2022
Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients with Resected Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Mutated Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Received Adjuvant Osimertinib in the Phase III ADAURA Trial
Majem M, Goldman JW, John T, Grohe C, Laktionov K, Kim SW, Kato T, Vu HV, Lu S, Li S, Lee KY, Akewanlop C, Yu CJ, de Marinis F, Bonanno L, Domine M, Shepherd FA, Atagi S, Zeng L, Kulkarni D, Medic N, Tsuboi M, Herbst RS, Wu YL. Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients with Resected Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Mutated Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Received Adjuvant Osimertinib in the Phase III ADAURA Trial. Clinical Cancer Research 2022, 28: 2286-2296. PMID: 35012927, PMCID: PMC9359973, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-3530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerWeek 96Short Form-36 Health SurveyDisease-free survival benefitSF-36 score changesMental component summary scoresPrior adjuvant chemotherapyComponent summary scoresHealth-related qualityCell lung cancerADAURA trialOral osimertinibAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant treatmentSurvival benefitLung cancerHealth SurveySummary scoresScore changeOverall populationPlaceboLife outcomesOsimertinibDiscontinuationPatients
2021
Updated Overall Survival Analysis From IMpower110: Atezolizumab Versus Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Treatment-Naive Programmed Death-Ligand 1–Selected NSCLC
Jassem J, de Marinis F, Giaccone G, Vergnenegre A, Barrios CH, Morise M, Felip E, Oprean C, Kim YC, Andric Z, Mocci S, Enquist I, Komatsubara K, McCleland M, Kuriki H, Villalobos M, Phan S, Spigel DR, Herbst RS. Updated Overall Survival Analysis From IMpower110: Atezolizumab Versus Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Treatment-Naive Programmed Death-Ligand 1–Selected NSCLC. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2021, 16: 1872-1882. PMID: 34265434, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.06.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionWT patientsExpression subgroupsWT groupExpression groupHigh PD-L1 expression groupLow PD-L1 expression groupHigh PD-L1 expressionSignificant overall survival benefitNew safety signalsOverall survival benefitPrimary end pointPhase 3 trialPlatinum-based chemotherapyOverall survival analysisAtezolizumab armChemotherapy armOS benefitMetastatic NSCLCSurvival benefitOS improvementSafety signalsAtezolizumabSafety dataPatients
2018
A dormant TIL phenotype defines non-small cell lung carcinomas sensitive to immune checkpoint blockers
Gettinger SN, Choi J, Mani N, Sanmamed MF, Datar I, Sowell R, Du VY, Kaftan E, Goldberg S, Dong W, Zelterman D, Politi K, Kavathas P, Kaech S, Yu X, Zhao H, Schlessinger J, Lifton R, Rimm DL, Chen L, Herbst RS, Schalper KA. A dormant TIL phenotype defines non-small cell lung carcinomas sensitive to immune checkpoint blockers. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 3196. PMID: 30097571, PMCID: PMC6086912, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05032-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodies, BlockingCarcinogenesisCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell ProliferationCytotoxicity, ImmunologicHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansLung NeoplasmsLymphocyte ActivationLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDMutant ProteinsMutationPeptidesPhenotypeProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReproducibility of ResultsSurvival AnalysisTobaccoConceptsImmune checkpoint blockersCheckpoint blockersQuantitative immunofluorescenceNon-small cell lung carcinoma patientsCell lung carcinoma patientsNon-small cell lung carcinomaPatient-derived xenograft modelsIntratumoral T cellsMultiplexed quantitative immunofluorescencePD-1 blockadeLevels of CD3Lung carcinoma patientsCell lung carcinomaT cell proliferationPre-treatment samplesTIL phenotypeSurvival benefitCarcinoma patientsEffector capacityLung carcinomaT cellsWhole-exome DNA sequencingXenograft modelFavorable responseBlockersDefining and Understanding Adaptive Resistance in Cancer Immunotherapy
Kim TK, Herbst RS, Chen L. Defining and Understanding Adaptive Resistance in Cancer Immunotherapy. Trends In Immunology 2018, 39: 624-631. PMID: 29802087, PMCID: PMC6066429, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2018.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-PD therapyLong-term survival benefitAvailable treatment regimensFraction of respondersSurvival benefitTumor immunityTumor-immune interactionsAdvanced cancerTreatment regimensCancer immunotherapyTumor regressionTherapyAccurate tissueSuch treatmentAdaptive resistancePatientsMolecular mechanismsTrue resistanceImmunotherapyRegimensRight targetCancerRespondersImmunityAppropriate interpretationThe biology and management of non-small cell lung cancer
