2002
ZD1839: targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor in cancer therapy
Herbst RS. ZD1839: targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor in cancer therapy. Expert Opinion On Investigational Drugs 2002, 11: 837-849. PMID: 12036427, DOI: 10.1517/13543784.11.6.837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorCell lung cancerGrowth factor receptorFactor receptorLung cancerSmall-molecule epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitorTumor typesEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsAntitumour activityReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsMeaningful antitumour activityAcceptable tolerability profilePaclitaxel/carboplatinPhase II studyThird-line treatmentFirst-line treatmentPhase III trialsGemcitabine/cisplatinClinical trial programPromising clinical activityCancer cell growthHost-dependent processesAdvanced disease
2001
ZD1839 (Iressa™) In Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Herbst R, Khuri F, Fossella F, Glisson B, Kies M, Pisters K, Riddle J, Terry K, Lee J. ZD1839 (Iressa™) In Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer 2001, 3: 27-32. PMID: 14656386, DOI: 10.3816/clc.2001.n.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidermal growth factor receptorCell lung cancerAdvanced diseaseLung cancerPhase III clinical developmentEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsAcceptable tolerability profileSelective EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorNSCLC cell linesTumor cell growthGrowth factor receptorAdvanced NSCLCTolerability profileNSCLC patientsPoor prognosisClinical activityMetastatic spreadInhibition of apoptosisPreclinical studiesHuman xenograftsClinical developmentTumor typesGrowth delayTumor progressionZD1839