2009
Cetuximab therapy for patients with advanced squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck
William WN, Kim ES, Herbst RS. Cetuximab therapy for patients with advanced squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology 2009, 6: 132-133. PMID: 19190590, DOI: 10.1038/ncponc1321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaFirst phase III trialChemotherapy-alone armMedian overall survivalPrimary end pointPhase III trialsCetuximab armCetuximab therapyUntreated patientsIII trialsOverall survivalCurative treatmentCurable diseasePredictive markerSurvival advantageClinical practiceCetuximabPatientsEnd pointEXTREME trialTrialsChemotherapyCarcinoma
2002
Epidermal growth factor receptors as a target for cancer treatment: The emerging role of IMC-C225 in the treatment of lung and head and neck cancers
Herbst RS, Langer CJ. Epidermal growth factor receptors as a target for cancer treatment: The emerging role of IMC-C225 in the treatment of lung and head and neck cancers. Seminars In Oncology 2002, 29: 27-36. PMID: 11894011, DOI: 10.1053/sonc.2002.31525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Squamous CellCetuximabCombined Modality TherapyErbB ReceptorsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHalf-LifeHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRadiation-Sensitizing AgentsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSalvage TherapyConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptorIMC-C225Phase II trialGrowth factor receptorCell carcinomaII trialFactor receptorRadiation therapyNon-small cell lung cancer xenograftsNon-small cell lung cancerGemcitabine/carboplatin combinationSeparate phase II trialsAdvanced squamous cell carcinomaCell lung cancer xenograftsOngoing phase II trialEastern Cooperative Oncology GroupPhase III registration trialPhase I pharmacokinetic studyCultured human squamous cell carcinomasHuman squamous cell carcinomaPaclitaxel/carboplatinSecond-line settingStandard salvage regimensTreatment-naive patients
2001
Phase II study of the antiangiogenesis agent thalidomide in recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
Tseng J, Glisson B, Khuri F, Shin D, Myers J, El‐Naggar A, Roach J, Ginsberg L, Thall P, Wang X, Teddy S, Lawhorn K, Zentgraf R, Steinhaus G, Pluda J, Abbruzzese J, Hong W, Herbst R. Phase II study of the antiangiogenesis agent thalidomide in recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Cancer 2001, 92: 2364-2373. PMID: 11745292, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20011101)92:9<2364::aid-cncr1584>3.0.co;2-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaPhase II studyCell carcinomaProgressive diseaseII studySurvival timeAntiangiogenic effectsAdvanced squamous cell carcinomaBasic fibroblast growth factor levelsMedian overall survival timeFibroblast growth factor levelsSingle-agent thalidomideSingle-agent antitumor activityEarly-stage diseasePopulation of patientsOverall survival timeGrowth factor levelsVascular endothelial growth factorMinimal residual diseaseSignificant antitumor effectEndothelial growth factorMechanism of actionStage diseaseUnacceptable toxicity