Immunotherapy for colorectal cancer: where are we heading?

D Basile, SK Garattini, M Bonotto… - Expert opinion on …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: In the last few years, significant advances in molecular biology have provided
new therapeutic options for colorectal cancer (CRC). The development of new drugs that …

The IMPACT study: early loss of skeletal muscle mass in advanced pancreatic cancer patients

D Basile, A Parnofiello, MG Vitale… - Journal of cachexia …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Pancreatic cancer (PC) patients have multiple risk factors for sarcopenia and
loss of skeletal muscle mass (LSMM), which may cause greater treatment toxicities, reduced …

[HTML][HTML] Randomized phase II trial of avelumab alone or in combination with cetuximab for patients with previously treated, locally advanced, or metastatic squamous …

S Lonardi, AA Prete, F Morano, M Messina… - … for ImmunoTherapy of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background No standard therapies beyond first line are established for advanced squamous
cell anal carcinoma (aSCAC). Earlier preliminary data suggest activity of epidermal growth …

[HTML][HTML] Clinico-pathological nomogram for predicting BRAF mutational status of metastatic colorectal cancer

F Loupakis, R Moretto, G Aprile, M Muntoni… - British journal of …, 2016 - nature.com
Background: In metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), BRAFV600E mutation has been
variously associated to specific clinico-pathological features. Methods: Two large …

Single-Agent Panitumumab in Frail Elderly Patients With Advanced RAS and BRAF Wild-Type Colorectal Cancer: Challenging Drug Label to Light Up New Hope

F Pietrantonio, C Cremolini, G Aprile, S Lonardi… - The …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. No prospective trials have specifically addressed the efficacy and safety of
panitumumab in elderly patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). We aimed at …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of survival with second-line therapy in biliary tract cancer: actualisation of the AGEO CT2BIL cohort and European multicentre validations

C Neuzillet, AC Gardini, B Brieau, C Vivaldi… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The benefit of second-line chemotherapy (L2) over standard first-line (L1)
gemcitabine plus cisplatin (GEMCIS) or oxaliplatin (GEMOX) chemotherapy in advanced …

[HTML][HTML] Tumour mutational burden, microsatellite instability, and actionable alterations in metastatic colorectal cancer: Next-generation sequencing results of TRIBE2 …

C Antoniotti, WM Korn, F Marmorino, D Rossini… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background We performed a comprehensive genomic profiling of tumour samples from
metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients enrolled in the TRIBE2 study to assess the …

[HTML][HTML] Phase II randomised study of maintenance treatment with bevacizumab or bevacizumab plus metronomic chemotherapy after first-line induction with …

C Cremolini, F Marmorino, F Bergamo, G Aprile… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Alternating induction and maintenance phases is a common strategy in
metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Metronomic chemotherapy (metroCT) may represent a …

A new nomogram for estimating survival in patients with brain metastases secondary to colorectal cancer

F Pietrantonio, G Aprile, L Rimassa, P Franco… - Radiotherapy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background The prognosis of brain metastases (BM) in colorectal cancer (CRC) is extremely
poor, but the incidence is increasing. The performance of existing prognostic classifications …

[HTML][HTML] Timing and extent of response in colorectal cancer: critical review of current data and implication for future trials

G Aprile, C Fontanella, M Bonotto, K Rihawi… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The identification of new surrogate endpoints for advanced colorectal cancer is becoming
crucial and, along with drug development, it represents a research field increasingly studied …