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Overall Survival with Osimertinib in Resected EGFR-Mutated NSCLC
Tsuboi M, Herbst R, John T, Kato T, Majem M, Grohé C, Wang J, Goldman J, Lu S, Su W, de Marinis F, Shepherd F, Lee K, Le N, Dechaphunkul A, Kowalski D, Poole L, Bolanos A, Rukazenkov Y, Wu Y. Overall Survival with Osimertinib in Resected EGFR-Mutated NSCLC. New England Journal Of Medicine 2023, 389: 137-147. PMID: 37272535, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2304594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalOverall survivalIIIA diseaseStage IBAdjuvant osimertinibPlacebo groupOsimertinib groupNew serious adverse eventsSignificant overall survival benefitStage IILonger disease-free survivalEnd pointData cutoff datePrevious adjuvant chemotherapyDouble-blind trialOverall survival benefitPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsSerious adverse eventsCell lung cancerCoronavirus disease 2019Epidermal growth factor receptorADAURA trialAdjuvant chemotherapyEligible patientsThe end of the beginning: progress and next steps in KRAS-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer
Goldberg S, Herbst R. The end of the beginning: progress and next steps in KRAS-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer. The Lancet 2023, 401: 706-707. PMID: 36774937, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00288-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFuture Directions in the Management of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Harboring Driver Mutations.
Herbst RS. Future Directions in the Management of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Harboring Driver Mutations. Oncology 2022, 36: 562-563. PMID: 36107783, DOI: 10.46883/2022.25920974.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
EP.07C.10 Real-World Outcomes of Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Ermer T, Kim S, Goldberg S, Zolfaghari E, Blasberg J, Boffa D, Herbst R, Politi K, Schalper K, Dacic S, Woodard G. EP.07C.10 Real-World Outcomes of Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2024, 19: s543-s544. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.1007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research1309P A genomic scar based signature (HRDsig) and biallelic BRCA alterations identify a homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) phenotype of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) potentially actionable to the PARP inhibitor rucaparib: Post-hoc analysis of lung-MAP substudy S1900A
Riess J, Miao J, Wheatley-Price P, Reckamp K, Kozono D, Redman M, Edelman M, Faller B, Villaruz L, Corum L, Gowda A, Srkalovic G, Osarogiagbon R, Baumgart M, Gandara D, Sokol E, Borghaei H, Gray J, Herbst R, Kelly K. 1309P A genomic scar based signature (HRDsig) and biallelic BRCA alterations identify a homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) phenotype of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) potentially actionable to the PARP inhibitor rucaparib: Post-hoc analysis of lung-MAP substudy S1900A. Annals Of Oncology 2024, 35: s832-s833. DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.1366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChitinase 3-like-1 (CHI3L1) in the pathogenesis of epidermal growth factor receptor mutant non-small cell lung cancer
Kamle S, Ma B, Schor G, Bailey M, Pham B, Cho I, Khan H, Azzoli C, Hofstetter M, Sadanaga T, Herbst R, Politi K, Lee C, Elias J. Chitinase 3-like-1 (CHI3L1) in the pathogenesis of epidermal growth factor receptor mutant non-small cell lung cancer. Translational Oncology 2024, 49: 102108. PMID: 39178575, PMCID: PMC11388375, DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2024.102108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorTyrosine kinase inhibitorsEpidermal growth factor receptor mutant non-small cell lung cancerMutant non-small cell lung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor axisCell lung cancerLung cancerTherapeutic resistanceDownstream targets of EGFRResistance to TKI therapyEpithelial cellsStimulated epidermal growth factor receptorWild type epidermal growth factor receptorTargeting of epidermal growth factor receptorActivating EGFR mutationsChitinase 3-like 1Progression free survivalInduce tumor cell deathEpidermal growth factor receptor activationEffects of EGFR activationInhibited pulmonary metastasisTumor cell deathResponse to treatmentGrowth factor receptorLung-MAP Next Generation Sequencing Analysis of Advanced Squamous Cell Lung Cancers (SWOG S1400)
