2017
Continued use of afatinib with the addition of cetuximab after progression on afatinib in patients with EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer and acquired resistance to gefitinib or erlotinib
Horn L, Gettinger S, Camidge DR, Smit EF, Janjigian YY, Miller VA, Pao W, Freiwald M, Fan J, Wang B, Chand VK, Groen HJM. Continued use of afatinib with the addition of cetuximab after progression on afatinib in patients with EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer and acquired resistance to gefitinib or erlotinib. Lung Cancer 2017, 113: 51-58. PMID: 29110849, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2017.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfatinibAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCetuximabCohort StudiesDiarrheaDisease ProgressionDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsErlotinib HydrochlorideExanthemaFemaleGefitinibHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationQuinazolinesConceptsEGFR mutation-positive NSCLCEpidermal growth factor receptorMutation-positive NSCLCCell lung cancerAdverse eventsAfatinib monotherapyMedian PFSLung cancerDrug-related grade 3/4 adverse eventsFrequent drug-related adverse eventsDrug-related adverse eventsGrade 3/4 adverse eventsAddition of cetuximabIntolerable adverse eventsPhase Ib trialT790M-negative tumorsPercent of patientsPredictable safety profileAfatinib dailyGrowth factor receptorIb trialSafety profileClinical activityDry skinSeparate cohortManagement of Brain Metastases in Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor–Naïve Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Mutant Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Multi-Institutional Analysis
Magnuson WJ, Lester-Coll NH, Wu AJ, Yang TJ, Lockney NA, Gerber NK, Beal K, Amini A, Patil T, Kavanagh BD, Camidge DR, Braunstein SE, Boreta LC, Balasubramanian SK, Ahluwalia MS, Rana NG, Attia A, Gettinger SN, Contessa JN, Yu JB, Chiang VL. Management of Brain Metastases in Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor–Naïve Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Mutant Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Multi-Institutional Analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: jco.2016.69.714. PMID: 28113019, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.69.7144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCombined Modality TherapyCranial IrradiationDisease-Free SurvivalErbB ReceptorsErlotinib HydrochlorideFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedProtein Kinase InhibitorsRadiosurgeryRetrospective StudiesSalvage TherapySurvival RateConceptsWhole brain radiotherapyMulti-institutional analysisEGFR-mutant NSCLCBrain metastasesEGFR-TKIStereotactic radiosurgeryTyrosine kinase inhibitorsOverall survivalEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorIntracranial progressionLung cancerMutant non-small cell lung cancerEGFR-TKI resistance mutationNon-small cell lung cancerIntracranial progression-free survivalRetrospective multi-institutional analysisDeferral of radiotherapyEGFR-TKI useSimilar prognostic featuresUpfront EGFR-TKIProgression-free survivalFactor receptorInferior overall survivalCell lung cancer
2016
Oncogenic EGFR Represses the TET1 DNA Demethylase to Induce Silencing of Tumor Suppressors in Cancer Cells
Forloni M, Gupta R, Nagarajan A, Sun LS, Dong Y, Pirazzoli V, Toki M, Wurtz A, Melnick MA, Kobayashi S, Homer RJ, Rimm DL, Gettinger SJ, Politi K, Dogra SK, Wajapeyee N. Oncogenic EGFR Represses the TET1 DNA Demethylase to Induce Silencing of Tumor Suppressors in Cancer Cells. Cell Reports 2016, 16: 457-471. PMID: 27346347, PMCID: PMC4945411, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.05.087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of LungAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsCell Line, TumorCpG IslandsDNA MethylationDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorErbB ReceptorsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene SilencingGlioblastomaHumansLung NeoplasmsMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMixed Function OxygenasesMutationOncogenesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene ProteinsTranscription, GeneticTumor Suppressor ProteinsUp-RegulationConceptsOncogenic epidermal growth factor receptorMethylation-mediated transcriptional silencingEpidermal growth factor receptorTumor suppressorTranscriptional silencingActive DNA demethylationCancer cellsFamily member 1TET1 knockdownDNA demethylaseDNA demethylationTranscription factorsGrowth factor receptorEctopic expressionCytoplasmic localizationGlioblastoma tumor growthLung cancer cellsTET1 expressionFunctional roleSuppressorFactor receptorMember 1TET1SilencingLung cancer samples
2013
First-in-human dose-finding study of the ALK/EGFR inhibitor AP26113 in patients with advanced malignancies: Updated results.
