G. J. Peters

Publication List Details

Period

1979 - 2009

Number

243

Co-Authors

Gemcitabine uptake in glioblastoma multiforme: potential as a radiosensitizer (2009)

Sigmond, J., Honeywell, R. J., Postma, T. J., Dirven, C. M. F., De Lange, S. M., ...

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most frequent malignant brain tumor, has a poor prognosis, but is relatively sensitive to radiation. Both gemcitabine and its metabolite difluorodeoxyuridine (dFdU)...

DNA copy number profiles of primary tumors as predictors of response to chemotherapy in advanced colorectal cancer (2009)

Postma, C., Koopman, M., Buffart, T. E., Eijk, P. P., Carvalho, B., Peters, G. J., ...

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is biologically a heterogeneous disease, which may affect response to drug therapy. We investigated the correlation of genome-wide DNA copy number profiles of...

[(18)F]FDG and [(18)F]FLT uptake in human breast cancer cells in relation to the effects of chemotherapy: an in vitro study (2008)

Berndsen, S C, Proost, N, Peters, G J, Spreeuwenberg, M D, ...

Increased 2'-deoxy-2'-[(18)F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) uptake is the most commonly used marker for positron emission tomography in oncology. However, a proliferation tracer such as...

Antitumor activity and biodistribution of cisplatin nanocapsules in nude mice bearing human ovarian carcinoma xenografts (2008)

Born, Kasper Van Der, Erkelens, C.A.M., Hamelers, I.H.L., Peters, G.J., Boven, E., ...

Cisplatin nanocapsules represent a novel lipid formulation of the anticancer drug cis-diamminedichloridoplatinum(II) (cisplatin), characterized by an unprecedented cisplatin-tolipid molar ratio, and...

Magnetic fields in massive stars (2007)

Hubrig, S., Schoeller, M., Briquet, M., Pogodin, M. A., Yudin, R. V., Gonzalez, J. F., ...

We review the recent discoveries of magnetic fields in different types of massive stars and briefly discuss strategies for spectropolarimetric observations to be carried out in the future.

Evidence for weak magnetic fields in early-type emission stars (2007)

Hubrig, S., Yudin, R. V., Pogodin, M., Schoeller, M., Peters, G. J.

We report the results of our study of magnetic fields in a sample of 15 Be stars using spectropolarimetric data obtained at the European Southern Observatory with the multi-mode instrument FORS1...

Phase II study of tailored chemotherapy for advanced colorectal cancer with either 5-fluouracil and leucovorin or oxaliplatin and irinotecan based on the expression of thymidylate synthase and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (2006)

Smorenburg, C. H., Peters, G. J., Van Groeningen, C. J., Noordhuis, P., Smid, K., ...

Background: Thymidylate synthase (TS) and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) are essential enzymes for 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) metabolism. In patients with advanced colorectal cancer (ACRC),...

Effect of polymorphisms in folate-related genes on in vitro methotrexate sensitivity in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (2005)

Jonge, R. De, Peters, G.J, Hooijberg, J.H., Zelst, B.D. Van, Jansen, G., Zantwijk, C.H. Van, ...

We studied whether common polymorphisms in genes involved in folate metabolism affect methotrexate (MTX) sensitivity. Ex vivo MTX sensitivity of lymphoblasts obtained from pediatric patients with...

Predictive value of thymidylate synthase and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase protein expression on survival in adjuvantly treated stage III colon cancer patients (2005)

Westra, J. L., Hollema, H., Schaapveld, M., Platteel, I., Oien, K. A., Keith, W. N., ...

Background: The predictive value of thymidylate synthase (TS) and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) expression on long-term survival by influencing 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) effect were determined in...

Predictive value of thymidylate synthase and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase protein expression on survival in adjuvantly treated stage III colon cancer patients (2005)

Westra, J. L., Hollema, H., Schaapveld, M., Platteel, I., Oien, K. A., Keith, W. N., ...

Background: The predictive value of thymidylate synthase (TS) and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) expression on long-term survival by influencing 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) effect were determined in...

Phase II study of tailored chemotherapy for advanced colorectal cancer with either 5-fluouracil and leucovorin or oxaliplatin and irinotecan based on the expression of thymidylate synthase and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (2005)

Smorenburg, C. H., Peters, G. J., Van Groeningen, C. J., Noordhuis, P., Smid, K., ...

Background: Thymidylate synthase (TS) and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) are essential enzymes for 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) metabolism. In patients with advanced colorectal cancer (ACRC),...

