EGFR in Early Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition in a Neoadjuvant Trial

EGFR TKIs are standard therapy for advanced NSCLC. In order to define their role in early disease, we implemented a phase II trial of neoadjuvant gefitinib in clinical stage I NSCLC. Tumour shrinkage was seen in 43% of patients, with 11% achieving RECIST partial response (PR). Analysis of molecular...

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Main Author: Lara-Guerra, Humberto
Other Authors: Waddell, Thomas K.
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/31824