George Simon, MD, FACP, FCCP

Dr. Simon specializes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Thymoma, Mesothelioma, and the Role of ERCC1 in Lung Cancer. In particular, he studies optimal strategies to deliver personalized cancer care in the form of either immunotherapy or targeted therapy individualized to a patient’s tumor molecular profile. He has served as principal investigator on numerous clinical trials and received several federal grants to support his work.

Associations

• Satellite and Community Oncology
• Molecular Medicine Program
• Experimental Therapeutics Program

Education & Training

Internship:

• St. Joseph Hospital, Colorado - Intern

Board Certification:

Fellowship:

• University of Colorado School of Medicine -
• University of Colorado School of Medicine -

Residency:

• St. Joseph Hospital, Colorado -

Medical School:

• Christian Medical College, Punjab University - MD

Lung Cancer: Molecular analyses directed individualized therapy, targeted therapies, Sequencing of topoisomerase I & II inhibitors. Nuclear Excision Repair Genes in Lung Cancer. Mesothelioma: Use of newer chemotherapy and targeted therapies for Mesothelioma. Phase I trials.

• Patz EF, Gottlin EB, Simon GR. Perspective: rethinking therapeutic strategies in oncology. Front Oncol. 2024 Jan.13:1335987. Pubmedid: 38269024. Pmcid: PMC10805859.
• Gilardone S, Thapa R, Laborde J, Shafique M, Saltos A, Creelan B, Tanvetyanon T, Chiappori A, Simon G, Haura EB, Gray JE, Chen DT, Melzer D, Pellini B. Osimertinib vs. afatinib as first-line treatment for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with an EGFR exon 19 deletion or exon 21 L858R mutation. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Nov.15(11):6115-6125. Pubmedid: 38090314. Pmcid: PMC10713299.
• Piha-Paul S, Simon G, Belani CP, Chao H, Gaspar K, Lee B, Dowlati A. A Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation Study of L-DOS47 in Combination With Pemetrexed Plus Carboplatin in Patients With Stage IV Recurrent or Metastatic Nonsquamous NSCLC. JTO Clin Res Rep. 2022 Nov.3(11):100408. Pubmedid: 36268537. Pmcid: PMC9576893.
• Lewis WE, Hong L, Mott FE, Simon G, Wu CC, Rinsurongkawong W, Lee JJ, Lam VK, Heymach JV, Zhang J, Le X. Efficacy of Targeted Inhibitors in Metastatic Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma With EGFR or ALK Alterations. JTO Clin Res Rep. 2021 Nov.2(11):100237. Pubmedid: 34820641. Pmcid: PMC8600084.
• Theelen WSME, Chen D, Verma V, Hobbs BP, Peulen HMU, Aerts JGJV, Bahce I, Niemeijer ALN, Chang JY, de Groot PM, Nguyen QN, Comeaux NI, Simon GR, Skoulidis F, Lin SH, He K, Patel R, Heymach J, Baas P, Welsh JW. Pembrolizumab with or without radiotherapy for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: a pooled analysis of two randomised trials. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 May.9(5):467-475. Pubmedid: 33096027.
• Lawrence MN, Tamen RM, Martinez P, Sable-Hunt A, Addario T, Barbour P, Shaffer T, Hosseini SA, Bertucci C, Lim LP, Hong F, Michael K, Simon GR, Riess JW, Awad MM, Oxnard GR. SPACEWALK: A Remote Participation Study of ALK Resistance Leveraging Plasma Cell-Free DNA Genotyping. JTO Clin Res Rep. 2021 Apr.2(4):100151. Pubmedid: 34590008. Pmcid: PMC8474207.
