2004
Gefitinib in Combination With Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase III Trial—INTACT 2
Herbst RS, Giaccone G, Schiller JH, Natale RB, Miller V, Manegold C, Scagliotti G, Rosell R, Oliff I, Reeves JA, Wolf MK, Krebs AD, Averbuch SD, Ochs JS, Grous J, Fandi A, Johnson DH. Gefitinib in Combination With Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase III Trial—INTACT 2. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2004, 22: 785-794. PMID: 14990633, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.07.215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleGefitinibHumansInfusions, IntravenousLung NeoplasmsMaleMaximum Tolerated DoseMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm StagingPaclitaxelPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisQuinazolinesReference ValuesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsResponse rateOverall survivalLung cancerActive epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsNon-small cell lung cancerReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsDose-related diarrheaSignificant prolonged survivalUnexpected safety findingsChemotherapy-naive patientsDouble-blind trialPlacebo-controlled trialPhase II trialBaseline demographic characteristicsPhase I trialCell lung cancerConcentration/time curveTyrosine kinase inhibitorsCarboplatin areaDaily gefitinibGefitinib monotherapyMonotherapy trials
2003
Erlotinib (Tarceva): An update on the clinical trial program
Herbst RS. Erlotinib (Tarceva): An update on the clinical trial program. Seminars In Oncology 2003, 30: 34-46. PMID: 12840799, DOI: 10.1016/s0093-7754(03)70013-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerLung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerPhase II monotherapy trialsNeck squamous cell cancerUse of erlotinibAntitumor activitySingle-agent chemotherapyPhase III trialsClinical trial programSquamous cell cancerSimilar patient populationsSubstantial antitumor activityHuman tumor xenograftsMonotherapy trialsEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinaseIII trialsCell cancerPatient populationPancreatic cancerOvarian cancerPreclinical studiesGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinaseTumor xenografts