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Cetuximab plus carboplatin and paclitaxel with or without bevacizumab versus carboplatin and paclitaxel with or without bevacizumab in advanced NSCLC (SWOG S0819): a randomised, phase 3 study.
The Lancet. Oncology - 1 Jan 2018
Herbst Roy S, Redman Mary W, Kim Edward S, Semrad Thomas J, Bazhenova Lyudmila, Masters Gregory, Oettel Kurt, Guaglianone Perry, Reynolds Christopher, Karnad Anand, Arnold Susanne M, Varella-Garcia Marileila, Moon James, Mack Philip C, Blanke Charles D, Hirsch Fred R, Kelly Karen, Gandara David R
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BACKGROUND: EGFR antibodies have shown promise in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), particularly with squamous cell histology. We hypothesised that EGFR copy number by fluorescence in-situ hybridisation (FISH) can identify patients most likely to benefit from these drugs combined with chemotherapy and we aimed to explore the activity of cetuximab with chemotherapy in patients with...
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