2007
Expression of epidermal growth factor (EGF)/transforming growth factor-α by human lung cancer cells determines their response to EGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition in the lungs of mice
Wu W, O'Reilly MS, Langley RR, Tsan RZ, Baker CH, Bekele N, Tang XM, Onn A, Fidler IJ, Herbst RS. Expression of epidermal growth factor (EGF)/transforming growth factor-α by human lung cancer cells determines their response to EGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition in the lungs of mice. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2007, 6: 2652-2663. PMID: 17913856, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-06-0759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBlotting, WesternCell ProliferationEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsGefitinibGene DosageHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMice, NudePhosphorylationPurinesQuinazolinesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTransforming Growth Factor alphaXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsTumor-associated endothelial cellsEpidermal growth factor receptorTreatment of miceLung cancerEpidermal growth factorNCI-H441Endothelial cellsLung tumorsLigand expressionNon-small cell lung cancerExpression of EGFTumor cellsEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinibGrowth factorReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitionTyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinibLymph node metastasisCell lung cancerEGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitionLungs of miceHuman lung cancer cellsHuman lung cancerPrimary tumor growthTyrosine kinase inhibitors
2003
Targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor: prognostic and clinical implications
Herbst R. Targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor: prognostic and clinical implications. European Journal Of Cancer Supplements 2003, 1: 9-15. DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(03)80015-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinibFactor receptorTyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinibCell lung cancerKinase inhibitor gefitinibPerformance statusClinical responseSkin toxicityPrognostic valueDisease characteristicsLung cancerSurrogate markerClinical trialsNovel anticancer agentsInhibitor gefitinibClinical implicationsGefitinibAntitumour activityBiological markersPromising targetExpression levelsTumorigenic processAnticancer agents