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A phase II trial of erlotinib monotherapy in pretreated patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who do not possess active EGFR mutations: Okayama Lung Cancer Study Group trial 0705.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Jan 2010
Yoshioka Hiroshige, Hotta Katsuyuki, Kiura Katsuyuki, Takigawa Nagio, Hayashi Hidetoshi, Harita Shingo, Kuyama Shoichi, Segawa Yoshihiko, Kamei Haruhito, Umemura Shigeki, Bessho Akihiro, Tabata Masahiro, Tanimoto Mitsune
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BACKGROUNDS: Efficacy of gefitinib therapy strongly depends on epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutation status in Asian patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Recently, the survival advantage of erlotinib, another tyrosine kinase inhibitor, was not affected by EGFR mutation status in a phase III trial, indicating that patients with EGFR-wild-type (EGFR-wt) tumors might also benefit from this tyrosine...
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