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Perez, Kimberly

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5745-2994

Mayo Clinic

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Symptom Management for Well-Differentiated Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: ASCO Guideline
Perez, Kimberly , Rivero, Jaydira Del , Kennedy, Erin B. , Basu, Sandip , Chauhan, Aman , Connolly, Heidi M. , Dasari, Arvind , Gangi, Alexandra , Clarke, Callisia N. , Hallet, Julie , Grady, Erin , Ivanidze, Jana , Mittra, Erik , White, Sarah B. , Raj, Nitya , Vijayvergia, Namrata , Lewis, Mark A. , Kunz, Pamela L. , Mailman, Josh , Arshad, Junaid , Singh, Simron , Chandrasekharan, Chandrika, Janson, Eva Tiensuu , Bergsland, Emily K. , Del Rivero, Jaydira , Dasari, Arvind N , Howe, James R , Grady, Erin , Ivanidze, Jana , Raj, Nitya , Vijayvergia, Namrata , Kunz, Pamela L , Mailman, Josh , Arshad, Junaid , Soares, Heloisa P , Singh, Simron , Soulen, Michael C , Halfdanarson, Thorvardur R , Strosberg, Jonathan R , Clarke, Callisia N , Howe, James R. , Chan, Jennifer Ai-wen , Soares, Heloisa P. , Hálfdánarson, Þorvarður R. , Strosberg, Jonathan

JCO Oncology Practice | May 9, 2025 | Volume: 22 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 19-35

10.1200/op-25-00133 Get It

ASCO Guidelines provide recommendations with comprehensive review and analyses of the relevant literature for each recommendation, following the guideline development process as outlined in the ASCO Guidelines Methodology Manual . ASCO Guidelines follow the ASCO Conflict of Interest Policy for Clinical Practice Guidelines . Clinical Practice Guidelines and other guidance (“Guidance”) provided by ASCO is not a comprehensive or definitive guide to treatment options. It is intended for voluntary use by clinicians and should be used in conjunction with independent professional judgment. Guidance may not be applicable to all patients, interventions, diseases or stages of diseases. Guidance is based on review and analysis of relevant literature and is not intended as a statement of the standard of care. ASCO does not endorse third-party drugs, devices, services, or therapies and assumes no responsibility for any harm arising from or related to the use of this information. See complete disclaimer in Appendix 1 and 2 (online only) for more. PURPOSE To develop a clinical practice guideline and recommendations for symptom management of patients with well-differentiated grade 1 to grade 3 metastatic gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. METHODS ASCO convened an Expert Panel to develop a clinical practice guideline by reviewing the literature for relevant guidelines, systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and observational studies to develop recommendations for clinical practice. RESULTS The literature review identified eight guidelines, 19 systematic reviews, and three RCTs that informed the development of guideline recommendations. RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendations are included for carcinoid syndrome, carcinoid heart disease and carcinoid crisis, and functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor syndromes. Recommendations are provided for surgical management, liver-directed therapy, and systemic therapy options, as well as palliative care. Limited guidance is provided for sequencing of interventions. Additional information is available at www.asco.org/gastrointestinal-cancer-guidelines .
Systemic Therapy for Tumor Control in Metastatic Well-Differentiated Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: ASCO Guideline
Rivero, Jaydira Del , Perez, Kimberly , Kennedy, Erin B. , Mittra, Erik , Vijayvergia, Namrata , Arshad, Junaid , Basu, Sandip , Chauhan, Aman , Dasari, Arvind , Bellizzi, Andrew M. , Gangi, Alexandra , Grady, Erin , Ivanidze, Jana , Lewis, Mark A. , Mailman, Josh , Raj, Nitya , White, Sarah B. , Chan, Jennifer A. , Kunz, Pamela L. , Singh, Simron , Bergsland, Emily K. , Del Rivero, Jaydira , Dasari, Arvind N , Howe, James R , Raj, Nitya , Soares, Heloisa P , Soulen, Michael C , Kunz, Pamela L , Singh, Simron , Halfdanarson, Thorvardur R , Strosberg, Jonathan R , Bergsland, Emily K , Chauhan, Aman , Bellizzi, Andrew M , Vijayvergia, Namrata , Arshad, Junaid , Howe, James R. , Soares, Heloisa P. , Hálfdánarson, Þorvarður R. , Strosberg, Jonathan

Journal of Clinical Oncology | September 29, 2023 | Volume: 41 | Issue: 32 | Pages: 5049-5067

