2007
Enzastaurin, a Protein Kinase Cβ–Selective Inhibitor, and Its Potential Application as an Anticancer Agent in Lung Cancer
Herbst RS, Oh Y, Wagle A, Lahn M. Enzastaurin, a Protein Kinase Cβ–Selective Inhibitor, and Its Potential Application as an Anticancer Agent in Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2007, 13: 4641s-4646s. PMID: 17671157, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-07-0538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerine/threonine kinase inhibitorLung cancerOral serine/threonine kinase inhibitorProtein kinase CFavorable safety profileCurrent phase IKinase CTumor cell apoptosisAkt pathwayClinical findingsSafety profilePKC inhibitorTumor-induced angiogenesisPreclinical experienceCell apoptosisEnzastaurinKinase inhibitorsPhase ICancer
2005
Pharmacodynamic Analysis of Target Inhibition and Endothelial Cell Death in Tumors Treated with the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor Antagonists SU5416 or SU6668
Davis DW, Takamori R, Raut CP, Xiong HQ, Herbst RS, Stadler WM, Heymach JV, Demetri GD, Rashid A, Shen Y, Wen S, Abbruzzese JL, McConkey DJ. Pharmacodynamic Analysis of Target Inhibition and Endothelial Cell Death in Tumors Treated with the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor Antagonists SU5416 or SU6668. Clinical Cancer Research 2005, 11: 678-689. PMID: 15701856, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.678.11.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsApoptosisDose-Response Relationship, DrugEndothelium, VascularFemaleHumansIndolesMaleMiceMice, NudeMiddle AgedNeovascularization, PathologicOxindolesPancreatic NeoplasmsPhosphorylationPropionatesPyrrolesReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaTransplantation, HeterologousVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorTumor microvessel densityGrowth factor receptorMicrovessel densityCell apoptosisVascular endothelial growth factor receptorAdvanced solid malignanciesFactor receptorEndothelial growth factor receptorPrimary patient tumorsG core biopsyDose-dependent effectPhosphorylated VEGFR-2Primary human tumorsEndothelial cell deathCell deathEndothelial cell apoptosisTumor cell apoptosisTumor cell deathPost therapyCore biopsyPharmacodynamic analysisSolid malignanciesVessel sizeClinical trials
2002
Development of biologic markers of response and assessment of antiangiogenic activity in a clinical trial of human recombinant endostatin.
Herbst RS, Mullani NA, Davis DW, Hess KR, McConkey DJ, Charnsangavej C, O’Reilly M, Kim HW, Baker C, Roach J, Ellis LM, Rashid A, Pluda J, Bucana C, Madden TL, Tran HT, Abbruzzese JL. Development of biologic markers of response and assessment of antiangiogenic activity in a clinical trial of human recombinant endostatin. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2002, 20: 3804-14. PMID: 12228200, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2002.05.102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAngiogenesis InhibitorsApoptosisBiomarkersCD3 ComplexCollagenDose-Response Relationship, DrugEndostatinsEndotheliumFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansIn Situ Nick-End LabelingLasersMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicPeptide FragmentsProspective StudiesRecombinant ProteinsTomography, Emission-ComputedConceptsTumor blood flowRh-EndoTumor cell apoptosisPositron emission tomographyBlood flowEndothelial cell apoptosisCell apoptosisClinical trialsAntiangiogenic therapyEndothelial cellsWeeks of therapyStart of therapyDose-finding clinical trialsRecombinant human endostatinHuman recombinant endostatinTreatment of cancerBiologic markersAntiangiogenic treatmentBiopsy specimensAppropriate dosePET scansBiopsy analysisHuman endostatinTherapyTumor tissue