Camidge D, Bazhenova L, Salgia R, Weiss G, Langer C, Shaw A, Narasimhan N, Dorer D, Rivera V, Zhang J, Clackson T, Haluska F, Gettinger S. First-in-human dose-finding study of the ALK/EGFR inhibitor AP26113 in patients with advanced malignancies: Updated results. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 8031-8031. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.8031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTyrosine kinase inhibitorsAdverse eventsAdvanced malignanciesCommon grade 3/4 treatment-related adverse eventsGrade 3/4 treatment-related adverse eventsEGFR-TKI resistant NSCLCNon-small cell lung cancerTreatment-related adverse eventsALK tyrosine kinase inhibitorsPhase I/IINovel tyrosine kinase inhibitorEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsDose finding phaseGrade 4 dyspneaTKI-resistant NSCLCPhase II doseFollow-up scanCell lung cancerDose-finding studyAge 60 yrAnaplastic lymphoma kinaseAnti-tumor activityEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorStable diseaseIdentification of EGFR mutation, KRAS mutation, and ALK gene rearrangement in cytological specimens of primary and metastatic lung adenocarcinoma
Cai G, Wong R, Chhieng D, Levy GH, Gettinger SN, Herbst RS, Puchalski JT, Homer RJ, Hui P. Identification of EGFR mutation, KRAS mutation, and ALK gene rearrangement in cytological specimens of primary and metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. Cancer Cytopathology 2013, 121: 500-507. PMID: 23495083, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.21288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseBiomarkers, TumorBone NeoplasmsCytodiagnosisDNA, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsFeasibility StudiesFemaleGene RearrangementHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceLiver NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Ras ProteinsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSoft Tissue NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsALK gene rearrangementMetastatic lung adenocarcinomaEGFR mutationsKRAS mutationsMetastatic tumorsEpidermal growth factor receptorLung adenocarcinomaCytological specimensGene rearrangementsMolecular testsMolecular alterationsKirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) mutationsALK gene rearrangement analysisAnaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangementEGFR T790M mutationRat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog mutationsCases of lungT790M mutationImportant therapeutic implicationsFine needle aspiratesGene rearrangement analysisCell block materialGrowth factor receptorRecurrent lungRecurrent adenocarcinoma
2011
Genotypic and Histological Evolution of Lung Cancers Acquiring Resistance to EGFR Inhibitors
Sequist LV, Waltman BA, Dias-Santagata D, Digumarthy S, Turke AB, Fidias P, Bergethon K, Shaw AT, Gettinger S, Cosper AK, Akhavanfard S, Heist RS, Temel J, Christensen JG, Wain JC, Lynch TJ, Vernovsky K, Mark EJ, Lanuti M, Iafrate AJ, Mino-Kenudson M, Engelman JA. Genotypic and Histological Evolution of Lung Cancers Acquiring Resistance to EGFR Inhibitors. Science Translational Medicine 2011, 3: 75ra26. PMID: 21430269, PMCID: PMC3132801, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3002003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerSmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerLung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorEGFR mutationsDrug resistanceEGFR inhibitorsDrug-resistant non-small cell lung cancerEGFR T790M mutationEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsMET gene amplificationEGFR inhibitor treatmentT790M mutationTyrosine kinase inhibitorsDrug-resistant tumorsGrowth factor receptorSerial biopsiesSCLC treatmentMechanisms of resistanceHistological evolutionResistant tumorsTumor biopsiesSuch cancersInhibitor treatment
2010
Current status of vandetanib (ZD6474) in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
Flanigan J, Deshpande H, Gettinger S. Current status of vandetanib (ZD6474) in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Biologics: Targets And Therapy 2010, Volume 4: 237-243. PMID: 20859451, PMCID: PMC2943196, DOI: 10.2147/btt.s7223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorLung cancerClinical trialsAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerPhase II clinical trial dataRandomized phase III trialOral small-molecule inhibitorNSCLC clinical trialsPhase III trialsGrowth factor receptor 2Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2Endothelial growth factor receptor 2Clinical trial dataFactor receptor 2Growth factor receptorOral agentsIII trialsDaily doseMultiple malignanciesReceptor 2Small molecule inhibitorsUS FoodDrug AdministrationManagement of Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Triano LR, Deshpande H, Gettinger SN. Management of Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Drugs 2010, 70: 167-179. PMID: 20108990, DOI: 10.2165/11532200-000000000-00000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorOverall survivalLung cancerThird-line treatmentFirst-line chemotherapyFactor receptorManagement of patientsVascular endothelial growth factorQuality of lifeEndothelial growth factorMedian survivalSystemic therapyRandomized trialsTraditional chemotherapySmall molecule inhibitorsFDA approvalUS FDAChemotherapyKey mediatorGrowth factorAdditional agents
