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An open-label assessment of TMC 125--a new, next-generation NNRTI, for 7 days in HIV-1 infected individuals with NNRTI resistanceBrian G Gazzard
St Stephen's Centre, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
AIDS 17:F49-54. 2003..INTERPRETATION: TMC 125, a next generation NNRTI, is well tolerated and demonstrates significant and rapid antiviral activity in patients with high levels of phenotypic NNRTI resistance to current NNRTI...
CK1delta modulates the transcriptional activity of ERalpha via AIB1 in an estrogen-dependent manner and regulates ERalpha-AIB1 interactionsGeorgios Giamas
Department of Medical Oncology, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London, UK
Nucleic Acids Res 37:3110-23. 2009....
Comparison of bone marrow, disseminated tumour cells and blood-circulating tumour cells in breast cancer patients after primary treatmentM J Slade
1Department of Oncology, Imperial College, MRC Cyclotron Building, London W12 0NN, UK
Br J Cancer 100:160-6. 2009....
Host pharmacogenetics in the treatment of HIV and cancerAlan Winston
The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK
Curr Drug Saf 1:107-16. 2006....
A phase II study to determine the ability of gefitinib to reverse fluoropyrimidine resistance in metastatic colorectal cancer (the INFORM study)J Stebbing
Imperial College, Imperial Healthcare, NHS Trust, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF, UK
Br J Cancer 98:716-9. 2008..Gefitinib does not sensitise patients with fluoropyrimidine refractory metastatic colorectal cancer to 5-FU chemotherapy...
The clinical significance of tumor infiltrating lymphoctyes in breast cancer: does subtype matter?Jonathan Krell
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 ONN, UK
BMC Cancer 12:135. 2012..The importance of TILs appears to be subtype-specific and varies depending on the histologic characteristics of the tumor. As our understanding of tumorigenesis is increasing the relevance of immunobiology will become apparent...
An intra-patient placebo-controlled phase I trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability of intradermal IMM-101 in melanomaJ Stebbing
Department of Oncology, Imperial College and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
Ann Oncol 23:1314-9. 2012..IMM-101 is a heat-killed innate and adaptive immune-activating mycobacterial product; a phase I study aimed to determine its safety and tolerability in individuals with melanoma...
A metabolic phenotyping approach to understanding relationships between metabolic syndrome and breast tumour responses to chemotherapyJ Stebbing
Section of Oncology, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK
Ann Oncol 23:860-6. 2012..To study this further, we examined the relationship between serum metabolite levels and the components of metabolic syndrome with treatment outcomes in breast cancer...
LMTK3 expression in breast cancer: association with tumor phenotype and clinical outcomeJustin Stebbing
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Division of Cancer, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 ONN, UK
Breast Cancer Res Treat 132:537-44. 2012..006). In summary, higher LMTK3 expression is associated with more aggressive cancers. These data support our previous findings and suggest LMTK3 expression may be a reliable new biomarker in breast cancer...
Hepatitis C virus infection in HIV type 1-infected individuals does not accelerate a decrease in the CD4+ cell count but does increase the likelihood of AIDS-defining eventsJustin Stebbing
Department of HIV Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Clin Infect Dis 41:906-11. 2005..In conclusion, there was an increased number of adverse events in coinfected individuals, compared with individuals infected with HIV-1 alone...
FLEX data, KRAS and ERCC1 testing in oncologyJustin Stebbing
Imperial College/Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF, UK
Future Oncol 4:471-3. 2008
Nadir B cell counts are significantly correlated with the risk of Kaposi's sarcomaJustin Stebbing
Department of Immunology, Division of Investigative Science, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Int J Cancer 108:473-4. 2004..015). These data highlight a potential role for B cells and therefore the humoral immune system in KS aetiopathogenesis...
All for CD91 and CD91 for allJustin Stebbing
Department of Immunology, Division of Investigative Science, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK
J Antimicrob Chemother 53:1-3. 2004..The abundance of heat shock proteins in tumours and their presence in virion coats makes them attractive propositions for use in antitumour and antiviral strategies...
