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Zhang, Li

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3617-2627

Mayo Clinic

Geisinger Medical Center

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Impact of HER2 expression and ERBB2 alterations on clinical outcomes in patients treated with enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab (EVP): UNITE study analysis.
Reyes, Kevin R., Zhang, Li , Cai, Elise Y. , Thomas, Zachariah, Oh, Eugene , Zhong, Jeffrey Yinhong, Jaime-Casas, Salvador, Milowsky, M., Nizam, Amanda, Shah, Sumit , Basu, Arnab, Grivas, Petros, Tripathi, Abhishek, Campbell, Matthew T., Koshkin, Vadim S. , Zhang, Li , Zhang, Li, Jiang, Cindy Y. , Jindal, Tanya , Zhong, Jeffrey Yinhong , Jaime‐Casas, Salvador , Milowsky, Matthew I. , Nizam, Amanda , Grivas, Petros , Tripathi, Abhishek , Brown, Jason R. , Alhalabi, Omar , Tsung, Irene , Campbell, Matthew T.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | March 2, 2026 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 7_suppl | Pages: 794-794

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794 Background: HER2 protein, encoded by ERBB2 gene, is the target of emerging therapies for patients (pts) with advanced urothelial carcinoma (aUC). High HER2 IHC expression (IHC 3+) is present in ~15% of pts with aUC, while >50% of pts have HER2 IHC 1+/2+/3+ expression. EVP is the preferred 1 st line regimen for pts with aUC, but the impact of HER2 status on EVP outcomes is unclear. Methods: We identified pts from the UNITE study with tumor samples tested for HER2 by IHC and another cohort with next-generation sequencing (NGS) data available. Outcomes were compared by HER2 IHC status (HER2 IHC 0/1+ vs 2+/3+) and separately based on ERBB2 status (alteration vs wild-type). X 2 test was used to compare observed response rate (ORR) and logistic regression was used to compare disease control rate (DCR). Duration of response (DOR), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) from EVP start were evaluated using log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards models. Multivariate analysis (MVA) included age, sex, race, ECOG PS, neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio, albumin, hemoglobin, primary tumor site, tumor histology, prior lines of treatment, and metastatic sites as covariates. Results: Among 521 pts treated with EVP from 16 sites, 112 had HER2 IHC data and 313 had NGS. Median age was 71, 74% were men, 84% Caucasian, 82% had ECOG PS 0-1, 65% pure urothelial histology, and 73% received frontline EVP. HER2 IHC distribution (n=112) was 27%/21%/37%/15% for 0/1+/2+/3+, respectively. ERBB2 alterations were present in 14% (44/313). Baseline characteristics were similar in HER2 0/1+ and 2+/3+ pts, except more primary bladder tumors in 2+/3+ pts (83% vs 63%, p=0.01). For the overall cohort (n=521), with a median follow up of 7.3 mos from EVP start, ORR was 54%, DCR 81%, median DOR (mDOR) 8.5 mos, median PFS (mPFS) 8.5 mos, and median OS (mOS) 19.8 mos. Pt outcomes by HER2 IHC status are shown (Table). In univariate analysis (UVA), pts with HER2 IHC 0/1+ had longer mOS compared to HER2 IHC 2+/3+, but this was not significant in MVA (HR: 0.5; CI: 0.2–1.3, p=0.17). No significant differences were observed in other outcomes. Evaluating clinical outcomes by ERRB2 status, no significant differences were seen for ERBB2 -altered vs wild-type pts. Conclusions: In this retrospective study, no significant differences were seen in EVP treatment outcomes based on HER2 IHC status or ERBB2 status. These findings are hypothesis-generating and require validation in larger and prospective cohorts. HER2 0/1+ (n=54)* HER2 2+/3+ (n=58) OR (95%CI, p) HR UVA (95%CI, p) HR MVA (95%CI, p) ORR 49% (23/47) 55% (27/49) 1.3 (0.6-2.9, p=0.5) - - DCR 79% (37/47) 88% (43/49) 1.9 (0.7-6.2, p=0.2) - - mDOR 11.7 mos 10.4 mos - 1.3 (0.7-2.4, p=0.4) 1.2 (0.4-3.3, p=0.8) mPFS 5.9 mos 7.1 mos - 0.8 (0.5-1.4, p=0.5) 1.1 (0.5-2.5, p=0.9) mOS 42.4 mos 18.7 mos - 2.3 (1.1-4.5, p=0.02) 2.0 (0.8-5.4, p=0.2) *HER2 0/1+ used as reference.
Association of Concomitant Bone Resorption Inhibitors With Overall Survival Among Patients With Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer and Bone Metastases Receiving Abiraterone Acetate With Prednisone as First-Line Therapy
Francini, Edoardo , Nuzzo, Pier Vitale , González-Vélez, Miguel , Rosellini, Pietro, Moreno-Candilejo, Irene, Crivelli, Francesca , Shaw, Grace, Petrioli, Roberto, Bengala, Carmelo , Francini, Guido, García‐Foncillas, Jesús , Sweeney, Christopher J. , Higano, Celestia S. , Bryce, Alan H. , Harshman, Lauren C. , Lee‐Ying, Richard M. , Heng, Daniel Yick Chin , Bryce, Alan H , Sweeney, Christopher , Montagnani, Francesco, Alimohamed, Nimira S. , Cigliola, Antonio , Rubio, Jaime , Zhang, Li