10.1200/jco.23.01529 Get It

PURPOSE To develop recommendations for systemic therapy for well-differentiated grade 1 (G1) to grade 3 (G3) metastatic gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs). METHODS ASCO convened an Expert Panel to conduct a systematic review of relevant studies and develop recommendations for clinical practice. RESULTS Eight randomized controlled trials met the inclusion criteria for the systematic review. RECOMMENDATIONS Somatostatin analogs (SSAs) are recommended as first-line systemic therapy for most patients with G1-grade 2 (G2) metastatic well-differentiated GI-NETs. Observation is an option for patients with low-volume or slow-growing disease without symptoms. After progression on SSAs, peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is recommended as systematic therapy for patients with somatostatin receptor (SSTR)–positive tumors. Everolimus is an alternative second-line therapy, particularly in nonfunctioning NETs and patients with SSTR-negative tumors. SSAs are standard first-line therapy for SSTR-positive pancreatic (pan)NETs. Rarely, observation may be appropriate for asymptomatic patients until progression. Second-line systemic options for panNETs include PRRT (for SSTR-positive tumors), cytotoxic chemotherapy, everolimus, or sunitinib. For SSTR-negative tumors, first-line therapy options are chemotherapy, everolimus, or sunitinib. There are insufficient data to recommend particular sequencing of therapies. Patients with G1-G2 high-volume disease, relatively high Ki-67 index, and/or symptoms related to tumor growth may benefit from early cytotoxic chemotherapy. For G3 GEP-NETs, systemic options for G1-G2 may be considered, although cytotoxic chemotherapy is likely the most effective option for patients with tumor-related symptoms, and SSAs are relatively ineffective. Qualifying statements are provided to assist with treatment choice. Multidisciplinary team management is recommended, along with shared decision making with patients, incorporating their values and preferences, potential benefits and harms, and other characteristics and circumstances, such as comorbidities, performance status, geographic location, and access to care. Additional information is available at www.asco.org/gastrointestinal-cancer-guidelines .
Alliance A021804: A prospective, multi-institutional phase II trial evaluating temozolomide versus temozolomide and olaparib for advanced pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma.
Perez, Kimberly , Geyer, Susan M. , Khalil, Maged, Vijendran, Aishwarya, Kordaris-Corkill, Andrea, Shergill, Ardaman , Spencer, Kristen , Lopez, Charles D. , Rivero, Jaydira Del , Soares, Heloisa P. , Nixon, Andrew B. , Dueck, Amylou C. , Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A. , O’Reilly, Eileen M.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | June 4, 2023 | Volume: 41 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: TPS4191-TPS4191

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TPS4191 Background: Pheochromocytomas (PHEOs) and paragangliomas (PGLs) are rare neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) that arise from chromaffin cells. Few antitumor therapies have been developed for patients (pts) with advanced PHEO/PGLs (APP). Potent poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) is activated after DNA damage and regulates base excision repair, homologous recombination and non-homologous end joining. Inhibition of PARP enzymatic activity blocks PARP-mediated DNA repair, therefore PARP inhibitors can be directly cytotoxic to tumor cells which then permits synergy with agents that increase prevalence of single-strand breaks in tumor models. Temozolomide (TMZ) is an alkylating agent that induces single-strand DNA breaks and therefore is an optimal therapeutic pair with a PARP inhibitor. We are conducting a phase II multi-institutional study to evaluate the antitumor activity of TMZ and olaparib [OLA (a PARP inhibitor)] in patients with APP. Methods: Patients with APP with radiographic evidence of disease progression by RECIST v1.1 in the 12 months prior to registration can be enrolled in this phase II randomized study. Patients will be randomized in a 2:1 allocation with more patients to Arm 1. Arm 1 will receive TMZ 75 mg/m2 daily and OLA 200 mg twice daily on days 1-7 of a 21-day cycle. Arm 2 will receive TMZ 200 mg/m2 daily on days 1-5 of a 28-day cycle. Treatment on Arm 1 will continue for 13 cycles, followed by OLA maintenance until disease progression. Treatment on Arm 2 will continue for 13 cycles or until disease progression. The primary objective is to compare the progression-free survival between the two arms with a planned interim analysis for futility. Secondary endpoints include safety, response rate, and overall survival. Correlative endpoints include biochemical response and biomolecular markers (germline succinyl dehydrogenase mutations and tumor status of the repair enzyme methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase). We anticipate a null PFS median of approximately 5.4 months. We plan to accrue a total of 76 patients (randomized at a rate of 2:1 with more patients enrolled to the TMZ+OLA arm) in 38 months with a minimum follow-up of 2.5 months to achieve 56 PFS events. This design includes one interim analysis for futility using Rho Family spending functions (Rho = 2.5) and will yield 89% power to detect a hazard ratio (HR) of 0.5 (median PFS of 5.4 vs. 10.8 months) assuming exponential survival and using a one-sided log-rank test with type I error rate of 0.11. Clinical trial information: NCT04394858 .
Abstract 5891: The age-dependent association of risk factors with pancreatic cancer
Kim, Jihye , Wang, Qiao-Li , Babić, Ana , Li, Donghui , Petersen, Gloria M. , Perez, Kimberly , Ng, Kimmie , Giovannucci, Edward L. , Stampfer, Meir J., Wolpin, Brian M. , Yuan, Chen , Lee, Alice A. , Ámundadóttir, Laufey T. , Klein, Alison P. , McCullough, Marjorie L. , Risch, Harvey A. , Stolzenberg‐Solomon, Rachael Z. , Kraft, Peter