The successful treatment of haemophagocytic syndrome in patients with human immunodeficiency virus-associated multi-centric Castleman's diseaseJ Stebbing
Department of Oncology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London UK
Clin Exp Immunol 154:399-405. 2008..Systemic activation of cytokines was limited, suggesting that immunosuppressive therapy with steroids is not indicated in HHV-8-driven HPS...
Primary esophageal carcinoma in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapyJustin Stebbing
Department of Medical Oncology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, First Floor, East Wing, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF, England
Arch Intern Med 170:203-7. 2010..Primary esophageal tumors in people living with HIV have seldom been reported. We sought to document patient, virologic, and tumor characteristics and clinical outcomes in this patient group...
No evidence for a polyomavirus association or aetiology in AIDS-associated nonsmall cell lung cancerJustin Stebbing
Department of Oncology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
AIDS 24:1221-3. 2010..Although viruses target conserved pathways in cellular evolution, we are unable to suggest that the viruses studied here induce novel mechanisms of oncogenic dysregulation in AIDS-associated lung cancer...
Studies on the allostimulatory function of dendritic cells from HCV-HIV-1 co-infected patientsJustin Stebbing
The Department of Immunology, Division of Investigative Science, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK
Cell Res 14:251-6. 2004..These findings are compatible with results of prior clinical studies that found no evidence that HCV co-infection altered HIV disease progression and has implications for immunotherapeutic approaches in co-infected individuals...
A randomized trial to investigate the recycling of stavudine and didanosine with and without hydroxyurea in salvage therapy (RESTART)Justin Stebbing
The St Stephen s Centre, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
J Antimicrob Chemother 53:501-5. 2004....
A questionnaire survey of stress and bullying in doctors undertaking researchJ Stebbing
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
Postgrad Med J 80:93-6. 2004..Research is an increasingly important aspect of higher medical training for many doctors. Studies investigating sources of stress, isolation, and workplace bullying have not previously sought information in this setting...
Assessment of the efficacy of total lymphocyte counts as predictors of AIDS defining infections in HIV-1 infected peopleJ Stebbing
St Stephen s Centre, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
Postgrad Med J 81:586-8. 2005..This study assessed the utility of the total lymphocyte count (TLC) in place of the CD4 count to predict the development of AIDS defining opportunistic infections (ADOI)...
A meta-analysis of transient elastography for the detection of hepatic fibrosisJustin Stebbing
Department of HIV Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, St Stephen s Centre, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK
J Clin Gastroenterol 44:214-9. 2010..We performed a meta-analysis to further assess its use in comparison with liver biopsy...
Prognostic significance of immune subset measurement in individuals with AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcomaJustin Stebbing
Imperial College of Science, Medicine, and Technology, Department of Oncology, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
J Clin Oncol 25:2230-5. 2007..Because immune subset measurement is often performed in HIV-positive individuals, we examined whether these were predictive of mortality independently of the prognostic index, or could predict time to progression of KS...
Cardiotoxicity and anthracyclinesJustin Stebbing
Imperial College, School of Medicine, Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
Breast Cancer Res Treat 107:451-3. 2008
Cancer vaccines: clinical development challenges and proposed regulatory approaches for patient access to promising treatmentsJustin Stebbing
Imperial College School of Science, Medicine, and Technology, The Hammersmith Hospitals National Health Service Trust, London, UK
Cancer 112:955-61. 2008..All of these solutions aim to balance a complex equation of biologic rationale, weight of the evidence for efficacy and safety, regulatory expectations, and cost and timeline of clinical development...
The rationale and development of new drugs to treat HIV infectionJustin Stebbing
St Bartholomew s Hospital, The Bodley Scott Unit, W Smithfield, London EC1A, London, UK
Med Chem 1:635-42. 2005..The replacement of older therapies with newer drugs that avoid cross resistance even within the same class of antiretroviral, represents a new hope in retroviral targeting...
