2012
Targeting the Apoptotic Pathway in Chondrosarcoma Using Recombinant Human Apo2L/TRAIL (Dulanermin), a Dual Proapoptotic Receptor (DR4/DR5) Agonist
Subbiah V, Brown RE, Buryanek J, Trent J, Ashkenazi A, Herbst R, Kurzrock R. Targeting the Apoptotic Pathway in Chondrosarcoma Using Recombinant Human Apo2L/TRAIL (Dulanermin), a Dual Proapoptotic Receptor (DR4/DR5) Agonist. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2012, 11: 2541-2546. PMID: 22914439, PMCID: PMC3496030, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-12-0358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosisBone NeoplasmsCell SurvivalChondrosarcomaDNA Mutational AnalysisHumansImmunohistochemistryIsocitrate DehydrogenaseLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedProteomicsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Radiography, ThoracicReceptors, Death DomainRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeConceptsRecombinant human Apo2L/TRAILApo2L/TRAILRecent computed tomography scanSustained partial responseEvidence of diseaseComputed tomography scanP-ERK 1/2Partial responseProgressive diseaseNF-κBp65Receptor agonistTomography scanSubcentimeter nodulesPatient tumorsMetastatic chondrosarcomaP-mTORPatientsProlonged responseP-STAT3Proapoptotic receptor agonistsChondrosarcomaBcl-2DulanerminLungTumors
2008
To kill a tumor cell: the potential of proapoptotic receptor agonists
Ashkenazi A, Herbst RS. To kill a tumor cell: the potential of proapoptotic receptor agonists. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2008, 118: 1979-1990. PMID: 18523647, PMCID: PMC2396896, DOI: 10.1172/jci34359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProapoptotic receptor agonistsApo2L/TRAILReceptor agonistRecombinant human Apo2L/TRAILExtrinsic apoptosis pathwayPotential therapeutic interventionsNovel molecular biomarkersApoptosis pathwayAgonistic mAbConventional therapyPreclinical dataTherapeutic interventionsTumor cellsMolecular biomarkersAbnormal cellsLogical targetTherapyAgonistsCellsExciting opportunitiesTumorigenesisPatientsApoptosisPathway
2004
Oblimersen Sodium (Genasense bcl-2 Antisense Oligonucleotide)A Rational Therapeutic to Enhance Apoptosis in Therapy of Lung Cancer
Herbst RS, Frankel SR. Oblimersen Sodium (Genasense bcl-2 Antisense Oligonucleotide)A Rational Therapeutic to Enhance Apoptosis in Therapy of Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2004, 10: 4245s-4248s. PMID: 15217967, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-040018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosisCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCatalysisHumansLung NeoplasmsOligonucleotides, AntisenseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2RNA, MessengerThionucleotidesConceptsOblimersen sodiumLung cancerBcl-2 mRNASmall cell lung cancer patientsNon-small cell lung cancerBcl-2 protein translationFirst-line salvage therapyCell lung cancer patientsPhase IPrior chemotherapy regimenCombination of docetaxelBcl-2 antisense therapyCell lung cancerTraditional cytotoxic chemotherapyLung cancer patientsChemotherapy regimenSalvage therapyCytotoxic chemotherapyAntitumor responseCancer patientsHuman bcl-2 mRNAPreclinical studiesResponse durationResponse rateAnticancer treatmentQuantitative Analysis of Biomarkers Defines an Optimal Biological Dose for Recombinant Human Endostatin in Primary Human Tumors
Davis DW, Shen Y, Mullani NA, Wen S, Herbst RS, O’Reilly M, Abbruzzese JL, McConkey DJ. Quantitative Analysis of Biomarkers Defines an Optimal Biological Dose for Recombinant Human Endostatin in Primary Human Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research 2004, 10: 33-42. PMID: 14734449, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-0736-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenesis InhibitorsApoptosisBiomarkersCohort StudiesDiagnostic ImagingDose-Response Relationship, DrugEndostatinsEndothelial CellsHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIn Situ Nick-End LabelingNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Recombinant ProteinsTomography, Emission-ComputedTranscription FactorsConceptsHypoxia-inducible factor-1alphaRecombinant human endostatinMicrovessel densityLaser scanning cytometryTC deathHuman endostatinPhase I dose-finding studyTerminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated nick end labeling stainingTumor cellsEndothelial cellsTumor-associated endothelial cellsSignificant clinical activityFactor-1alphaRefractory solid tumorsCohort of patientsNick end labeling stainingPhase I trialDose-finding studyTumor microvessel densityTumor blood flowOptimal biological doseEnd labeling stainingWhole tissue sectionsPositron emission tomographyPrimary human tumors