George D Demetri

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1 High-throughput oncogene mutation profiling in human cancer. Nat Genet 2007 12.68
2 Kinase mutations and imatinib response in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor. J Clin Oncol 2003 11.33
3 PDGFRA activating mutations in gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Science 2003 11.11
4 Improved outcomes from adding sequential Paclitaxel but not from escalating Doxorubicin dose in an adjuvant chemotherapy regimen for patients with node-positive primary breast cancer. J Clin Oncol 2003 9.72
5 Adjuvant imatinib mesylate after resection of localised, primary gastrointestinal stromal tumour: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2009 8.69
6 Pazopanib for metastatic soft-tissue sarcoma (PALETTE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial. Lancet 2012 8.00
7 Cardiotoxicity associated with tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib. Lancet 2007 6.76
8 Long-term results from a randomized phase II trial of standard- versus higher-dose imatinib mesylate for patients with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors expressing KIT. J Clin Oncol 2008 6.43
9 Crizotinib in ALK-rearranged inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. N Engl J Med 2010 6.28
10 Phase III randomized, intergroup trial assessing imatinib mesylate at two dose levels in patients with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors expressing the kit receptor tyrosine kinase: S0033. J Clin Oncol 2008 6.11
11 Molecular correlates of imatinib resistance in gastrointestinal stromal tumors. J Clin Oncol 2006 6.00
12 Hypothyroidism after sunitinib treatment for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Ann Intern Med 2006 4.52
13 Primary and secondary kinase genotypes correlate with the biological and clinical activity of sunitinib in imatinib-resistant gastrointestinal stromal tumor. J Clin Oncol 2008 4.10
14 Clinical activity of mTOR inhibition with sirolimus in malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumors: targeting the pathogenic activation of mTORC1 in tumors. J Clin Oncol 2010 4.01
15 Correlation of kinase genotype and clinical outcome in the North American Intergroup Phase III Trial of imatinib mesylate for treatment of advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor: CALGB 150105 Study by Cancer and Leukemia Group B and Southwest Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol 2008 3.64
16 Relationship between exposure to sunitinib and efficacy and tolerability endpoints in patients with cancer: results of a pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic meta-analysis. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2009 3.53
17 NCCN Task Force report: management of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)--update of the NCCN clinical practice guidelines. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2007 3.40
18 Efficacy of trabectedin (ecteinascidin-743) in advanced pretreated myxoid liposarcomas: a retrospective study. Lancet Oncol 2007 3.38
19 A murine lung cancer co-clinical trial identifies genetic modifiers of therapeutic response. Nature 2012 3.24
20 Major response to imatinib mesylate in KIT-mutated melanoma. J Clin Oncol 2008 3.16
21 Retrospective cohort study evaluating the impact of intraperitoneal morcellation on outcomes of localized uterine leiomyosarcoma. Cancer 2014 2.94
22 Phase II trial of neoadjuvant/adjuvant imatinib mesylate (IM) for advanced primary and metastatic/recurrent operable gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST): early results of RTOG 0132/ACRIN 6665. J Surg Oncol 2009 2.88
23 Prognostic value of KIT mutation type, mitotic activity, and histologic subtype in gastrointestinal stromal tumors. J Clin Oncol 2002 2.85
24 KIT kinase mutants show unique mechanisms of drug resistance to imatinib and sunitinib in gastrointestinal stromal tumor patients. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 2.84
25 Clinical and molecular studies of the effect of imatinib on advanced aggressive fibromatosis (desmoid tumor). J Clin Oncol 2006 2.81
26 Defects in succinate dehydrogenase in gastrointestinal stromal tumors lacking KIT and PDGFRA mutations. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 2.68
27 Surgical management of advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors after treatment with targeted systemic therapy using kinase inhibitors. J Clin Oncol 2006 2.66
