Maintenance or consolidation therapy for non–small-cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis involving 5841 subjects

C Zhang, C Huang, J Wang, X Wang, K Li - Clinical Lung Cancer, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction Maintenance therapy is a new treatment paradigm for advanced non–small-cell
lung cancer (NSCLC). We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate its clinical efficacy in …

The impact of clinical characteristics on outcomes from maintenance therapy in non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis

F Zhou, T Jiang, W Ma, G Gao, X Chen, C Zhou - Lung cancer, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives Although maintenance therapy has been a routine treatment paradigm for
advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), there is currently lack of direct evidence to …

Maintenance therapy improves survival outcomes in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis of 14 studies

S Lu, Y Yu, Z Chen, X Ye, Z Li, X Niu - Lung, 2015 - Springer
Purpose The aim was to investigate whether maintenance therapy (MT) is sufficient or not to
improve overall survival (OS) and progress-free survival (PFS) of advanced non-small cell …

Maintenance Treatment With Different Strategies in Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

H Cai, Y Lin, W Li, X Li - Clinical Lung Cancer, 2013 - Elsevier
A meta-analysis of all relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was performed to assess
the role of maintenance therapy with either a continuation or a switch strategy in the …

Maintenance therapy with continuous or switch strategy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

X Zhang, J Zang, J Xu, C Bai, Y Qin, K Liu, C Wu, M Wu… - Chest, 2011 - Elsevier
Background Maintenance therapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has
gained extensive interest. Varying results for this treatment underpin the need for a synthesis …

[HTML][HTML] Maintenance therapy in non-small-cell lung cancer

G Schmid-Bindert - Translational Lung Cancer Research, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
With standard doublet chemotherapy for patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
(NSCLC), we have reached an outcome plateau of about 10 months median overall survival …

Single agent maintenance therapy for advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis

M Behera, TK Owonikoko, Z Chen, SA Kono, FR Khuri… - Lung Cancer, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Maintenance therapy is a new treatment paradigm for advanced non-small
cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized studies with single …

[HTML][HTML] The use of systemic treatment in the maintenance of patients with non–small cell lung cancer: a systematic review

S Kulkarni, ET Vella, N Coakley, S Cheng… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is often diagnosed at later stages when
treatment options are limited. Maintenance therapy may prolong the time to disease …

Maintenance therapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: evolution, tolerability and outcomes

LE Coate, FA Shepherd - Therapeutic advances in medical …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer death in the
industrialized world. Despite significant progress in early stage disease, survival rates for …

The role of maintenance chemotherapy in advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer

SI Jalal, FO Ademuyiwa, NH Hanna - Current Opinion in Oncology, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Completed trials evaluating consolidation or maintenance therapy or both in patients with
advanced NSCLC consistently demonstrate that this strategy will improve progression free …