2010
Chemoradiotherapy With or Without AE-941 in Stage III Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Randomized Phase III Trial
Lu C, Lee JJ, Komaki R, Herbst RS, Feng L, Evans WK, Choy H, Desjardins P, Esparaz BT, Truong MT, Saxman S, Kelaghan J, Bleyer A, Fisch MJ. Chemoradiotherapy With or Without AE-941 in Stage III Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Randomized Phase III Trial. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2010, 102: 859-865. PMID: 20505152, PMCID: PMC2902826, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djq179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiological ProductsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCartilageChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease-Free SurvivalDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm StagingRadiotherapy, AdjuvantTissue ExtractsTreatment OutcomeConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerStage III non-small cell lung cancerUnresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancerProgression-free survivalTumor response rateCell lung cancerOverall survivalAE-941Lung cancerPlacebo groupClinical trialsUnresectable stage III NSCLC patientsResponse rateStage III NSCLC patientsPhase III clinical trialsAcademic oncology centerCommon grade 3Kaplan-Meier methodPhase III trialsShark cartilage extractTarget sample sizeToxic effectsChest radiotherapyConcurrent chemotherapyEligible patients
2007
Comparison of Outcomes for Patients With Unresectable, Locally Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Induction Chemotherapy Followed By Concurrent Chemoradiation vs. Concurrent Chemoradiation Alone
Huang EH, Liao Z, Cox JD, Guerrero TM, Chang JY, Jeter M, Borghero Y, Wei X, Fossella F, Herbst RS, Blumenschein GR, Moran C, Allen PK, Komaki R. Comparison of Outcomes for Patients With Unresectable, Locally Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Induction Chemotherapy Followed By Concurrent Chemoradiation vs. Concurrent Chemoradiation Alone. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2007, 68: 779-785. PMID: 17418967, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge cell carcinomaInduction chemotherapyConcurrent chemoradiationBetter overall survivalOverall survivalHazard ratioSurvival benefitLung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerMultivariate analysisNon-small cell lung cancerThree-dimensional conformal radiationSignificant overall survival benefitDistant metastasis-free survivalOverall survival benefitSignificant survival benefitPlanned subgroup analysisGroup of patientsMetastasis-free survivalCell lung cancerSquamous cell carcinomaComparison of outcomesConcurrent chemotherapyLocoregional controlAdvanced adenocarcinoma
2005
Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer (Stages I-III): Observations from the National Cancer Data Base
Gaspar LE, Gay EG, Crawford J, Putnam JB, Herbst RS, Bonner JA. Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer (Stages I-III): Observations from the National Cancer Data Base. Clinical Lung Cancer 2005, 6: 355-360. PMID: 15943896, DOI: 10.3816/clc.2005.n.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLimited stage small cell lung cancerSmall cell lung cancerLS-SCLCChemoradiation therapyStandard treatmentLung cancerRadiation therapySole treatmentSurvival rateConcurrent thoracic radiation therapyNational Cancer Data BaseMultiple-agent chemotherapyTreatment pattern changesPercent of patientsProportion of patientsThoracic radiation therapyUse of chemotherapyUse of chemoradiationAge of patientsGroup of patientsConfidence intervalsYears of agePercentage of womenCombined chemotherapyPatient cohort