• Hong L, Negrao MV, Dibaj SS, Chen R, Reuben A, Bohac JM, Liu X, Skoulidis F, Gay CM, Cascone T, Mitchell KG, Tran HT, Le X, Byers LA, Sepesi B, Altan M, Elamin YY, Fossella FV, Kurie JM, Lu C, Mott FE, Tsao AS, Rinsurongkawong W, Lewis J, Gibbons DL, Glisson BS, Blumenschein GR, Roarty EB, Futreal PA, Wistuba II, Roth JA, Swisher SG, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Heymach JV, Lee JJ, Simon GR, Zhang J. Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Heterogeneity and Its Impact on Benefit From Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol. 2020 Sep.15(9):1449-1459. Pubmedid: 32389639.
• Gay CM, Zhou Y, Lee JJ, Tang XM, Lu W, Wistuba II, Ferrarotto R, Gibbons DL, Glisson BS, Kies MS, Simon GR, Heymach JV, Tsao AS. A Phase II Trial of Alisertib (MLN8237) in Salvage Malignant Mesothelioma. Oncologist. 2020 Oct.25(10):e1457-e1463. Pubmedid: 32608142. Pmcid: PMC7543335.
• Whisenant MS, Williams LA, Garcia Gonzalez A, Mendoza T, Shi Q, Cleeland C, Zhang J, Heymach J, Simon G. What Do Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Experience? Content Domain for the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory for Lung Cancer. JCO Oncol Pract. 2020 Oct.16(10):e1151-e1160. Pubmedid: 32539654.
• Welsh J, Menon H, Chen D, Verma V, Tang C, Altan M, Hess K, de Groot P, Nguyen QN, Varghese R, Comeaux NI, Simon G, Skoulidis F, Chang JY, Papdimitrakopoulou V, Lin SH, Heymach JV. Pembrolizumab with or without radiation therapy for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a randomized phase I/II trial. J Immunother Cancer. 2020 Oct.8(2). Pubmedid: 33051340. Pmcid: PMC7555111.
• Hegde A, Andreev-Drakhlin AY, Roszik J, Huang L, Liu S, Hess K, Cabanillas M, Hu MI, Busaidy NL, Sherman SI, Dadu R, Grubbs EG, Ali SM, Lee J, Elamin YY, Simon GR, Blumenschein GR, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Hong D, Meric-Bernstam F, Heymach J, Subbiah V. Responsiveness to immune checkpoint inhibitors versus other systemic therapies in RET-aberrant malignancies. ESMO Open. 2020 Oct.5(5):e000799. Pubmedid: 33097651. Pmcid: PMC7590373.
• Cascone T, Sepesi B, Lin HY, Kalhor N, Parra ER, Jiang M, Godoy MCB, Zhang J, Fossella FV, Tsao AS, Lam VK, Lu C, Mott FE, Simon GR, Antonoff MB, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Behrens C, Weissferdt A, Moran C, Vaporciyan AA, Lee JJ, Swisher SG, Gibbons DL, Wistuba II, William WN, Heymach JV. A Phase I/II Study of Neoadjuvant Cisplatin, Docetaxel, and Nintedanib for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2020 Jul.26(14):3525-3536. Pubmedid: 32193228. Pmcid: PMC7446232.
• Welsh JW, Heymach JV, Chen D, Verma V, Cushman TR, Hess KR, Shroff G, Tang C, Skoulidis F, Jeter M, Menon H, Nguyen QN, Chang JY, Altan M, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Simon GR, Raju U, Byers L, Glisson B. Phase I Trial of Pembrolizumab and Radiation Therapy after Induction Chemotherapy for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 2020 Feb.15(2):266-273. Pubmedid: 31605794.
• Lin SH, Lin Y, Yao L, Kalhor N, Carter BW, Altan M, Blumenschein G, Byers LA, Fossella F, Gibbons DL, Kurie JM, Lu C, Simon G, Skoulidis F, Chang JY, Jeter MD, Liao Z, Gomez DR, O'Reilly M, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Thall P, Heymach JV, Tsao AS. Phase II Trial of Concurrent Atezolizumab With Chemoradiation for Unresectable NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol. 2020 Feb.15(2):248-257. Pubmedid: 31778797.
