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Antagonism between gefitinib and cisplatin in non-small cell lung cancer cells: why randomized trials failed?
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Mar 2011
Tsai Chun-Ming, Chen Jen-Ting, Stewart David J, Chiu Chao-Hua, Lai Chun-Liang, Hsiao Shih-Yin, Chen Yuh-Min, Chang Kuo-Ting
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INTRODUCTION: Four phase III randomized trials adding epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors to standard chemotherapeutics in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have failed to show benefits. The mechanism of these failures was examined. METHODS: Fifteen previously untreated NSCLC cell lines were simultaneously treated with gefitinib plus cisplatin. Three...
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