The authors conducted a Phase II study to evaluate the activity of the combination of gemcitabine and vinorelbine in patients with advanced nonsmall cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). ## METHODS. Patients were eligible if they had Stage IIIB (malignant pleural effusion) or Stage IV NSCLC, no prior chemo
Gemcitabine plus vinorelbine as first-line chemotherapy in advanced nonsmall cell lung carcinoma a Phase II trial
โ Scribed by Emilio Bajetta; Simonetta Chiara Stani; Daniela De Candis; Paolo Bidoli; Luigi Mariani; Nicoletta Zilembo; Paola Pozzi; Giuseppe Procopio
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 80 KB
- Volume
- 89
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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