28 Clinical Cancer Advances 2005: major research advances in cancer treatment, prevention, and screening--a report from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. J Clin Oncol 2005 2.47
29 Phase II study of the mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor ridaforolimus in patients with advanced bone and soft tissue sarcomas. J Clin Oncol 2011 2.46
30 Resumption of imatinib to control metastatic or unresectable gastrointestinal stromal tumours after failure of imatinib and sunitinib (RIGHT): a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 2013 2.42
31 Relationship between changes in hemoglobin level and quality of life during chemotherapy in anemic cancer patients receiving epoetin alfa therapy. Cancer 2002 2.17
32 Imatinib for melanomas harboring mutationally activated or amplified KIT arising on mucosal, acral, and chronically sun-damaged skin. J Clin Oncol 2013 2.11
33 Multicenter phase II trial of sunitinib in the treatment of nongastrointestinal stromal tumor sarcomas. J Clin Oncol 2009 2.07
34 Heat shock protein 90 inhibition in imatinib-resistant gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Cancer Res 2006 2.04
35 Molecular and clinical analysis of locally advanced dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans treated with imatinib: Imatinib Target Exploration Consortium Study B2225. J Clin Oncol 2005 1.98
36 Sunitinib treatment in pediatric patients with advanced GIST following failure of imatinib. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009 1.94
37 Clonal evolution of resistance to imatinib in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Clin Cancer Res 2007 1.94
38 Combination mTOR and IGF-1R inhibition: phase I trial of everolimus and figitumumab in patients with advanced sarcomas and other solid tumors. Clin Cancer Res 2010 1.89
39 Phase II trial of neoadjuvant/adjuvant imatinib mesylate for advanced primary and metastatic/recurrent operable gastrointestinal stromal tumors: long-term follow-up results of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 0132. Ann Surg Oncol 2011 1.86
40 Efficacy and safety of regorafenib in patients with metastatic and/or unresectable GI stromal tumor after failure of imatinib and sunitinib: a multicenter phase II trial. J Clin Oncol 2012 1.84
41 Mechanisms of oncogenic KIT signal transduction in primary gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Oncogene 2004 1.82
42 Soft tissue sarcomas of adults: state of the translational science. Clin Cancer Res 2003 1.81
43 Imatinib targeting of KIT-mutant oncoprotein in melanoma. Clin Cancer Res 2008 1.73
44 A preeclampsia-like syndrome characterized by reversible hypertension and proteinuria induced by the multitargeted kinase inhibitors sunitinib and sorafenib. J Natl Cancer Inst 2008 1.63
45 Use of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma ligand troglitazone as treatment for refractory breast cancer: a phase II study. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2003 1.60
46 A retrospective analysis of antitumour activity with trabectedin in translocation-related sarcomas. Eur J Cancer 2012 1.57
47 Selective kinase inhibition with daily imatinib intensifies toxicity of chemotherapy in patients with solid tumours. Eur J Cancer 2006 1.55
48 Small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor and depression. J Clin Oncol 2008 1.51
49 Safety and efficacy of the multidrug resistance inhibitor Incel (biricodar; VX-710) in combination with paclitaxel for advanced breast cancer refractory to paclitaxel. Clin Cancer Res 2002 1.48
50 Phase 1 study of oral abexinostat, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, in combination with doxorubicin in patients with metastatic sarcoma. Cancer 2014 1.43
51 CT and PET: early prognostic indicators of response to imatinib mesylate in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2007 1.40
52 Circulating levels of soluble KIT serve as a biomarker for clinical outcome in gastrointestinal stromal tumor patients receiving sunitinib following imatinib failure. Clin Cancer Res 2009 1.38
53 Phase 2 Southwest Oncology Group-directed intergroup trial (S0505) of sorafenib in advanced soft tissue sarcomas. Cancer 2011 1.38
54 Tivantinib (ARQ 197), a selective inhibitor of MET, in patients with microphthalmia transcription factor-associated tumors: results of a multicenter phase 2 trial. Cancer 2012 1.36
