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Duration of prior gefitinib treatment predicts survival potential in patients with lung adenocarcinoma receiving subsequent erlotinib.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Aug 2011
Asami Kazuhiro, Kawahara Masaaki, Atagi Shinji, Kawaguchi Tomoya, Okishio Kyoichi
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PURPOSE: We investigated survival potential in patients receiving erlotinib after failure of gefitinib, focusing on response and time to progression (TTP) with gefitinib. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed lung adenocarcinoma patients who received erlotinib after experiencing progression with gefitinib. Our primary objective was to evaluate the prognostic significance of erlotinib therapy. RESULTS: A total 42...
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