Epidermal growth factor receptor status in early stage breast cancer is associated with cellular proliferation but not cross-talkJustin Stebbing
Departments of Oncology, Surgery and Histopathology, Imperial College, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
J Clin Pathol 64:829-31. 2011..1; 95% CI 12.7 to 46.00, p=0.0001). EGFR expression may play a role in breast cancer proliferation, but appears unlikely to modify tumour pathology via postulated mechanisms of oestrogen receptor/EGFR-mediated cross-talk...
Highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART)-induced maintenance of adaptive but not innate immune parameters is associated with protection from HIV-induced mortalityJ Stebbing
Department of Immunology, Division of Investigative Science, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK
Clin Exp Immunol 145:271-6. 2006..001). Effective HAART-induced maintenance of the adaptive immune system (CD4, CD8 and CD19 counts) protects from HIV-related mortality...
Disease-associated dendritic cells respond to disease-specific antigens through the common heat shock protein receptorJustin Stebbing
Department of Immunology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Rd, London SW10 9NH, United Kingdom
Blood 102:1806-14. 2003..These results have important implications for the etiopathogenesis of KS and for the development and design of any compounds, including vaccines, derived from cellular lysates...
Plasma HHV8 DNA predicts relapse in individuals with HIV-associated multicentric Castleman diseaseJustin Stebbing
Department of HIV Medicine, Imperial College, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Blood 118:271-5. 2011..Rising levels predicted an attack (hazard ratio = 2.9; 95% confidence interval, 1.3-6.7), and maintenance therapy with rituximab should be considered in these individuals...
The efficacy and safety of weekly vinorelbine in relapsed malignant pleural mesotheliomaJustin Stebbing
Department of Medical Oncology, St Bartholomew s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK
Lung Cancer 63:94-7. 2009..Its use should be prospectively evaluated in a randomised trial in the first or second-line therapy of MPM...
A comparison of the CD4 response to antiretroviral regimens in patients commencing therapy with low CD4 countsL Waters
St Stephen s Centre, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK
J Antimicrob Chemother 54:503-7. 2004..To compare the immunological response to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in treatment-naive patients with a baseline CD4 count of <200 cells/mm(3)...
Impact of antiretroviral choice on hypercholesterolaemia events: the role of the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor backboneR Jones
Department of HIV and GU Medicine, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
HIV Med 6:396-402. 2005..Metabolic abnormalities associated with antiretrovirals and cumulative exposure to combination antiretroviral therapy, including dyslipidaemia and insulin resistance, have been linked to an increased risk of myocardial infarction...
The common heat shock protein receptor CD91 is up-regulated on monocytes of advanced melanoma slow progressorsJ Stebbing
Department of Immunology, Division of Investigative Science, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
Clin Exp Immunol 138:312-6. 2004....
The role of immune suppression and HHV-8 in the increasing incidence of HIV-associated multicentric Castleman's diseaseT Powles
Department of Medical Oncology, Barts and the London Medical School, London, UK
Ann Oncol 20:775-9. 2009..In HIV cohorts with access to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is falling; however, the incidence of multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) in HIV has not previously been described...
Outcome of patients with HIV-related germ cell tumours: a case-control studyT Powles
Department of Oncology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK
Br J Cancer 90:1526-30. 2004..78). The overall survival has not improved since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (log rank P=0.4). Thus, HIV-related GCT is not more aggressive than GCT in the general population...
A comparison of patients with relapsed and chemo-refractory gestational trophoblastic neoplasiaT Powles
Department of Medical Oncology, Charing Cross Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Centre, Hammersmith Hospitals Campus of Imperial College London, London, UK
Br J Cancer 96:732-7. 2007..01)). The outcome of patients with relapsed GTN is good. However, patients with primary chemo-refractory disease do poorly and novel therapies are required for this group of patients...
Treatment of primary HIV-1 infection with nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based therapy is effective and well toleratedS Portsmouth
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
HIV Med 5:26-9. 2004..Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been advocated for the management of primary HIV-1 infection. We investigated the use of a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based regimen in this setting...
