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Frances A. Shepherd
Researcher at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Publications - 1
Citations - 2366
Frances A. Shepherd is an academic researcher from University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lung cancer & Survival rate. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 2274 citations.
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Randomized Phase III Trial of Pemetrexed Versus Docetaxel in Patients With Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Previously Treated With Chemotherapy
Nasser H. Hanna,Frances A. Shepherd,Frank V. Fossella,José Rodrigues Pereira,Filippo de Marinis,Joachim von Pawel,Ulrich Gatzemeier,Thomas Chang Yao Tsao,Miklos Pless,Thomas Müller,Hong-Liang Lim,Christopher Desch,Klara Szondy,Radj Gervais,Shaharyar,Christian Manegold,Sofia Paul,Paolo Paoletti,Lawrence H. Einhorn,Paul A. Bunn +19 more
TL;DR: Treatment with pemetrexed resulted in clinically equivalent efficacy outcomes, but with significantly fewer side effects compared with docetaxel in the second-line treatment of patients with advanced NSCLC and should be considered a standard treatment option for second-liners when available.