Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Monoclonals in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Sandler AB, Johnson DH, Herbst RS. Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Monoclonals in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2004, 10: 4258s-4262s. PMID: 15217970, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-040023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerMetastatic non-small cell lung cancerCarboplatin/paclitaxel chemotherapyCell lung cancerVascular endothelial growth factorEndothelial growth factorPaclitaxel chemotherapyLung cancerAdvanced metastatic non-small cell lung cancerStandard carboplatin/paclitaxel chemotherapyPhase I/II studyRecent phase II trialGrowth factorCurrent chemotherapy regimensEastern Cooperative GroupNeo-adjuvant studyNon-squamous histologyRole of bevacizumabNausea/vomitingAddition of bevacizumabPhase II trialPhase III studyTyrosine kinase inhibitor agentsSquamous cell histologySubset of patientsNon-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Antiangiogenic Therapy: What Can Be Expected of Bevacizumab?
Herbst RS, Sandler AB. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Antiangiogenic Therapy: What Can Be Expected of Bevacizumab? The Oncologist 2004, 9: 19-26. PMID: 15178812, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.9-suppl_1-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerVascular endothelial growth factorCarboplatin/paclitaxel chemotherapyCell lung cancerPaclitaxel chemotherapyLung cancerAdvanced metastatic non-small cell lung cancerMetastatic non-small cell lung cancerStandard carboplatin/paclitaxel chemotherapyResponse rateRecent phase II trialCurrent chemotherapy regimensNausea/vomitingAddition of bevacizumabPhase II trialSquamous cell histologySubset of patientsNegative prognostic significancePossible risk factorsGreater response rateMean survival timeEndothelial growth factorMain safety concernsAdjuvant settingNonsquamous histology