Multicenter study of human immunodeficiency virus-related germ cell tumorsT Powles
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
J Clin Oncol 21:1922-7. 2003..After a median follow-up of 4.6 years, 9% of the patients died from GCT. Most of the mortality relates to HIV infection...
Paclitaxel for anthracycline-resistant AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma: clinical and angiogenic correlationsJ Stebbing
Departments of Oncology and HIV Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
Ann Oncol 14:1660-6. 2003..Overall, clinical response in KS correlates poorly with known angiogenic cytokines...
A single centre cohort experience with a new once daily antiretroviral drugJ Stebbing
Department of HIV Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
Postgrad Med J 82:343-6. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: These data should provide reassurance for clinicians wishing to introduce a new antiretroviral into an established cohort...
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome associated with Kaposi's sarcomaM Bower
Department of Oncology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London SW10 9NH, UK
J Clin Oncol 23:5224-8. 2005..This clinical response, known as the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS), occurs secondary to an immune response against previously diagnosed pathogens...
Pneumonia due to antibiotic resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the HAART eraS H Allen
Department of Microbiology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
Postgrad Med J 79:691-4. 2003..These findings have implications for the treatment of individuals presenting with serious infections in which antibiotic therapy needs to be instituted before identification and sensitivities are known...
A phase II study using a topoisomerase I-based approach in patients with multiply relapsed germ-cell tumoursJ Shamash
The Department of Medical Oncology, St Bartholomew s Hospital, London, UK
Ann Oncol 18:925-30. 2007..We investigated the role of irinotecan, paclitaxel and oxaliplatin (IPO) followed by topotecan-based high-dose therapy in responding patients, in this patient population...
GAMEC--a new intensive protocol for untreated poor prognosis and relapsed or refractory germ cell tumoursJ Shamash
Department of Medical Oncology, St Bartholomew s Hospital, London, UK
Br J Cancer 97:308-14. 2007..GAMEC is a novel intensive regimen for this group of patients producing encouraging responses, although with significant toxicity. For those in whom it fails, further therapy is still possible with durable responses being seen...
An open-label study of tenofovir in HIV-1 and Hepatitis B virus co-infected individualsM Nelson
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
AIDS 17:F7-10. 2003..INTERPRETATION: These results indicate that 52 weeks of tenofovir in addition to antiretroviral therapy is active against HBV, and it appears to overcome lamivudine resistance...
The heat-shock protein receptor CD91 is up-regulated in monocytes of HIV-1-infected "true" long-term nonprogressorsJustin Stebbing
Department of Immunology, Division of Investigative Science, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Blood 101:4000-4. 2003..The ability of CD91 to internalize alpha-defensins and to cross-present exogenous antigen to cytotoxic T lymphocytes through major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class 1 may maintain CD8(+) responses in these patients...
The frequency and reasons for antiretroviral switching with specific antiretroviral associations: the SWITCH studyI Davidson
St Stephen s Centre, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Trust, United Kingdom
Antiviral Res 86:227-9. 2010..We investigated the reasons for switching antiretroviral regimens, an issue rarely addressed in cohort studies...
Expression of the common heat-shock protein receptor CD91 is increased on monocytes of exposed yet HIV-1-seronegative subjectsAnthony Kebba
Department of Immunology, Imperial College, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
J Leukoc Biol 78:37-42. 2005..7, P = 0.015). Increased surface expression of CD91 on CD14(+) monocytes is associated with the apparent HIV-1 resistance that is observed in ESN subjects...
Recurrent locally advanced breast cancer: the treatment of chest wall disease with further chemotherapyY Saunders
The Royal Marsden NHS Trust, London, UK
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 13:195-9. 2001..A prospective database will now be established to collect further information on this group of patients, including their quality of life...
The presentation and survival of patients with non-cutaneous AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcomaJ Stebbing
Department of Immunology, Division of Investigative Science, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, UK
Ann Oncol 17:503-6. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Non-cutaneous KS is a recognisable condition; patients should be treated with the standard of care as their prognosis is not inferior. This is likely to reflect a strong immune response, in the era of HAART...