Kozono D, Hua X, Wu M, Tolba K, Waqar S, Dragnev K, Cheng H, Hirsch F, Mack P, Gray J, Kelly K, Borghaei H, Herbst R, Gandara D, Redman M. Lung-MAP Next Generation Sequencing Analysis of Advanced Squamous Cell Lung Cancers (SWOG S1400). Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2024 PMID: 39111731, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.07.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNext generation sequencingLung SqCCNext generation sequencing dataAdvanced squamous cell lung cancerGene set analysisSquamous cell lung cancerAssociated with poor survivalFalse discovery rate <Squamous cell cancerCancer-related genesCell lung cancerCox proportional hazards modelsOxidative stress responseNGS datasetsUncharacterized genesLung cancer subtypesNon-overlapping setsCancer Genome AtlasProportional hazards modelGeneration sequencingGenetic variantsUncharacterized roleCell cancerTreatment resistanceGene alterationsQuantitative Measurement of HER2 Expression in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer With a High-Sensitivity Assay
Liu M, Vathiotis I, Robbins C, Chan N, Moutafi M, Burela S, Xirou V, Schalper K, Herbst R, Syrigos K, Rimm D. Quantitative Measurement of HER2 Expression in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer With a High-Sensitivity Assay. Modern Pathology 2024, 37: 100556. PMID: 38964502, PMCID: PMC11416319, DOI: 10.1016/j.modpat.2024.100556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerCases of non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancer casesT-DXdCell lung cancerHER2 expressionBreast cancerRare case of non-small cell lung cancerQuantitative immunofluorescenceAntibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab deruxtecanLung cancerHER2 antibody-drug conjugatesNon-small cell lung cancer patientsDetecting HER2 expressionHER2-targeted therapyMetastatic breast cancerHER2 protein expressionBreast cancer casesHER2 protein levelsAntibody-drug conjugatesProportion of casesTrastuzumab deruxtecanNSCLC casesFrequency of casesImmunohistochemistry scorePragmaticism in Cancer Clinical Trials.
Sankar K, Redman M, Dragnev K, Henick B, Iams W, Blanke C, Herbst R, Gray J, Reckamp K. Pragmaticism in Cancer Clinical Trials. American Society Of Clinical Oncology Educational Book 2024, 44: e100040. PMID: 38771997, DOI: 10.1200/edbk_100040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer clinical trialsTraditional explanatory trialsCancer mortality ratesPatient care scenariosGoal of improving patient outcomesPragmatic trial designTrial designRepresentative patient populationPragmatic trialIntervention effectsIntervention efficacyCare scenariosExplanatory trialsTrial generalizabilityPragmatic designPatient outcomesClinical trialsReal-world practiceOncologyEscalating costsCancer clinical trial designPatient populationMortality rateDuration of trialsOncology researchMolecular residual disease (MRD) analysis from the ADAURA trial of adjuvant (adj) osimertinib in patients (pts) with resected EGFR-mutated (EGFRm) stage IB–IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
John T, Grohe C, Goldman J, Kato T, Laktionov K, Bonanno L, Tiseo M, Majem M, Domine M, Ahn M, Perol M, Hartmaier R, Robichaux J, Bhetariya P, Markovets A, Rukazenkov Y, Muldoon C, Herbst R, Tsuboi M, Wu Y. Molecular residual disease (MRD) analysis from the ADAURA trial of adjuvant (adj) osimertinib in patients (pts) with resected EGFR-mutated (EGFRm) stage IB–IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 8005-8005. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.8005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-free survivalMolecular residual diseaseNon-small cell lung cancerDisease-free survival eventsDisease recurrenceEGFR-mutantOverall survivalStage IB-IIIA non-small cell lung cancerEGFR T790M resistance mutationT790M resistance mutationMedian follow-up timeEGFR-TKI sensitivityResected tumor tissueCell lung cancerTumor-specific variantsMedian lead timeWhole-exome sequencingDetection of ctDNAADAURA studyADAURA trialInvestigator-assessedMolecular recurrenceEGFR-TKIsResidual diseaseEligible ptsMulti-stakeholder, intentional outreach for improving representative recruitment in Pragmatica–Lung (SWOG S2302).
Carrizosa D, Miao J, Reckamp K, Dragnev K, Hesketh P, Iams W, Henick B, Czerlanis C, DeSanto F, Sundstrom J, Johnson J, Gansauer L, Groller T, Redman M, Herbst R, Gray J. Multi-stakeholder, intentional outreach for improving representative recruitment in Pragmatica–Lung (SWOG S2302). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 11019-11019. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.11019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecruitment planTrial designClinical trial enrollmentAdvanced/metastatic NSCLCAccrual rateStandard therapyPatient education materialsImprove community awarenessPatient accrual rateSWOGClinical trialsTrial enrollmentVA sitesApproaches to trial designPatient advocatesPatientsDecrease barriersMinority accrualRecruitment strategiesAdvocacy partnersLatinx patientsCommunity awarenessTrialsEducational materialsEnrollment informationUpdated results from COAST, a phase 2 study of durvalumab (D) ± oleclumab (O) or monalizumab (M) in patients (pts) with stage III unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (uNSCLC).
