Erlotinib as salvage treatment after failure to first-line gefitinib in non-small cell lung cancer
β Scribed by Matthew K. Wong; Alvis I. Lo; Bing Lam; W. K. Lam; Mary S. Ip; James C. Ho
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 197 KB
- Volume
- 65
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0344-5704
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## Abstract Gefitinib is effective as firstβline therapy for advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, after failure of gefitinib, it is unknown whether any secondβline regimens could lead to better outcomes. To study the influence of different secondβline antitumor regimens on the outco
## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: A prognostic model based on clinical parameters for nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with gefitinib (250 mg/day) as a salvage therapy was devised. ## METHODS: Clinical data regarding a total of 316 metastatic or recurrent NSCLC patients who were treat