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Department of Urology

Eric J. Small, MD

Recent Publications

Publications – 2009

Fong, L., S.S. Kwek, S. O'Brien, B. Kavanagh, D.G. McNeel, V. Weinberg, A.M. Lin, J. Rosenberg, C.J. Ryan, B.I. Rini, and E.J. Small, Potentiating endogenous antitumor immunity to prostate cancer through combination immunotherapy with CTLA4 blockade and GM-CSF. Cancer Res, 2009. 69(2): p. 609-15.
Montie, J.E., P.E. Clark, M.A. Eisenberger, R. El-Galley, R.E. Greenberg, H.W. Herr, G.R. Hudes, D.A. Kuban, T.M. Kuzel, P.H. Lange, S.M. Lele, J. Michalski, A. Patterson, K.S. Pohar, J.P. Richie, W.J. Sexton, W.U. Shipley, E.J. Small, D.L. Trump, P.J. Walther, and T.G. Wilson, Bladder cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 2009. 7(1): p. 8-39.
Philips, G.K., S. Halabi, B.L. Sanford, D. Bajorin, and E.J. Small, A phase II trial of cisplatin (C), gemcitabine (G) and gefitinib for advanced urothelial tract carcinoma: results of Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) 90102. Ann Oncol, 2009.
 

Publications – 2008

Choueiri, T.K., S.A. Vaziri, E. Jaeger, P. Elson, L. Wood, I.P. Bhalla, E.J. Small, V. Weinberg, N. Sein, J. Simko, A.R. Golshayan, L. Sercia, M. Zhou, F.M. Waldman, B.I. Rini, R.M. Bukowski, and R. Ganapathi, von Hippel-Lindau gene status and response to vascular endothelial growth factor targeted therapy for metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma. J Urol, 2008. 180(3): p. 860-5; discussion 865-6.
D'Amico, A.V., S. Halabi, C. Tempany, D. Titelbaum, G.K. Philips, M. Loffredo, E. McMahon, B. Sanford, N.J. Vogelzang, and E.J. Small, Tumor volume changes on 1.5 tesla endorectal MRI during neoadjuvant androgen suppression therapy for higher-risk prostate cancer and recurrence in men treated using radiation therapy results of the phase II CALGB 9682 study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2008. 71(1): p. 9-15.
D'Amico, A.V., S. Halabi, R. Vollmer, M. Loffredo, E. McMahon, B. Sanford, L. Archer, N.J. Vogelzang, E.J. Small, and P.W. Kantoff, p53 Protein Expression Status and Recurrence in Men Treated with Radiation and Androgen Suppression Therapy for Higher-Risk Prostate Cancer: A Prospective Phase II Cancer and Leukemia Group B Study (CALGB 9682). Urology, 2008.
Dawson, N.A., S. Halabi, S.S. Ou, D.D. Biggs, A. Kessinger, N. Vogelzang, G.H. Clamon, D.M. Nanus, W.K. Kelly, and E.J. Small, A phase II study of estramustine, docetaxel, and exisulind in patients with hormone- refractory prostate cancer: results of cancer and leukemia group B trial 90004. Clin Genitourin Cancer, 2008. 6(2): p. 110-6.
Fong, L. and E.J. Small, Anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 antibody: the first in an emerging class of immunomodulatory antibodies for cancer treatment. J Clin Oncol, 2008. 26(32): p. 5275-83.
Halabi, S., N.J. Vogelzang, A.B. Kornblith, S.S. Ou, P.W. Kantoff, N.A. Dawson, and E.J. Small, Pain predicts overall survival in men with metastatic castration-refractory prostate cancer. J Clin Oncol, 2008. 26(15): p. 2544-9.
Harzstark, A.L. and E.J. Small, Sipuleucel-T for the treatment of prostate cancer. Drugs Today (Barc), 2008. 44(4): p. 271-8.
Higano, C.S., J.M. Corman, D.C. Smith, A.S. Centeno, C.P. Steidle, M. Gittleman, J.W. Simons, N. Sacks, J. Aimi, and E.J. Small, Phase 1/2 dose-escalation study of a GM-CSF-secreting, allogeneic, cellular immunotherapy for metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer. Cancer, 2008. 113(5): p. 975-84.
Hurwitz, M.D., S. Halabi, S.S. Ou, L.S. McGinnis, M.R. Keuttel, S.J. Dibiase, and E.J. Small, Combination external beam radiation and brachytherapy boost with androgen suppression for treatment of intermediate-risk prostate cancer: an initial report of CALGB 99809. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2008. 72(3): p. 814-9.
Kavanagh, B., S. O'Brien, D. Lee, Y. Hou, V. Weinberg, B. Rini, J.P. Allison, E.J. Small, and L. Fong, CTLA4 blockade expands FoxP3+ regulatory and activated effector CD4+ T cells in a dose-dependent fashion. Blood, 2008. 112(4): p. 1175-83.
Kelly, W.K., S. Halabi, A. Elfiky, S.S. Ou, J. Bogart, M. Zelefsky, and E. Small, Multicenter phase 2 study of neoadjuvant paclitaxel, estramustine phosphate, and carboplatin plus androgen deprivation before radiation therapy in patients with unfavorable-risk localized prostate cancer: results of Cancer and Leukemia Group B 99811. Cancer, 2008. 113(11): p. 3137-45.
Lin, A.M. and E.J. Small, Prostate cancer update: 2007. Curr Opin Oncol, 2008. 20(3): p. 294-9.
Philips, G.K., S. Halabi, B.L. Sanford, D. Bajorin, and E.J. Small, A phase II trial of cisplatin, fixed dose-rate gemcitabine and gefitinib for advanced urothelial tract carcinoma: results of the Cancer and Leukaemia Group B 90102. BJU Int, 2008. 101(1): p. 20-5.
Rini, B.I., S. Halabi, J.E. Rosenberg, W.M. Stadler, D.A. Vaena, S.S. Ou, L. Archer, J.N. Atkins, J. Picus, P. Czaykowski, J. Dutcher, and E.J. Small, Bevacizumab plus interferon alfa compared with interferon alfa monotherapy in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: CALGB 90206. J Clin Oncol, 2008. 26(33): p. 5422-8.
Rosenberg, J.E., S. Halabi, B.L. Sanford, A.L. Himelstein, J.N. Atkins, R.J. Hohl, F. Millard, D.F. Bajorin, and E.J. Small, Phase II study of bortezomib in patients with previously treated advanced urothelial tract transitional cell carcinoma: CALGB 90207. Ann Oncol, 2008.

