2006
Efficacy and safety of gefitinib in chemonaive patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated in an Expanded Access Program
Govindan R, Natale R, Wade J, Herbst R, Krebs A, Reiling R, Hensing T, Wozniak A, Belani CP, Kelly K, Ochs J. Efficacy and safety of gefitinib in chemonaive patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated in an Expanded Access Program. Lung Cancer 2006, 53: 331-337. PMID: 16797779, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2006.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerExpanded Access ProgramCell lung cancerLung cancerRecurrent advanced non-small cell lung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinibNumerous clinical guidelinesSafety of gefitinibBest supportive careCommon adverse eventsPartial response ratePoor performance statusRetrospective chart reviewMajority of patientsTyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinibFavorable toxicity profileAccess programKinase inhibitor gefitinibPrevious chemotherapyStable diseaseSubsequent chemotherapyChemonaive patientsAdverse eventsChart review
2004
Gefitinib in Combination With Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase III Trial—INTACT 1
Giaccone G, Herbst RS, Manegold C, Scagliotti G, Rosell R, Miller V, Natale RB, Schiller JH, von Pawel J, Pluzanska A, Gatzemeier U, Grous J, Ochs JS, Averbuch SD, Wolf MK, Rennie P, Fandi A, Johnson DH. Gefitinib in Combination With Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase III Trial—INTACT 1. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2004, 22: 777-784. PMID: 14990632, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCisplatinDeoxycytidineDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleGefitinibGemcitabineHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMaximum Tolerated DoseMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingProbabilityPrognosisQuinazolinesReference ValuesSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsChemotherapy-naive patientsAdvanced NSCLCLung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerResponse rateNon-small cell lung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinibEnd pointUnresectable stage IIICycles of chemotherapyEfficacy end pointPhase II trialFirst-line gemcitabineTyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinibPhase I trialCell lung cancerUnexpected adverse eventsMedian survival timeKinase inhibitor gefitinibFurther preclinical testingDaily gefitinibFavorable tolerabilityII trialPlacebo groupAdverse events
2003
Targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor in non-small cell lung cancer.
Herbst RS, Bunn PA. Targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor in non-small cell lung cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2003, 9: 5813-24. PMID: 14676101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerLung cancerEGFR-TK inhibitorsSystemic chemotherapyClinical trialsClinical developmentMetastatic non-small cell lung cancerTwo-drug combination regimenEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinibSingle-agent activityRate of deathNew treatment approachesKinase inhibitor gefitinibEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorCombination regimenDisease progressionPlatinum agentsTreatment approachesSolid tumorsTumor growthInhibitor gefitinibTherapyCancerTargeting the epidermal growth factor receptor: prognostic and clinical implications
Herbst R. Targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor: prognostic and clinical implications. European Journal Of Cancer Supplements 2003, 1: 9-15. DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(03)80015-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinibFactor receptorTyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinibCell lung cancerKinase inhibitor gefitinibPerformance statusClinical responseSkin toxicityPrognostic valueDisease characteristicsLung cancerSurrogate markerClinical trialsNovel anticancer agentsInhibitor gefitinibClinical implicationsGefitinibAntitumour activityBiological markersPromising targetExpression levelsTumorigenic processAnticancer agents