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Bevacizumab and erlotinib (BE) first-line therapy in advanced non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (stage IIIB/IV) followed by platinum-based chemotherapy (CT) at disease progression: a multicenter phase II trial (SAKK 19/05).
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Dec 2012
Zappa Francesco, Droege Cornelia, Betticher Daniel, von Moos Roger, Bubendorf Lukas, Ochsenbein Adrian, Gautschi Oliver, Oppliger Leibundgut Elisabeth, Froesch Patrizia, Stahel Rolf, Hess Thomas, Rauch Daniel, Schmid Petra, Mayer Michael, Crowe Susanne, Brauchli Peter, Ribi Karin, Pless Miklos
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PURPOSE: This phase II trial aimed to evaluate feasibility and efficacy of a first-line combination of targeted therapies for advanced non-squamous NSCLC: bevacizumab (B) and erlotinib (E), followed by platinum-based CT at disease progression (PD). METHODS: 103 patients with advanced non-squamous NSCLC were treated with B (15 mg/kg day 1 of each 21-day cycle) and E (150 mg daily) until PD or unacceptable...
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