Ryan, C.J., A.H. Harzstark, J. Rosenberg, A. Lin, C. Claros, I.D. Goldfine, J.F. Kerner, E.J. Small, and J.F. Youngren, A pilot dose-escalation study of the effects of nordihydroguareacetic acid on hormone and prostate specific antigen levels in patients with relapsed prostate cancer. BJU Int, 2008. 101(4): p. 436-9.

Ryan, C.J., A.H. Harzstark, J. Rosenberg, A. Lin, C. Claros, I.D. Goldfine, J.F. Kerner, and E.J. Small, A pilot dose-escalation study of the effects of nordihydroguareacetic acid on hormone and prostate specific antigen levels in patients with relapsed prostate cancer. BJU Int, 2008. 101(4): p. 436-9.
Scher, H.I., S. Halabi, I. Tannock, M. Morris, C.N. Sternberg, M.A. Carducci, M.A. Eisenberger, C. Higano, G.J. Bubley, R. Dreicer, D. Petrylak, P. Kantoff, E. Basch, W.K. Kelly, W.D. Figg, E.J. Small, T.M. Beer, G. Wilding, A. Martin, and M. Hussain, Design and end points of clinical trials for patients with progressive prostate cancer and castrate levels of testosterone: recommendations of the prostate cancer clinical trials working group. J Clin Oncol, 2008. 26(7): p. 1148-59.
Urba, W.J., J. Nemunaitis, F. Marshall, D.C. Smith, K.M. Hege, J. Ma, M. Nguyen, and E.J. Small, Treatment of biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor secreting, allogeneic, cellular immunotherapy. J Urol, 2008. 180(5): p. 2011-7; discussion 2017-8.
 

