A phase IIa study of HA-irinotecan, formulation of hyaluronic acid and irinotecan targeting CD44 in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer

M Alamgeer, D Neil Watkins, I Banakh, B Kumar… - Investigational new …, 2018 - Springer
Preclinical studies in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) have shown that hyaluronic acid (HA)
can be effectively used to deliver chemotherapy and selectively decrease CD44 expressing …

Treatment of relapsed small-cell lung cancer—a focus on the evolving role of topotecan

CMR Lima, A Chiappori - Lung Cancer, 2003 - Elsevier
Despite the high response rates to chemotherapy, small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is among
the most lethal malignancies. Long-term survival is anecdotal for patients with extensive …

Management of small cell lung cancer

KK Ciombor, CMS Rocha Lima - Current Treatment Options in Oncology, 2006 - Springer
Opinion statement Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive type of lung cancer
characterized by rapid growth and early metastasis. It is chemosensitive and radiosensitive …

Second-line chemotherapy in recurrent small cell lung cancer: Results from a crossover schedule after primary treatment with cisplatin and etoposide (EP-regimen) or …

S Sundstrøm, RM Bremnes, S Kaasa, U Aasebø… - Lung Cancer, 2005 - Elsevier
PURPOSE:: To evaluate the benefit of crossover chemotherapy with etoposide and cisplatin
(EP) versus cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, vincristine (CEV) at relapse after primary …

Enhancement of in vitro and in vivo anticancer activities of polysaccharide peptide from Grifola frondosa by chemical modifications

JYY Chan, E Chan, SW Chan, SY Sze… - Pharmaceutical …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Context: Grifola frondosa (Polyporaceae), maitake, is a widely consumed edible mushroom
in some Asian countries. The fruit bodies and mycelia of maitake have shown different …

Phase I studies of imatinib mesylate combined with cisplatin and irinotecan in patients with small cell lung carcinoma

FM Johnson, LM Krug, HT Tran, S Shoaf… - … Journal of the …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) cell lines commonly express KIT and its
ligand, stem cell factor, suggesting an autocrine loop promoting cell growth. Imatinib inhibits …

Predictors of post-recurrence survival in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer initially completely resected

Y Takahashi, H Horio, T Hato, M Harada… - … and thoracic surgery, 2015 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Despite recent progress in diagnostic technology and therapeutic approaches
to non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), 30–75% of patients develop tumour recurrence after …

The role of topotecan in treating small cell lung cancer: second-line treatment

J von Pawel - Lung cancer, 2003 - Elsevier
Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is highly chemosensitive but up to 70% of patients with
limited disease and more than 90% of patients with extensive disease will relapse after first …

The chemotherapeutic agent topotecan differentially modulates the phenotype and function of dendritic cells

S Trojandt, D Knies, S Pektor, S Ritz… - Cancer Immunology …, 2013 - Springer
The camptothecin analogue topotecan (TPT) induces tumor cell apoptosis due to
interference with topoisomerase I and is clinically used as a second-line chemotherapeutic …

Phase II trial of gemcitabine/irinotecan in refractory or relapsed small-cell lung cancer

W Schuette, S Nagel, S Juergens, I Bork… - Clinical lung cancer, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Gemcitabine and irinotecan have shown a broad range of activity in solid
tumors, including smallcell lung cancer (SCLC), with a synergistic effect on SCLC cell lines …