenib in Delaying Definitive Deterioration in Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced Cancer of Three Different Tumor Types. Cancer Manag Res. 2021; 13:5523-5533. View in: Pubmed

      • Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic guided optimisation of dose and schedule of CGM097, an HDM2 inhibitor, in preclinical and clinical studies. Br J Cancer. 2021 08; 125(5):687-698. View in: Pubmed

      • Cardiac safety of trabectedin monotherapy or in combination with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in patients with sarcomas and ovarian cancer. Cancer Med. 2021 06; 10(11):3565-3574. View in: Pubmed

      • Ultra-rare sarcomas: A consensus paper from the Connective Tissue Oncology Society community of experts on the incidence threshold and the list of entities. Cancer. 2021 08 15; 127(16):2934-2942. View in: Pubmed

      • Patient-reported outcomes from STARTRK-2: a global phase II basket study of entrectinib for ROS1 fusion-positive non-small-cell lung cancer and NTRK fusion-positive solid tumours. ESMO Open. 2021 06; 6(3):100113. View in: Pubmed

      • Real-World Evidence and Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma: An Unbreakable Bond (ESMO Sarcoma and GIST Symposium 2020 Industry Satellite Symposium, Milan, February 4, 2020). Oncology. 2021; 99 Suppl 1:1-2. View in: Pubmed

      • Contributions of Real-World Evidence and Real-World Data to Decision-Making in the Management of Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Oncology. 2021; 99 Suppl 1:3-7. View in: Pubmed

      • First-in-Human Phase I Study of ABBV-085, an Antibody-Drug Conjugate Targeting LRRC15, in Sarcomas and Other Advanced Solid Tumors. Clin Cancer Res. 2021 07 01; 27(13):3556-3566. View in: Pubmed

      • Identification and Therapeutic Targeting of GPR20, Selectively Expressed in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, with DS-6157a, a First-in-Class Antibody-Drug Conjugate. Cancer Discov. 2021 06; 11(6):1508-1523. View in: Pubmed

      • HAND1 and BARX1 Act as Transcriptional and Anatomic Determinants of Malignancy in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. Clin Cancer Res. 2021 03 15; 27(6):1706-1719. View in: Pubmed

      • Molecular Characterization and Therapeutic Targeting of Colorectal Cancers Harboring Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Fusions. Clin Cancer Res. 2021 03 15; 27(6):1695-1705. View in: Pubmed

      • Real-world outcomes of patients with locally advanced or metastatic epithelioid sarcoma. Cancer. 2021 04 15; 127(8):1311-1317. View in: Pubmed

      • FDA Oncology Center of Excellence Project Renewal: Engaging the Oncology Community to Update Product Labeling for Older Oncology Drugs. Clin Cancer Res. 2021 02 15; 27(4):916-921. View in: Pubmed

      • Tazemetostat in advanced epithelioid sarcoma with loss of INI1/SMARCB1: an international, open-label, phase 2 basket study. Lancet Oncol. 2020 11; 21(11):1423-1432. View in: Pubmed

      • Diagnosis and management of tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) fusion sarcomas: expert recommendations from the World Sarcoma Network. Ann Oncol. 2020 11; 31(11):1506-1517. View in: Pubmed

      • Oncogenic Gene-Expression Programs in Leiomyosarcoma and Characterization of Conventional, Inflammatory, and Uterogenic Subtypes. Mol Cancer Res. 2020 09; 18(9):1302-1314. View in: Pubmed

      • The current reality of soft tissue sarcomas: advances, controversies, areas for improvement, and promising new treatments. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2020 04; 20(sup1):29-39. View in: Pubmed

      • LRRC15 Targeting in Soft-Tissue Sarcomas: Biological and Clinical Implications. Cancers (Basel). 2020 Mar 23; 12(3). View in: Pubmed

      • Larotrectinib, a selective tropomyosin receptor kinase inhibitor for adult and pediatric tropomyosin receptor kinase fusion cancers. Future Oncol. 2020 Mar; 16(9):417-425. View in: Pubmed

      • Response and mechanisms of resistance to larotrectinib and selitrectinib in metastatic undifferentiated sarcoma harboring oncogenic fusion of NTRK1. JCO Precis Oncol. 2020; 4:79-90. View in: Pubmed