Cancer of the esophagus and gastric cardia: recent advances (2004)

Tytgat, G.N., Bartelink, H., Bernards, R.A., Giacone, G., Lanschot, J.J. Van, Offerhaus, G.J., ...

Esophageal cancer and cancer of the gastric cardia, in particular adenocarcinomas, have shown a rapid and largely unexplained increase in incidence in many developed countries around the world. These...

Combination therapy with gefitinib, an epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, gemcitabine and cisplatin in patients with advanced solid tumors (2004)

Giaccone, G., González-Larriba, J. L., Van Oosterom, A. T., Alfonso, R., Smit, E. F., Martens, M., ...

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the tolerability, pharmacokinetic interaction and antitumor activity of gefitinib (‘Iressa’, ZD1839), an orally active, selective epidermal...

Phase II study of cisplatin preceding gemcitabine in patients with advanced oesophageal cancer (2004)

Kroep, J. R., Pinedo, H. M., Giaccone, G., Van Bochove, A., Peters, G. J., Van Groeningen, C. J.

Background: For oesophageal cancer there is no effective standard therapy. We studied the feasibility and efficacy of the cisplatin–gemcitabine combination chemotherapy in patients with...

Phase II trial of cisplatin and gemcitabine in patients with advanced gastric cancer (2004)

De Lange, S. M., Van Groeningen, C. J., Kroep, J. R., Van Bochove, A., Snijders, J. F., Peters, G. J., ...

Background: This phase II study was performed to determine the efficacy and toxicity of cisplatin and gemcitabine in patients with advanced gastric cancer. Patients and methods: Forty chemo-naïve...

5-Fluorouracil incorporation into RNA and DNA in relation to thymidylate synthase inhibition of human colorectal cancers (2004)

Noordhuis, P., Holwerda, U., Van Der Wilt, C. L., Van Groeningen, C. J., Smid, K., Meijer, S., ...

Background: The mechanism of action of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) has been associated with inhibition of thymidylate synthase (TS) and incorporation of 5-FU into RNA and DNA, but limited data are...

Mass and Angular Momentum Transfer in the Massive Algol Binary RY Persei (2003)

Barai, P., Gies, D. R., Choi, E., Das, V., Deo, R., Huang, W., ...

We present an investigation of H-alpha emission line variations observed in the massive Algol binary, RY Per. We give new radial velocity data for the secondary based upon our optical spectra and for...

Differential mRNA expression of Ara-C-metabolizing enzymes explains Ara-C sensitivity in MLL gene-rearranged infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia (2003)

Stam, R.W., Boer, M.L. Den, Meijerink, J.P., Ebus, M.E., Peters, G.J., Noordhuis, P., ...

Infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is characterized by a high incidence of mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) gene rearrangements, a poor outcome, and resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs. One...

Irinotecan and oxaliplatin: an overview of the novel chemotherapeutic options for the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer (2001)

Grivicich,I., Mans,D.R.A., Peters,G.J., Schwartsmann,G.

Colorectal cancer is one of the most frequent malignancies in humans and an important cause of cancer death. Metastatic colorectal cancer remains incurable with available systemic therapeutic...

5-Fluorouracil induced Fas upregulation associated with apoptosis in liver metastases of colorectal cancer patients (2001)

Backus, H. H. J., Dukers, D. F., Van Groeningen, C. J., Vos, W., Bloemena, E., Wouters, D., ...

Background: In vitro, thymidylate synthase (TS) inhibition by 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) induces thymineless apoptosis possibly via Fas receptor–Fas ligand interactions and cell-cycle arrest. In...

Rb, mcl-1 and p53 expression correlate with clinical outcome in patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer (2001)

Backus, H. H. J., Van Groeningen, C. J., Vos, W., Dukers, D. F., Bloemena, E., ...

Background: Thymidylate synthase (TS) has been associated with clinical outcome in disseminated colorectal cancer. However, many patients with lowTS expression still fail to respond to treatment....

Downstream molecular determinants of response to 5-fluorouracil and antifolate thymidylate synthase inhibitors (2000)

Van Triest, B., Pinedo, H. M., Giaccone, G., Peters, G. J.

Thymidylate synthase (TS) is an essential enzyme for the de novo synthesis of thymidylate and subsequently DNA synthesis. TS has been used as a target for cancer chemotherapy in the development of...

Pharmacokinetic schedule finding study of the combination of gemcitabine and cisplatin in patients with solid tumors (1999)

Kroep, J.R., Pinedo, H.M., Veerman, G., Voorn, D.A., Postmus, P.E., ...

Purpose: To determine possible schedule dependent pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions between gemcitabine (2',2'-difluorodeoxycytidine, dFdC) and cisplatin...