Aggarwal C, Martinez-Marti A, Majem M, Barlesi F, Carcereny E, Chu Q, Monnet I, Sanchez A, Dakhil S, Camidge D, Pillet M, Brown M, Dowson A, Cooper Z, Kumar R, Herbst R. Updated results from COAST, a phase 2 study of durvalumab (D) ± oleclumab (O) or monalizumab (M) in patients (pts) with stage III unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (uNSCLC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 8046-8046. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.8046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnresectable non-small cell lung cancerStage III unresectable non-small cell lung cancerProgression free survivalImmune-mediated AEConcurrent chemoradiotherapyPhase 2 studyNon-small cell lung cancerProlonged progression free survivalECOG PS 0Suppress antitumor immunityMedian follow-upCell lung cancerExpression of CD73Anti-CD73Anti-NKG2AImmunotherapy combinationsAntitumor immunityConsolidation therapyPD-L1Free survivalImmune checkpointsPS 0Open-labelProgressive diseaseDiscontinued treatmentSWOG S2302, PRAGMATICA-LUNG: A prospective randomized study of ramucirumab plus pembrolizumab (PR) versus standard of care (SOC) for participants previously treated with immunotherapy for stage IV or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer.
Reckamp K, Redman M, Dragnev K, Iams W, Henick B, Miao J, LeBlanc M, Carrizosa D, Herbst R, Blanke C, Gray J. SWOG S2302, PRAGMATICA-LUNG: A prospective randomized study of ramucirumab plus pembrolizumab (PR) versus standard of care (SOC) for participants previously treated with immunotherapy for stage IV or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: tps8657-tps8657. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.tps8657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerStandard of careCell lung cancerPD-(L)1Overall survivalAdverse eventsRecurrent non-small cell lung cancerLung cancerTreatment-related adverse eventsRandomized phase II trialStandard of care treatmentPlatinum-based therapyTreated with immunotherapyPhase II trialLog-rank testCompare OSInhibitor therapyII trialCombination therapyStatistically significant improvementTumor resistanceSafety profileTherapeutic optionsRandomized studyLung-MAP S1800D: A phase II/III study of N-803 (ALT-803) plus pembrolizumab versus standard of care in participants with stage IV or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) previously treated with anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy.
Wrangle J, Redman M, Husain H, Reckamp K, Stinchcombe T, Edelman M, Leal T, Faller B, Minichiello K, Borghaei H, Kelly K, Herbst R, Gray J. Lung-MAP S1800D: A phase II/III study of N-803 (ALT-803) plus pembrolizumab versus standard of care in participants with stage IV or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) previously treated with anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 2619-2619. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.2619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerProgression-free survivalPhase II/III studiesN-803Overall survivalIL-15Resistance cohortRecurrent non-small cell lung cancerTreated advanced non-small cell lung cancerLung cancerTreated with anti-PD-1Anti-PD-L1 therapyIL-15 receptor alphaAnti-PD-1Anti-PD-L1Performance of immunotherapiesAnti-PD-(L)1Cell lung cancerCancer related deathGamma-chain familyClinical unmet needStandard of careALT-803Secondary endpointsA process to reanalyze clinical DNA sequencing data for biomarker matching in the Lung-MAP Master Protocol
Neal J, Minichiello K, Brennick R, Huang R, Hiemenz M, Amler C, Patel J, Herbst R, Reckamp K, Borghaei H, Highleyman L, Redman M, Pasquina L, Kozono D. A process to reanalyze clinical DNA sequencing data for biomarker matching in the Lung-MAP Master Protocol. The Oncologist 2024, 29: e843-e847. PMID: 38597608, PMCID: PMC11144964, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyae062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung mappingClinical trialsStandard-of-care testingTumor genomic profilingClinical trial assayMaster protocolDNA sequence dataRaw genomic dataMedian timeBioinformatics pipelineSequence dataGenomic dataBiomarker testingGenomic profilingCancer clinical trialsMolecular resultsTissue samplesPatientsSubstudySummary of Research: Overall Survival with Osimertinib in Resected EGFR-Mutated NSCLC