      • The Angiosarcoma Project: enabling genomic and clinical discoveries in a rare cancer through patient-partnered research. Nat Med. 2020 02; 26(2):181-187. View in: Pubmed

      • Activity of larotrectinib in patients with TRK fusion GI malignancies. Ann Oncol. 2018 Jun; 29 Suppl 5:v107. View in: Pubmed

      • A phase II multi-strata study of lurbinectedin as a single agent or in combination with conventional chemotherapy in metastatic and/or unresectable sarcomas. Eur J Cancer. 2020 02; 126:21-32. View in: Pubmed

      • Entrectinib in patients with advanced or metastatic NTRK fusion-positive solid tumours: integrated analysis of three phase 1-2 trials. Lancet Oncol. 2020 02; 21(2):271-282. View in: Pubmed

      • Entrectinib in NTRK-fusion positive gastrointestinal cancers: integrated analysis of patients enrolled in three trials (STARTRK-2, STARTRK-1, and ALKA-372-001). Ann Oncol. 2019 Jul; 30 Suppl 4:iv134. View in: Pubmed

      • Growth modulation index as metric of clinical benefit assessment among advanced soft tissue sarcoma patients receiving trabectedin as a salvage therapy. Ann Oncol. 2013 Feb; 24(2):537-542. View in: Pubmed

      • Hypertension as a potential biomarker of efficacy in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor treated with sunitinib. Ann Oncol. 2012 Dec; 23(12):3180-3187. View in: Pubmed

      • Phase II clinical trial of neoadjuvant trabectedin in patients with advanced localized myxoid liposarcoma. Ann Oncol. 2012 Mar; 23(3):771-776. View in: Pubmed

      • Guillain-Barre syndrome observed with adoptive transfer of lymphocytes genetically engineered with an NY-ESO-1 reactive T-cell receptor. J Immunother Cancer. 2019 11 08; 7(1):296. View in: Pubmed

      • Systemic and local immunity following adoptive transfer of NY-ESO-1 SPEAR T cells in synovial sarcoma. J Immunother Cancer. 2019 10 24; 7(1):276. View in: Pubmed

      • Altered chromosomal topology drives oncogenic programs in SDH-deficient GISTs. Nature. 2019 11; 575(7781):229-233. View in: Pubmed

      • Altered chromosomal topology drives oncogenic programs in SDH-deficient GIST. Nature. 2019 Oct 16. View in: Pubmed

      • Safety and efficacy of trabectedin when administered in the inpatient versus outpatient setting: Clinical considerations for outpatient administration of trabectedin. Cancer. 2019 Dec 15; 125(24):4435-4441. View in: Pubmed

      • Phase I Study of Rapid Alternation of Sunitinib and Regorafenib for the Treatment of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Refractory Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. Clin Cancer Res. 2019 12 15; 25(24):7287-7293. View in: Pubmed

      • The effect of gastrectomy on regorafenib exposure and progression-free survival in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2019 10; 85(10):2399-2404. View in: Pubmed

      • Safety and efficacy of Pazopanib in advanced soft tissue sarcoma: PALETTE (EORTC 62072) subgroup analyses. BMC Cancer. 2019 Aug 13; 19(1):794. View in: Pubmed

      • Cyclin D1 is a mediator of gastrointestinal stromal tumor KIT-independence. Oncogene. 2019 09; 38(39):6615-6629. View in: Pubmed

      • Correction: Complementary activity of tyrosine kinase inhibitors against secondary kit mutations in imatinib-resistant gastrointestinal stromal tumours. Br J Cancer. 2019 Jul; 121(3):281. View in: Pubmed

      • Overall survival and histology-specific subgroup analyses from a phase 3, randomized controlled study of trabectedin or dacarbazine in patients with advanced liposarcoma or leiomyosarcoma. Cancer. 2019 08 01; 125(15):2610-2620. View in: Pubmed

      • Genomic Evolutionary Patterns of Leiomyosarcoma and Liposarcoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2019 08 15; 25(16):5135-5142. View in: Pubmed