Gemcitabine-cisplatin: A schedule finding study (1999)

Kroep, J. R., Peters, G. J., Çatik, A., Vermorken, J. B., Pinedo, H. M., ...

Purpose: To evaluate the tolerability of four alternating cisplatin–gemcitabine schedules. A secondary aim was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of this combination. Patients and methods: Forty-one...

Experimental drugs and drug combinations in pancreatic cancer (1999)

Kroep, J.R., Pinedo, H.M., Van Groeningen, C.J., Peters, G.J.

The current role of chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer is limited. Chemotherapy usually consists of 5-fluorouracil (5FU) and gemcitabine either as a single agent or in combinations. However, response...

Toxicity Profiles In Vivo in Mice and Antitumour Activity in Tumour-Bearing Mice of Di- and Triorganotin Compounds (1998)

M. Gielen, R. Willem, H. Dalil, D. De Vos, C. M. Kuiper, G. J. Peters

The in vivo toxicity profiles in mice and the antitumour activity in tumour bearing mice were screened for four di-n-butyltin and five triorganotin carboxylates, di-n-butyltin diterebate (5),...

Reversal of 5-fluorouracil-induced toxicity by oral administration of uridine (1993)

Van Groeningen, C. J., Peters, G. J., Pinedo, H. M.

Background: Previous preclinical and clinical investigations have shown that the combined administration of 5-fluoro-uracil (5-FU) with delayed uridine can reverse side effects induced by 5-FU. This...

Clinical and Pharmacologic Study of Orally Administrated Uridine (1991)

Van Groeningen, G. J., Peters, G.J., Nadal, J. C., Laurensse, E., Pinedo, H. M.

Effects of Oral administrations of uridine were investigated in a study of six healthy volunteer control subjects and nine patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Oral uridine was studied as...

Reversal of 5-Fluorouracil-Induced Myelosuppression by Prolonged Administration of High-Dose Uridine (1989)

Groeningen, C.J. Van, Peters, G.J., Leyva, A., Laurensse, E., Pinedo, H.M.

The effect of high-dose uridine on 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-induced toxicity was investigated. Nine patients were treated weekly with 5-FU at increasing dosages. Five patients developed dose-limiting...

Differential expression of cell cycle and apoptosis related proteins in colorectal mucosa, primary colon tumours, and liver metastases

Backus, H H J, Van Groeningen, C J, Vos, W, Dukers, D F, Bloemena, E, Wouters, D, ...

Aims: Tumour cell growth results from a disturbance in the balance between the rate of proliferation and cell death. In this study, proteins involved in the regulation of cell cycle arrest and...

Toxicity Profiles In Vivo in Mice and Antitumour Activity in Tumour-Bearing Mice of Di- and Triorganotin Compounds

Gielen, M., Willem, R., Dalil, H., De Vos, D., Kuiper, C. M., Peters, G. J.

The in vivo toxicity profiles in mice and the antitumour activity in tumour bearing mice were screened for four di-n-butyltin and five triorganotin carboxylates, di-n-butyltin diterebate (5),...

Immunocytochemical detection of deoxycytidine kinase in haematological malignancies and solid tumours

Hubeek, I, Peters, G J, Broekhuizen, A J F, Talianidis, I, Sigmond, J, Gibson, B E S, ...

Background: Deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) is responsible for the activation of several clinically important deoxynucleoside analogues used for the treatment of haematological and solid malignancies.

[18F]FDG and [18F]FLT uptake in human breast cancer cells in relation to the effects of chemotherapy: an in vitro study

Direcks, W G E, Berndsen, S C, Proost, N, Peters, G J, Balzarini, J, Spreeuwenberg, M D, ...

Increased 2′-deoxy-2′-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) uptake is the most commonly used marker for positron emission tomography in oncology. However, a proliferation tracer such as...

Molecular pathways involved in the synergistic interaction of the PKCβ inhibitor enzastaurin with the antifolate pemetrexed in non-small cell lung cancer cells

Tekle, C, Giovannetti, E, Sigmond, J, Graff, J R, Smid, K, Peters, G J

Conventional regimens have limited impact against non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Current research is focusing on multiple pathways as potential targets, and this study investigated molecular...

In vitro antitumour activity of cis- and trans-5-fluoro-5,6-dihydro-6-alkoxy-uracils; effects on thymidylate synthesis.

Van Der Wilt, C. L., Visser, G. W., Braakhuis, B. J., Wedzinga, R., Noordhuis, P., Smid, K., ...

