2005
Clinically Meaningful Improvement in Symptoms and Quality of Life for Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Gefitinib in a Randomized Controlled Trial
Cella D, Herbst RS, Lynch TJ, Prager D, Belani CP, Schiller JH, Heyes A, Ochs JS, Wolf MK, Kay AC, Kris MG, Natale RB. Clinically Meaningful Improvement in Symptoms and Quality of Life for Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Gefitinib in a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2005, 23: 2946-2954. PMID: 15699477, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.05.153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodEndpoint DeterminationFemaleGefitinibHealth StatusHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeQuinazolinesSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival AnalysisConceptsLung Cancer SubscaleSymptom improvementTumor responseQuality of lifeCancer Therapy-Lung (FACT-L) questionnairePivotal phase II trialMedian overall survival timeCoprimary end pointsPrior chemotherapy regimensProtocol-specified analysisSymptom improvement ratePhase II trialBetter overall survivalCell lung cancerOverall survival timeGefitinib 250Radiographic regressionChemotherapy regimensStable diseaseII trialMost patientsOverall survivalRadiographic responseSymptomatic patientsNSCLC patients
2001
Lung cancer in patients under age 40
Skarin A, Herbst R, Leong T, Bailey A, Sugarbaker D. Lung cancer in patients under age 40. Lung Cancer 2001, 32: 255-264. PMID: 11390007, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(00)00233-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage IV diseaseSmall cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaPerformance statusStage IIIBStage IIIAOlder patientsLung cancerYear survivalAge 40Stage I/IIDana-Farber Cancer InstituteGreater body weight lossWeight lossECOG performance statusPercent of patientsPoor performance statusDuration of symptomsSite of metastasisOverall patient survivalStage of diseaseBody weight lossAbsence of symptomsPercentage of women