      • Entrectinib in NTRK fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Integrated analysis of patients (pts) enrolled in STARTRK-2, STARTRK-1 and ALKA-372-001. Ann Oncol. 2019 Apr; 30 Suppl 2:ii48-ii49. View in: Pubmed

      • Complementary activity of tyrosine kinase inhibitors against secondary kit mutations in imatinib-resistant gastrointestinal stromal tumours. Br J Cancer. 2019 03; 120(6):612-620. View in: Pubmed

      • Enhancer Domains in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Regulate KIT Expression and Are Targetable by BET Bromodomain Inhibition. Cancer Res. 2019 03 01; 79(5):994-1009. View in: Pubmed

      • Evolution of the International Sarcoma Community: A Personal Perspective. Oncology. 2018; 95 Suppl 1:1-4. View in: Pubmed

      • Efficacy and tolerability of trabectedin in elderly patients with sarcoma: subgroup analysis from a phase III, randomized controlled study of trabectedin or dacarbazine in patients with advanced liposarcoma or leiomyosarcoma. Ann Oncol. 2018 09 01; 29(9):1995-2002. View in: Pubmed

      • Safety and tolerability of quizartinib, a FLT3 inhibitor, in advanced solid tumors: a phase 1 dose-escalation trial. BMC Cancer. 2018 Aug 06; 18(1):790. View in: Pubmed

      • Gastrointestinal stromal tumor enhancers support a transcription factor network predictive of clinical outcome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 06 19; 115(25):E5746-E5755. View in: Pubmed

      • Efficacy of Larotrectinib in TRK Fusion-Positive Cancers in Adults and Children. N Engl J Med. 2018 02 22; 378(8):731-739. View in: Pubmed

      • Hepatic safety analysis of trabectedin: results of a pharmacokinetic study with trabectedin in patients with hepatic impairment and experience from a phase 3 clinical trial. Invest New Drugs. 2018 06; 36(3):476-486. View in: Pubmed

      • SMARCB1 is required for widespread BAF complex-mediated activation of enhancers and bivalent promoters. Nat Genet. 2017 Nov; 49(11):1613-1623. View in: Pubmed

      • Activity of Eribulin in Patients With Advanced Liposarcoma Demonstrated in a Subgroup Analysis From a Randomized Phase III Study of Eribulin Versus Dacarbazine. J Clin Oncol. 2017 Oct 20; 35(30):3433-3439. View in: Pubmed

      • Correlation of Long-term Results of Imatinib in Advanced Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors With Next-Generation Sequencing Results: Analysis of Phase 3 SWOG Intergroup Trial S0033. JAMA Oncol. 2017 Jul 01; 3(7):944-952. View in: Pubmed

      • Efficacy and safety of trabectedin or dacarbazine in patients with advanced uterine leiomyosarcoma after failure of anthracycline-based chemotherapy: Subgroup analysis of a phase 3, randomized clinical trial. Gynecol Oncol. 2017 09; 146(3):531-537. View in: Pubmed

      • Defining the Impact of Adjuvant Therapy in Molecularly Defined Subsets of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor : From Lumping to Splitting. JAMA Oncol. 2017 05 01; 3(5):597-599. View in: Pubmed

      • MAX inactivation is an early event in GIST development that regulates p16 and cell proliferation. Nat Commun. 2017 03 08; 8:14674. View in: Pubmed

      • Loss of PTEN Is Associated with Resistance to Anti-PD-1 Checkpoint Blockade Therapy in Metastatic Uterine Leiomyosarcoma. Immunity. 2017 02 21; 46(2):197-204. View in: Pubmed

      • Advances and controversies in the management of soft tissue sarcomas. Future Oncol. 2017 Jan; 13(1s):3-11. View in: Pubmed

      • Tales of Personalized Cancer Treatment. Semin Nephrol. 2016 11; 36(6):462-467. View in: Pubmed

      • Personalized Comments on Challenges and Opportunities in Kidney Disease Therapeutics: The Glom-NExT Symposium. Semin Nephrol. 2016 11; 36(6):448. View in: Pubmed

      • Reply to S. Rastogi et al. J Clin Oncol. 2016 10 10; 34(29):3583. View in: Pubmed

