2011
Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Prognostic Factors and Changing Treatment Over 15 Years
Gaspar LE, McNamara EJ, Gay EG, Putnam JB, Crawford J, Herbst RS, Bonner JA. Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Prognostic Factors and Changing Treatment Over 15 Years. Clinical Lung Cancer 2011, 13: 115-122. PMID: 22000695, DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2011.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall cell lung cancerNational Cancer Data BaseExtensive SCLCHazard ratioLimited SCLCRadiation therapyExtensive small cell lung cancerLimited small cell lung cancerNon-Hispanic white patientsBenefit of chemotherapyReceipt of surgeryAmerican Joint CommitteeEarly-stage diseaseMedian survivalOnly chemotherapyStage diseasePrognostic factorsWhite patientsFemale patientsImproved survivalFemale sexLung cancerCancer stageBetter survivalPatients
2008
Epidermal growth factor receptor expression analysis in chemotherapy-naive patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer treated with gefitinib or placebo in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy
Giaccone G, Iacona RB, Fandi A, Janas M, Ochs JS, Herbst RS, Johnson DH. Epidermal growth factor receptor expression analysis in chemotherapy-naive patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer treated with gefitinib or placebo in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy. Journal Of Cancer Research And Clinical Oncology 2008, 135: 467-476. PMID: 18787840, DOI: 10.1007/s00432-008-0466-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiopsyCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell DivisionErbB ReceptorsGefitinibGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryLung NeoplasmsNeoplasm StagingPlacebosPlatinum CompoundsPrognosisQuinazolinesSurvival AnalysisConceptsPlatinum-based chemotherapyCell lung cancerPrognostic factorsLung cancerFirst-line platinum-based chemotherapyEpidermal growth factor receptor stainingChemotherapy-naive patientsPlacebo-controlled trialCox regression analysisReceptor expression analysisStrong prognostic indicatorMembrane stainingEGFR expression correlatesSurvival benefitImproved survivalPrognostic effectGrowth patternPredictive factorsPrognostic indicatorReceptor stainingPoor survivalTreatment groupsEGFR PharmDxEGFR expressionGefitinib