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Ballman, Karla V.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4492-0357

Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic

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ACTR-07. LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FROM INTERGROUP NCCTG 86-72-51 (ALLIANCE): FINAL REPORT OF A PHASE III PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF HIGH DOSE VERSUS LOW DOSE RADIATION IN ADULT SUPRATENTORIAL LOW-GRADE GLIOMA
Breen, William G. , Anderson, S. Keith , Carrero, Xiomara W., Brown, Paul D. , Curran, Walter J. , Abrams, Ross A. , Laack, Nadia N., Levitt, Ralph, Buckner, Jan C. , Shaw, Edward , Ballman, Karla V. , O’Neill, Brian Patrick , Galanis, Evanthia

Neuro-Oncology | November 11, 2019 | Volume: 21 | Issue: Supplement_6 | Pages: vi13-vi14

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Abstract PURPOSE To provide a final update on oncologic and cognitive outcomes of high dose versus low dose radiation for low-grade glioma. METHODS Between 1986 and 1994, 203 patients with supratentorial low grade glioma were randomized to 50.4 Gy in 28 fractions versus 64.8 Gy in 36 fractions after any degree of resection. Histologic subtype was oligodendroglioma (71%) or astrocytoma (29%). Primary outcome was overall survival (OS). Cognitive status was followed using Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). RESULTS For the entire cohort of 203 patients, median OS was 8.4 years (95% CI: 7.2 – 10.8). Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 5.2 years (95% CI: 4.3 – 6.6). Median follow-up is 17.2 years for the 33 patients still alive. High-dose radiation did not improve OS (15-yr OS: 22.4% vs. 24.9%, log rank p=0.978) or PFS (15-yr PFS: 15.2% vs. 9.5%, p=0.7142). OS was significantly better for patients with pre-operative tumor diameter < 5 cm (15-yr OS: 39.4% vs. 15.2%, p< 0.001), baseline MMSE > 27 (15-yr OS: 27.3% vs. 9.8%, p=0.001), and for patients who underwent gross total resection (GTR) (15-yr OS: 39.3% GTR vs. 16.4% subtotal resection vs. 24.5% biopsy only, p=0.0119). PFS was improved for patients with oligodendroglioma versus astrocytoma (15-yr PFS: 13.8% vs. 8.6%, p=0.0221). PFS was also improved for patients with pre-operative tumor diameter < 5 cm, patients who had GTR, and patients with baseline MMSE > 27. For patients who had normal MMSE at baseline, at 7 years only 1 patient (5%) had a clinically significant decrease in MMSE from the previous time point, with the remainder (95%) stable. None had decrease in MMSE at 10, 12, or 15 years. CONCLUSIONS Long-term follow-up indicates no benefit to high-dose over low-dose radiation for low-grade gliomas. Minimal late decline in cognitive function after radiation was seen by MMSE. SUPPORT: U10CA180821,U10CA180882. https://acknowledgments.alliancefound.org
Corrigendum to “SARC018_SPORE02: Phase II Study of Mocetinostat Administered with Gemcitabine for Patients with Metastatic Leiomyosarcoma with Progression or Relapse following Prior Treatment with Gemcitabine-Containing Therapy”
Chen, James , Dickson, Mark A. , Chugh, Rashmi , Okuno, Scott H. , Pollock, Raphael E. , Patel, Rajiv M. , Hoering, Antje , Patel, Shreyaskumar , Choy, Edwin , Chugh, Rashmi , Okuno, Scott , Patel, Shreyaskumar , Patel, Rajiv M , Choy, Edwin , Ballman, Karla V. , George, Suzanne

Sarcoma | August 27, 2019 | Volume: 2019 | Issue: No issue available | Pages: 1-1

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Factors Associated With Lymphedema in Women With Node-Positive Breast Cancer Treated With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Axillary Dissection
Armer, Jane M. , McCall, Linda, Ostby, Pamela L. , Zagar, E, Kuerer, Henry M. , Ballman, Karla V. , Hunt, Kelly K. , Boughey, Judy C.

JAMA Surgery | July 17, 2019 | Volume: 154 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 800

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PDIGREE: An adaptive phase 3 trial of PD-inhibitor nivolumab and ipilimumab (IPI-NIVO) with VEGF TKI cabozantinib (CABO) in metastatic untreated renal cell cancer (Alliance A031704).
Zhang, Tian , Watt, Colleen, Wen, Yujia , Gupta, Shilpa , George, Daniel J. , Ballman, Karla V. , Choudhury, Atish D. , Chen, Ronald C. , Zemla, Tyler , Emamekhoo, Hamid , Morris, Michael J. , George, Daniel J. , Choueiri, Toni K.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | May 27, 2019 | Volume: 37 | Issue: 15_suppl | Pages: TPS4596-TPS4596

