Afatinib versus erlotinib as second-line treatment of patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the lung (LUX-Lung 8): an open-label randomised controlled phase 3 trial

Afatinib versus erlotinib as second-line treatment of patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the lung (LUX-Lung 8): an open-label randomised controlled phase 3 trial

Background. There is a major unmet need for effective treatments in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. LUX-Lung 8 compared afatinib (an irreversible ErbB family blocker) with erlotinib (a reversible EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor), as second-line treatment for patients with advanced...

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Main Authors: Jean-Charles Soria, Enriqueta Felip, Manuel Cobo, Shun Lu, Konstantinos Syrigos, Ki Hyeong Lee, Erdem Göker, Vassilis Georgoulias, Wei Li, Dolores Isla, Salih Z Guclu, Alessandro Morabito, Young J Min, Andrea Ardizzoni, Shirish M Gadgeel, Bushi Wang, Vikram K Chand, Glenwood D Goss
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: IP Habib O.N. 2015-09-01
Series:Современная онкология
Online Access:https://modernonco.orscience.ru/1815-1434/article/view/27024

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