55 A phase II study of troglitazone, an activator of the PPARgamma receptor, in patients with chemotherapy-resistant metastatic colorectal cancer. Cancer J 2002 1.33
56 Phase II, open-label study evaluating the activity of imatinib in treating life-threatening malignancies known to be associated with imatinib-sensitive tyrosine kinases. Clin Cancer Res 2008 1.33
57 Gastrointestinal stromal tumor: new nodule-within-a-mass pattern of recurrence after partial response to imatinib mesylate. Radiology 2005 1.32
58 Clinical cancer advances 2007: major research advances in cancer treatment, prevention, and screening--a report from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. J Clin Oncol 2007 1.28
59 Therapeutic anti-EGFR antibody 806 generates responses in murine de novo EGFR mutant-dependent lung carcinomas. J Clin Invest 2007 1.26
60 Microscopically positive margins for primary gastrointestinal stromal tumors: analysis of risk factors and tumor recurrence. J Am Coll Surg 2012 1.24
61 Myeloid growth factors. Clinical practice guidelines in oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2007 1.23
62 Aneurysmal bone cyst variant translocations upregulate USP6 transcription by promoter swapping with the ZNF9, COL1A1, TRAP150, and OMD genes. Oncogene 2005 1.21
63 Phase II study of the antiangiogenic agent SU5416 in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas. Clin Cancer Res 2004 1.19
64 Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: survival after aggressive management. Ann Surg Oncol 2007 1.10
65 Multimodality treatment of mesenteric desmoid tumours. Eur J Cancer 2008 1.09
66 Strong expression of IGF1R in pediatric gastrointestinal stromal tumors without IGF1R genomic amplification. Int J Cancer 2010 1.08
67 Protein Kinase C theta (PKCtheta) expression and constitutive activation in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Cancer Res 2004 1.08
68 Serum KIT and KIT ligand levels in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors treated with imatinib. Blood 2004 1.07
69 A retrospective pooled analysis of trabectedin safety in 1,132 patients with solid tumors treated in phase II clinical trials. Invest New Drugs 2011 1.07
70 Imaging features of bone metastases in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Diagn Interv Radiol 2012 1.06
71 Predictive value of FIGO and AJCC staging systems in patients with uterine leiomyosarcoma. Eur J Cancer 2009 1.04
72 Effects of sorafenib on intra-tumoral interstitial fluid pressure and circulating biomarkers in patients with refractory sarcomas (NCI protocol 6948). PLoS One 2012 1.03
73 Randomized, phase II study of the thrombospondin-1-mimetic angiogenesis inhibitor ABT-510 in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma. J Clin Oncol 2008 1.03
74 Long-term results of adjuvant imatinib mesylate in localized, high-risk, primary gastrointestinal stromal tumor: ACOSOG Z9000 (Alliance) intergroup phase 2 trial. Ann Surg 2013 1.03
75 Aberrant AKT activation drives well-differentiated liposarcoma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011 1.00
76 Multicenter phase II study of oral bexarotene for patients with metastatic breast cancer. J Clin Oncol 2003 1.00
77 Recognition of a new chemotherapeutic vesicant: trabectedin (ecteinascidin-743) extravasation with skin and soft tissue damage. J Clin Oncol 2009 1.00
78 Cytoreductive surgery in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor treated with sunitinib malate. Ann Surg Oncol 2009 1.00
79 Familial gastrointestinal stromal tumor syndrome: phenotypic and molecular features in a kindred. J Clin Oncol 2005 0.99
80 Phase II study of ecteinascidin 743 in heavily pretreated patients with recurrent osteosarcoma. Cancer 2003 0.97
81 Pharmacodynamic analysis of target inhibition and endothelial cell death in tumors treated with the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor antagonists SU5416 or SU6668. Clin Cancer Res 2005 0.96
82 Phase 2 trial of aromatase inhibition with letrozole in patients with uterine leiomyosarcomas expressing estrogen and/or progesterone receptors. Cancer 2013 0.95
83 Pharmacokinetics of ecteinascidin 743 administered as a 24-h continuous intravenous infusion to adult patients with soft tissue sarcomas: associations with clinical characteristics, pathophysiological variables and toxicity. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2002 0.95
84 A phase 1 study of efatutazone, an oral peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonist, administered to patients with advanced malignancies. Cancer 2012 0.95