      • Long-term follow-up results of the multicenter phase II trial of regorafenib in patients with metastatic and/or unresectable GI stromal tumor after failure of standard tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy. Ann Oncol. 2016 09; 27(9):1794-9. View in: Pubmed

      • Dose-escalation study of a second-generation non-ansamycin HSP90 inhibitor, onalespib (AT13387), in combination with imatinib in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumour. Eur J Cancer. 2016 07; 61:94-101. View in: Pubmed

      • Preclinical activity of selinexor, an inhibitor of XPO1, in sarcoma. Oncotarget. 2016 Mar 29; 7(13):16581-92. View in: Pubmed

      • A safety evaluation of imatinib mesylate in the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2016; 15(4):571-8. View in: Pubmed

      • Eribulin versus dacarbazine in previously treated patients with advanced liposarcoma or leiomyosarcoma: a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2016 Apr 16; 387(10028):1629-37. View in: Pubmed

      • Correlation of KIT and PDGFRA mutational status with clinical benefit in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor treated with sunitinib in a worldwide treatment-use trial. BMC Cancer. 2016 Jan 15; 16:22. View in: Pubmed

      • Impact of imatinib rechallenge on health-related quality of life in patients with TKI-refractory gastrointestinal stromal tumours: Sub-analysis of the placebo-controlled, randomised phase III trial (RIGHT). Eur J Cancer. 2016 Jan; 52:201-8. View in: Pubmed

      • Cardio-Oncology: How New Targeted Cancer Therapies and Precision Medicine Can Inform Cardiovascular Discovery. Circulation. 2015 Dec 08; 132(23):2248-58. View in: Pubmed

      • Efficacy and Safety of Trabectedin or Dacarbazine for Metastatic Liposarcoma or Leiomyosarcoma After Failure of Conventional Chemotherapy: Results of a Phase III Randomized Multicenter Clinical Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Mar 10; 34(8):786-93. View in: Pubmed

      • Whole Lung Irradiation in Adults with Metastatic Ewing Sarcoma: Practice Patterns and Implications for Treatment. Sarcoma. 2015; 2015:591698. View in: Pubmed

      • Randomized, open-label, multicenter, phase III study of eribulin versus dacarbazine in patients (pts) with leiomyosarcoma (LMS) and adipocytic sarcoma (ADI). J Clin Oncol. 2015 Jun 20; 33(18_suppl):LBA10502. View in: Pubmed

      • Key Issues in the Clinical Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: An Expert Discussion. Oncologist. 2015 Jul; 20(7):823-30. View in: Pubmed

      • Nilotinib versus imatinib as first-line therapy for patients with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumours (ENESTg1): a randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2015 May; 16(5):550-60. View in: Pubmed

      • Ombrabulin plus cisplatin versus placebo plus cisplatin in patients with advanced soft-tissue sarcomas after failure of anthracycline and ifosfamide chemotherapy: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2015 May; 16(5):531-40. View in: Pubmed

      • A retrospective chart review of drug treatment patterns and clinical outcomes among patients with metastatic or recurrent soft tissue sarcoma refractory to one or more prior chemotherapy treatments. BMC Cancer. 2015 Mar 25; 15:175. View in: Pubmed

      • Biologic Activity of Autologous, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Secreting Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma and Clear Cell Sarcoma Vaccines. Clin Cancer Res. 2015 Jul 15; 21(14):3178-86. View in: Pubmed

      • Regorafenib for advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors following imatinib and sunitinib treatment: a subgroup analysis evaluating Japanese patients in the phase III GRID trial. Int J Clin Oncol. 2015 Oct; 20(5):905-12. View in: Pubmed

      • Clinical outcomes of patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors: safety and efficacy in a worldwide treatment-use trial of sunitinib. Cancer. 2015 05 01; 121(9):1405-13. View in: Pubmed

      • Phase 1 study of oral abexinostat, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, in combination with doxorubicin in patients with metastatic sarcoma. Cancer. 2015 Apr 15; 121(8):1223-30. View in: Pubmed

      • Phase II study of olaparib in patients with refractory Ewing sarcoma following failure of standard chemotherapy. BMC Cancer. 2014 Nov 05; 14:813. View in: Pubmed