Outcome in AIDS-related systemic non-Hodgkin lymphoma and leptomeningeal disease is not predicted by a CT brain scanC L Davies
Department of Oncology, Imperial College School of Science, Medicine and Technology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 28:1988-90. 2007..We investigated the utility of brain CT in determining the outcome of leptomeningeal disease, despite MR imaging being the gold standard...
The effects of trastuzumab on the CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ and CD4+IL17A+ T-cell axis in patients with breast cancerC Horlock
Department of Oncology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London, UK
Br J Cancer 100:1061-7. 2009..The change in balance of the T(reg) : Th17 ratio appears to characterise the cancer state, and furthermore, is disrupted by trastuzumab therapy...
Prospective cohort study showing changes in the monthly incidence of Pneumocystis carinii pneumoniaN Lubis
Imperial College School of Medicine, London
Postgrad Med J 79:164-6. 2003..These data are consistent with an influence of climatic conditions on the presentation of PCP. The diagnosis of PCP is more common in winter months suggesting that this is a transmissible infection...
Resolution of AIDS-related Castleman's disease with anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies is associated with declining IL-6 and TNF-alpha levelsTom Newsom-Davis
Departments of Oncology and HIV Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London SW10 9NH, UK
Leuk Lymphoma 45:1939-41. 2004..This highlights the close association between circulating cytokines such as IL-6 and virally-induced malignancy...
The evidence-based treatment of AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphomaJustin Stebbing
Medical Day Unit, Department of Oncology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK
Cancer Treat Rev 30:249-53. 2004..In this review, we discuss the evidence for choosing particular therapies in patients with AIDS-related NHL...
Antiretroviral treatment regimens and immune parameters in the prevention of systemic AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphomaJustin Stebbing
Department of Oncology, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Rd, London SW10 9NH, United Kingdom
J Clin Oncol 22:2177-83. 2004..5; 95% CI, 0.4 to 0.7) or no antiretrovirals (P <.001). CONCLUSION: Effective HAART-induced maintenance of CD4 and CD8 counts protects from systemic AIDS-related NHL...
Adherence to trizivir and tenofovir as a simplified salvage regimen is associated with suppression of viraemia and a decreased cholesterolVictoria Latham
The St Stephen's Centre, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
J Antimicrob Chemother 56:186-9. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: In compliant heavily pre-treated individuals with less than 2 TAMs, salvage therapy with trizivir and tenofovir is associated with suppression of viraemia and an improved lipid profile...
A comparison of regimens based on non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors or protease inhibitors in preventing Kaposi's sarcomaSimon Portsmouth
Department of Immunology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
AIDS 17:F17-22. 2003..CONCLUSION: PI- and NNRTI-based HAART regimens are equally effective as protection against KS. This is the first study to demonstrate a decreased incidence of an AIDS-defining disease with NNRTI-based therapy...
Should cervical cancer be an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-defining cancer?Mark Bower
Department of Oncology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
J Clin Oncol 24:2417-9. 2006
A prognostic index for AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapyJustin Stebbing
Department of Oncology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London SW10 9NH, UK
Lancet 367:1495-502. 2006..We developed a simple model for predicting mortality on the basis of clinical characteristics present at the time of diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma...
The presence of disseminated tumour cells in the bone marrow is inversely related to circulating free DNA in plasma in breast cancer dormancyR E Payne
Division of Cancer, Imperial College, MRC Cyclotron Building, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 ONN, UK
Br J Cancer 106:375-82. 2012..The aim of this study was to gain insight into breast cancer dormancy by examining different measures of minimal residual disease (MRD) over time in relation to known prognostic factors...
The clinical significance of radiologically detected silent pulmonary nodules in early breast cancerB Lee
Department of Medical Oncology, Imperial College, The Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
Ann Oncol 19:2001-6. 2008..Those in whom indeterminate pulmonary nodules are visualized without the presence of other metastatic lesions represent a clinical dilemma regarding their management as early breast cancer or metastatic disease...