JAMA Network Open | July 22, 2021 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 7 | Pages: e2116536

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DDRE-24. TARGETING PURINE METABOLISM TO OVERCOME GLIOBLASTOMA THERAPY RESISTANCE
Zhou, Weihua , Yao, Yangyang , Wilder-Romans, Kari , Dresser, Joseph, Werner, Christian K. , Sun, Hanshi, Zaho, Shuang, Davis, Mary A., Halbrook, Christopher J. , Srinivasan, Sudharsan , Jairath, Neil , Correa, Luis O. , Walker, Angela K., Kachman, Maureen , Qi, Nathan , Morgan, Meredith A. , Rehemtulla, Alnawaz , Lawrence, Theodore S. , Lyssiotis, Costas A. , Wahl, Daniel , Lawrence, Theodore S , Lyssiotis, Costas A , Scott, Andrew J. , Pratt, Drew , Sajjakulnukit, Peter , Nelson, Barbara Scott , Zhang, Li , Gatto, Francesco , Umemura, Yoshie , Sarkaria, Jann N. , Xiong, Jianping , Castro, Maria Graciela , Lowenstein, Pedro Ricardo , Chandrasekaran, Sriram

Neuro-Oncology Advances | March 25, 2021 | Volume: 3 | Issue: Supplement_1 | Pages: i11-i11

10.1093/noajnl/vdab024.046 Get It

Abstract Intratumoral genomic heterogeneity in glioblastoma (GBM) is a barrier to overcoming radiation (RT) resistance. To discover genotype-independent mediators of RT resistance, we correlated RT resistance with the concentration of approximately 700 metabolites across 23 GBM cell lines. Purine metabolites, especially those containing the base guanine, were most correlated with RT resistance. Similarly, increased abundance of tumor purines was associated with decreased survival in GBM patients treated with RT. This relationship is causal. Purine supplementation protected RT-sensitive GBMs from RT and promoted the repair of RT-induced double strand DNA breaks (DSBs). In vitro and in vivo stable isotope tracing confirmed that GBM cell lines and orthotopic patient-derived xenografts primarily generated purines through the de novo synthetic pathway. RT treatment further increased de novo purine synthesis in GBM through signaling via the DNA damage response. Inhibition of de novo GTP synthesis with mycophenolic acid (MPA) sensitized multiple GBM cell lines and neurospheres to RT by slowing the repair of RT-induced DSBs. MPA-induced radiosensitization was GTP-dependent as it was rescued by nucleoside supplementation. Modulating pyrimidine metabolism affected neither RT resistance nor DSB repair, suggesting these GTP-specific effects are due to active signaling rather than its ability to act as a physical substrate for DNA repair and candidate signaling molecules have been identified. These results were recapitulated in vivo with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), the orally bioavailable FDA-approved prodrug of MPA. MMF potentiated RT efficacy, reduced tumor guanylates and slowed the repair of RT-induced DSBs across multiple models. Because de novo purine synthesis is activated by many of the oncogenic alterations that drive GBM, its inhibition is a promising genotype-independent strategy to overcome GBM RT resistance. We have now begun a clinical trial to determine whether combining MMF and RT is safe and potentially efficacious in patients with GBM.
Efficacy of bone resorption inhibitors (BRI) + abiraterone acetate + prednisone (AA) vs. AA alone as first-line therapy for men with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and bone metastases (BM) in an international multicenter hospital-based registr
Francini, Edoardo , Vitale, Nuzzo Pier, Candilejo, Irene Moreno, Rosellini, Pietro, González-Vélez, Miguel , Shaw, Grace, Crivelli, Francesca , Petrioli, Roberto, Bengala, Carmelo , Francini, Guido, García‐Foncillas, Jesús , Harshman, Lauren C. , Lee‐Ying, Richard M. , Heng, Daniel Yick Chin, Montagnani, Francesco, Alimohamed, Nimira S. , Rubio, Jaime , Zhang, Li , Bryce, Alan H. , Sweeney, Christopher J.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | May 27, 2019 | Volume: 37 | Issue: 15_suppl | Pages: e16508-e16508

