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Phase II trial of gefitinib in combination with bevacizumab as first-line therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer with activating EGFR gene mutations: the Okayama Lung Cancer Study Group Trial 1001.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Mar 2015
Ichihara Eiki, Hotta Katsuyuki, Nogami Naoyuki, Kuyama Shoichi, Kishino Daizo, Fujii Masanori, Kozuki Toshiyuki, Tabata Masahiro, Harada Daijiro, Chikamori Kenichi, Aoe Keisuke, Ueoka Hiroshi, Hosokawa Shinobu, Bessho Akihiro, Hisamoto-Sato Akiko, Kubo Toshio, Oze Isao, Takigawa Nagio, Tanimoto Mitsune, Kiura Katsuyuki
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Whether bevacizumab enhances the effect of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor gefitinib on EGFR mutant non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) remains unknown. We conducted a phase II trial to investigate the efficacy and safety of gefitinib when combined with bevacizumab as first-line therapy in patients with advanced NSCLC harboring EGFR gene mutations. METHODS: In this trial, 42...
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