2009
Targeted drug delivery strategies to treat lung metastasis
Bar J, Herbst RS, Onn A. Targeted drug delivery strategies to treat lung metastasis. Expert Opinion On Drug Delivery 2009, 6: 1003-1016. PMID: 19663628, DOI: 10.1517/17425240903167926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung metastasesStandard clinical useMetastatic diseaseClinical trialsClinical useMost cancer patientsEarly clinical studiesCancer-specific antibodiesDrug delivery strategiesMain tumorTargeted drug delivery strategiesCancer patientsClinical studiesIntravascular devicesSolid tumorsMetastasisPreclinical developmentVascular fieldTreatmentTherapyTumorsAnticancer toolDiseaseDelivery strategiesTrialsBeyond Doublet Chemotherapy for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Combination of Targeted Agents with First-Line Chemotherapy
Herbst RS, Lynch TJ, Sandler AB. Beyond Doublet Chemotherapy for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Combination of Targeted Agents with First-Line Chemotherapy. Clinical Lung Cancer 2009, 10: 20-27. PMID: 19289368, DOI: 10.3816/clc.2009.n.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBest supportive careOverall survivalMetastatic NSCLCLung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerPhase III clinical trialsPlatinum-based doubletsAddition of bevacizumabFirst-line chemotherapyPlatinum-based regimensProgression-free survivalFirst-line treatmentCell lung cancerOverall patient survivalTyrosine kinase inhibitorsInhibition of componentsMatrix metalloproteinase inhibitorsDoublet chemotherapySystemic chemotherapyMedian survivalSupportive careMost patientsTargeted agentsChemotherapeutic regimens
2007
Vandetanib (ZD6474): an orally available receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor that selectively targets pathways critical for tumor growth and angiogenesis
Herbst RS, Heymach JV, O’Reilly M, Onn A, Ryan AJ. Vandetanib (ZD6474): an orally available receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor that selectively targets pathways critical for tumor growth and angiogenesis. Expert Opinion On Investigational Drugs 2007, 16: 239-249. PMID: 17243944, DOI: 10.1517/13543784.16.2.239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor typesHereditary medullary thyroid cancerReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsPhase III trialsProgression-free survivalDaily oral administrationPhase II evaluationPhase I studiesMedullary thyroid cancerTyrosine kinase inhibitorsSolid tumor typesTumor cell proliferationRefractory NSCLCAdvanced NSCLCIII trialsI studiesII evaluationThyroid cancerOral administrationAvailable agentsClinical developmentPharmacokinetic profileTumor growthVandetanibTumor angiogenesis
2006
Therapeutic options to target angiogenesis in human malignancies
Herbst RS. Therapeutic options to target angiogenesis in human malignancies. Expert Opinion On Emerging Drugs 2006, 11: 635-650. PMID: 17064223, DOI: 10.1517/14728214.11.4.635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntineoplastic AgentsDrug Delivery SystemsHumansNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicConceptsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsHuman malignanciesMonoclonal antibodiesGrowth factorKinase inhibitorsAnti-VEGF inhibitorsGastrointestinal stromal tumorsSolid human malignanciesRenal cell carcinomaBasic fibroblast growth factorRole of VEGFTypes of cancerFibroblast growth factorStromal tumorsTherapeutic optionsCell carcinomaColorectal cancerAntiangiogenic drugsClinical trialsDrug classesPro-angiogenic growth factorsSmall molecule inhibitorsTumor growthTumor angiogenesisMatrix breakdown
2005
Current Management of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Targeted Therapy
Isobe T, Herbst RS, Onn A. Current Management of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Targeted Therapy. Seminars In Oncology 2005, 32: 315-328. PMID: 15988686, DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2005.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkyl and Aryl TransferasesAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCyclooxygenase InhibitorsDrug Delivery SystemsErbB ReceptorsFarnesyltranstransferaseHumansLung NeoplasmsMatrix Metalloproteinase InhibitorsProtein Kinase CReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorRetinoid X ReceptorsConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerLung cancerVascular endothelial growth factorEpidermal growth factor receptorBiological therapyGrowth factorLung cancer patientsCancer-related deathLung cancer progressionClinical study designNew therapeutic strategiesEndothelial growth factorGrowth factor receptorOverall prognosisPatient survivalStandard treatmentCancer patientsConventional chemotherapyFrequent causeRadiation therapyTherapeutic approachesAnticancer arsenalTherapeutic strategies
2004
Imaging in drug development.
Herbst RS. Imaging in drug development. Clinical Advances In Hematology And Oncology 2004, 2: 268-9. PMID: 16163191.Peer-Reviewed Original Research