• Welsh JW, Heymach JV, Guo C, Menon H, Klein K, Cushman TR, Verma V, Hess KR, Shroff G, Tang C, Skoulidis F, Jeter M, Comeaux N, Patel RR, Chen D, Ozgen T, Nguyen QN, Chang JY, Altan M, Zhang J, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Simon GR, Byers LA, Glisson B. Phase 1/2 Trial of Pembrolizumab and Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy for Limited-Stage SCLC. J Thorac Oncol. 2020 Dec.15(12):1919-1927. Pubmedid: 32916308.
• Mendoza TR, Kehl KL, Bamidele O, Williams LA, Shi Q, Cleeland CS, Simon G. Assessment of baseline symptom burden in treatment-naïve patients with lung cancer: an observational study. Support Care Cancer. 2019 Sep.27(9):3439-3447. Pubmedid: 30661202.
• Shi B, Behrens C, Vaghani V, Riquelme EM, Rodriguez-Canales J, Kadara H, Lin H, Lee J, Liu H, Wistuba I, Simon G. Oncogenic enhancer of zeste homolog 2 is an actionable target in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Med. 2019 Oct.8(14):6383-6392. Pubmedid: 31456359. Pmcid: PMC6797579.
• Chiappori AA, Williams CC, Gray JE, Tanvetyanon T, Haura EB, Creelan BC, Thapa R, Chen DT, Simon GR, Bepler G, Gabrilovich DI, Antonia SJ. Randomized-controlled phase II trial of salvage chemotherapy after immunization with a TP53-transfected dendritic cell-based vaccine (Ad.p53-DC) in patients with recurrent small cell lung cancer. Cancer Immunol Immun. 2019 Mar.68(3):517-527. Pubmedid: 30591959. Pmcid: PMC6426813.
• Simon G, DiNardo CD, Takahashi K, Cascone T, Powers C, Stevens R, Allen J, Antonoff MB, Gomez D, Keane P, Suarez Saiz F, Nguyen Q, Roarty E, Pierce S, Zhang J, Hardeman Barnhill E, Lakhani K, Shaw K, Smith B, Swisher S, High R, Futreal PA, Heymach J, Chin L. Applying Artificial Intelligence to Address the Knowledge Gaps in Cancer Care. Oncologist. 2019 Jun.24(6):772-782. Pubmedid: 30446581. Pmcid: PMC6656515.
• Welsh JW, Tang C, de Groot P, Naing A, Hess KR, Heymach JV, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Cushman TR, Subbiah V, Chang JY, Simon GR, Ramapriyan R, Barsoumian HB, Menon H, Cortez MA, Massarelli E, Nguyen Q, Sharma P, Allison JP, Diab A, Verma V, Raju U, Shaaban SG, Dadu R, Cabanillas ME, Wang K, Anderson C, Gomez DR, Hahn S, Komaki R, Hong DS. Phase II Trial of Ipilimumab with Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Disease: Outcomes, Toxicities, and Low-Dose Radiation-Related Abscopal Responses. Cancer Immunol Res. 2019 Dec.7(12):1903-1909. Pubmedid: 31658994. Pmcid: PMC6891218.
• Frederickson AM, Arndorfer S, Zhang I, Lorenzi M, Insinga R, Arunachalam A, Burke TA, Simon GR. Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy for first-line treatment of metastatic nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer: a network meta-analysis. Immunotherapy. 2019 Apr.11(5):407-428. Pubmedid: 30712477.
• Maymani H, Hess K, Groisberg R, Hong DS, Naing A, Piha-Paul S, Janku F, Fu S, Tsimberidou AM, Pant S, Karp D, Liu S, Sun M, Heymach J, Simon G, Meric-Bernstam F, Subbiah V. Predicting outcomes in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer enrolled in early phase immunotherapy trials. Lung Cancer. 2018 Jun.120:137-141. Pubmedid: 29748008. Pmcid: PMC6204221.
• Hwang JP, Lok AS, Fisch MJ, Cantor SB, Barbo A, Lin HY, Foreman JT, Vierling JM, Torres HA, Granwehr BP, Miller E, Eng C, Simon GR, Ahmed S, Ferrajoli A, Romaguera J, Suarez-Almazor ME. Models to Predict Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Patients With Cancer Undergoing Systemic Anticancer Therapy: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Apr.36(10):959-967. Pubmedid: 29447061. Pmcid: PMC7351320.