Cancer Research | June 15, 2022 | Volume: 82 | Issue: 12_Supplement | Pages: 5891-5891

10.1158/1538-7445.am2022-5891 Get It

Abstract Importance: Pancreatic cancer presents as advanced disease in >80% of patients; yet, appropriate ages to consider prevention and early detection strategies are poorly defined. Objective: To investigate age-specific associations and attributable risks of pancreatic cancer for established modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. Design, Setting, and Participants: We included 167,483 participants from 2 prospective U.S. cohort studies with 1190 incident cases of pancreatic cancer identified during >30 years of follow-up; 5107 pancreatic cancer cases and 8845 control participants of European ancestry from a completed multicenter genome-wide association study (GWAS); and 248,893 pancreatic cancer cases documented in the U.S. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. Exposures: Across different age categories, we investigated cigarette smoking, obesity, diabetes, height, and non-O blood group in the prospective cohorts; weighted polygenic risk score of 22 previously identified single nucleotide polymorphisms in the GWAS; and male sex and Black race in the SEER program. Main outcomes and measures: Risk of developing pancreatic cancer by age evaluated by Cox, logistic, or Poisson regression, as determined by the study design. Results: In the prospective cohorts, all 5 risk factors were more strongly associated with pancreatic cancer risk among younger participants, with associations greatly attenuated among those over 70 years. The HRs comparing participants with 3-5 risk factors to those with no risk factors were 9.24 (95% CI, 4.11-20.77) among those aged ≤60 years, 3.00 (95% CI, 1.85-4.86) among those aged 61-70 years, and 1.46 (95% CI, 1.10-1.94) among those over 70 years (Pheterogeneity = 3×10-5). These factors together were related to 65.6%, 49.7%, and 17.2% of incident pancreatic cancers in these age groups, respectively. In the GWAS, the polygenic risk score was most strongly associated with pancreatic cancer risk among those aged ≤60 years, with lesser associations identified in older participants (Pheterogeneity = .01). In the SEER Program, male sex and Black race were also more strongly associated with pancreatic cancer risk among younger individuals (Pheterogeneity < 1×10-8). Conclusions and relevance: Inherited and lifestyle factors are more strongly associated with earlier-onset pancreatic cancer, emphasizing the importance of age at initiation for cancer prevention and control programs targeting this highly lethal malignancy. Citation Format: Chen Yuan, Jihye Kim, Qiao-Li Wang, Alice A. Lee, Ana Babic, PanScan/PanC4 I-III Consortium, Laufey T. Amundadottir, Alison P. Klein, Donghui Li, Marjorie L. McCullough, Gloria M. Petersen, Harvey A. Risch, Rachael Z. Stolzenberg-Solomon, Kimberly Perez, Kimmie Ng, Edward L. Giovannucci, Meir J. Stampfer, Peter Kraft, Brian M. Wolpin. The age-dependent association of risk factors with pancreatic cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022; 2022 Apr 8-13. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(12_Suppl):Abstract nr 5891.
The North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society Consensus Guidelines for Surveillance and Management of Metastatic and/or Unresectable Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
Else, Tobias , Howe, James R. , Cohen, Debbie L. , Fraker, Douglas L. , Kunz, Pamela L. , Perez, Kimberly , Pryma, Daniel A. , Ryder, Mabel , Sasson, Aaron R., Ryder, Mabel , Howe, James R , Fishbein, Lauren , Rivero, Jaydira Del , Sylvia, L. , Dahia, Patricia L. M. , Goodman, Karyn A. , Hope, Thomas A. , Perrier, Nancy D. , Soulen, Michael C , Jiménez, Camilo

Pancreas | May 3, 2021 | Volume: 50 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 469-493

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Abstract This manuscript is the result of the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society consensus conference on the medical management and surveillance of metastatic and unresectable pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma held on October 2 and 3, 2019. The panelists consisted of endocrinologists, medical oncologists, surgeons, radiologists/nuclear medicine physicians, nephrologists, pathologists, and radiation oncologists. The panelists performed a literature review on a series of questions regarding the medical management of metastatic and unresectable pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma as well as questions regarding surveillance after resection. The panelists voted on controversial topics, and final recommendations were sent to all panel members for final approval.