Maintenance therapy, commenced immediately after the completion of first-line
chemotherapy, is a promising strategy for improving treatment outcomes in patients with non …

Background In the placebo-controlled phase III SATURN study, maintenance erlotinib after
first-line chemotherapy demonstrated significantly prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) …

Purpose The controlled phase III trial SATURN demonstrated that maintenance therapy with
erlotinib after the first-line platinum-based chemotherapy prolonged progression-free …

Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to:
Evaluate the relationship between EGFR mutation status and clinical outcomes reported in …

Background First-line chemotherapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is
usually limited to four to six cycles. Maintenance therapy can delay progression and prolong …

The first-line treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) generally consists
of a maximum of six cycles of platinum-based doublet chemotherapy followed by …

19000 Background: Erlotinib significantly improved survival and quality of life while delaying
symptom progression compared with placebo in patients (pts) with relapsed NSCLC …

Abstract Objective The phase III IUNO trial assessed the benefit of maintenance erlotinib
versus erlotinib at progression in advanced/metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …

Three randomized trials (SATURN, ATLAS and IFCT-GFPC 0502) have demonstrated that
the oral antiepidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinib can improve …

Background First-line maintenance erlotinib in patients with locally advanced or metastatic
nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has demonstrated significant overall survival and …