2022
Development of an immunohistochemical assay for Siglec-15
Shafi S, Aung TN, Robbins C, Zugazagoitia J, Vathiotis I, Gavrielatou N, Yaghoobi V, Fernandez A, Niu S, Liu LN, Cusumano ZT, Leelatian N, Cole K, Wang H, Homer R, Herbst RS, Langermann S, Rimm DL. Development of an immunohistochemical assay for Siglec-15. Laboratory Investigation 2022, 102: 771-778. PMID: 35459795, PMCID: PMC9253057, DOI: 10.1038/s41374-022-00785-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSiglec-15IHC assaysPD-L1PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitionPD-L1 blockadePD-L1 inhibitionHigh expressionFuture clinical trialsImmunoglobulin-type lectinsSiglec-15 expressionCompanion diagnostic assayPromising new targetTumor histologyImmunotherapeutic targetLung cancerImmune cellsClinical trialsNovel recombinant antibodiesCancer histologyImmunohistochemical assaysMyeloid cellsTumor typesScoring systemNew targetsHigh concordance
2019
Challenges and approaches to implementing master/basket trials in oncology
Burd A, Schilsky RL, Byrd JC, Levine RL, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Herbst RS, Redman MW, Druker BJ, Gandara DR. Challenges and approaches to implementing master/basket trials in oncology. Blood Advances 2019, 3: 2237-2243. PMID: 31337605, PMCID: PMC6650731, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019031229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasket trialsClinical trial designHealth care providersDifferent tumor typesTherapeutic optionsImmunologic reactionsCare providersDrug development effortsTrial designTumor typesPatientsMost cancersClinical researchNew therapeuticsCancer communityTherapy todayMedical institutionsCancerCancer researchTrialsRare mutationsEpigenetic changesHistologyOncologyAppetite
2016
Predictive Biomarkers for PD-1 Axis Therapies: The Hidden Treasure or a Call for Research
Schalper KA, Kaftan E, Herbst RS. Predictive Biomarkers for PD-1 Axis Therapies: The Hidden Treasure or a Call for Research. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 2102-2104. PMID: 26957559, PMCID: PMC4940186, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-0169.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
The PD-1 pathway as a therapeutic target to overcome immune escape mechanisms in cancer
Henick BS, Herbst RS, Goldberg SB. The PD-1 pathway as a therapeutic target to overcome immune escape mechanisms in cancer. Expert Opinion On Therapeutic Targets 2014, 18: 1407-1420. PMID: 25331677, DOI: 10.1517/14728222.2014.955794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-1 pathwayEarly clinical trialsClinical trialsTumor typesDeath-1 pathway inhibitorsPD-1 pathway inhibitionImmune escape mechanismsOngoing clinical trialsEarly-stage cancerTreatment of cancerCure rateLikely respondersCancer immunotherapyPreclinical dataAntineoplastic effectsTherapeutic targetPathway inhibitionPathway inhibitorCancer typesBiological rationaleCancer treatmentMonoclonal antibodiesEscape mechanismsUpcoming trialsTrials
2012
The Microculture-Kinetic (MiCK) Assay: The Role of a Drug-Induced Apoptosis Assay in Drug Development and Clinical Care
Bosserman L, Prendergast F, Herbst R, Fleisher M, Salom E, Strickland S, Raptis A, Hallquist A, Perree M, Rajurkar S, Karimi M, Rogers K, Davidson D, Willis C, Penalver M, Homesley H, Burrell M, Garrett A, Rutledge J, Chernick M, Presant CA. The Microculture-Kinetic (MiCK) Assay: The Role of a Drug-Induced Apoptosis Assay in Drug Development and Clinical Care. Cancer Research 2012, 72: 3901-3905. PMID: 22865459, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-12-0681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh response rateLonger survivalClinical trialsResponse rateGroup of patientsBlinded clinical trialEpithelial ovarian cancerApoptosis assaysAcute myelocytic leukemiaUnblinded clinical trialDrug developmentGeneric drug useMultiple tumor typesEfficient drug developmentCombination therapyOvarian cancerMyelocytic leukemiaClinical careTumor typesDrug useClinical therapyClinical useMolecular biomarkersDrug approvalHigher apoptosis
2010
Measurement of conatumumab‐induced apoptotic activity in tumors by fine needle aspirate sampling
Zoog SJ, Y. C, Kaplan‐Lefko P, Hawkins JM, Moriguchi J, Zhou L, Pan Y, Hsu C, Friberg G, Herbst R, Hill J, Juan G. Measurement of conatumumab‐induced apoptotic activity in tumors by fine needle aspirate sampling. Cytometry Part A 2010, 77A: 849-860. PMID: 20623688, DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine needle aspiratesDeath receptor 5Needle aspiratesNonsmall cell lung cancer patientsCell lung cancer patientsCaspase-3 activationLung cancer patientsTumor necrosis factorCaspase-3Tumor-bearing miceTumor cell deathReceptor therapyPharmacodynamic markersCancer patientsDrug exposureClinical trialsCaspase 3/7 activityNecrosis factorColo205 xenograftsClinical investigationReceptor 5FNA biopsyTumor typesPharmacological impactClinical setting
2007
Vandetanib (ZD6474): an orally available receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor that selectively targets pathways critical for tumor growth and angiogenesis
