Article
Five-Year Survival in EGFR-Mutant Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma Treated with EGFR-TKIs.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Apr 2016
Lin Jessica J, Cardarella Stephanie, Lydon Christine A, Dahlberg Suzanne E, Jackman David M, Jänne Pasi A, Johnson Bruce E
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Activating mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor gene (EGFR) predict for prolonged progression-free survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) versus chemotherapy. Long-term survival outcomes, however, remain undefined. The objective of this study was to determine the 5-year survival in these patients and...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma
- Adenocarcinoma of Lung
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antineoplastic Agents
- ErbB Receptors
- Female
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