Tsuboi M, Herbst R, John T, Kato T, Majem M, Grohé C, Wang J, Goldman J, Lu S, de Marinis F, Shepherd F, Lee K, Le N, Dechaphunkul A, Kowalski D, Bonanno L, Dómine M, Poole L, Bolanos A, Rukazenkov Y, Wu Y. Summary of Research: Overall Survival with Osimertinib in Resected EGFR-Mutated NSCLC. Targeted Oncology 2024, 19: 131-134. PMID: 38466534, PMCID: PMC10963460, DOI: 10.1007/s11523-024-01034-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerEGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancerResected EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorOverall survivalEGFR-mutantStage IB-IIIA non-small cell lung cancerPatients treated with osimertinibDisease-free survivalStage II-IIIAEffects of osimertinibCell lung cancerGrowth factor receptorCancer cell deathRisk of deathADAURA studyLength of time patientsOsimertinib groupTumor shrinkagePlacebo groupCancer-freeOsimertinibLung cancerFactor receptorCancer cellsPrecision needle-punch tumor enrichment from paraffin blocks improves the detection of clinically actionable genomic alterations and biomarkers
Lin D, Huang R, Ladas I, Keller R, Patel N, Lakis S, Decker B, Janovitz T, Mata D, Ross J, Vergilio J, Elvin J, Herbst R, Mack P, Killian J. Precision needle-punch tumor enrichment from paraffin blocks improves the detection of clinically actionable genomic alterations and biomarkers. Frontiers In Oncology 2024, 14: 1328512. PMID: 38444675, PMCID: PMC10912171, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1328512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor mutational burdenTumor purityTumor specimensNext-generation sequencingClinically actionable genomic alterationsMicrosatellite instabilityBiomarker statusTissue-conserving methodTissue blocksHigh tumor purityLow tumor purityComplex biomarkersSurgical pathology materialClinical samplesClinical trial enrollmentVariant allele frequencyResidual tumorMutational burdenTumor enrichmentTumor contentTumor cellsGenomic alterationsFormalin-fixedParaffin blocksDetect mutations
2023
Effect of a Personalized Tobacco Treatment Intervention on Smoking Abstinence in Individuals Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening
Cartmel B, Fucito L, Bold K, Neveu S, Li F, Rojewski A, Gueorguieva R, O'Malley S, Herbst R, Toll B. Effect of a Personalized Tobacco Treatment Intervention on Smoking Abstinence in Individuals Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2023, 19: 643-649. PMID: 37977486, PMCID: PMC10999350, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2023.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStandard of careLung cancer screeningCancer screeningQuit ratesGain-framed messagingPack-year smoking historySmoking cessation ratesSmoking quit ratesNumber of cigarettesTobacco treatment interventionsYears of ageCessation/reductionChi-square testSelf-reported numberSmoking historyStandard careCessation ratesRandomized trialsTobacco treatmentTobacco cessationBiomarker feedbackLung cancerSmoking abstinencePost randomizationSmoking behaviorUnderstanding health-related quality of life measures used in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer clinical trials: A review
Majem M, Basch E, Cella D, Garon E, Herbst R, Leighl N. Understanding health-related quality of life measures used in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer clinical trials: A review. Lung Cancer 2023, 187: 107419. PMID: 38070301, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2023.107419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerEarly-stage diseaseHealth-related qualityClinical trialsEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerTreatment-related adverse effectsAppropriate HRQoL instrumentNSCLC clinical trialsCell lung cancerLong-term treatmentLung cancer clinical trialsCancer clinical researchCancer clinical trialsAdjuvant treatmentAdvanced diseaseHRQOL assessmentTreatment landscapeDisease recurrenceHRQoL instrumentsLung cancerDisease progressionLife measuresHRQoLNarrative reviewHealthcare professionals606 IMpower110: Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) and clinical outcomes in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with first-line atezolizumab or chemotherapy
Srivastava M, Gayevskiy V, Ma V, Estay I, Rodas M, Rajendran B, Hoang T, Ballinger M, Amin R, Herbst R, Marinis F, Giaccone G, Jassem J, Spigel D, Schalper K, Koeppen H, Shames D, Johnston R, Giltnane J, Nabet B. 606 IMpower110: Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) and clinical outcomes in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with first-line atezolizumab or chemotherapy. 2023, a690-a690. DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-sitc2023.0606.Peer-Reviewed Original Research