2019
Ramucirumab plus pembrolizumab in patients with previously treated advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, gastro-oesophageal cancer, or urothelial carcinomas (JVDF): a multicohort, non-randomised, open-label, phase 1a/b trial
Herbst RS, Arkenau HT, Santana-Davila R, Calvo E, Paz-Ares L, Cassier PA, Bendell J, Penel N, Krebs MG, Martin-Liberal J, Isambert N, Soriano A, Wermke M, Cultrera J, Gao L, Widau RC, Mi G, Jin J, Ferry D, Fuchs CS, Petrylak DP, Chau I. Ramucirumab plus pembrolizumab in patients with previously treated advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, gastro-oesophageal cancer, or urothelial carcinomas (JVDF): a multicohort, non-randomised, open-label, phase 1a/b trial. The Lancet Oncology 2019, 20: 1109-1123. PMID: 31301962, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(19)30458-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Transitional CellDose-Response Relationship, DrugEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedStomach NeoplasmsConceptsGastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinomaTreatment-related adverse eventsCell lung cancerPhase 1a/b trialSerious adverse eventsDose-limiting toxicityAdverse eventsJunction adenocarcinomaUrothelial carcinomaLung cancerDay 1VEGF receptor 2Abdominal painPrevious therapyAdvanced gastricEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusAntigen-specific T-cell migrationMore treatment-related adverse eventsTreatment-related serious adverse eventsAdditional dose-limiting toxicitiesCell lung cancer cohortGrade 3 abdominal painSingle-agent checkpoint inhibitorsB trialAntitumour activity
2011
Increased VEGFR-2 Gene Copy Is Associated with Chemoresistance and Shorter Survival in Patients with Non–Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma Who Receive Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Yang F, Tang X, Riquelme E, Behrens C, Nilsson MB, Giri U, Varella-Garcia M, Byers LA, Lin HY, Wang J, Raso MG, Girard L, Coombes K, Lee JJ, Herbst RS, Minna JD, Heymach JV, Wistuba II. Increased VEGFR-2 Gene Copy Is Associated with Chemoresistance and Shorter Survival in Patients with Non–Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma Who Receive Adjuvant Chemotherapy. Cancer Research 2011, 71: 5512-5521. PMID: 21724587, PMCID: PMC3159530, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-2614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell lung carcinomaHIF-1α levelsAdjuvant therapyLung carcinomaAdjuvant platinum-based chemotherapyVEGFR-2 blockadeNuclear hypoxia inducible factor-1αNSCLC tumor cellsPlatinum-based chemotherapyFavorable overall survivalRisk of deathHypoxia-inducible factor-1αHigher microvessel densityNSCLC tumor specimensNSCLC cell linesInducible factor-1αCell linesVEGF receptor 2Adjuvant chemotherapyOverall survivalClinical outcomesAdenocarcinoma patientsMicrovessel densityShorter SurvivalHigh risk
2007
Targeted therapy of orthotopic human lung cancer by combined vascular endothelial growth factor and epidermal growth factor receptor signaling blockade
Wu W, Onn A, Isobe T, Itasaka S, Langley RR, Shitani T, Shibuya K, Komaki R, Ryan AJ, Fidler IJ, Herbst RS, O'Reilly MS. Targeted therapy of orthotopic human lung cancer by combined vascular endothelial growth factor and epidermal growth factor receptor signaling blockade. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2007, 6: 471-483. PMID: 17308046, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-06-0416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsApoptosisBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationEndothelium, VascularErbB ReceptorsFlow CytometryHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred CBANeovascularization, PathologicPhosphorylationPiperidinesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktQuinazolinesSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Xenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorVEGF receptor 2EGF receptorEpidermal growth factorLung cancerHuman lung cancerEndothelial growth factorGrowth factorMitogen-activated protein kinaseNon-small cell lung cancerOrthotopic human lung cancerProtein tyrosine kinase inhibitorEndothelial cellsTumor-associated endothelial cellsHuman lung cancer specimensAdvanced lung cancerSelective protein tyrosine kinase inhibitorCell lung cancerLung cancer patientsOrthotopic mouse modelEndothelial cell tube formationLung cancer specimensHuman lung adenocarcinoma cellsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsSmall molecule inhibitors