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BEVERLY: Rationale and Design of a Randomized Open-Label Phase III Trial Comparing Bevacizumab Plus Erlotinib Versus Erlotinib Alone as First-Line Treatment of Patients With EGFR-Mutated Advanced Nonsquamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Clinical lung cancer - 1 Sept 2016
Gridelli Cesare, Rossi Antonio, Ciardiello Fortunato, De Marinis Filippo, Crinò Lucio, Morabito Alessandro, Morgillo Floriana, Montanino Agnese, Daniele Gennaro, Piccirillo Maria Carmela, Normanno Nicola, Gallo Ciro, Perrone Francesco
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BACKGROUND: About 20% of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases harbor somatic mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene. In these patients, the standard first-line treatments are the EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors, such as gefitinib, erlotinib, or afatinib. Most of these patients develop resistance and relapse within about 1 year of initiation of an...
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