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TPS4596 Background: First-line treatment of mRCC has rapidly changed to include IPI-NIVO or CABO, with clinical benefit of each based on the Checkmate 214 and CABOSUN trials. Combination immunotherapy with VEGF therapies have shown benefit in the JAVELIN 101 and KEYNOTE 426 trials over sunitinib. It is yet unclear which patients (pts) benefit most from combination immunotherapy-VEGF inhibitors, and the optimal sequence of drugs. Methods: In an adaptive, randomized, multicenter, phase 3 trial (Alliance A031704, PDIGREE), pts will start treatment with induction IPI 1mg/kg and NIVO 3mg/kg intravenously (IV) once every 3 weeks. Key inclusion criteria include clear cell mRCC, IMDC intermediate or poor risk, Karnofsky performance status >70, and no prior treatments for mRCC. Based on 3-month radiographic assessment (after completing IPI-NIVO combination), pts with complete responses (CR) will undergo maintenance NIVO 480mg IV every 4 weeks, pts with progression of disease (PD) will switch to CABO 60mg oral daily, and pts with non-CR/non-PD will be randomized to NIVO 480mg IV every 4 weeks versus NIVO 480mg IV every 4 weeks with CABO 40mg oral daily. Randomization will be stratified by IMDC risk criteria and presence of bone metastases. The primary endpoint of the study is overall survival (OS). We hypothesize that 3-year OS rate will improve to 70% for NIVO-CABO compared to 60% for NIVO alone; to achieve 85% power with a two-sided alpha of 0.05 and exponential distribution, 696 patients will be randomized. Accounting for 30% patients with either CR or PD, and 5% dropout from toxicity, up to 1046 pts will be enrolled. Key secondary endpoints include PFS, 12-month CR rate, ORR based on RECIST 1.1 and irRECIST criteria, and toxicity profiles. Quality of life will be assessed based on the FKSI-19, PROMIS-fatigue, and EQ5D-5L questionnaires. Biomarkers associated with CR and association of IL-6 with treatment benefit will be assessed. Other tissue-based and plasma-based biomarkers are planned. Enrollment will begin this year. Support from UG1CA189823, U24CA196171; https://acknowledgments.alliancefound.org . Clinical trial information: NCT03793166.
Clinical significance of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in hormone receptor-positive (HR+) metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients (pts) receiving letrozole (Let) or Let plus bevacizumab (Bev): CALGB 40503 (Alliance).
Magbanua, Mark Jesus M. , Savenkov, Oleksandr , Asmus, Erik, Scott, Janet H., Ballman, Karla V. , Park, John, Dickler, Maura N. , Partridge, Ann H. , Carey, Lisa A. , Winer, Eric P. , Rugo, Hope S.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | May 27, 2019 | Volume: 37 | Issue: 15_suppl | Pages: 1049-1049

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1049 Background: CALGB 40503 randomized HR+ MBC postmenopausal pts to Let alone or Let+Bev as first-line therapy. Adding Bev to Let prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) but not overall survival (OS) (Dickler JCO 2016). We performed a correlative study to assess prognostic and predictive value of CTCs in this population. Methods: Blood was collected prior to initiation of treatment. CTCs were enumerated using US FDA-cleared CellSearch assay; samples with ≥5 CTCs per 7.5 mLs of blood were considered CTC-positive (CTC+). Correlation of CTCs with PFS and OS was assessed using Cox regression analysis. Median follow-up was 39 months (mo). Results: Of 343 pts treated, 294 had CTC data and were included in this analysis. Original study results that showed improved PFS (HR = 0.75; 95% CI: 0.59-0.96) but not OS (HR = 0.87; 95% CI: 0.65-1.18) in pts receiving Let+Bev compared to Let were recapitulated in this subset. In multivariable analysis, CTC+ pts (31%) had significantly reduced PFS (HR = 1.49; 95% CI: 1.12-1.97) and OS (HR = 2.08; 95% CI: 1.49-2.93) compared to CTC- pts. Moreover, CTC+ pts who did not receive Bev had worse PFS (HR = 2.31; 95% CI: 1.54-3.47) and OS (HR = 2.64; 95% CI: 1.59-4.40) (Table). CTC+ pts who received Bev had numerically longer median PFS (18.0 vs. 7.0 mo) and OS (33.6 vs. 27.1 mo) compared to CTC+ pts with no Bev; however, tests for interaction between CTC status and Bev (yes vs. no) were not statistically significant for PFS (p=0.70) or OS (p=0.84). Conclusions: CTCs were highly prognostic in this study involving addition of Bev to first-line Let in postmenopausal HR+ MBC. Further research to determine the potential predictive value of CTCs in the setting of both metastatic disease and early breast cancer is warranted. Support: U10CA180821, U10CA180882; Genentech; https://acknowledgments.alliancefound.org ; NCT00601900. Survival in HR+ MBC pts receiving Let or Let+Bev stratified by CTC status. Clinical trial information: NCT00601900. [Table: see text]
Associations of HER2-specific immunity with survival during treatment with trastuzumab and chemotherapy in breast cancer.
Knutson, Keith L. , Clynes, Raphael , Yeramian, Patrick, Kemp, Kathleen P., Shreeder, Barath , Tenner, Kathleen , Erskine, Courtney L. , Norton, Nadine , Northfelt, Donald W. , Tan, Winston , Pegram, Mark D. , Calfa, Carmen , Perez, Edith A. , Knutson, Keith L. , Ballman, Karla V. , Mittendorf, EA , Norton, Nadine

