Management of non-small-cell lung cancer: recent developments

M Reck, DF Heigener, T Mok, JC Soria, KF Rabe - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Non-small-cell lung cancer is one of the leading causes of deaths from cancer worldwide.
Therefore, improvements in diagnostics and treatments are urgently needed. In this review …

Role of epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors in epidermal growth factor receptor wild-type non–small-cell lung cancer

SA Laurie, GD Goss - Journal of clinical oncology, 2013 - ascopubs.org
Worldwide, the majority of patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) do
not have activating mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain of the epidermal growth factor …

Metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC): ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

S Peters, AA Adjei, C Gridelli, M Reck… - Annals of …, 2012 - annalsofoncology.org
Primary lung cancer is the most common malignancy after non-melanocytic skin cancer, and
the leading cause of human cancer deaths worldwide [1]. While it has been the most …

Treatment of stage IV non-small cell lung cancer: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice …

MA Socinski, T Evans, S Gettinger, TA Hensing… - Chest, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a treatable, but not curable,
clinical entity in patients given the diagnosis at a time when their performance status (PS) …

Medical treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer in elderly patients: a review of the role of chemotherapy and targeted agents

G Meoni, FL Cecere, E Lucherini… - Journal of geriatric …, 2013 - Elsevier
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related mortality worldwide. Non-small cell lung
cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 85% of all cases. Half of the patients at diagnosis of NSCLC …

Randomized phase III trial of gemcitabine and cisplatin vs. gemcitabine alone in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and a performance status of 2: the …

A Morabito, V Gebbia, M Di Maio, S Cinieri, MG Viganò… - Lung cancer, 2013 - Elsevier
Platinum-based chemotherapy is the standard treatment for patients with advanced non-
small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but the evidence of its efficacy among ECOG performance …

Clinical cancer advances 2012: annual report on progress against cancer from the american society of clinical oncology

BJ Roth, L Krilov, S Adams, CA Aghajanian… - Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - ascopubs.org
A MESSAGE FROM ASCO'S PRESIDENT I am delighted to present you with “Clinical
Cancer Advances 2012: Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer From the American …

Update in lung cancer and mesothelioma 2012

CA Powell, B Halmos… - American journal of …, 2013 - atsjournals.org
Lung cancer remains the number one cause of cancer-related death in the United States
among both men and women. It is estimated that in 2013, there will be more than 200,000 …

[HTML][HTML] Pemetrexed singlet versus nonpemetrexed-based platinum doublet as second-line chemotherapy after first-line epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) …

S Park, B Keam, SH Kim, KH Kim… - … : Official Journal of …, 2015 - synapse.koreamed.org
Purpose Platinum-based doublet chemotherapy is the treatment of choice for patients with
non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); however, the role of a platinum-based doublet as …

Pemetrexed for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

C Genova, E Rijavec, A Truini, S Coco… - Expert opinion on …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a major cause of cancer-related death
worldwide. Although advanced NSCLC is still incurable, various anti-neoplastic agents have …