2009
Incorporation of bevacizumab (B) and erlotinib (Er) with induction (Ind) and concurrent (Conc) carboplatin (Cb)/paclitaxel (P) and 74 Gy of thoracic radiotherapy in stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Socinski M, Stinchcombe T, Halle J, Moore D, Petty W, Blackstock A, Gettinger S, Decker R, Khandani A, Morris D. Incorporation of bevacizumab (B) and erlotinib (Er) with induction (Ind) and concurrent (Conc) carboplatin (Cb)/paclitaxel (P) and 74 Gy of thoracic radiotherapy in stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: 7528-7528. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.7528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorC therapyCohort IICohort IStage III non-small cell lung cancerVascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathwayEndothelial growth factor pathwayPhase II regimenOverall survival rateCell lung cancerOverall response rateIncorporation of bevacizumabGrowth factor pathwaysConcurrent carboplatinGrowth factor receptorPrimary endpointPrincipal toxicityThoracic radiotherapyPS 0Lung cancerPrimary toxicityTreatment paradigmTumor volumeConformal radiotherapyAxitinib: The evidence of its potential in the treatment of advanced thyroid cancer
Deshpande HA, Gettinger S, Sosa JA. Axitinib: The evidence of its potential in the treatment of advanced thyroid cancer. Core Evidence 2009, Volume 4: 43-48. PMID: 20694064, PMCID: PMC2899774, DOI: 10.2147/ce.s5996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThyroid cancerVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1Common grade 3Refractory thyroid cancerUse of axitinibGood tolerability profilePhase II studyAdvanced thyroid cancerGrowth factor receptor 1Greater side effectsFactor receptor 1Growth factor receptorStable diseaseTolerability profileII studyHistological typeCancer deathGrade 3New small molecule inhibitorsRare diseaseSide effectsSmall molecule inhibitorsResponse rateNew treatmentsReceptor 1
2008
Targeted Therapy in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Gettinger S. Targeted Therapy in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2008, 29: 291-301. PMID: 18506667, DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1076749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsBenzenesulfonatesBevacizumabCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDrug Delivery SystemsEpidermal Growth FactorErlotinib HydrochlorideHumansIndolesLung NeoplasmsNiacinamidePhenylurea CompoundsPiperidinesProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyridinesPyrrolesQuinazolinesSignal TransductionSorafenibSunitinibTreatment OutcomeVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsPhase II trialLung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorII trialEGFR inhibitorsSmall molecule inhibitorsAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerStandard first-line chemotherapyVascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathwayEndothelial growth factor pathwayCancer cell pathwaysStandard salvage chemotherapyFirst-line chemotherapyPhase III studyPhase III trialsCell lung cancerSignificant survival advantageEGFR gene mutationsLeast equivalent activityVEGF receptor tyrosine kinasesCancer cell proliferationGrowth factor pathwaysGrowth factor receptorSalvage chemotherapyNovel chemotherapy options for advanced thyroid tumors: small molecules offer great hope
Deshpande HA, Gettinger SN, Sosa JA. Novel chemotherapy options for advanced thyroid tumors: small molecules offer great hope. Current Opinion In Oncology 2008, 20: 19-24. PMID: 18043252, DOI: 10.1097/cco.0b013e3282f28373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyroid cancerClinical trialsAdvanced thyroid tumorsAdvanced thyroid cancerFurther clinical trialsMedullary thyroid cancerRandomized clinical trialsAblative radiation therapyEpidermal growth factor receptorInhibitors of angiogenesisGrowth factor receptorChemotherapy optionsMedical oncologistsEndocrine tumorsConventional chemotherapyRET inhibitionEndocrine cancersEndocrine malignancyRadiation therapyThyroid tumorsAntiangiogenesis strategiesNatural historyCancerFactor receptorRET protein