• Bansal P, Osman D, Gan GN, Simon GR, Boumber Y. Recent Advances in Immunotherapy in Metastatic NSCLC. Front Oncol. 2016 Nov.6:239. Pubmedid: 27896216. Pmcid: PMC5107578.
• Bansal P, Osman D, Gan GN, Simon GR, Boumber Y. Recent Advances in Targetable Therapeutics in Metastatic Non-Squamous NSCLC. Front Oncol. 2016 May.6:112. Pubmedid: 27200298. Pmcid: PMC4854869.
• Riquelme E, Behrens C, Lin HY, Simon G, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Izzo J, Moran C, Kalhor N, Lee JJ, Minna JD, Wistuba II. Modulation of EZH2 Expression by MEK-ERK or PI3K-AKT Signaling in Lung Cancer Is Dictated by Different KRAS Oncogene Mutations. Cancer Res. 2016 Feb.76(3):675-685. Pubmedid: 26676756. Pmcid: PMC4738155.
• Morgensztern D, Campo MJ, Dahlberg SE, Doebele RC, Garon E, Gerber DE, Goldberg SB, Hammerman PS, Heist RS, Hensing T, Horn L, Ramalingam SS, Rudin CM, Salgia R, Sequist LV, Shaw AT, Simon GR, Somaiah N, Spigel DR, Wrangle J, Johnson D, Herbst RS, Bunn P, Govindan R. Molecularly targeted therapies in non-small-cell lung cancer annual update 2014. J Thorac Oncol. 2015 Jan.10(1 Suppl 1):S1-63. Pubmedid: 25535693. Pmcid: PMC4346098.
• Shtivelman E, Hensing T, Simon GR, Dennis PA, Otterson GA, Bueno R, Salgia R. Molecular pathways and therapeutic targets in lung cancer. Oncotarget. 2014 Mar.5(6):1392-1433. Pubmedid: 24722523. Pmcid: PMC4039220.
• Riquelme E, Suraokar M, Behrens C, Lin HY, Girard L, Nilsson MB, Simon G, Wang J, Coombes KR, Lee JJ, Hong WK, Heymach J, Minna JD, Wistuba II. VEGF/VEGFR-2 upregulates EZH2 expression in lung adenocarcinoma cells and EZH2 depletion enhances the response to platinum-based and VEGFR-2-targeted therapy. Clin Cancer Res. 2014 Jul.20(14):3849-3861. Pubmedid: 24850841. Pmcid: PMC4190586.
• Somaiah N, Fidler MJ, Garrett-Mayer E, Wahlquist A, Shirai K, Buckingham L, Hensing T, Bonomi P, Simon GR. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations are exceptionally rare in thyroid transcription factor (TTF-1)-negative adenocarcinomas of the lung. Oncoscience. 2014 Aug.1(8):522-528. Pubmedid: 25594059. Pmcid: PMC4278331.
• Chakravarty S, Lai WC, Zou Y, Drabkin HA, Gemmill RM, Simon GR, Chin SH, Chen RT. Multiplexed specific label-free detection of NCI-H358 lung cancer cell line lysates with silicon based photonic crystal microcavity biosensors. Biosens Bioelectron. 2013 May.43:50-55. Pubmedid: 23274197. Pmcid: PMC3594323.
• Creelan BC, Antonia S, Bepler G, Garrett TJ, Simon GR, Soliman HH. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activity and clinical outcome following induction chemotherapy and concurrent chemoradiation in Stage III non-small cell lung cancer. Oncoimmunology. 2013 Mar.2(3):e23428. Pubmedid: 23802083. Pmcid: PMC3661168.
• Behrens C, Solis LM, Lin H, Yuan P, Tang X, Kadara H, Riquelme E, Galindo H, Moran CA, Kalhor N, Swisher SG, Simon GR, Stewart DJ, Lee JJ, Wistuba II. EZH2 protein expression associates with the early pathogenesis, tumor progression, and prognosis of non-small cell lung carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2013 Dec.19(23):6556-6565. Pubmedid: 24097870. Pmcid: PMC3890101.
