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Use of cetuximab after failure of gefitinib in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.
Clinical lung cancer - 1 Jul 2010
Wu Jenn-Yu, Yang Chih-Hsin, Hsu Ya-Chieh, Yu Chong-Jen, Chang Shih-Han, Shih Jin-Yuan, Yang Pan-Chyr
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BACKGROUND: Gefitinib and cetuximab are both epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) target therapies used to treat patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with different mechanisms. To clarify the effectiveness of cetuximab after failure of gefitinib treatment, we investigated the clinical features of patients with NSCLC who received cetuximab-containing chemotherapy after failure of gefitinib. PATIENTS...
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