2018
Clinical and Molecular Characteristics Associated With Survival Among Patients Treated With Checkpoint Inhibitors for Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Lee CK, Man J, Lord S, Cooper W, Links M, Gebski V, Herbst RS, Gralla RJ, Mok T, Yang JC. Clinical and Molecular Characteristics Associated With Survival Among Patients Treated With Checkpoint Inhibitors for Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Oncology 2018, 4: 210-216. PMID: 29270615, PMCID: PMC5838598, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.4427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung carcinomaAdvanced non-small cell lung carcinomaSecond-line therapyCheckpoint inhibitorsOverall survivalCell lung carcinomaWild-type subgroupClinicopathological characteristicsHazard ratioClinical trialsLung carcinomaMutant subgroupSystematic reviewKRAS wild-type subgroupStandard second-line therapyKRAS mutant subgroupRelative treatment benefitOverall survival benefitCochrane Central RegisterType of chemotherapyProlonged overall survivalProlongs overall survivalEGFR-mutant tumorsPatients' clinicopathological characteristicsRandomized clinical trials
2017
Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer
Du L, Herbst RS, Morgensztern D. Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2017, 31: 131-141. PMID: 27912829, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2016.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerLung cancerAdvanced stage non-small cell lung cancerPD-1/PD-L1 axisFirst-line platinum-based doubletStage non-small cell lung cancerApproval of nivolumabPlatinum-based doubletsSecond-line docetaxelGood performance statusImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPD-L1 axisMinority of patientsRandomized clinical trialsTreatment of patientsNew therapeutic approachesClass of drugsCheckpoint inhibitorsOverall survivalPerformance statusClinical trialsProlonged benefitTherapeutic approachesPatients
2016
Nivolumab and Pembrolizumab for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Morgensztern D, Herbst RS. Nivolumab and Pembrolizumab for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 3713-3717. PMID: 27252413, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-2998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungClinical Trials, Phase I as TopicHumansLung NeoplasmsNivolumabPrognosisProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeConceptsCheckpoint inhibitorsClinical trialsAdvanced stage non-small lung cancerDeath-1 checkpoint inhibitorsLarge randomized clinical trialsNon-small lung cancerSecond-line docetaxelSurvivors 3 yearsBest supportive careSubset of patientsRandomized clinical trialsOverall survivalSupportive careCombination therapyLung cancerModest benefitPatientsPhase IImmunotherapyReliable predictorTherapyInhibitorsTrialsTreatmentNivolumab
2007
A phase II randomized selection trial evaluating concurrent chemotherapy plus cetuximab or chemotherapy followed by cetuximab in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Final report of SWOG 0342
Herbst R, Chansky K, Kelly K, Atkins J, Davies A, Dakhil S, Albain K, Kim E, Crowley J, Gandara D. A phase II randomized selection trial evaluating concurrent chemotherapy plus cetuximab or chemotherapy followed by cetuximab in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Final report of SWOG 0342. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2007, 25: 7545-7545. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.7545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerSmall-molecule epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitorAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerAdvanced stage non-small cell lung cancerMetastatic non-small cell lung cancerStage non-small cell lung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsAdequate organ functionPhase III settingSuperior median survivalPhase II trialPhase III trialsCell lung cancerRandomized clinical trialsMolecular correlative studiesTyrosine kinase inhibitorsAnti-tumor activityPhase II selection trialTrue hazard ratioConcurrent chemotherapyConcurrent regimenEligible patientsEligible pts
2006
Concurrent chemotherapy plus cetuximab or chemotherapy followed by cetuximab in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): A randomized phase II selectional trial SWOG 0342
Kelly K, Herbst R, Crowley J, McCoy J, Atkins J, Lara P, Dakhil S, Albain K, Kim E, Gandara D. Concurrent chemotherapy plus cetuximab or chemotherapy followed by cetuximab in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): A randomized phase II selectional trial SWOG 0342. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2006, 24: 7015-7015. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.7015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerPhase II trialII trialLarge randomized phase II trialRandomized phase II trialSmall-molecule EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsAdequate organ functionPhase III settingPhase III trialsYears of therapyCell lung cancerRandomized clinical trialsMolecular correlative studiesTyrosine kinase inhibitorsAnti-tumor activityTrue hazard ratioConcurrent chemotherapyConcurrent regimenEligible ptsPrimary endpointStage IIIBUntreated patientsHazard ratio