• Simon GR, Schell MJ, Begum M, Kim J, Chiappori A, Haura E, Antonia S, Bepler G. Preliminary indication of survival benefit from ERCC1 and RRM1-tailored chemotherapy in patients with advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer: evidence from an individual patient analysis. Cancer. 2012 May.118(9):2525-2531. Pubmedid: 22028294. Pmcid: PMC3270127.
• Tanner NT, Pastis NJ, Sherman C, Simon GR, Lewin D, Silvestri GA. The role of molecular analyses in the era of personalized therapy for advanced NSCLC. Lung Cancer. 2012 May.76(2):131-137. Pubmedid: 22176813. Pmcid: PMC3403712.
• Aggarwal C, Somaiah N, Simon G. Antiangiogenic agents in the management of non-small cell lung cancer: where do we stand now and where are we headed?. Cancer Biol Ther. 2012 Mar.13(5):247-263. Pubmedid: 22481432. Pmcid: PMC3367715.
• West L, Vidwans SJ, Campbell NP, Shrager J, Simon GR, Bueno R, Dennis PA, Otterson GA, Salgia R. A novel classification of lung cancer into molecular subtypes. PLoS One. 2012 Jun.7(2):e31906. Pubmedid: 22363766. Pmcid: PMC3283716.
• Tanner NT, Gomez M, Rainwater C, Nietert PJ, Simon GR, Green MR, Silvestri GA. Physician preferences for management of patients with stage IIIA NSCLC: impact of bulk of nodal disease on therapy selection. J Thorac Oncol. 2012 Feb.7(2):365-369. Pubmedid: 22237260. Pmcid: PMC3527069.
• Saddoughi SA, Garrett-Mayer E, Chaudhary U, O'Brien PE, Afrin LB, Day TA, Gillespie MB, Sharma AK, Wilhoit CS, Bostick R, Senkal CE, Hannun YA, Bielawski J, Simon GR, Shirai K, Ogretmen B. Results of a phase II trial of gemcitabine plus doxorubicin in patients with recurrent head and neck cancers: serum C₁₈-ceramide as a novel biomarker for monitoring response. Clin Cancer Res. 2011 Sep.17(18):6097-6105. Pubmedid: 21791630. Pmcid: PMC3176980.
• Hong DS, Kurzrock R, Oh Y, Wheler J, Naing A, Brail L, Callies S, André V, Kadam SK, Nasir A, Holzer TR, Meric-Bernstam F, Fishman M, Simon G. A phase 1 dose escalation, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic evaluation of eIF-4E antisense oligonucleotide LY2275796 in patients with advanced cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2011 Oct.17(20):6582-6591. Pubmedid: 21831956. Pmcid: PMC5036398.
• Simon GR, Ilaria RL, Sovak MA, Williams CC, Haura EB, Cleverly AL, Sykes AK, Wagner MM, de Alwis DP, Slapak CA, Miller MA, Spriggs DR. A phase I study of tasisulam sodium (LY573636 sodium), a novel anticancer compound in patients with refractory solid tumors. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2011 Nov.68(5):1233-1241. Pubmedid: 21431416. Pmcid: PMC3215883.
• Bepler G, Dilling TJ, Wagner H, Hazelton T, Williams C, Chen DT, Greenberg H, Walsh F, Simon G, Tanvetyanon T, Chiappori A, Haura E, Stevens C. Phase II trial of induction gemcitabine and carboplatin followed by conformal thoracic radiation to 74 Gy with weekly paclitaxel and carboplatin in unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 2011 Mar.6(3):553-558. Pubmedid: 21289520. Pmcid: PMC3839293.
• Haura EB, Tanvetyanon T, Chiappori A, Williams C, Simon G, Antonia S, Gray J, Litschauer S, Tetteh L, Neuger A, Song L, Rawal B, Schell MJ, Bepler G. Phase I/II study of the Src inhibitor dasatinib in combination with erlotinib in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Mar.28(8):1387-1394. Pubmedid: 20142592. Pmcid: PMC3040065.
• Aggarwal C, Somaiah N, Simon GR. Biomarkers with predictive and prognostic function in non-small cell lung cancer: ready for prime time?. J Natl Compr Canc Ne. 2010 Jul.8(7):822-832. Pubmedid: 20679541.