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e16508 Background: BM in patients (pts) with CRPC correlate with higher mortality and costs. BRI zoledronic acid and denosumab are frequently used for the prevention of skeletal-related events (SRE) in pts with CRPC and BM. AA is the most common 1st line treatment for men with metastatic CRPC. We sought to evaluate the impact of BRI on time to first SRE (ttSRE) and OS of pts receiving 1st line therapy AA for CRPC with BM. Methods: We identified a cohort of men starting AA as 1st line therapy for CRPC with BM between 2013-2015 from 7 hospitals’ IRB approved registries. Pts were grouped by use of concomitant BRI and subgrouped by volume of disease (per E3805 definition) at AA start. The endpoints were OS, defined as time from AA start to death or last follow-up visit, and ttSRE. Results: Of the 338 pts included, 256 (76%) received AA alone and 82 (24%) AA+BRI. ECOG PS (PS) was ≥1 for 178 pts (52.7%). No statistically significant difference in ttSRE was found between the 2 cohorts [see Table]. Median follow-up for OS was 25.6 months. Pts receiving concomitant BRI showed a significantly longer OS and a 36% decreased risk of death compared to AA alone (HR = 0.64; 95% CI, 0.64 0.46-0.91; p = 0.012). Notably, OS in the AA alone group was shorter than commonly described. The OS benefit with BRI was greater for men with high volume disease (HV) (HR = 0.42; 95% CI, 0.25-0.71; p = 0.001). On MVA, BRI vs. no BRI, low volume of disease vs. HV, PS 0 vs. ≥1, baseline VAS pain ≤3 vs. > 5, and baseline PSA are independently associated with longer OS. Conclusions: Using a multicenter database, the addition of BRI to 1st line AA for CRPC men with BM and poor prognostic factors did not improve prevention of SRE. However, concomitant use of BRI and AA was associated with a significantly improved OS, particularly in HV. Further research to determine the driving factors is needed. [Table: see text]
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Oncology: International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology Recommendations for 5‐Fluorouracil Therapy
Chu, Edward , Allegra, Carmen J. , Tanigawara, Yusuke , Milano, G. , Diasio, Robert B. , Kim, Tae Won , Mathijssen, Ron H.J. , Muneoka, Katsuki, Diasio, Robert, Beumer, Jan Hendrik , Zhang, Li , Arnold, Dirk , Boku, Narikazu , Joerger, Markus

Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics | June 20, 2018 | Volume: 105 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 598-613

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5‐Fluorouracil (5‐FU) is dosed by body surface area, a practice unable to reduce the interindividual variability in exposure. Endorsed by the International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology (IATDMCT), we evaluated clinical evidence and strongly recommend TDM for the management of 5‐FU therapy in patients with colorectal or head‐and‐neck cancer receiving common 5‐FU regimens. Our systematic methodology provides a framework to evaluate published evidence in support of TDM recommendations in oncology.
GM-CSF and ipilimumab therapy in metastatic melanoma: Clinical outcomes and immunologic responses
Kwek, Serena S. , Kahn, James G. , Greaney, Samantha K. , Lewis, Jera, Cha, Edward , Zhang, Li , Weber, Robert, Leonard, Lonnie, S̄pitler, Lynn E., Markovic, Svetomir N. , Fong, Lawrence

OncoImmunology | October 29, 2015 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 | Pages: No page available

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