Publications – 2007

D'Amico, A.V., S. Halabi, C. Tempany, D. Titelbaum, G.K. Philips, M. Loffredo, E. McMahon, B. Sanford, N.J. Vogelzang, and E.J. Small, Tumor Volume Changes on 1.5 Tesla Endorectal Mri During Neoadjuvant Androgen Suppression Therapy for Higher-Risk Prostate Cancer and Recurrence in Men Treated Using Radiation Therapy Results of the Phase Ii Calgb 9682 Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2007.
Fong, L. and E.J. Small, Immunotherapy for prostate cancer. Curr Oncol Rep, 2007. 9(3): p. 226-33.
Garcia, J.A., J.E. Rosenberg, V. Weinberg, J. Scott, M. Frohlich, J.W. Park, and E.J. Small, Evaluation and significance of circulating epithelial cells in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer. BJU Int, 2007. 99(3): p. 519-24.
Halabi, S., S.S. Ou, N.J. Vogelzang, and E.J. Small, Inverse correlation between body mass index and clinical outcomes in men with advanced castration-recurrent prostate cancer. Cancer, 2007. 110(7): p. 1478-84.
Halabi, S., N.J. Vogelzang, S.S. Ou, and E.J. Small, The impact of prior radical prostatectomy in men with metastatic castration recurrent prostate cancer: a pooled analysis of 9 Cancer and Leukemia Group B Trials. J Urol, 2007. 177(2): p. 531-4.
Harzstark, A.L. and E.J. Small, Immunotherapy for prostate cancer using antigen-loaded antigen-presenting cells: APC8015 (Provenge). Expert Opin Biol Ther, 2007. 7(8): p. 1275-80.
Hsieh, A.C., E.J. Small, and C.J. Ryan, Androgen-response elements in hormone-refractory prostate cancer: implications for treatment development. Lancet Oncol, 2007. 8(10): p. 933-9.
Lin, A.M., B.I. Rini, M.K. Derynck, V. Weinberg, M. Park, C.J. Ryan, J.E. Rosenberg, G. Bubley, and E.J. Small, A phase I trial of docetaxel/estramustine/imatinib in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer. Clin Genitourin Cancer, 2007. 5(5): p. 323-8.
Lin, A.M., C.J. Ryan, and E.J. Small, Intermittent chemotherapy for metastatic hormone refractory prostate cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol, 2007. 61(3): p. 243-54.
Lin, A.M. and E.J. Small, Prostate cancer update: 2006. Curr Opin Oncol, 2007. 19(3): p. 229-33.
Rosenberg, J.E., V.K. Weinberg, W.K. Kelly, D. Michaelson, M.H. Hussain, G. Wilding, M. Gross, D. Hutcheon, and E.J. Small, Activity of second-line chemotherapy in docetaxel-refractory hormone-refractory prostate cancer patients : randomized phase 2 study of ixabepilone or mitoxantrone and prednisone. Cancer, 2007. 110(3): p. 556-63.
Ryan, C.J., S. Halabi, S.S. Ou, N.J. Vogelzang, P. Kantoff, and E.J. Small, Adrenal androgen levels as predictors of outcome in prostate cancer patients treated with ketoconazole plus antiandrogen withdrawal: results from a cancer and leukemia group B study. Clin Cancer Res, 2007. 13(7): p. 2030-7.
Ryan, C.J., C.M. Haqq, J. Simko, D.F. Nonaka, J.M. Chan, V. Weinberg, E.J. Small, and I.D. Goldfine, Expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor in local and metastatic prostate cancer. Urol Oncol, 2007. 25(2): p. 134-40.
Ryan, C.J., W.M. Stadler, B. Roth, D. Hutcheon, S. Conry, T. Puchalski, C. Morris, and E.J. Small, Phase I dose escalation and pharmacokinetic study of AZD2171, an inhibitor of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase, in patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). Invest New Drugs, 2007.
Ryan, C.J., V. Weinberg, J. Rosenberg, L. Fong, A. Lin, J. Kim, and E.J. Small, Phase II study of ketoconazole plus granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor for prostate cancer: effect of extent of disease on outcome. J Urol, 2007. 178(6): p. 2372-6; discussion 2377.
Small, E.J., J. Fontana, N. Tannir, R.S. DiPaola, G. Wilding, M. Rubin, R.B. Iacona, and F.F. Kabbinavar, A phase II trial of gefitinib in patients with non-metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer. BJU Int, 2007. 100(4): p. 765-9.
Small, E.J., N. Sacks, J. Nemunaitis, W.J. Urba, E. Dula, A.S. Centeno, W.G. Nelson, D. Ando, C. Howard, F. Borellini, M. Nguyen, K. Hege, and J.W. Simons, Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor--secreting allogeneic cellular immunotherapy for hormone-refractory prostate cancer. Clin Cancer Res, 2007. 13(13): p. 3883-91.
Small, E.J., N.S. Tchekmedyian, B.I. Rini, L. Fong, I. Lowy, and J.P. Allison, A pilot trial of CTLA-4 blockade with human anti-CTLA-4 in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer. Clin Cancer Res, 2007. 13(6): p. 1810-5.