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Roy S. Herbst

Researcher at Yale University

Publications -  615
Citations -  65303

Roy S. Herbst is an academic researcher from Yale University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lung cancer & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 98, co-authored 552 publications receiving 53234 citations. Previous affiliations of Roy S. Herbst include Yale Cancer Center & University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

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Efficacy of Gefitinib, an Inhibitor of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase, in Symptomatic Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

TL;DR: Gefitinib, a well-tolerated oral EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor, improved disease-related symptoms and induced radiographic tumor regressions in patients with NSCLC persisting after chemotherapy as mentioned in this paper.
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The biology and management of non-small cell lung cancer

TL;DR: Continued research into new drugs and combination therapies is required to expand the clinical benefit to a broader patient population and to improve outcomes in NSCLC.