Immunologic recovery in survivors following chemotherapy for AIDS-related non-Hodgkin lymphomaMark Bower
Department of Oncology, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK
Blood 111:3986-90. 2008..Chemotherapy and concomitant HAART for AIDS-related NHL does not cause prolonged suppression of lymphocyte subsets. These data should provide reassurance regarding the long-term consequences of chemotherapy in these individuals...
Trastuzumab: unusual responses and toxicitiesEliyaz Ahamed
Department of Medical Oncology, First Floor, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, UK
Future Oncol 5:779-84. 2009..While cardiotoxicity is well recognized with trastuzumab, unusual pulmonary toxicities are becoming apparent. Cases that reflect the unusual efficacy and unusual toxicity of trastuzumab are reported...
The estrogen receptor-alpha-induced microRNA signature regulates itself and its transcriptional responseLeandro Castellano
Department of Oncology, Cyclotron Building, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106:15732-7. 2009..We propose that ERalpha, c-MYC, and miRNA transcriptional programs invoke a sophisticated network of interactions able to provide the wide range of coordinated cellular responses to estrogen...
Serum molecular signatures of weight change during early breast cancer chemotherapyHector C Keun
Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
Clin Cancer Res 15:6716-23. 2009..Weight gain in women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer is associated with a higher risk of recurrence but its mechanisms are poorly understood...
Kinases as targets in the treatment of solid tumorsGeorgios Giamas
Department of Cancer and Surgery, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London, W12 ONN, UK
Cell Signal 22:984-1002. 2010..In this review we focus on protein kinases involved in different signaling pathways and their alterations in solid tumors...
Cytokine changes during rituximab therapy in HIV-associated multicentric Castleman diseaseMark Bower
Department of Oncology, HIV Medicine and Immunology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Blood 113:4521-4. 2009..Therapies that reduce the inflammatory cytokine response are likely to be successful in a range of diseases, including HIV-MCD, and in the future may be used to guide therapeutic strategies...
Circulating sphingosine-1-phosphate inversely correlates with chemotherapy-induced weight gain during early breast cancerDmitri Pchejetski
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
Breast Cancer Res Treat 124:543-9. 2010..These data provide evidence for an association between serum S1P and weight gain during chemotherapy cycles in women with breast cancer. Lipid second messengers have a role in chemotherapy-induced weight gain in breast cancer...
Highly active antiretroviral therapy and the incidence of non-AIDS-defining cancers in people with HIV infectionThomas Powles
Department of Medical Oncology, St Bartholomew s Hospital, Little Brittain, London EC1A7BE, United Kingdom
J Clin Oncol 27:884-90. 2009..The effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on the incidence of non-AIDS-defining cancers (NADCs) is unclear...
The phosphorylated membrane estrogen receptor and cytoplasmic signaling and apoptosis proteins in human breast cancerPaul J Mintz
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Cancer 113:1489-95. 2008..Therefore, it is crucial to elucidate pathways that may contribute to ER signaling in clinical specimens...
Use of antidepressants and risk of cancer in individuals infected with HIVJustin Stebbing
Imperial College, Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, London, UK
J Clin Oncol 26:2305-10. 2008..We aimed to assess whether different classes of antidepressants were associated with changes in cancer incidence in a population of HIV-1 infected individuals, based on duration of exposure...
Hepatitis C infection is not associated with systemic HIV-associated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a cohort studyLaura Waters
Department of HIV Medicine, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Int J Cancer 116:161-3. 2005..1 of 10(4) patient years during HIV alone (p = 0.9). In this immunocompromised patient population, there was no association between HCV infection and an increased risk of lymphoma...
A randomized study comparing a three- and four-drug HAART regimen in first-line therapy (QUAD study)Chloe Orkin
The St Stephen's Centre, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH
J Antimicrob Chemother 55:246-51. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: No differences in any analyses were observed between a standard of care regimen (zidovudine/lamivudine and efavirenz) and the quad regimen (zidovudine/lamivudine/abacavir and efavirenz)...
