2011
Increased VEGFR-2 Gene Copy Is Associated with Chemoresistance and Shorter Survival in Patients with Non–Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma Who Receive Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Yang F, Tang X, Riquelme E, Behrens C, Nilsson MB, Giri U, Varella-Garcia M, Byers LA, Lin HY, Wang J, Raso MG, Girard L, Coombes K, Lee JJ, Herbst RS, Minna JD, Heymach JV, Wistuba II. Increased VEGFR-2 Gene Copy Is Associated with Chemoresistance and Shorter Survival in Patients with Non–Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma Who Receive Adjuvant Chemotherapy. Cancer Research 2011, 71: 5512-5521. PMID: 21724587, PMCID: PMC3159530, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-2614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell lung carcinomaHIF-1α levelsAdjuvant therapyLung carcinomaAdjuvant platinum-based chemotherapyVEGFR-2 blockadeNuclear hypoxia inducible factor-1αNSCLC tumor cellsPlatinum-based chemotherapyFavorable overall survivalRisk of deathHypoxia-inducible factor-1αHigher microvessel densityNSCLC tumor specimensNSCLC cell linesInducible factor-1αCell linesVEGF receptor 2Adjuvant chemotherapyOverall survivalClinical outcomesAdenocarcinoma patientsMicrovessel densityShorter SurvivalHigh risk
2005
Pharmacodynamic Analysis of Target Inhibition and Endothelial Cell Death in Tumors Treated with the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor Antagonists SU5416 or SU6668
Davis DW, Takamori R, Raut CP, Xiong HQ, Herbst RS, Stadler WM, Heymach JV, Demetri GD, Rashid A, Shen Y, Wen S, Abbruzzese JL, McConkey DJ. Pharmacodynamic Analysis of Target Inhibition and Endothelial Cell Death in Tumors Treated with the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor Antagonists SU5416 or SU6668. Clinical Cancer Research 2005, 11: 678-689. PMID: 15701856, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.678.11.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsApoptosisDose-Response Relationship, DrugEndothelium, VascularFemaleHumansIndolesMaleMiceMice, NudeMiddle AgedNeovascularization, PathologicOxindolesPancreatic NeoplasmsPhosphorylationPropionatesPyrrolesReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaTransplantation, HeterologousVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorTumor microvessel densityGrowth factor receptorMicrovessel densityCell apoptosisVascular endothelial growth factor receptorAdvanced solid malignanciesFactor receptorEndothelial growth factor receptorPrimary patient tumorsG core biopsyDose-dependent effectPhosphorylated VEGFR-2Primary human tumorsEndothelial cell deathCell deathEndothelial cell apoptosisTumor cell apoptosisTumor cell deathPost therapyCore biopsyPharmacodynamic analysisSolid malignanciesVessel sizeClinical trials
2004
Quantitative Analysis of Biomarkers Defines an Optimal Biological Dose for Recombinant Human Endostatin in Primary Human Tumors
Davis DW, Shen Y, Mullani NA, Wen S, Herbst RS, O’Reilly M, Abbruzzese JL, McConkey DJ. Quantitative Analysis of Biomarkers Defines an Optimal Biological Dose for Recombinant Human Endostatin in Primary Human Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research 2004, 10: 33-42. PMID: 14734449, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-0736-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenesis InhibitorsApoptosisBiomarkersCohort StudiesDiagnostic ImagingDose-Response Relationship, DrugEndostatinsEndothelial CellsHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIn Situ Nick-End LabelingNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Recombinant ProteinsTomography, Emission-ComputedTranscription FactorsConceptsHypoxia-inducible factor-1alphaRecombinant human endostatinMicrovessel densityLaser scanning cytometryTC deathHuman endostatinPhase I dose-finding studyTerminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated nick end labeling stainingTumor cellsEndothelial cellsTumor-associated endothelial cellsSignificant clinical activityFactor-1alphaRefractory solid tumorsCohort of patientsNick end labeling stainingPhase I trialDose-finding studyTumor microvessel densityTumor blood flowOptimal biological doseEnd labeling stainingWhole tissue sectionsPositron emission tomographyPrimary human tumors
2002
Assessment of Antiangiogenic Effect Using 99mTc-EC-Endostatin
Yang DJ, Kim KD, Schechter NR, Yu DF, Wu P, Azhdarinia A, Roach JS, Kalimi SK, Ozaki K, Fogler WE, Bryant JL, Herbst R, Abbruzzes J, Kim EE, Podoloff DA. Assessment of Antiangiogenic Effect Using 99mTc-EC-Endostatin. Cancer Biotherapy & Radiopharmaceuticals 2002, 17: 233-246. PMID: 12030117, DOI: 10.1089/108497802753773856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisCollagenCysteineEndostatinsEndothelial Growth FactorsFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor 2In Situ Nick-End LabelingIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-8LymphokinesMammary Neoplasms, ExperimentalNeovascularization, PathologicPaclitaxelPeptide FragmentsRadionuclide ImagingRatsRats, Inbred F344TechnetiumTumor Cells, CulturedVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth FactorsConceptsTumor-bearing ratsAnti-angiogenesis therapyTreatment responseTumor uptakeTUNEL assayAnti-angiogenic treatment responseTumor vascular densityIL-8 expressionTumor-bearing animal modelsCount density ratiosCell viabilityPrognostic indicatorMicrovessel densityVascular densityAnimal modelsEndostatin therapyAntiangiogenic effectsMetastatic potentialTherapyUptake doseCellular uptake assaysEndostatinTissue distributionRatsEthylenedicysteine