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Meunier, Christophe F.,Cutsem, Pierre Van,Kwon, Young-Uk,Su, Bao-Lian Royal Society of Chemistry 2009 Journal of materials chemistry Vol.19 No.24
<P>Active thylakoids were encapsulated into a three-dimensional silica network to design a photosynthetic bioreactor suitable for harvesting light and splitting water to oxygen. Since these photosynthetic structures are very sensitive to ionic strength and osmotic pressure as well as traces of alcohols, a biocompatible synthesis pathway has been designed to allow the formation of a robust hybrid silica gel without releasing any by-product during its construction. In these conditions, the photochemical activity of thylakoids can be preserved for more than 40 days. This method has successfully been applied to encapsulate more voluminous organelles such as chloroplasts. The present work can be considered as a step forward and comprehensive advance in the field of encapsulation of biological materials from plant systems.</P> <P>Graphic Abstract</P><P>We develop and apply a bio-compatible method for the entrapment of thylakoids and chloroplasts. Their structural organization and biological activity are preserved and well maintained over time. <IMG SRC='http://pubs.rsc.org/services/images/RSCpubs.ePlatform.Service.FreeContent.ImageService.svc/ImageService/image/GA?id=b821769f'> </P>
Al-Batran, S.-E.,Van Cutsem, E.,Oh, S. C.,Bodoky, G.,Shimada, Y.,Hironaka, S.,Sugimoto, N.,Lipatov, O. N.,Kim, T.-Y.,Cunningham, D.,Rougier, P.,Muro, K.,Liepa, A. M.,Chandrawansa, K.,Emig, M.,Ohtsu, A Oxford University Press 2016 Annals of Oncology Vol.27 No.4
<P><B>Background</B></P><P>The phase III RAINBOW trial demonstrated that the addition of ramucirumab to paclitaxel improved overall survival, progression-free survival, and tumor response rate in fluoropyrimidine–platinum previously treated patients with advanced gastric/gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma. Here, we present results from quality-of-life (QoL) and performance status (PS) analyses.</P><P><B>Patients and methods</B></P><P>Patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group PS of 0/1 were randomized to receive ramucirumab (8 mg/kg i.v.) or placebo on days 1 and 15 of a 4-week cycle, with both arms receiving paclitaxel (80 mg/m<SUP>2</SUP>) on days 1, 8, and 15. Patient-reported outcomes were assessed with the QoL/health status questionnaires EORTC QLQ-C30 and EQ-5D at baseline and 6-week intervals. PS was assessed at baseline and day 1 of every cycle. Time to deterioration (TtD) in each QLQ-C30 scale was defined as randomization to first worsening of ≥10 points (on 100-point scale) and TtD in PS was defined as first worsening to ≥2. Hazard ratios (HRs) for treatment effect were estimated using stratified Cox proportional hazards models.</P><P><B>Results</B></P><P>Of the 665 patients randomized, 650 (98%) provided baseline QLQ-C30 and EQ-5D data, and 560 (84%) also provided data from ≥1 postbaseline time point. Baseline scores for both instruments were similar between arms. Of the 15 QLQ-C30 scales, 14 had HR < 1, indicating similar or longer TtD in QoL for ramucirumab + paclitaxel. Treatment with ramucirumab + paclitaxel was also associated with a delay in TtD in PS to ≥2 (HR = 0.798, <I>P</I> = 0.0941). Alternate definitions of PS deterioration yielded similar results: PS ≥ 3 (HR = 0.656, <I>P</I> = 0.0508), deterioration by ≥1 PS level (HR = 0.802, <I>P</I> = 0.0444), and deterioration by ≥2 PS levels (HR = 0.608, <I>P</I> = 0.0063). EQ-5D scores were comparable between treatment arms, stable during treatment, and worsened at discontinuation.</P><P><B>Conclusion</B></P><P>In patients with previously treated advanced gastric/GEJ adenocarcinoma, addition of ramucirumab to paclitaxel prolonged overall survival while maintaining patient QoL with delayed symptom worsening and functional status deterioration.</P><P><B>ClinicalTrials.gov</B></P><P>NCT01170663.</P>
Thylakoids entrapped within porous silica gel: towards living matter able to convert energy
