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Phase III trial of irinotecan/cisplatin compared with etoposide/cisplatin in extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer: clinical and pharmacogenomic results from SWOG S0124.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 20 May 2009
Lara Primo N, Natale Ronald, Crowley John, Lenz Heinz Josef, Redman Mary W, Carleton Jane E, Jett James, Langer Corey J, Kuebler J Philip, Dakhil Shaker R, Chansky Kari, Gandara David R
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PURPOSE: Irinotecan plus cisplatin (IP) improved survival over etoposide plus cisplatin (EP) in Japanese patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (E-SCLC). To confirm those results and discern the potential role of population-related pharmacogenomics (PG) in outcomes, we conducted a large randomized trial of identical design to the Japanese trial in North American patients with E-SCLC. PATIENTS AND...
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