Herbst RS, Morgensztern D, Boshoff C. The biology and management of non-small cell lung cancer. Nature 2018, 553: 446-454. PMID: 29364287, DOI: 10.1038/nature25183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerLung cancerSmall molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitorsMolecule tyrosine kinase inhibitorsBroader patient populationTyrosine kinase inhibitorsUnprecedented survival benefitsMetastatic diseaseMultimodal careSurvival benefitClinical benefitCombination therapyOverall curePatient populationSurvival rateTumor progressionEarly detectionKinase inhibitorsNew drugsDisease biologyCancerImmunotherapyPatientsTherapy
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
2007
Toxicity and survival by sex in patients with advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) on modern Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) trials
Albain K, Unger J, Gotay C, Davies A, Edelman M, Herbst R, Kelly K, Williamson S, Wozniak A, Gandara D. Toxicity and survival by sex in patients with advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) on modern Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) trials. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2007, 25: 7549-7549. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.7549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung carcinomaAdvanced non-small cell lung carcinomaModern chemotherapy eraAge 60Chemotherapy eraPrognostic factorsEstrogen levelsToxicity profileBetter survivalSouthwest Oncology Group trialKaplan-Meier survival estimatesMaximum toxicity gradePatients age 60Cox multivariate modelRisk of deathCell lung carcinomaNumber of toxicitiesWomen age 60Clinical trial literatureSex-related changesEligible patientsNSCLC trialsSurvival benefitChemotherapy prescriptionsRecent trialsKRAS Mutation Is an Important Predictor of Resistance to Therapy with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Massarelli E, Varella-Garcia M, Tang X, Xavier AC, Ozburn NC, Liu DD, Bekele BN, Herbst RS, Wistuba II. KRAS Mutation Is an Important Predictor of Resistance to Therapy with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2007, 13: 2890-2896. PMID: 17504988, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-3043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDisease ProgressionDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsErlotinib HydrochlorideFemaleGefitinibGene DosageHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationPrognosisProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)QuinazolinesRas ProteinsTreatment OutcomeConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsCell lung cancerKRAS mutationsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsEGFR-TKIEGFR copy numberEGFR mutationsLung cancerFavorable responseKinase inhibitorsShorter median timeArchival tissue specimensEGFR gene mutationsPanel of markersAdvanced NSCLCObjective responseProgressive diseaseSurvival benefitMedian timePoor responseSuch therapyDisease progressionPatientsComparison of Outcomes for Patients With Unresectable, Locally Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Induction Chemotherapy Followed By Concurrent Chemoradiation vs. Concurrent Chemoradiation Alone
Huang EH, Liao Z, Cox JD, Guerrero TM, Chang JY, Jeter M, Borghero Y, Wei X, Fossella F, Herbst RS, Blumenschein GR, Moran C, Allen PK, Komaki R. Comparison of Outcomes for Patients With Unresectable, Locally Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Induction Chemotherapy Followed By Concurrent Chemoradiation vs. Concurrent Chemoradiation Alone. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2007, 68: 779-785. PMID: 17418967, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge cell carcinomaInduction chemotherapyConcurrent chemoradiationBetter overall survivalOverall survivalHazard ratioSurvival benefitLung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerMultivariate analysisNon-small cell lung cancerThree-dimensional conformal radiationSignificant overall survival benefitDistant metastasis-free survivalOverall survival benefitSignificant survival benefitPlanned subgroup analysisGroup of patientsMetastasis-free survivalCell lung cancerSquamous cell carcinomaComparison of outcomesConcurrent chemotherapyLocoregional controlAdvanced adenocarcinoma