A class of new 5-fluorouracil (FU) analogues, the 5-fluoro-5,6-dihydro-6- alkoxy-uracils was synthesised with a modification at the 6-position of the pyrimidine ring. At this position the analogues...

Growth, morphology and chemosensitivity studies on postconfluent cells cultured in 'V'-bottomed microtiter plates.

Pizao, P. E., Lyaruu, D. M., Peters, G. J., Winograd, B., Giaccone, G., ...

This study assessed the growth pattern, cellular organisation and chemosensitivity of established human tumour cell lines growing as postconfluent cultures in 'V'-bottomed, 96-well microtiter plates....

In vitro and in vivo studies on the combination of Brequinar sodium (DUP-785; NSC 368390) with 5-fluorouracil; effects of uridine.

Peters, G. J., Kraal, I., Pinedo, H. M.

Brequinar sodium (DUP-785; Brequinar) is a potent inhibitor of the pyrimidine de novo enzyme dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHO-DH), leading to a depletion of pyrimidine nucleotides, which could be...

DT-diaphorase activity in normal and neoplastic human tissues; an indicator for sensitivity to bioreductive agents?

Smitskamp-Wilms, E., Giaccone, G., Pinedo, H. M., Van Der Laan, B. F., Peters, G. J.

DT-diaphorase (DTD) is an important enzyme for the bioreductive activation of the new alkylating indoloquinone EO9. In preclinical studies, EO9 has shown selective anti-tumour activity against solid...

In vitro biochemical and in vivo biological studies of the uridine 'rescue' of 5-fluorouracil.

Peters, G. J., Van Dijk, J., Laurensse, E., Van Groeningen, C. J., Lankelma, J., Leyva, A., ...

The effect of delayed uridine administration on the in vitro growth inhibitory effects of 5-fluorouracil (5FU) and on the in vivo antitumour activity and toxicity was studied. In vitro growth...

Enhanced therapeutic efficacy of 5'deoxy-5-fluorouridine in 5-fluorouracil resistant head and neck tumours in relation to 5-fluorouracil metabolising enzymes.

Peters, G. J., Braakhuis, B. J., De Bruijn, E. A., Laurensse, E. J., Van Walsum, M., Pinedo, H. M.

Four human head and neck xenograft (HNX) tumour lines grown in nude mice and two murine colon carcinomas (Colon 26 and 38) were tested for their sensitivity to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and its prodrug...

Drug transporters: recent advances concerning BCRP and tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Lemos, C, Jansen, G, Peters, G J

Multidrug resistance is often associated with the (over)expression of drug efflux transporters of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) protein family. This minireview discusses the role of one selected...

Mechanism of trifluorothymidine potentiation of oxaliplatin-induced cytotoxicity to colorectal cancer cells

Temmink, O H, Hoebe, E K, Ackland, S P, Fukushima, M, Peters, G J

Oxaliplatin (OHP) is an anticancer agent that acts by formation of Platinum-DNA (Pt-DNA) adducts resulting in DNA-strand breaks and is used for the treatment of colorectal cancer. The pyrimidine...

Changes in the status of p53 affect drug sensitivity to thymidylate synthase (TS) inhibitors by altering TS levels

Giovannetti, E, Backus, H H J, Wouters, D, Ferreira, C G, Brakenhoff, R H, ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) resistance to fluoropyrimidines and other inhibitors of thymidylate synthase (TS) is a serious clinical problem often associated with increased intracellular levels of TS....

The hollow fibre assay as a model for in vivo pharmacodynamics of fluoropyrimidines in colon cancer cells

Temmink, O H, Prins, H-J, Van Gelderop, E, Peters, G J

The Hollow Fibre Assay (HFA) is usually applied as an early in vivo model for anti-cancer drug screening, but is potentially an excellent model for short-term in vivo pharmacodynamic studies. We used...

The human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 mediates in vitro cytarabine sensitivity in childhood acute myeloid leukaemia

Hubeek, I, Stam, R W, Peters, G J, Broekhuizen, R, Meijerink, J P P, Wering, E R Van, ...

Cytarabine (ara-C) is the most effective agent for the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Aberrant expression of enzymes involved in the transport/metabolism of ara-C could explain drug...

Sequence dependent effect of paclitaxel on gemcitabine metabolism in relation to cell cycle and cytotoxicity in non-small-cell lung cancer cell lines

Kroep, J R, Giaccone, G, Tolis, C, Voorn, D A, Loves, W J P, Groeningen, C J Van, ...

Gemcitabine and paclitaxel are active agents in the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). To optimize treatment drug combinations, simultaneously and 4 and 24 h intervals, were studied...