Targeted therapies for non‐small cell lung cancer

J Spicer, P Harper - International journal of clinical practice, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Despite recent advances in current chemotherapy, the prognosis for locally advanced and
metastatic nonsmall‐cell cancer remains poor, and new approaches are required. An …

Targeted therapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

S Gettinger - Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine, 2008 - thieme-connect.com
Molecularly targeted therapies have recently expanded the options available for patients
with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Two cancer cell pathways in particular …

Current management of advanced non-small cell lung cancer: targeted therapy

T Isobe, RS Herbst, A Onn - Seminars in oncology, 2005 - Elsevier
Lung cancer is one of the most frequent causes of cancer-related death in the United States.
For patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), chemotherapy, alone or in …

Molecularly-targeted therapies for non-small cell lung cancer

S Ramalingam, CP Belani - Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Targeting cell-signalling pathways that confer survival advantage to cancer cells has
become a major focus of investigation for the treatment of various malignancies. Non-small …

Recent advances in targeted therapy for non-small cell lung cancer

S Ramalingam, CP Belani - Expert opinion on therapeutic targets, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is characterized by wide molecular heterogeneity. In
recent years, novel agents that target specific, aberrant molecular pathways in NSCLC have …

Targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor in non-small cell lung cancer

RS Herbst, PA Bunn Jr - Clinical cancer research, 2003 - AACR
Fifteen% or fewer of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) survive 5 years. The
current standard of care for patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC is systemic …

Targeted therapy for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a review of the epidermal growth factor receptor antagonists

GA Silvestri, MP Rivera - Chest, 2005 - Elsevier
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death. The vast majority of patients
present with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in advanced inoperable stages. The …

The role of epidermal growth factor receptor in advanced non‐small cell lung carcinoma

PA Jänne - Annals of medicine, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Chemotherapy is the standard of care for patients with advanced non‐small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC). Over the past 20 years, advances in chemotherapy have shown minimal …

Targeted therapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer: focus on inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor

S Harichand-Herdt, SS Ramalingam - Seminars in Thoracic and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Systemic chemotherapy is the standard treatment for patients with advanced stage non-
small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and improves both their survival and quality of life. Despite …

The place of targeted therapies in the management of non-small cell bronchial carcinoma: Target therapies in lung cancer management

GV Scagliotti, G Selvaggi - Revue des maladies respiratoires, 2006 - Elsevier
Targeted therapies have been largely employed in patients with advanced Non-Small Cell
Lung Cancer (NSCLC), and some of them have demonstrated consistent activity. Epidermal …