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. 2017 Oct 24;8:191–206. doi: 10.2147/LCTT.S140491

Table S2.

Treatment patterns for patients with advanced NSCLC, nonsquamous histology and EGFR/ALK-negative or unknown status, or not testeda

Treatment regimen EGFR/ALK negative/unknown
First-line therapy (N=83)
 Platinum combination 74 (89)
  Carboplatin, paclitaxel 22 (27)
  Cisplatin, pemetrexed 10 (12)
  Carboplatin, pemetrexed 8 (10)
  Bevacizumab, carboplatin, paclitaxel 7 (8)
  Cisplatin, gemcitabine 4 (5)
 Single agent 9 (11)
  Docetaxel 3 (4)
  Paclitaxel 2 (2)
  Tegafur/gimeracil/oteracilb 2 (2)
  Carboplatin 1 (1)
  Pemetrexed 1 (1)
Second-line therapy n=43
 Platinum combination 9 (21)
  Carboplatin, paclitaxel 2 (5)
  Cisplatin, pemetrexed 2 (5)
  Bevacizumab, carboplatin, erlotinib, paclitaxel 1 (2)
  Bevacizumab, carboplatin, paclitaxel 1 (2)
  Bevacizumab, carboplatin, pemetrexed 1 (2)
 Nonplatinum combination 2 (5)
  Bevacizumab, pemetrexed 1 (2)
  Gemcitabine, vinorelbine 1 (2)
 Single agent 29 (67)
  Docetaxel 15 (35)
  Pemetrexed 14 (33)
EGFR/ALK TKI 3 (7)
  Erlotinib 3 (7)
Third-line therapy n=22
 Platinum combination 7 (32)
  Carboplatin, paclitaxel 3 (14)
  Carboplatin, tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil 2 (9)
  Albumin-bound paclitaxel, carboplatin 1 (5)
  Albumin-bound paclitaxel, bevacizumab, carboplatin 1 (5)
 Nonplatinum combination 1 (5)
  Albumin-bound paclitaxel, erlotinib, gemcitabine, vinorelbine 1 (5)
 Single agent 11 (50)
  Docetaxel 5 (23)
  Pemetrexed 4 (18)
  Amrubicin HCl 1 (5)
  Gemcitabine 1 (5)
EGFR/ALK TKI 3 (14)
  Erlotinib 3 (14)

Notes: Data are n (%). Percentages may not be additive because of rounding.

a

The top 5 regimens for each category are presented.

b

Oral anticancer drug composed of tegafur, gimeracil, and oteracil potassium at a molar ratio of 1:1:0.4.

Abbreviations: ALK, anaplastic lymphoma kinase; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; TKI, tyrosine kinase inhibitor.