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Phase II selection design trial of concurrent chemotherapy and cetuximab versus chemotherapy followed by cetuximab in advanced-stage non-small-cell lung cancer: Southwest Oncology Group study S0342.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Nov 2010
Herbst Roy S, Kelly Karen, Chansky Kari, Mack Philip C, Franklin Wilbur A, Hirsch Fred R, Atkins James N, Dakhil Shaker R, Albain Kathy S, Kim Edward S, Redman Mary, Crowley John J, Gandara David R
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PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trials failed to show a survival benefit for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors plus concurrent chemotherapy in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with preclinical data suggesting potential negative interactions. In contrast, pilot trials of the EGFR-targeted antibody, cetuximab, plus chemotherapy suggested enhanced antitumor...
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