Herbst RS, Heymach JV, O’Reilly M, Onn A, Ryan AJ. Vandetanib (ZD6474): an orally available receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor that selectively targets pathways critical for tumor growth and angiogenesis. Expert Opinion On Investigational Drugs 2007, 16: 239-249. PMID: 17243944, DOI: 10.1517/13543784.16.2.239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor typesHereditary medullary thyroid cancerReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsPhase III trialsProgression-free survivalDaily oral administrationPhase II evaluationPhase I studiesMedullary thyroid cancerTyrosine kinase inhibitorsSolid tumor typesTumor cell proliferationRefractory NSCLCAdvanced NSCLCIII trialsI studiesII evaluationThyroid cancerOral administrationAvailable agentsClinical developmentPharmacokinetic profileTumor growthVandetanibTumor angiogenesis
2006
Toxicities of Antiangiogenic Therapy in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Herbst RS. Toxicities of Antiangiogenic Therapy in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer 2006, 8: s23-s30. PMID: 17239287, DOI: 10.3816/clc.2006.s.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsBenzenesulfonatesBevacizumabCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellHumansIndolesLung NeoplasmsNiacinamidePhenylurea CompoundsPiperidinesPyridinesPyrrolesQuinazolinesSorafenibSunitinibVascular Endothelial Growth FactorsConceptsAnti-VEGF antibodyCell lung cancerVascular endothelial growth factorAntiangiogenic agentsOverall survivalLung cancerPhase III pivotal trialsClass-effect toxicitiesFirst-line chemotherapyAdverse event profileSquamous cell histologyChemotherapy-associated toxicityVEGFR tyrosine kinaseTyrosine kinase inhibitorsEndothelial growth factorMetastatic NSCLCThromboembolic eventsCell histologyPivotal trialsEvent profileRisk factorsVEGF receptor activityAntiangiogenic therapySmall molecule inhibitorsTumor types
2005
Angiogenesis and lung cancer: prognostic and therapeutic implications.
Herbst RS, Onn A, Sandler A. Angiogenesis and lung cancer: prognostic and therapeutic implications. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2005, 23: 3243-56. PMID: 15886312, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.18.853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorAntiangiogenic agentsLung cancerSurrogate markerProangiogenic vascular endothelial growth factorMajority of patientsReliable surrogate markerTumor vascular developmentDownstream receptor signalingKey therapeutic strategyEndothelial growth factorVEGF receptor bindingMetastatic diseaseMost patientsCancer deathConventional chemotherapyCommon causeTherapeutic strategiesTherapeutic implicationsTumor typesTumor vasculatureTarget inhibitionAnticancer effectsCytostatic effectReceptor signaling
2003
Gefitinib: current and future status in cancer therapy.
Herbst RS, Kies MS. Gefitinib: current and future status in cancer therapy. Clinical Advances In Hematology And Oncology 2003, 1: 466-72. PMID: 16258434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorTumor growthEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsCurrent clinical development statusOngoing clinical trialsCombination of gefitinibClinical development statusCancer cell growthHost-dependent processesGrowth factor receptorHormonal therapyStandard chemotherapyBiologic agentsDisease recurrenceCell lungSolid malignanciesClinical trialsTumor cell functionsViable drug targetNovel agentsPreclinical studiesClinical developmentTumor typesGefitinibKinase inhibitorsImprovements 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
2002
ZD1839: targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor in cancer therapy
Herbst RS. ZD1839: targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor in cancer therapy. Expert Opinion On Investigational Drugs 2002, 11: 837-849. PMID: 12036427, DOI: 10.1517/13543784.11.6.837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorCell lung cancerGrowth factor receptorFactor receptorLung cancerSmall-molecule epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitorTumor typesEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsAntitumour activityReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsMeaningful antitumour activityAcceptable tolerability profilePaclitaxel/carboplatinPhase II studyThird-line treatmentFirst-line treatmentPhase III trialsGemcitabine/cisplatinClinical trial programPromising clinical activityCancer cell growthHost-dependent processesAdvanced disease
2001
ZD1839 (Iressa™) In Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Herbst R, Khuri F, Fossella F, Glisson B, Kies M, Pisters K, Riddle J, Terry K, Lee J. ZD1839 (Iressa™) In Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer 2001, 3: 27-32. PMID: 14656386, DOI: 10.3816/clc.2001.n.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidermal growth factor receptorCell lung cancerAdvanced diseaseLung cancerPhase III clinical developmentEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsAcceptable tolerability profileSelective EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorNSCLC cell linesTumor cell growthGrowth factor receptorAdvanced NSCLCTolerability profileNSCLC patientsPoor prognosisClinical activityMetastatic spreadInhibition of apoptosisPreclinical studiesHuman xenograftsClinical developmentTumor typesGrowth delayTumor progressionZD1839