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
2001
Clinical studies of angiogenesis inhibitors: The university of texas md anderson center trial of human endostatin
Herbst R, Lee A, Tran H, Abbruzzese J. Clinical studies of angiogenesis inhibitors: The university of texas md anderson center trial of human endostatin. Current Oncology Reports 2001, 3: 131-140. PMID: 11177745, DOI: 10.1007/s11912-001-0013-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhase I trialI trialClinical studiesHuman endostatinTumor vasculatureSolid tumor malignanciesAnti-angiogenic agentsAnti-angiogenic mechanismAnti-angiogenic compoundsToxic cancer treatmentsAdvanced diseaseBlood vessel supplyCenter trialMinimal diseaseTumor sizeNovel agentsSurrogate endpointsNew agentsSide effectsBiologic mechanismsSingle agentAngiogenesis inhibitorsGrowth-inhibiting moleculesNon-toxic agentsTumor growth