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Final overall survival results from a randomised, Phase III study of erlotinib versus chemotherapy as first-line treatment of EGFR mutation-positive advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (OPTIMAL, CTONG-0802)

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The significant OS benefit observed in patients treated with EGFR-TKI emphasises its contribution to improving survival of EGFR mutation-positive advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients, suggesting that erlotinib should be considered standard first-line treatment of EGfr mutant patients and EGFR -TKI treatment following first- line therapy also brings significant benefits to those patients.
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This article is published in Annals of Oncology.The article was published on 2015-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 380 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Erlotinib & Chemotherapy regimen.

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Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012.

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Erlotinib versus standard chemotherapy as first-line treatment for European patients with advanced EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (EURTAC): a multicentre, open-label, randomised phase 3 trial.

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