A prognostic index for systemic AIDS-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma treated in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapyMark Bower
The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Ann Intern Med 143:265-73. 2005..The established International Prognostic Index for lymphomas has not included patients with systemic AIDS-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma...
AIDS-associated malignanciesMark Bower
Department of Oncology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
Cancer Chemother Biol Response Modif 22:687-706. 2005
Protease inhibitors potentiate chemotherapy-induced neutropeniaMark Bower
Department of Oncology, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Rd, London SW10 9NH, United Kingdom
Blood 104:2943-6. 2004..PI-based HAART appears to significantly potentiate the myelotoxicity of CDE chemotherapy. This potentiation may be a consequence of microsomal enzyme inhibition reducing the metabolism of cytotoxics in this regimen...
Kinetic filtering of [(18)F]Fluorothymidine in positron emission tomography studiesKatherine R Gray
MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
Phys Med Biol 55:695-709. 2010..A scan acquisition time of 60 min has been shown to be sufficient to obtain the necessary kinetic data. The algorithm extends utility of FLT-PET imaging in oncology research...
Chemotherapy for advanced cholangiocarcinoma: what is standard treatment?Danish Mazhar
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Department of Oncology, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK
Future Oncol 2:509-14. 2006..This review examines this data and assesses whether a new standard of care for advanced cholangiocarcinoma can be found...
Antigen presentation and the role of dendritic cells in HIVHeather Donaghy
Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
Curr Opin Infect Dis 17:1-6. 2004..We review recent publications regarding the effect of HIV-1 infection on the numbers and function of dendritic cells, as well as progress in the use of dendritic cells in immunotherapeutic protocols...
Recent advances in the systemic management of colorectal cancerDanish Mazhar
Charing Cross Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, London, W6 8RF, UK
Future Oncol 2:643-50. 2006..These novel agents are now being incorporated into treatment schedules for colorectal cancer. This review assesses recent improvements in the systemic management of large bowel cancer and highlights future challenges...
Current treatment of HIV infectionSimon Portsmouth
St Stephen's Centre, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK
Curr Top Med Chem 3:1458-66. 2003..Future progress in antiretroviral therapy will bring more choices for physicians and patients and will make an already complex field both more challenging and more rewarding...
Efficacy and safety of first- or second-line irinotecan, cisplatin, and mitomycin in mesotheliomaDean A Fennell
Lung and Mesothelioma Unit, Department of Medical Oncology, St Bartholomew s Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK
Cancer 109:93-9. 2007..Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rapidly progressive lethal tumor. Treatment options remain limited and the outcome in recurrent disease is poor...
How does HAART lead to the resolution of Kaposi's sarcoma?Justin Stebbing
Department of Immunology, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK
J Antimicrob Chemother 51:1095-8. 2003
The efficacy of ritonavir in the prevention of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcomaJustin Stebbing
Department of Immunology, Division of Investigative Science, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Int J Cancer 108:631-3. 2004..This is consistent with data suggesting that regression of KS is mediated by an overall improvement in immune function and not by the effects of specific antiretrovirals...
The efficacy of tacrolimus and sirolimus in heavily pre-treated unresectable thymic malignanciesS J L Payne
Barts Cancer Centre, St Bartholomew s Hospital, 7th Floor Gloucester House, West Smithfield, London EC1A 6BQ, UK
Lung Cancer 80:228-9. 2013..Systemic chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment for inoperable or recurrent disease, but immunosuppressive therapy may provide an alternative treatment strategy...
The significance of the time interval between antecedent pregnancy and diagnosis of high-risk gestational trophoblastic tumoursT Powles
Charing Cross Gestational Trophoblastic Centre, London, UK
Br J Cancer 95:1145-7. 2006..The interval between antecedent pregnancy and diagnosis in high-risk GTT is of prognostic significance. This gives some insight into the pathogenesis of the disease...
The nucleoside backbone affects durability of efavirenz- or nevirapine-based highly active antiretroviral therapy in antiretroviral-naive individualsNaa Torshie Annan
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 51:140-6. 2009....