Journal of Clinical Oncology | March 7, 2019 | Volume: 33 | Issue: 15_suppl | Pages: 587-587

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Alliance A031501: Phase III randomized adjuvant study of MK-3475 (pembrolizumab) in muscle-invasive and locally advanced urothelial carcinoma (MIBC) (AMBASSADOR) versus observation.
Kim, William Y. , Sonpavde, Guru , Srinivas, Sandy, Mortazavi, Amir , Watt, Colleen, Mallek, Marissa, Graap, Katherine, Díaz, Carlos Guerrero , Odegaard, Meagan, Apolo, Andrea B , Rosenberg, Jonathan E , Chen, Ronald C. , Diaz, Carlos, Ballman, Karla V. , Morris, Michael J.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | March 7, 2019 | Volume: 37 | Issue: 7_suppl | Pages: TPS504-TPS504

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TPS504 Background: Patients with high-risk MIBC have a poor prognosis. Radical cystectomy remains the standard treatment. Yet despite substantial improvements in surgical techniques, mortality from metastatic recurrence remains high. A large number of MIBC patients are ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy or have persistent muscle-invasive disease despite neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). Pembrolizumab, a PD-1 inhibitor, has demonstrated significant activity and is FDA-approved for patients with advanced/chemotherapy-refractory metastatic urothelial carcinoma. We hypothesize that pembrolizumab given post-cystectomy will improve overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with high-risk MIBC. Methods: Patients must have histologically confirmed muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder or upper tract, have received NAC and have ≥ pT2 and/or pN+ at surgery or be cisplatin-ineligible and have ≥ pT3 and/or pN+ at surgery or have declined adjuvant cisplatin-based therapy and have ≥ pT3 and/or pN+ at surgery. Surgery could be radical cystectomy, nephrectomy, or ureterectomy. Patients are stratified by pathologic stage, central PD-L1 status, and prior NAC. Patients are randomized to receive pembrolizumab 240 mg every 3 weeks for 1 year, or observation. The dual primary objectives are to determine DFS and OS. Secondary objectives are to determine DFS and OS in PD-L1-positive and -negative patients and assess safety. Correlative objectives are to determine whether 12 immune gene signatures, tumor molecular subtypes, diversity of T-cell receptor (TCR) clonotypes, persistence of TCR clonotypes, tumor and neoantigen burden, HLA subtypes, and plasma HGF and VEGF levels with IL-10 and IL-17 are associated with OS and DFS. Quality of Life Correlative objectives are to compare health-related quality of life as assessed by the EORTC QLQ-C30. Clinical trial information: NCT03244384.
Effect of the use of immediate reconstruction on the rates of bilateral mastectomy and adjuvant radiation therapy use in women with node-positive breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy on ACOSOG Z1071 (Alliance).
McCall, Linda, Haffty, Bruce G. , Boughey, Judy C. , Buchholz, Thomas A. , Mittendorf, EA , Ballman, Karla V. , Hunt, Kelly K.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | March 7, 2019 | Volume: 33 | Issue: 15_suppl | Pages: 1060-1060

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NCCTG N0574 (Alliance): A phase III randomized trial of whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) in addition to radiosurgery (SRS) in patients with 1 to 3 brain metastases.
Brown, Paul D. , Asher, Anthony L. , Farace, Elana, Cerhan, Jane H. , Anderson, S. Keith , Carrero, Xiomara W., Barker, Frederick G., Deming, Richard L., Burri, Stuart H., Ménard, Cynthia , Pollock, Bruce E. , Buckner, Jan C. , Jaeckle, Kurt A. , Ballman, Karla V. , Chung, Caroline , Stieber, Volker W. , Galanis, Evanthia

Journal of Clinical Oncology | March 7, 2019 | Volume: 33 | Issue: 15_suppl | Pages: LBA4-LBA4

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Validation of rano criteria: Contribution of T2/FLAIR assessment in patients with recurrent glioblastoma treated with bevacizumab.
Rahman, Rifaquat , Anderson, S. Keith , Felten, Sara J., Nayak, Lakshmi , Lee, Eudocia Q. , Abrey, Lauren E. , Reardon, David A. , Wen, Patrick Y. , Huang, Raymond Y. , Pope, Whitney B. , Ellingson, Benjamin M. , Ballman, Karla V. , Wu, Wenting , Galanis, Evanthia , Cloughesy, Timothy F. , Wen, Patrick Yung

Journal of Clinical Oncology | January 3, 2019 | Volume: 32 | Issue: 15_suppl | Pages: 2007-2007

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