Pemetrexed for advanced stage nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer: latest evidence about its extended use and outcomes

P Tomasini, F Barlesi, C Mascaux… - … Advances in Medical …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is still the leading cause of cancer-related death, and
the treatment of advanced NSCLC relies on systemic treatments. During the last decade …

[HTML][HTML] Thymidylate synthase expression and outcome of patients receiving pemetrexed for advanced nonsquamous non–small-cell lung cancer in a prospective …

MC Nicolson, DA Fennell, D Ferry, K O'Byrne… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2013 - Elsevier
Introduction In retrospective analyses of patients with nonsquamous non–small-cell lung
cancer treated with pemetrexed, low thymidylate synthase (TS) expression is associated …

[HTML][HTML] Cost-effectiveness of gefitinib, icotinib, and pemetrexed-based chemotherapy as first-line treatments for advanced non-small cell lung cancer in China

S Lu, M Ye, L Ding, F Tan, J Fu, B Wu - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are becoming the
standard treatment option for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …

The exceptional responders initiative: feasibility of a National Cancer Institute pilot study

BA Conley, L Staudt, N Takebe… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Tumor molecular profiling from patients experiencing exceptional responses to
systemic therapy may provide insights into cancer biology and improve treatment tailoring …

A guideline for the outpatient management of glycaemic control in people with cancer

N Joharatnam‐Hogan, P Chambers… - Diabetic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Individuals with cancer are at increased risk of developing new‐onset diabetes mellitus and
hyperglycaemia, and an estimated 20% of people with cancer already have an underlying …

Efficacy and safety of carboplatin with nab-paclitaxel versus docetaxel in older patients with squamous non-small-cell lung cancer (CAPITAL): a randomised …

Y Kogure, S Iwasawa, H Saka, Y Hamamoto… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background In Japan, docetaxel, a cytotoxic monotherapy, is the standard drug
administered to older patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …

Selection of optimal first-line immuno-related therapy based on specific pathological characteristics for patients with advanced driver-gene wild-type non-small cell …

L Sheng, J Gao, Q Xu, X Zhang… - … in medical oncology, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Although immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have improved survival for
advanced wild-type non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a lack of direct comparisons of …

Update on systemic therapy of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

T Cufer, L Knez - Expert review of anticancer therapy, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In the last decade, major progress in the treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
has been made through the better understanding of the molecular biology of lung cancer …

Potential Life‐Years Lost: The Impact of the Cancer Drug Regulatory and Funding Process in Canada

J Gotfrit, JJW Shin, R Mallick, DJ Stewart… - The …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Canada has an established publicly funded health care system with a complex
drug approval and funding process. After proof of efficacy (POE; key publication/presentation …

[HTML][HTML] Chinese herbal medicine as maintenance therapy for improving the quality of life for advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients

Y Han, H Wang, W Xu, B Cao, L Han, L Jia, Y Xu… - … Therapies in Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of the study was to assess the efficacy and safety of using Chinese
herbal medicine (CHM) as maintenance therapy considering the survival of advanced non …