2017
Immuno-thermal ablations – boosting the anticancer immune response
Slovak R, Ludwig JM, Gettinger SN, Herbst RS, Kim HS. Immuno-thermal ablations – boosting the anticancer immune response. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2017, 5: 78. PMID: 29037259, PMCID: PMC5644150, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-017-0284-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseImmune effectsRobust antitumor responseAnticancer immune responseImmune modulating drugsUse of immunomodulationSystemic antitumor activityCheckpoint blockadeAntitumor responseAblative therapyCombination therapyRadiofrequency ablationAblative techniquesModulating drugsAnimal modelsAntitumor activityThermal ablationTherapeutic appealImmunomodulationTherapyAblationResponseMonotherapyImmunomodulatorsCryoablation
2004
Oblimersen Sodium (Genasense bcl-2 Antisense Oligonucleotide)A Rational Therapeutic to Enhance Apoptosis in Therapy of Lung Cancer
Herbst RS, Frankel SR. Oblimersen Sodium (Genasense bcl-2 Antisense Oligonucleotide)A Rational Therapeutic to Enhance Apoptosis in Therapy of Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2004, 10: 4245s-4248s. PMID: 15217967, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-040018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOblimersen sodiumLung cancerBcl-2 mRNASmall cell lung cancer patientsNon-small cell lung cancerBcl-2 protein translationFirst-line salvage therapyCell lung cancer patientsPhase IPrior chemotherapy regimenCombination of docetaxelBcl-2 antisense therapyCell lung cancerTraditional cytotoxic chemotherapyLung cancer patientsChemotherapy regimenSalvage therapyCytotoxic chemotherapyAntitumor responseCancer patientsHuman bcl-2 mRNAPreclinical studiesResponse durationResponse rateAnticancer treatment