2004
Pemetrexed in advanced NSCLC: a review of the clinical data.
Zinner RG, Fossella FV, Herbst RS. Pemetrexed in advanced NSCLC: a review of the clinical data. Oncology 2004, 18: 54-62. PMID: 15339061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced NSCLCConcurrent chest radiationPhase II studySecond-line therapyPhase III trialsCell lung cancerFavorable toxicity profileTreatment of mesotheliomaChest radiationII studyIII trialsSystemic dosesThoracic malignanciesFrontline settingLung cancerClinical dataToxicity profilePlatinum agentsSide effectsUS FoodDrug AdministrationPhase IPemetrexedNSCLCNovel mechanism
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 gefitinibTherapyCancer