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. 2013 Apr;20(2):e150–e160. doi: 10.3747/co.20.1226

TABLE II.

Selected trials beyond first-line treatment

Reference (study name) Primary endpoint Pts (n) Arms Group Progression-free survival (pfs)
Overall survival (os)
Post-protocol treatment
Months hr 95% cl p Value Months hr 95% cl p Value
Fossella et al., 200039 (tax 320) os 373 Docetaxel itt 26 Weeks: 17% 0.031 1 Year: 32% 0.025 No crossover planned
Vinorelbine or ifosfamide 26 Weeks: 8% 1 Year: 19%
Shepherd et al., 200038 (tax 317) os 204 Docetaxel itt 7.0 0.48 0.047 No crossover planned
Best supportive care 4.6
Hanna et al., 200440 (jmei) os 571 Pemetrexed itt 2.9 0.97 0.82,1.16 ns 8.3 0.99 0.82, 1.2 0.226 No crossover planned
Docetaxel 2.9 7.9
Subgroup: non-squamous 0.82 0.66, 1.02 0.76 0.78 0.61, 1.00 0.047
Shepherd et al. 2005 (br.21)18 os 731 Erlotinib itt 2.2 0.61 0.51,0.74 <0.001 6.7 0.7 0.58, 0.85 <0.001 No crossover planned
Placebo 1.8 4.7
Thatcher et al., 200541 (isel) os 1692 Gefitinib itt 5.6 0.89 0.77,1.02 0.087 No crossover planned
Placebo 5.1
767 Subgroup: adenocarcinoma 6.3 0.84 0.68, 1.03 0.089
5.4
Miller et al., 201142 (lux-Lung1) os 585 Afatinib itt 3.3 0.38 0.31, 0.48 <0.0001 10.8 1.08 0.86, 1.35 0.74 No crossover planned
Placebo 1.1 12.0
Lee et al., 201243 (zephyr) os 924 Vandetanib itt 1.9 0.63 0.54, 0.74 <0.001 8.5 0.95 0.81,1.11 0.527 No crossover planned
Placebo 1.8 7.8

Pts = patients; hr = hazard ratio; cl = confidence limits; itt = intention-to-treat; ns = nonsignificant.