Meunier, Christophe F.,Van Cutsem, Pierre,Kwon, Young-Uk,Su, Bao-Lian Royal Society of Chemistry 2009 Journal of materials chemistry Vol.19 No.11
<P>Thylakoids, photosynthetic sub-cellular plant structures, have been entrapped within silica network using the sol-gel process. The photocatalytic splitting of H<SUB>2</SUB>O into O<SUB>2</SUB> by these structures has been studied using a Clark cell reactor. The influence of the silica precursor concentration on the chemical, morphological and diffusion properties of the matrix have been investigated and correlated with the enzymatic activity of entrapped thylakoids. Compared to the free thylakoid suspension, the bioactivity of entrapped thylakoids can be extended during several weeks. The addition of stabilizing agents (<I>i.e.</I> glycerol and bovine serum albumin) does not essentially improve the oxygen production. This work clearly demonstrates that through the immobilization of photosynthetic membranes, photocatalytic reactors capable of biomimicking photosynthetic processes, such as harvesting solar energy and splitting water molecules, can easily be targeted.</P> <P>Graphic Abstract</P><P>This work highlights the possibility of the entrapment of thylakoids, photosynthetic sub-cellular plant structures, within durable porous silica materials using a biocompatible method to protect and preserve the physiological functions of the organisms and to design photocatalytic reactors capable of biomimicking photosynthetic processes, such as harvesting solar energy and splitting water molecules. <IMG SRC='http://pubs.rsc.org/services/images/RSCpubs.ePlatform.Service.FreeContent.ImageService.svc/ImageService/image/GA?id=b817172f'> </P>
Fuchs, Charles S.,Muro, Kei,Tomasek, Jiri,Van Cutsem, Eric,Cho, Jae Yong,Oh, Sang-Cheul,Safran, Howard,Bodoky, Gyorgy,Chau, Ian,Shimada, Yasuhiro,Al-Batran, Salah-Eddin,Passalacqua, Rodolfo,Ohtsu, Ats The Korean Gastric Cancer Association 2017 Journal of gastric cancer Vol.17 No.2
Purpose: To identify baseline prognostic factors for survival in patients with disease progression, during or after chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer. Materials and Methods: We pooled data from patients randomized between 2009 and 2012 in 2 phase III, global double-blind studies of ramucirumab for the treatment of advanced gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma following disease progression on first-line platinum- and/or fluoropyrimidine-containing therapy (REGARD and RAINBOW). Forty-one key baseline clinical and laboratory factors common in both studies were examined. Model building started with covariate screening using univariate Cox models (significance level=0.05). A stepwise multivariable Cox model identified the final prognostic factors (entry+exit significance level=0.01). Cox models were stratified by treatment and geographic region. The process was repeated to identify baseline prognostic quality of life (QoL) parameters. Results: Of 1,020 randomized patients, 953 (93%) patients without any missing covariates were included in the analysis. We identified 12 independent prognostic factors of poor survival: 1) peritoneal metastases; 2) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score 1; 3) the presence of a primary tumor; 4) time to progression since prior therapy <6 months; 5) poor/unknown tumor differentiation; abnormally low blood levels of 6) albumin, 7) sodium, and/or 8) lymphocytes; and abnormally high blood levels of 9) neutrophils, 10) aspartate aminotransferase (AST), 11) alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and/or 12) lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Factors were used to devise a 4-tier prognostic index (median overall survival [OS] by risk [months]: high=3.4, moderate=6.4, medium=9.9, and low=14.5; Harrell's C-index=0.66; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.64-0.68). Addition of QoL to the model identified patient-reported appetite loss as an independent prognostic factor. Conclusions: The identified prognostic factors and the reported prognostic index may help clinical decision-making, patient stratification, and planning of future clinical studies.
