2009
Beyond Doublet Chemotherapy for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Combination of Targeted Agents with First-Line Chemotherapy
Herbst RS, Lynch TJ, Sandler AB. Beyond Doublet Chemotherapy for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Combination of Targeted Agents with First-Line Chemotherapy. Clinical Lung Cancer 2009, 10: 20-27. PMID: 19289368, DOI: 10.3816/clc.2009.n.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBest supportive careOverall survivalMetastatic NSCLCLung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerPhase III clinical trialsPlatinum-based doubletsAddition of bevacizumabFirst-line chemotherapyPlatinum-based regimensProgression-free survivalFirst-line treatmentCell lung cancerOverall patient survivalTyrosine kinase inhibitorsInhibition of componentsMatrix metalloproteinase inhibitorsDoublet chemotherapySystemic chemotherapyMedian survivalSupportive careMost patientsTargeted agentsChemotherapeutic regimens
2008
Advances in the Treatment of Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer With Chemotherapy and Targeted Agents
Lilenbaum R, Herbst R. Advances in the Treatment of Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer With Chemotherapy and Targeted Agents. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 15: 352-358. DOI: 10.1097/cpm.0b013e31818cd61f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell lung cancerMetastatic NSCLCOverall survivalLung cancerPatient outcomesAdvanced metastatic NSCLCThird-line settingBest supportive careProgression-free survivalAntiangiogenic agent bevacizumabOverall patient survivalPatient selection criteriaOngoing clinical trialsEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorRefractory settingAgent bevacizumabSupportive careTargeted agentsOptimal therapyChemotherapeutic regimensPatient survivalClinical trialsResponse rateMaximal benefit
2001
Lung cancer in patients under age 40
Skarin A, Herbst R, Leong T, Bailey A, Sugarbaker D. Lung cancer in patients under age 40. Lung Cancer 2001, 32: 255-264. PMID: 11390007, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(00)00233-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage IV diseaseSmall cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaPerformance statusStage IIIBStage IIIAOlder patientsLung cancerYear survivalAge 40Stage I/IIDana-Farber Cancer InstituteGreater body weight lossWeight lossECOG performance statusPercent of patientsPoor performance statusDuration of symptomsSite of metastasisOverall patient survivalStage of diseaseBody weight lossAbsence of symptomsPercentage of women