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. 2011 Jun 7;105(1):1–8. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.207

Table 3. Survival HRs according to EGFR mutation status in phase III clinical trials with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

Trial N HR 95% CI P-value Biomarker by treatment interaction P-value
BR.21 (Shepherd et al, 2005; Tsao et al, 2005; Zhu et al, 2008)
 EGFR mutated 30 0.55 0.25–1.19 0.1217 0.47
 EGFR wild-type 176 0.74 0.52–1.05 0.0924  
           
ISEL (Thatcher et al, 2005; Hirsch et al, 2006)
 EGFR mutated 26 NR NR NR NR
 EGFR wild-type 189        
           
SATURN (Brugger et al, 2009; Cappuzzo et al, 2010b)a
 EGFR mutated 22 0.10 0.04–0.25 <0.0001  
 EGFR wild-type 199 0.78 0.63–0.96 0.0195  
           
ATLAS (Johnson et al, 2009)a
 EGFR mutated 52 0.44 0.22–0.86 NR NR
 EGFR wild-type 295 0.85 0.64–1.13 NR  
           
INTEREST (Kim et al, 2008; Douillard et al, 2010)
 EGFR mutated   0.83 0.41–1.67 0.60 0.59
 EGFR wild-type NR 1.02 0.78–1.33 0.91  
           
IPASS (Fukuoka et al, 2009; Mok et al, 2009)a
 EGFR mutated 261 0.48 0.36–0.64 <0.001 <0.0001
 EGFR wild-type 176 2.85 2.05–3.98 <0.001  
WJTOG3405 (Mitsudomi et al, 2010)a,b 177 0.489 0.336–0.710 <0.0001 NA
NEJ002 (Maemondo et al, 2010)a,c 230 0.36 0.25–0.51 <0.001 NA
CTONG 0802 (Zhou et al, 2010) 154 0.16 0.10–0.26 <0.0001 NA

Abbreviations: ATLAS=Avastin and Tarceva or Avastin and pLAcebo in patients with NSCLC; CI=confidence interval; EGFR=epidermal growth factor receptor; HR=hazard ratio; ISEL=Iressa Survival Evaluation in Lung Cancer; INTEREST=Iressa NSCLC Trial Evaluating Response and Survival versus Taxotere; IPASS=Iressa Pan-Asian Study; NR=not reported; NA=not applicable; SATURN=Sequential Tarceva in Unresectable NSCLC; TKI=tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

a

HR for progression-free survival.

b

Gefitinib vs cisplatin/docetaxel.

c

Gefitinib vs paclitaxel/carboplatin.