[HTML][HTML] Targeted therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: current standards and the promise of the future

BA Chan, BGM Hughes - Translational lung cancer research, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In recent years, there has been a major paradigm shift in the management of non-small cell
lung cancer (NSCLC). NSCLC should now be further sub-classified by histology and driver …

Pharmacokinetics, dynamics and toxicity of docetaxel: Why the Japanese dose differs from the Western dose

H Kenmotsu, Y Tanigawara - Cancer science, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Docetaxel (Taxotere®) has been one of the most important chemotherapeutic drugs for
cancer treatment since 1996. Although a large number of clinical studies have been …

[HTML][HTML] Systemic therapy for stage IV non–small-cell lung cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline update

GA Masters, S Temin, CG Azzoli… - Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose To provide evidence-based recommendations to update the American Society of
Clinical Oncology guideline on systemic therapy for stage IV non–small-cell lung cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Overall response rate, progression-free survival, and overall survival with targeted and standard therapies in advanced non–small-cell lung cancer: US Food …

GM Blumenthal, SW Karuri, H Zhang… - Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose To conduct analyses exploring trial-level and patient-level associations between
overall response rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) in …

[HTML][HTML] QTc interval prolongation with vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors

P Ghatalia, Y Je, MD Kaymakcalan… - British Journal of …, 2015 - nature.com
Background: Multi-targeted vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) tyrosine
kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are known to cause cardiac toxicity, but the relative risk (RR) of QTc …

[HTML][HTML] Angiogenesis inhibition as a therapeutic strategy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

RD Hall, TM Le, DE Haggstrom… - … lung cancer research, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In many cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), tumor angiogenesis
pathways have been identified as important therapeutic targets. Angiogenesis is essential in …

Implementation of a molecular tumor board: the impact on treatment decisions for 35 patients evaluated at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

LJ Tafe, IP Gorlov, FB De Abreu, JA Lefferts… - The …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. Although genetic profiling of tumors is a potentially powerful tool to predict drug
sensitivity and resistance, its routine use has been limited because clinicians are often …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and safety of angiogenesis inhibitors in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Hong, M Tan, S Wang, S Luo, Y Chen… - Journal of cancer research …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Vascular endothelial growth factor signaling pathway plays a crucial role in
angiogenesis and has become a promising target for cancer drug development. We aimed …

[HTML][HTML] A retrospective analysis of RET translocation, gene copy number gain and expression in NSCLC patients treated with vandetanib in four randomized Phase …

A Platt, J Morten, Q Ji, P Elvin, C Womack, X Su… - BMC cancer, 2015 - Springer
Background To determine the prevalence of RET rearrangement genes, RET copy number
gains and expression in tumor samples from four Phase III non-small-cell lung cancer …

[HTML][HTML] The role of anti-angiogenesis in non-small-cell lung cancer: an update

LC Villaruz, MA Socinski - Current oncology reports, 2015 - Springer
Recognition of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway as a key mediator of
angiogenesis has led to the clinical study of several VEGF and VEGF receptor (VEGFR) …