85 Myeloid growth factors. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2009 0.94
86 Gemcitabine and vinorelbine combination chemotherapy for patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas: results of a phase II trial. Cancer 2007 0.92
87 Clinical outcomes of patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors: safety and efficacy in a worldwide treatment-use trial of sunitinib. Cancer 2015 0.90
88 A phase I study of the HSP90 inhibitor retaspimycin hydrochloride (IPI-504) in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors or soft-tissue sarcomas. Clin Cancer Res 2013 0.89
89 Protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2010 0.89
90 Safety and efficacy of the multidrug-resistance inhibitor biricodar (VX-710) with concurrent doxorubicin in patients with anthracycline-resistant advanced soft tissue sarcoma. Clin Cancer Res 2002 0.89
91 Phase II study of olaparib in patients with refractory Ewing sarcoma following failure of standard chemotherapy. BMC Cancer 2014 0.88
92 Modifying phase I methodology to facilitate enrolment of molecularly selected patients. Eur J Cancer 2013 0.88
93 Liposarcoma subtypes: identification with computed tomography and ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle biopsy. Eur Radiol 2004 0.86
94 Gastrointestinal stromal tumors II: medical oncology and tumor response assessment. Semin Oncol 2009 0.86
95 Use of erythropoietin in cancer patients: assessment of oncologists' practice patterns in the United States and other countries. Am J Med 2004 0.85
96 Dose-escalation of filgrastim does not improve efficacy: clinical tolerability and long-term follow-up on CALGB study 9141 adjuvant chemotherapy for node-positive breast cancer patients using dose-intensified doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide followed by paclitaxel. Cancer Treat Rev 2008 0.85
97 Functional profiling of receptor tyrosine kinases and downstream signaling in human chondrosarcomas identifies pathways for rational targeted therapy. Clin Cancer Res 2013 0.85
98 A phase II and pharmacokinetic study of ecteinascidin 743 in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Oncologist 2002 0.85
99 Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2004 0.84
100 Effect of gastrointestinal resection on sunitinib exposure in patients with GIST. BMC Cancer 2014 0.84
101 Comparable efficacy of epoetin alfa for anemic cancer patients receiving platinum- and nonplatinum-based chemotherapy: a retrospective subanalysis of two large, community-based trials. Oncologist 2002 0.83
102 Challenges in the development of platelet growth factors: low expectations for low counts. Curr Hematol Rep 2002 0.81
103 Clinical benefits of epoetin alfa therapy in patients with lung cancer. Clin Lung Cancer 2002 0.80
104 Therapeutic monitoring of drug plasma concentrations and improved clinical outcomes in GIST. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 2009 0.80
105 Myeloid growth factors clinical practice guidelines in oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2005 0.80
106 Update on new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for sarcomas. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 2005 0.79
107 Cancer- and treatment-related anemia. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2005 0.79
108 Nursing implications of imatinib as molecularly targeted therapy for gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Clin J Oncol Nurs 2005 0.79
109 GIST 1, chemotherapy 0, with a brand new hitter up next. Cancer Invest 2002 0.78
110 Acute myeloid leukemia in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors treated with Gleevec. Leuk Lymphoma 2009 0.77
111 c-Jun promotes cell migration and drives expression of the motility factor ENPP2 in soft tissue sarcomas. J Pathol 2014 0.75
112 OncoloGIST, BioloGIST, RadioloGIST: the big impact on the field of oncology of a molecularly-targeted therapy designed to treat a rare disease. Eur J Cancer 2003 0.75
113 The evolution of a revolutionary class: extending benefits of tyrosine kinase inhibitors--introduction. Semin Oncol 2011 0.75
114 Current management of metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a case report. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 2003 0.75
115 Recombinant human erythropoietin in cancer-related anemia: an evidence-based review. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2005 0.75