2011
Increased VEGFR-2 Gene Copy Is Associated with Chemoresistance and Shorter Survival in Patients with Non–Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma Who Receive Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Yang F, Tang X, Riquelme E, Behrens C, Nilsson MB, Giri U, Varella-Garcia M, Byers LA, Lin HY, Wang J, Raso MG, Girard L, Coombes K, Lee JJ, Herbst RS, Minna JD, Heymach JV, Wistuba II. Increased VEGFR-2 Gene Copy Is Associated with Chemoresistance and Shorter Survival in Patients with Non–Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma Who Receive Adjuvant Chemotherapy. Cancer Research 2011, 71: 5512-5521. PMID: 21724587, PMCID: PMC3159530, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-2614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell lung carcinomaHIF-1α levelsAdjuvant therapyLung carcinomaAdjuvant platinum-based chemotherapyVEGFR-2 blockadeNuclear hypoxia inducible factor-1αNSCLC tumor cellsPlatinum-based chemotherapyFavorable overall survivalRisk of deathHypoxia-inducible factor-1αHigher microvessel densityNSCLC tumor specimensNSCLC cell linesInducible factor-1αCell linesVEGF receptor 2Adjuvant chemotherapyOverall survivalClinical outcomesAdenocarcinoma patientsMicrovessel densityShorter SurvivalHigh risk
2005
High Expression of ErbB Family Members and Their Ligands in Lung Adenocarcinomas That Are Sensitive to Inhibition of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
Fujimoto N, Wislez M, Zhang J, Iwanaga K, Dackor J, Hanna AE, Kalyankrishna S, Cody DD, Price RE, Sato M, Shay JW, Minna JD, Peyton M, Tang X, Massarelli E, Herbst R, Threadgill DW, Wistuba II, Kurie JM. High Expression of ErbB Family Members and Their Ligands in Lung Adenocarcinomas That Are Sensitive to Inhibition of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 11478-11485. PMID: 16357156, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-1977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-AlveolarAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsGefitinibGenes, rasHumansLigandsLung NeoplasmsMiceMice, KnockoutMutationNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktQuinazolinesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptor, ErbB-3Tumor Cells, CulturedTyrosineConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorLung adenocarcinoma patientsLung adenocarcinoma cellsErbB family membersEGFR inhibitionGrowth factor receptorAdenocarcinoma patientsLung adenocarcinomaTumor biopsiesAdenocarcinoma cellsEpithelial neoplastic lesionsHigh expressionFactor receptorGenetic mutationsHuman lung adenocarcinoma cell lineLung adenocarcinoma cell linesAdenocarcinoma cell lineFamily membersNeoplastic lesionsOncogenic KRASErbB ligandsReceptorsAdenocarcinomaPatientsBiopsy