• Bepler G, Sommers KE, Cantor A, Li X, Sharma A, Williams C, Chiappori A, Haura E, Antonia S, Tanvetyanon T, Simon G, Obasaju C, Robinson LA. Clinical efficacy and predictive molecular markers of neoadjuvant gemcitabine and pemetrexed in resectable non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 2008 Oct.3(10):1112-1118. Pubmedid: 18827606. Pmcid: PMC2639211.
• Simon GR, Extermann M, Chiappori A, Williams CC, Begum M, Kapoor R, Haura EB, Ismail-Khan R, Schell MJ, Antonia SJ, Bepler G. Phase 2 trial of docetaxel and gefitinib in the first-line treatment of patients with advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are 70 years of age or older. Cancer. 2008 May.112(9):2021-2029. Pubmedid: 18300255.
• Janne P, Simon G, Langer C, Taub R, Dowlati A, Fidias P, Monberg M, Obasaju C, Kindler H. Phase II trial of pemetrexed and gemcitabine in chemotherapy-naive malignant pleural mesothelioma. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Mar.26(9):1465-1471. Pubmedid: 18349397.
• Chiappori AA, Haura E, Rodriguez FA, Boulware D, Kapoor R, Neuger AM, Lush R, Padilla B, Burton M, Williams C, Simon G, Antonia S, Sullivan DM, Bepler G. Phase I/II study of atrasentan, an endothelin A receptor antagonist, in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin as first-line therapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Mar.14(5):1464-1469. Pubmedid: 18316570.
• Simon G, Verschraegen C, J??nne P, Langer C, Dowlati A, Gadgeel S, KellyK, Kalemkerian G, Traynor A, Peng G, Gill J, Obasaju C, Kindler H. Pemetrexed plus gemcitabine as first-line chemotherapy for patients with peritoneal mesothelioma: final report of a phase II trial. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Jul.26(21):3567-3572. Pubmedid: 18640937.
• Simon G, Begum M, Bepler G. Setting the stage for tailored chemotherapy in the management of non-small cell lung cancer. Future Oncol. 2008 Feb.4(1):51-59. Pubmedid: 18241000.
• Hoda D, Simon GR, Garrett CR. Targeting colorectal cancer with anti-epidermal growth factor receptor antibodies: focus on panitumumab. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2008 Dec.4(6):1221-1227. Pubmedid: 19337429. Pmcid: PMC2643103.
• Simon GR. Individualizing chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the adjuvant and advanced setting: current status and future directions. CURR TREAT OPTION ON. 2008 Dec.9(4-6):300-312. Pubmedid: 19266288.
• Bepler G, Begum M, Simon G. Molecular analysis-based treatment strategies for non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Control. 2008 Apr.15(2):130-139. Pubmedid: 18376380.
• Samson D, Seidenfeld J, Simon G, Turrisi AT 3rd, Bonnell C, Ziegler K, Aronson N. Evidence for management of small cell lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (2nd edition). Chest. 2007 Sep.132(3 Suppl):314S-323S. Pubmedid: 17873177.
• Simon GR, Turrisi A. Management of small cell lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (2nd edition). Chest. 2007 Sep.132(3 Suppl):324S-339S. Pubmedid: 17873178.
• Homsi J, Simon G, Garrett C, Springett G, DeConti R, Chiappori A, Munster PN, Burton M, Stromatt S, Allievi C, Angiuli P, Eisenfeld A, Sullivan D, Daud A. Phase I trial of poly-L-glutamate camptothecin (CT-2106) administered weekly in patients with advanced solid malignancies. Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Oct.13(19):5855-5861. Pubmedid: 17908979.
