Gefitinib or carboplatin-paclitaxel in pulmonary adenocarcinoma

• Main Authors: Tony S. Mok, Yi Long Wu, Sumitra Thongprasert, Chih Hsin Yang, Da Tong Chu, Nagahiro Saijo, Patrapim Sunpaweravong, Baohui Han, Benjamin Margono, Yukito Ichinose, Yutaka Nishiwaki, Yuichiro Ohe, Jin Ji Yang, Busyamas Chewaskulyong, Haiyi Jiang, Emma L. Duffield, Claire L. Watkins, Alison A. Armour, Masahiro Fukuoka
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=69949162760&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/59797
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

BACKGROUND: Previous, uncontrolled studies have suggested that first-line treatment with gefitinib would be efficacious in selected patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. METHODS: In this phase 3, open-label study, we randomly assigned previously untreated patients in East Asia who had advanced p...