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Randomized phase II study of concurrent versus sequential alternating gefitinib and chemotherapy in previously untreated non-small cell lung cancer with sensitive EGFR mutations: NEJ005/TCOG0902.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 May 2015
Sugawara S, Oizumi S, Minato K, Harada T, Inoue A, Fujita Y, Maemondo M, Yoshizawa H, Ito K, Gemma A, Nishitsuji M, Harada M, Isobe H, Kinoshita I, Morita S, Kobayashi K, Hagiwara K, Kurihara M, Nukiwa T
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BACKGROUND: The first-line combination of an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) and platinum-based doublet chemotherapy has not been sufficiently evaluated for patients with EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This randomized phase II study was designed to select a combination regimen for phase III evaluation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Chemotherapy-naïve patients with...
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