2024
SWOG S2302, PRAGMATICA-LUNG: A prospective randomized study of ramucirumab plus pembrolizumab (PR) versus standard of care (SOC) for participants previously treated with immunotherapy for stage IV or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer.
Reckamp K, Redman M, Dragnev K, Iams W, Henick B, Miao J, LeBlanc M, Carrizosa D, Herbst R, Blanke C, Gray J. SWOG S2302, PRAGMATICA-LUNG: A prospective randomized study of ramucirumab plus pembrolizumab (PR) versus standard of care (SOC) for participants previously treated with immunotherapy for stage IV or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: tps8657-tps8657. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.tps8657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerStandard of careCell lung cancerPD-(L)1Overall survivalAdverse eventsRecurrent non-small cell lung cancerLung cancerTreatment-related adverse eventsRandomized phase II trialStandard of care treatmentPlatinum-based therapyTreated with immunotherapyPhase II trialLog-rank testCompare OSInhibitor therapyII trialCombination therapyStatistically significant improvementTumor resistanceSafety profileTherapeutic optionsRandomized study
2019
Challenges and approaches to implementing master/basket trials in oncology
Burd A, Schilsky RL, Byrd JC, Levine RL, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Herbst RS, Redman MW, Druker BJ, Gandara DR. Challenges and approaches to implementing master/basket trials in oncology. Blood Advances 2019, 3: 2237-2243. PMID: 31337605, PMCID: PMC6650731, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019031229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasket trialsClinical trial designHealth care providersDifferent tumor typesTherapeutic optionsImmunologic reactionsCare providersDrug development effortsTrial designTumor typesPatientsMost cancersClinical researchNew therapeuticsCancer communityTherapy todayMedical institutionsCancerCancer researchTrialsRare mutationsEpigenetic changesHistologyOncologyAppetite
2015
Lung-MAP—framework, overview, and design principles
Ferrarotto R, Redman MW, Gandara DR, Herbst RS, Papadimitrakopoulou VA. Lung-MAP—framework, overview, and design principles. Chinese Clinical Oncology 2015, 4: 36-36. PMID: 26408303, DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2304-3865.2015.09.02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaLung-MAPClinical trialsMetastatic lung squamous cell carcinomaLung squamous cell carcinomaLung SCC patientsLimited therapeutic optionsEvidence of efficacyPoor patient outcomesClinical trial designDriver genetic alterationsEligible patientsSCC patientsPatients' qualityTreatment armsTherapeutic optionsCell carcinomaTherapy clinical trialsPatient outcomesTrial designMaster protocolsPatientsFDA approvalGenomic profilingPromising agentInnovative Clinical Trials: The LUNG‐MAP Study
Steuer C, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Herbst R, Redman M, Hirsch, Mack P, Ramalingam S, Gandara. Innovative Clinical Trials: The LUNG‐MAP Study. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2015, 97: 488-491. PMID: 25676724, DOI: 10.1002/cpt.88.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenomicsHumansLung NeoplasmsMolecular Targeted TherapyPhenotypePrecision MedicineResearch DesignSignal TransductionConceptsCell lung cancerSquamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell lung cancerCell carcinomaLung cancerTrial designNon-small cell lung cancerMetastatic squamous cell carcinomaSecond-line therapyProportion of patientsNew active drugsNovel trial designsDrug developmentWide molecular heterogeneityAdenocarcinoma histologyLine therapyTherapeutic optionsLung-MAPClinical trialsGroup trialsActive drugPatientsMaster protocolsCarcinomaCancer
2006
Therapeutic options to target angiogenesis in human malignancies
Herbst RS. Therapeutic options to target angiogenesis in human malignancies. Expert Opinion On Emerging Drugs 2006, 11: 635-650. PMID: 17064223, DOI: 10.1517/14728214.11.4.635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsHuman malignanciesMonoclonal antibodiesGrowth factorKinase inhibitorsAnti-VEGF inhibitorsGastrointestinal stromal tumorsSolid human malignanciesRenal cell carcinomaBasic fibroblast growth factorRole of VEGFTypes of cancerFibroblast growth factorStromal tumorsTherapeutic optionsCell carcinomaColorectal cancerAntiangiogenic drugsClinical trialsDrug classesPro-angiogenic growth factorsSmall molecule inhibitorsTumor growthTumor angiogenesisMatrix breakdown