• Simon GR, Ismail-Khan R, Bepler G. Nuclear excision repair-based personalized therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: from hypothesis to reality. Int J Biochem Cell B. 2007 Oct.39(7-8):1318-1328. Pubmedid: 17600754. Pmcid: PMC3167070.
• Rastogi S, Banerjee S, Chellappan S, Simon G. Glut-1 antibodies induce growth arrest and apoptosis in human cancer cell lines. Cancer Lett. 2007 Nov.257(2):244-251. Pubmedid: 17910902.
• Münster P, Marchion D, Bicaku E, Schmitt M, Lee JH, DeConti R, Simon G, Fishman M, Minton S, Garrett C, Chiappori A, Lush R, Sullivan D, Daud A. Phase I trial of histone deacetylase inhibition by valproic acid followed by the topoisomerase II inhibitor epirubicin in advanced solid tumors: a clinical and translational study. J Clin Oncol. 2007 May.25(15):1979-1985. Pubmedid: 17513804.
• Cohen RB, Langer CJ, Simon GR, Eisenberg PD, Hainsworth JD, Madajewicz S, Cosgriff TM, Pierce K, Xu H, Liau K, Healey D. A phase I/randomized phase II, non-comparative, multicenter, open label trial of CP-547,632 in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin or paclitaxel and carboplatin alone as first-line treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2007 Jun.60(1):81-89. Pubmedid: 17031646.
• Simon G, Sharma A, Li X, Hazelton T, Walsh F, Williams C, Chiappori A, Haura E, Tanvetyanon T, Antonia S, Cantor A, Bepler G. Feasibility and efficacy of molecular analysis-directed individualized therapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Jul.25(19):2741-2746. Pubmedid: 17602079.
• Fracasso PM, Burris H, Arquette MA, Govindan R, Gao F, Wright LP, Goodner SA, Greco FA, Jones SF, Willcut N, Chodkiewicz C, Pathak A, Springett GM, Simon GR, Sullivan DM, Marcelpoil R, Mayfield SD, Mauro D, Garrett CR. A phase 1 escalating single-dose and weekly fixed-dose study of cetuximab: pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic rationale for dosing. Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Feb.13(3):986-993. Pubmedid: 17289894.
• Gray J, Simon G, Bepler G. Molecular predictors of chemotherapy response in non-small-cell lung cancer. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2007 Apr.7(4):545-549. Pubmedid: 17428174.
• de Lima Lopes G, Chiappori A, Simon G, Haura E, Sullivan D, Antonia S, Langevin M, Lush R, Rocha-Lima CM. Phase I study of carboplatin in combination with gemcitabine and irinotecan in patients with solid tumors: preliminary evidence of activity in small cell and neuroendocrine carcinomas. Cancer. 2007 Apr.109(7):1413-1419. Pubmedid: 17326096.
• Ismail-Khan R, Robinson L, Williams CC J, Garrett C, Bepler G, Simon G. Malignant pleural mesothelioma: a comprehensive review. Cancer Control. 2006 Oct.13(4):255-263. Pubmedid: 17075562.
• Bepler G, Kusmartseva I, Sharma S, Gautam A, Cantor A, Sharma A, Simon G. RRM1 modulated in vitro and in vivo efficacy of gemcitabine and platinum in non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Oct.24(29):4731-4737. Pubmedid: 16966686.
• Crane E, Simon G. Adjuvant chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer. CURR TREAT OPTION ON. 2006 Jan.7(1):51-58. Pubmedid: 16343368.
• Fishman M, Garrett C, Simon G, Chiappori A, Lush R, Dinwoodie W, Mahany J, Dellaportas A, Cantor A, Gollerki A, Cohen M, Sullivan D. Phase I study of the taxane BMS-188797 in combination with carboplatin administered every 3 weeks in patients with solid malignancies. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Jan.12(2):523-528. Pubmedid: 16428495.
