Puri 2013.
Trial name or title | A randomized phase 2 trial of pemetrexed (P) and gefitinib (G) versus G as first‐line treatment for patients with stage IV non‐squamous (NS) non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with activating epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations |
Methods | Randomised |
Participants | Stage IV NS NSCLC, an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) of 0 to 1 and an activating EGFR mutation |
Interventions | Gefitinib versus pemetrexed |
Outcomes | PFS Time to progressive disease OS ORR DCR Adverse events |
Starting date | Not known |
Contact information | Not known |
Notes | — |
AUC: Area under curve C: carboplatin DCR: disease control rate ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group ECOG PS: ECOG Performance Status EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor G: gefitinib NSCLC: non‐small cell lung cancer ORR: overall response rate OS: overall survival P: paclitaxel PC: pemetrexed‐cisplatin PFS: progression‐free survival TXT: first‐line treatment