2020
Ramucirumab in Combination with Pembrolizumab in Treatment-Naïve Advanced Gastric or GEJ Adenocarcinoma: Safety and Antitumor Activity from the Phase 1a/b JVDF Trial
Chau I, Penel N, Soriano AO, Arkenau HT, Cultrera J, Santana-Davila R, Calvo E, Le Tourneau C, Zender L, Bendell JC, Mi G, Gao L, McNeely SC, Oliveira JM, Ferry D, Herbst RS, Fuchs CS. Ramucirumab in Combination with Pembrolizumab in Treatment-Naïve Advanced Gastric or GEJ Adenocarcinoma: Safety and Antitumor Activity from the Phase 1a/b JVDF Trial. Cancers 2020, 12: 2985. PMID: 33076423, PMCID: PMC7602637, DOI: 10.3390/cancers12102985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObjective response rateProgression-free survivalOverall survivalPD-L1GEJ cancerGrade 3 treatment-related adverse eventsTreatment-related adverse eventsAlanine/aspartate aminotransferaseDurable clinical activityFirst-line patientsPrior systemic chemotherapyAntitumor activityDuration of responseSpectrum of patientsStudy design limitationsCheckpoint inhibitorsMetastatic settingPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsSystemic chemotherapyTreatment-naïveAdvanced gastricAdverse eventsAdvanced cancerPositive tumors
2014
119IN Novel Molecular Studies to Inform the Conduct of Oncology Clinical Trials: from Battle to Master Protocols
Herbst R. 119IN Novel Molecular Studies to Inform the Conduct of Oncology Clinical Trials: from Battle to Master Protocols. Annals Of Oncology 2014, 25: iv41. DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu317.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung cancer patientsCancer patientsSquamous cell lung cancer patientsMaster protocolsMulticenter phase 2 trialCell lung cancer patientsNovel molecular studiesPhase 2 trialScreen failure rateOncology clinical trialsCause of deathEffective treatment regimensIdentification of therapiesClinical trial researchIndividual patient's cancerSystemic chemotherapyClinical characteristicsMetastatic diseaseMost patientsPerformance statusTreatment regimensMultiple therapiesClinical trialsAdaptive randomization designPatient's cancer
2009
Beyond Doublet Chemotherapy for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Combination of Targeted Agents with First-Line Chemotherapy
Herbst RS, Lynch TJ, Sandler AB. Beyond Doublet Chemotherapy for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Combination of Targeted Agents with First-Line Chemotherapy. Clinical Lung Cancer 2009, 10: 20-27. PMID: 19289368, DOI: 10.3816/clc.2009.n.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBest supportive careOverall survivalMetastatic NSCLCLung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerPhase III clinical trialsPlatinum-based doubletsAddition of bevacizumabFirst-line chemotherapyPlatinum-based regimensProgression-free survivalFirst-line treatmentCell lung cancerOverall patient survivalTyrosine kinase inhibitorsInhibition of componentsMatrix metalloproteinase inhibitorsDoublet chemotherapySystemic chemotherapyMedian survivalSupportive careMost patientsTargeted agentsChemotherapeutic regimens
2003
Targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor in non-small cell lung cancer.
Herbst RS, Bunn PA. Targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor in non-small cell lung cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2003, 9: 5813-24. PMID: 14676101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerLung cancerEGFR-TK inhibitorsSystemic chemotherapyClinical trialsClinical developmentMetastatic non-small cell lung cancerTwo-drug combination regimenEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinibSingle-agent activityRate of deathNew treatment approachesKinase inhibitor gefitinibEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorCombination regimenDisease progressionPlatinum agentsTreatment approachesSolid tumorsTumor growthInhibitor gefitinibTherapyCancer
2000
Systemic chemotherapy as a primary treatment of brain metastases in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Lee J, Pisters K, Komaki R, Terry K, Glisson B, Perez-Soler R, Fossella F, Shin D, Herbst R, Khuri F, Kurie J, Hong W. Systemic chemotherapy as a primary treatment of brain metastases in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Lung Cancer 2000, 29: 4. DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(00)80004-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research