Tabernero, Josep,Ohtsu, Atsushi,Muro, Kei,Van Cutsem, Eric,Oh, Sang Cheul,Bodoky, Gyorgy,Shimada, Yasuhiro,Hironaka, Shuichi,Ajani, Jaffer A.,Tomasek, Jiri,Safran, Howard,Chandrawansa, Kumari,Hsu, Yan American Association for Cancer Research 2017 Molecular cancer therapeutics Vol.16 No.10
<P>Ramucirumab is an IgG1 monoclonal antibody specific for the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2. Ramucirumab, 8 mg/kg every 2 weeks, administered as monotherapy (REGARD) or in combination with paclitaxel (RAINBOW), was safe and effective in patients with previously treated advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer. We evaluated exposure-efficacy and exposure-safety relationships of ramucirumab from two randomized, placebo-controlled phase III trials. Sparse pharmacokinetic samples were collected, and a population pharmacokinetic analysis was conducted to predict ramucirumab minimumtrough concentration at steady state (C-min,C-ss). Kaplan-Meier methods and Cox proportional hazards models were used to evaluate the ramucirumab exposure (C-min,C-ss)-efficacy relationship to overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate exposure-safety relationships. Analyses included 321 ramucirumab + paclitaxel and 335 placebo + paclitaxel patients from RAINBOW and 72 ramucirumab and 35 placebo patients from REGARD. Exposure-efficacy analysis showed ramucirumab C-min,C-ss was a significant predictor of OS and PFS in both trials. Higher ramucirumab exposure was associated with longer OS and PFS. In RAINBOW, grade >= 3 hypertension, leukopenia, and neutropenia, but not febrile neutropenia, significantly correlated with Cmin, ss, with increased exposure leading to increased incidence. Exploratory exposure-response analyses suggest a positive relationship between efficacy and ramucirumab exposure with manageable toxicities at exposures generated from a dose of 8 mg/kg ramucirumab given every 2 weeks for patients with advanced gastric/GEJ cancer. These findings suggest an opportunity to further optimize benefit versus risk profiles of ramucirumab treatment in patients with gastric/GEJ cancer. (C) 2017 AACR.</P>
Kei Muro,Takatsugu Ogata,Yukiya Narita,Zev A. Wainberg,Eric Van Cutsem,Kensei Yamaguchi,Yongzhe Piao,Yumin Zhao,Patrick M. Peterson,Sameera R. Wijayawardana,Paolo Abada,Anindya Chatterjee 대한위암학회 2023 Journal of gastric cancer Vol.23 No.2
Purpose: Liver metastasis (LM) is reported in approximately 40% of patients with advanced/metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (metastatic esophagogastric adenocarcinoma; mGEA) and is associated with a worse prognosis. This post-hoc analysis from the RAINBOW trial reported the efficacy, safety, and biomarker outcomes of ramucirumab and paclitaxel combination treatment (RAM+PAC) in patients with (LM+) and without (LM−) LM at baseline. Materials and Methods: Patients (n=665) were randomly assigned on a 1:1 basis to receive either RAM+PAC (LM+: 150, LM−: 180) or placebo and paclitaxel (PL+PAC) (LM+: 138, LM−: 197). The overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were evaluated using stratified Kaplan–Meier and Cox regression models. The correlation of dichotomized biomarkers (VEGF-C, D; VEGFR-1,2) with efficacy in the LM+ versus LM− subgroups was analyzed using the Cox regression model with reported interaction P-values. Results: The presence of LM was associated with earlier progression than those without LM, particularly in patients receiving PL+PAC (hazard ratio [HR], 1.68). RAM+PAC treatment improved OS and PFS irrespective of LM status but showed greater improvement in LM+ than that in LM− (OS HR, 0.71 [LM+] vs. 0.88 [LM−]; PFS HR, 0.47 [LM+] vs. 0.76 [LM−]). Treatment-emergent adverse events were similar between patients with and without LM. No predictive relationship was observed between biomarker levels (VEGF-C, D; VEGFR-1,2) and efficacy outcome (OS, PFS) (all interaction P-values >0.05). Conclusions: RAM provided a significant benefit, irrespective of LM status; however, its effect was numerically stronger in patients with LM. Therefore, RAM+PAC is a clinically meaningful therapeutic option for patients with mGEA and LM.
Charles S. Fuchs,Kei Muro,Jiri Tomasek,Eric Van Cutsem,조재용,오상철,Howard Safran,György Bodoky,Ian Chau,Yasuhiro Shimada,Salah-Eddin Al-Batran,Rodolfo Passalacqua,Atsushi Ohtsu,Michael Emig,David Ferry,Ku 대한위암학회 2017 Journal of gastric cancer Vol.17 No.2
The identified prognostic factors and the reported prognostic index may help clinical decision-making, patient stratification, and planning of future clinical studies.