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Specific EGFR mutations predict treatment outcome of stage IIIB/IV patients with chemotherapy-naive non-small-cell lung cancer receiving first-line gefitinib monotherapy.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Jun 2008
Yang Chih-Hsin, Yu Chong-Jen, Shih Jin-Yuan, Chang Yeun-Chung, Hu Fu-Chang, Tsai Meng-Chin, Chen Kuan-Yu, Lin Zhong-Zhe, Huang Ching-Ju, Shun Chia-Tung, Huang Chin-Lun, Bean James, Cheng Ann-Lii, Pao William, Yang Pan-Chyr
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PURPOSE: To explore predictive factors for time to treatment failure (TTF) in chemotherapy-naive non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients receiving gefitinib treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We designed a phase II study to test gefitinib antitumor efficacy in advanced-stage, chemotherapy-naive NSCLC patients. Patients were treated with gefitinib 250 mg/d. Tumor assessments were performed every 2 months....
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