      • Effect of gastrointestinal resection on sunitinib exposure in patients with GIST. BMC Cancer. 2014 Aug 08; 14:575. View in: Pubmed

      • c-Jun promotes cell migration and drives expression of the motility factor ENPP2 in soft tissue sarcomas. J Pathol. 2014 Oct; 234(2):190-202. View in: Pubmed

      • Antiproliferative effects of CDK4/6 inhibition in CDK4-amplified human liposarcoma in vitro and in vivo. Mol Cancer Ther. 2014 Sep; 13(9):2184-93. View in: Pubmed

      • Retrospective cohort study evaluating the impact of intraperitoneal morcellation on outcomes of localized uterine leiomyosarcoma. Cancer. 2014 Oct 15; 120(20):3154-8. View in: Pubmed

      • Cardiovascular events among 1090 cancer patients treated with sunitinib, interferon, or placebo: a comprehensive adjudicated database analysis demonstrating clinically meaningful reversibility of cardiac events. Eur J Cancer. 2014 Aug; 50(12):2162-70. View in: Pubmed

      • Optimizing treatment outcomes with regorafenib: personalized dosing and other strategies to support patient care. Oncologist. 2014 Jun; 19(6):669-80. View in: Pubmed

      • Dystrophin is a tumor suppressor in human cancers with myogenic programs. Nat Genet. 2014 Jun; 46(6):601-6. View in: Pubmed

      • KRAS and KIT Gatekeeper Mutations Confer Polyclonal Primary Imatinib Resistance in GI Stromal Tumors: Relevance of Concomitant Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/AKT Dysregulation. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Aug 01; 33(22):e93-6. View in: Pubmed

      • Pathologic and molecular features correlate with long-term outcome after adjuvant therapy of resected primary GI stromal tumor: the ACOSOG Z9001 trial. J Clin Oncol. 2014 May 20; 32(15):1563-70. View in: Pubmed

      • Comparison of performance of various tumour response criteria in assessment of regorafenib activity in advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours after failure of imatinib and sunitinib. Eur J Cancer. 2014 Mar; 50(5):981-6. View in: Pubmed

      • A multicenter phase II study of pazopanib in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) following failure of at least imatinib and sunitinib. Ann Oncol. 2014 Jan; 25(1):236-40. View in: Pubmed

      • International expert opinion on patient-tailored management of soft tissue sarcomas. Eur J Cancer. 2014 Mar; 50(4):679-89. View in: Pubmed

      • Phase 2 trial of aromatase inhibition with letrozole in patients with uterine leiomyosarcomas expressing estrogen and/or progesterone receptors. Cancer. 2014 Mar 01; 120(5):738-43. View in: Pubmed

      • Resumption of imatinib to control metastatic or unresectable gastrointestinal stromal tumours after failure of imatinib and sunitinib (RIGHT): a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2013 Nov; 14(12):1175-82. View in: Pubmed

      • A phase I study of the HSP90 inhibitor retaspimycin hydrochloride (IPI-504) in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors or soft-tissue sarcomas. Clin Cancer Res. 2013 Nov 01; 19(21):6020-9. View in: Pubmed

      • Trabectedin is a feasible treatment for soft tissue sarcoma patients regardless of patient age: a retrospective pooled analysis of five phase II trials. Br J Cancer. 2013 Oct 01; 109(7):1717-24. View in: Pubmed

      • Long-term results of adjuvant imatinib mesylate in localized, high-risk, primary gastrointestinal stromal tumor: ACOSOG Z9000 (Alliance) intergroup phase 2 trial. Ann Surg. 2013 Sep; 258(3):422-9. View in: Pubmed

      • Why tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance is common in advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors. F1000Res. 2013; 2:152. View in: Pubmed

      • Randomized phase III trial of imatinib (IM) rechallenge versus placebo (PL) in patients (pts) with metastatic and/or unresectable gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) after failure of at least both IM and sunitinib (SU): RIGHT study. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Jun 20; 31(18_suppl):LBA10502. View in: Pubmed

      • Imatinib for melanomas harboring mutationally activated or amplified KIT arising on mucosal, acral, and chronically sun-damaged skin. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Sep 10; 31(26):3182-90. View in: Pubmed