The clades of HIV: their origins and clinical significanceJustin Stebbing
The St Stephen's Centre, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
AIDS Rev 5:205-13. 2003..Efficient targeting of the extreme genetic diversity of HIV-1, and an understanding of the processes underlying this, represents one of the major challenges in the control of this ongoing pandemic...
Where does HIV live?Justin Stebbing
Department of Immunology, Division of Investigative Science, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
N Engl J Med 350:1872-80. 2004
What can oncologists learn from HIV?Justin Stebbing
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
Lancet Oncol 4:438-45. 2003..In this review, we discuss what oncologists can learn from the HIV epidemic...
Highly active antiretroviral therapy and human immunodeficiency virus-associated primary cerebral lymphomaMark Bower
Department of Oncology and HIV Medicine, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Rd, London SW10 9NH, United Kingdom
J Natl Cancer Inst 98:1088-91. 2006..013), and patients were more likely to have the diagnosis of PCL confirmed histologically or by polymerase chain reaction (77% versus 26%; P<.001). Exposure to specific antiretroviral agents was not associated with risk for PCL...
Clinical outcome in resistant HIV-2 infection treated with raltegravir and maravirocDarius Armstrong-James
Imperial College, St Stephens AIDS Trust, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
Antiviral Res 86:224-6. 2010..Further studies are required to assess the clinical efficacy of maraviroc in HIV-2 infection...
Brief communication: rituximab in HIV-associated multicentric Castleman diseaseMark Bower
Department of Oncology, Imperial College, The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Barts and The London NHS Trust, and Queen Mary s University, London, United Kingdom
Ann Intern Med 147:836-9. 2007..Many therapeutic approaches in small series of patients have proved largely unsuccessful to date...
The risks and incidence of K65R and L74V mutations and subsequent virologic responsesLaura Waters
Department of HIV Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Imperial College School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Clin Infect Dis 46:96-100. 2008..If suboptimal HAART was used, patients with K65R experienced significantly higher rates of virologic suppression than did those with L74V (P = .01)...
Fanconi syndrome and lactic acidosis associated with stavudine and lamivudine therapyMark Nelson
Imperial College, Department of HIV Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
AIDS 22:1374-6. 2008..We recommend that both the above nucleosides be added to the list of antiretroviral drugs that can induce Fanconi syndrome and that patients on stavudine and lamivudine be monitored carefully for early signs of Fanconi syndrome...
HIV-associated anal cancer: has highly active antiretroviral therapy reduced the incidence or improved the outcome?Mark Bower
Department of Oncology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 37:1563-5. 2004..We wished to evaluate its effects on incidence and survival in HIV-associated anal cancer...
Circulating sphingosine-1-phosphate and erythrocyte sphingosine kinase-1 activity as novel biomarkers for early prostate cancer detectionJ Nunes
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Cyclotron Building, DuCane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
Br J Cancer 106:909-15. 2012..Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a circulating lipid second messenger involved in cell growth and migration, the immune response, angiogenesis, and malignant transformation...
The treatment of advanced renal cell cancer with high-dose oral thalidomideJ Stebbing
Department of Medical Oncology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London SW3 6JJ, UK
Br J Cancer 85:953-8. 2001..Toxicities were of sufficient clinical significance for use of a lower and well tolerated dose of 400 mg in currently accruing studies...
The value of anal cytology and human papillomavirus typing in the detection of anal intraepithelial neoplasia: a review of cases from an anoscopy clinicP A Fox
Department of HIV and Genitourinary Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK
Sex Transm Infect 81:142-6. 2005..Previous studies have reached differing conclusions about the utility of anal cytology as a screening tool for anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN). There is a need also to establish whether HPV typing offers a useful adjunct to screening...
Cardiac metastasis from a myxoid liposarcomaC Ng
Oncology Department, The Royal Marsden NHS Trust, London, UK
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 13:384-5. 2001..Intracardiac metastases due to solid tumours are rare. We describe a patient with a myxoid liposarcoma of the thigh and a secondary lesion in the interventricular septum, which was treated with radiotherapy...