• Antonia S, Mirza N, Fricke I, Chiappori A, Thompson P, Williams N, Bepler G, Simon G, Janssen W, Lee J, Menander K, Chada S, Gabrilovich D. Combination of p53 cancer vaccine with chemotherapy in patients with extensive stage small cell lung cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Feb.12(3 Pt 1):878-887. Pubmedid: 16467102.
• Simon G, Lush R, Gump J, Tetteh L, Williams C, Cantor A, Antonia S, Garrett C, Rocha-Lima C, Fishman M, Sullivan D, Munster P. Sequential oral 9-nitrocamptothecin and etoposide: a pharmacodynamic- and pharmacokinetic-based phase I trial. Mol Cancer Ther. 2006 Aug.5(8):2130-2137. Pubmedid: 16928835.
• Simon GR, Garrett CR, Olson SC, Langevin M, Eiseman IA, Mahany JJ, Williams CC, Lush R, Daud A, Munster P, Chiappori A, Fishman M, Bepler G, Lenehan PF, Sullivan DM. Increased bioavailability of intravenous versus oral CI-1033, a pan erbB tyrosine kinase inhibitor: results of a phase I pharmacokinetic study. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Aug.12(15):4645-4651. Pubmedid: 16899614.
• Chiappori A, Simon G, Williams C, Haura E, Rocha-Lima C, Wagner H, Bepler G, Antonia S. Phase II study of first-line sequential chemotherapy with gemcitabine-carboplatin followed by docetaxel in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Oncology-Basel. 2005 Sep.68(4-6):382-390. Pubmedid: 16020967.
• Simon G, Sharma S, Cantor A, Smith P, Bepler G. ERCC1 expression is a predictor of survival in resected patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Chest. 2005 Mar.127(3):978-983. Pubmedid: 15764785.
• Bepler G, Sharma S, Cantor A, Gautam A, Haura E, Simon G, Sharma A, Sommers E, Robinson L. RRM1 and PTEN as prognostic parameters for overall and disease-free survival in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2004 May.22(10):1878-1885. Pubmedid: 15143080.
• Nordquist L, Simon G, Cantor A, Alberts W, Bepler G. Improved survival in never-smokers vs current smokers with primary adenocarcinoma of the lung. Chest. 2004 Aug.126(2):347-351. Pubmedid: 15302716.
• Simon G, Fleck M, Lucas R, Bushnell D. Prevalence and predictors of depression treatment in an international primary care study. Am J Psychiatry. 2004.161(9):1626-1634. Pubmedid: 15337653.
• Simon G, Ruckdeschel J, Williams C, Cantor A, Antonia S, Haura E, Rocha C, Chiappori A, Wagner H, Robinson L, Sommers E, Alberts M, Bepler G. Gefitinib (ZD1839) in previously treated advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: experience from a single institution. Cancer Control. 2003 Sep.10(5):388-395. Pubmedid: 14581894.
• Simon G, Wagner H. Small cell lung cancer. Chest. 2003 Jan.123(1 Suppl):259S-271S. Pubmedid: 12527584.
• Simon G, Bunn PA J. Taxanes in the treatment of advanced (stage III and IV) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): recent developments. Cancer Invest. 2003.21(1):87-104. Pubmedid: 12643013.
• Herrman H, Patrick D, Diehr P, Martin M, Fleck M, Simon G, Buesching D. Longitudinal investigation of depression outcomes in primary care in six countries: the LIDO study. Functional status, health service use and treatment of people with depressive symptoms. Psychol Med. 2002.32(5):889-902. Pubmedid: 12171383.
• Simon G, Ginsberg R, Ruckdeschel J. Small-cell lung cancer. Chest Surg Clin N Am. 2001 Feb.11(1):165-88, ix. Pubmedid: 11253596.