2015
A retrospective analysis of RET translocation, gene copy number gain and expression in NSCLC patients treated with vandetanib in four randomized Phase III studies
Platt A, Morten J, Ji Q, Elvin P, Womack C, Su X, Donald E, Gray N, Read J, Bigley G, Blockley L, Cresswell C, Dale A, Davies A, Zhang T, Fan S, Fu H, Gladwin A, Harrod G, Stevens J, Williams V, Ye Q, Zheng L, de Boer R, Herbst RS, Lee JS, Vasselli J. A retrospective analysis of RET translocation, gene copy number gain and expression in NSCLC patients treated with vandetanib in four randomized Phase III studies. BMC Cancer 2015, 15: 171. PMID: 25881079, PMCID: PMC4412099, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1146-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene copy number gainCopy number gainsRET rearrangementsTumor samplesComparator armVandetanib treatmentNumber gainRandomized phase III studyPhase III clinical trialsCell lung cancer trialsObjective response ratePhase III studyLung cancer trialsRET protein expressionNSCLC subpopulationVandetanib armRadiologic evidenceIII studyNSCLC patientsObjective responseTumor shrinkageComparator drugsCancer trialsClinical trialsRetrospective analysis
2009
Baseline Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Concentration as a Potential Predictive Marker of Benefit from Vandetanib in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Hanrahan EO, Ryan AJ, Mann H, Kennedy SJ, Langmuir P, Natale RB, Herbst RS, Johnson BE, Heymach JV. Baseline Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Concentration as a Potential Predictive Marker of Benefit from Vandetanib in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 15: 3600-3609. PMID: 19447868, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-2568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMeta-Analysis as TopicPiperidinesPredictive Value of TestsQuinazolinesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorTreatment OutcomeVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerProgression-free survivalCell lung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerVandetanib monotherapyLung cancerDisease progressionVEGF levelsVEGF valuesSimilar riskRandomized phase II studyVascular endothelial growth factor concentrationsExploratory retrospective analysisPhase II studyBaseline VEGF levelsPotential predictive markerLower VEGF levelsGrowth factor concentrationsBaseline VEGFCarboplatin-paclitaxelPFS advantageII studyPredictive markerRetrospective analysisHealthy subjects
2003
A retrospective analysis of the outcome of patients who have received two prior chemotherapy regimens including platinum and docetaxel for recurrent non-small-cell lung cancer
Massarelli E, Andre F, Liu DD, Lee JJ, Wolf M, Fandi A, Ochs J, Le Chevalier T, Fossella F, Herbst RS. A retrospective analysis of the outcome of patients who have received two prior chemotherapy regimens including platinum and docetaxel for recurrent non-small-cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2003, 39: 55-61. PMID: 12499095, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(02)00308-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian overall survival timePrior chemotherapy regimensSecond-line treatmentCell lung cancerOverall survival timeChemotherapy regimensLung cancerChemotherapy agentsRetrospective analysisSurvival timeDisease control rateFourth-line chemotherapyFourth-line treatmentOverall performance statusSecond-line therapyStage III diseaseStage IV diseaseOutcomes of patientsDays of chemotherapyFirst-line treatmentLine of treatmentEuropean cancer centersNovel therapy approachesRecurrent NSCLCAdvanced NSCLC