2022
Adaptive immune resistance at the tumour site: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities
Kim TK, Vandsemb EN, Herbst RS, Chen L. Adaptive immune resistance at the tumour site: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 2022, 21: 529-540. PMID: 35701637, DOI: 10.1038/s41573-022-00493-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdaptive immune resistanceImmune resistanceCell death 1 ligand 1Tumor siteDeath 1 ligand 1Anti-PD therapyBlockade of PDL1Advanced-stage cancerFraction of patientsStrong mechanistic rationaleFuture drug developmentCurrent cancer therapiesImmune attackClinical trialsSolid tumorsTherapeutic opportunitiesTumorsCancer therapySelective inductionAntitumour drugsLigand 1Drug developmentTherapyAdditive effectMechanistic rationale
2016
Clinician Perspectives on Current Issues in Lung Cancer Drug Development
Waqar SN, Bonomi PD, Govindan R, Hirsch FR, Riely GJ, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Kazandjian D, Khozin S, Larkins E, Dickson DJ, Malik S, Horn L, Ferris A, Shaw AT, Jänne PA, Mok TS, Herbst R, Keegan P, Pazdur R, Blumenthal GM. Clinician Perspectives on Current Issues in Lung Cancer Drug Development. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 11: 1387-1396. PMID: 27401214, PMCID: PMC5131641, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Innovative Clinical Trials: The LUNG‐MAP Study
Steuer C, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Herbst R, Redman M, Hirsch F, Mack P, Ramalingam S, Gandara. Innovative Clinical Trials: The LUNG‐MAP Study. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2015, 97: 488-491. PMID: 25676724, DOI: 10.1002/cpt.88.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenomicsHumansLung NeoplasmsMolecular Targeted TherapyPhenotypePrecision MedicineResearch DesignSignal TransductionConceptsCell lung cancerSquamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell lung cancerCell carcinomaLung cancerTrial designNon-small cell lung cancerMetastatic squamous cell carcinomaSecond-line therapyProportion of patientsNew active drugsNovel trial designsDrug developmentWide molecular heterogeneityAdenocarcinoma histologyLine therapyTherapeutic optionsLung-MAPClinical trialsGroup trialsActive drugPatientsMaster protocolsCarcinomaCancer
2014
“Companion Diagnostics”: Has Their Time Come and Gone?
Hirsch FR, Bunn PA, Herbst RS. “Companion Diagnostics”: Has Their Time Come and Gone? Clinical Cancer Research 2014, 20: 4422-4424. PMID: 25059519, PMCID: PMC4155019, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-0932.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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