Efficacy of Gefitinib, an Inhibitor of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase, in Symptomatic Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Randomized Trial
Kris MG, Natale RB, Herbst RS, Lynch TJ, Prager D, Belani CP, Schiller JH, Kelly K, Spiridonidis H, Sandler A, Albain KS, Cella D, Wolf MK, Averbuch SD, Ochs JJ, Kay AC. Efficacy of Gefitinib, an Inhibitor of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase, in Symptomatic Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Randomized Trial. JAMA 2003, 290: 2149-2158. PMID: 14570950, DOI: 10.1001/jama.290.16.2149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerRadiographic tumor regressionPartial radiographic responseCell lung cancerRadiographic responseTumor regressionEpidermal growth factor receptorOral gefitinibLung cancerOral EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorRandomized phase 2 trialEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsAcne-like rashCommunity oncology centersPhase 2 trialLung cancer symptomsPhase 1 trialEfficacy of gefitinibDisease-related symptomsFraction of patientsGrowth factor receptorNSCLC symptomsChemotherapy regimensEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinaseOverall survivalImprovements in quality of life and disease-related symptoms in phase I trials of the selective oral epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor ZD1839 in non-small cell lung cancer and other solid tumors.
LoRusso PM, Herbst RS, Rischin D, Ranson M, Calvert H, Raymond E, Kieback D, Kaye S, Gianni L, Harris A, Bjork T, Maddox AM, Rothenberg ML, Small EJ, Rubin EH, Feyereislova A, Heyes A, Averbuch SD, Ochs J, Baselga J. Improvements in quality of life and disease-related symptoms in phase I trials of the selective oral epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor ZD1839 in non-small cell lung cancer and other solid tumors. Clinical Cancer Research 2003, 9: 2040-8. PMID: 12796366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerPhase I clinical trialCell lung cancerDisease-related symptomsQuality of lifeAdvanced cancerLung cancerClinical changesClinical trialsOvarian cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor ZD1839Tumor typesEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsTyrosine kinase inhibitor ZD1839Receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsCancer Therapy questionnaireLung Cancer SubscaleMultiple-dose safetyPhase I trialUnited States trialsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsFact QuestionnairePrior therapyTOI scores