2020
Pembrolizumab for management of patients with NSCLC and brain metastases: long-term results and biomarker analysis from a non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial
Goldberg SB, Schalper KA, Gettinger SN, Mahajan A, Herbst RS, Chiang AC, Lilenbaum R, Wilson FH, Omay SB, Yu JB, Jilaveanu L, Tran T, Pavlik K, Rowen E, Gerrish H, Komlo A, Gupta R, Wyatt H, Ribeiro M, Kluger Y, Zhou G, Wei W, Chiang VL, Kluger HM. Pembrolizumab for management of patients with NSCLC and brain metastases: long-term results and biomarker analysis from a non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Oncology 2020, 21: 655-663. PMID: 32251621, PMCID: PMC7380514, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(20)30111-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastasis responseYale Cancer CenterPD-L1 expressionPhase 2 trialUntreated brain metastasesBrain metastasesAdrenal insufficiencyAdverse eventsMetastasis responseCNS diseaseCancer CenterCohort 2Cohort 1Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusTreatment-related serious adverse eventsModified Response Evaluation CriteriaStage IV NSCLCTreatment-related deathsAcute kidney injuryPD-1 blockadeSerious adverse eventsSolid Tumors criteriaPhase 2 studyProportion of patientsResponse Evaluation Criteria
2019
Immunotherapy in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Facts and Hopes
Doroshow DB, Sanmamed MF, Hastings K, Politi K, Rimm DL, Chen L, Melero I, Schalper KA, Herbst RS. Immunotherapy in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Facts and Hopes. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 4592-4602. PMID: 30824587, PMCID: PMC6679805, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-1538.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerImmune checkpoint inhibitorsCell lung cancerPD-L1Lung cancerNonsquamous non-small cell lung cancerOngoing translational workPD-1 axisFirst-line therapyPD-L1 expressionProportion of patientsTumor mutational burdenAdvanced diseaseOverall survivalTumor inflammationMutational burdenPatientsNovel markerChemotherapyTherapyIndicative biomarkersCancerTranslational workBiomarkersSurvival
2015
Innovative Clinical Trials: The LUNG‐MAP Study
Steuer C, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Herbst R, Redman M, Hirsch F, 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
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