2010
Comparison of Patient Outcomes According to Histology Among Pemetrexed-Treated Patients With Stage IIIB/IV Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer in Two Phase II Trials
Zinner RG, Novello S, Peng G, Herbst R, Obasaju C, Scagliotti G. Comparison of Patient Outcomes According to Histology Among Pemetrexed-Treated Patients With Stage IIIB/IV Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer in Two Phase II Trials. Clinical Lung Cancer 2010, 11: 126-131. PMID: 20199979, DOI: 10.3816/clc.2010.n.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleGlutamatesGuanineHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicNeoplasm StagingOrganoplatinum CompoundsOxaliplatinPemetrexedRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsNonsquamous histologyProgression-free survivalSquamous histologyOverall survivalLung cancerStage IIIB/IV non-small cell lung cancerResponse rateStage IIIB/IV NSCLCNon-small cell lung cancerRecent phase III studyPemetrexed-treated patientsChemotherapy-naive patientsPhase II studyPhase II trialPhase III studyCell lung cancerCarboplatin areaNSCLC histologyPlatinum doubletsII trialPrimary endpointII studyIII studyPerformance statusTreatment arms
2008
Randomized Phase II Study of Vandetanib Alone or With Paclitaxel and Carboplatin as First-Line Treatment for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Heymach JV, Paz-Ares L, De Braud F, Sebastian M, Stewart DJ, Eberhardt WE, Ranade AA, Cohen G, Trigo JM, Sandler AB, Bonomi PD, Herbst RS, Krebs AD, Vasselli J, Johnson BE. Randomized Phase II Study of Vandetanib Alone or With Paclitaxel and Carboplatin as First-Line Treatment for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 26: 5407-5415. PMID: 18936474, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.17.3138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalPhase II studyRisk of progressionVandetanib monotherapyII studyOverall survivalLung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerMedian progression-free survivalLonger progression-free survivalRandomized phase II studyShorter progression-free survivalEnd pointVascular endothelial growth factor receptorCommon adverse eventsPrimary end pointStudy end pointSquamous cell histologyEndothelial growth factor receptorCell lung cancerCNS metastasesGrowth factor receptorMonotherapy armNSCLC histology