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Randomized Phase II Trial of Erlotinib Beyond Progression in Advanced Erlotinib-Responsive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
The oncologist - 1 Nov 2015
Halmos Balazs, Pennell Nathan A, Fu Pingfu, Saad Shumaila, Gadgeel Shirish, Otterson Gregory A, Mekhail Tarek, Snell Michael, Kuebler J Philip, Sharma Neelesh, Dowlati Afshin
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BACKGROUND: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy is clearly beneficial in patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, acquired resistance develops uniformly and the benefit of continuation of EGFR TKI therapy beyond progression remains unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a randomized phase II study of chemotherapy (arm A:...
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