      • Results of an international randomized phase III trial of the mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor ridaforolimus versus placebo to control metastatic sarcomas in patients after benefit from prior chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Jul 01; 31(19):2485-92. View in: Pubmed

      • Functional profiling of receptor tyrosine kinases and downstream signaling in human chondrosarcomas identifies pathways for rational targeted therapy. Clin Cancer Res. 2013 Jul 15; 19(14):3796-807. View in: Pubmed

      • Genome-wide functional screening identifies CDC37 as a crucial HSP90-cofactor for KIT oncogenic expression in gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Oncogene. 2014 Apr 03; 33(14):1872-6. View in: Pubmed

      • First-in-human phase I trial of two schedules of OSI-930, a novel multikinase inhibitor, incorporating translational proof-of-mechanism studies. Clin Cancer Res. 2013 Feb 15; 19(4):909-19. View in: Pubmed

      • Clinical outcomes and safety with trabectedin therapy in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas following failure of prior chemotherapy: results of a worldwide expanded access program study. Ann Oncol. 2013 Jun; 24(6):1703-9. View in: Pubmed

      • Modifying phase I methodology to facilitate enrolment of molecularly selected patients. Eur J Cancer. 2013 May; 49(7):1515-20. View in: Pubmed

      • Efficacy and safety of regorafenib for advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours after failure of imatinib and sunitinib (GRID): an international, multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2013 Jan 26; 381(9863):295-302. View in: Pubmed

      • Growth modulation index as metric of clinical benefit assessment among advanced soft tissue sarcoma patients receiving trabectedin as a salvage therapy. Ann Oncol. 2013 Feb; 24(2):537-542. View in: Pubmed

      • Hypertension as a potential biomarker of efficacy in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor treated with sunitinib. Ann Oncol. 2012 Dec; 23(12):3180-3187. View in: Pubmed

      • Regorafenib induces rapid and reversible changes in plasma nitric oxide and endothelin-1. Am J Hypertens. 2012 Oct; 25(10):1118-23. View in: Pubmed

      • Microscopically positive margins for primary gastrointestinal stromal tumors: analysis of risk factors and tumor recurrence. J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Jul; 215(1):53-9; discussion 59-60. View in: Pubmed

      • Erratum to: Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant/adjuvant Imatinib Mesylate for Advanced Primary and Metastatic/recurrent Operable Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Long-term Follow-up Results of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 0132. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Jul; 19(7):2420. View in: Pubmed

      • A retrospective analysis of antitumour activity with trabectedin in translocation-related sarcomas. Eur J Cancer. 2012 Nov; 48(16):3036-44. View in: Pubmed

      • Complete longitudinal analyses of the randomized, placebo-controlled, phase III trial of sunitinib in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor following imatinib failure. Clin Cancer Res. 2012 Jun 01; 18(11):3170-9. View in: Pubmed

      • Efficacy and safety of regorafenib in patients with metastatic and/or unresectable GI stromal tumor after failure of imatinib and sunitinib: a multicenter phase II trial. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Jul 01; 30(19):2401-7. View in: Pubmed

      • Tivantinib (ARQ 197), a selective inhibitor of MET, in patients with microphthalmia transcription factor-associated tumors: results of a multicenter phase 2 trial. Cancer. 2012 Dec 01; 118(23):5894-902. View in: Pubmed

      • Pazopanib for metastatic soft-tissue sarcoma (PALETTE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2012 May 19; 379(9829):1879-86. View in: Pubmed

      • A phase 1 study of efatutazone, an oral peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonist, administered to patients with advanced malignancies. Cancer. 2012 Nov 01; 118(21):5403-13. View in: Pubmed

      • Phase II study of ganitumab, a fully human anti-type-1 insulin-like growth factor receptor antibody, in patients with metastatic Ewing family tumors or desmoplastic small round cell tumors. J Clin Oncol. 2012 May 20; 30(15):1849-56. View in: Pubmed

      • A murine lung cancer co-clinical trial identifies genetic modifiers of therapeutic response. Nature. 2012 Mar 18; 483(7391):613-7. View in: Pubmed

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