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editorial
. 2020 Aug;12(8):4556–4560. doi: 10.21037/jtd-2020-45

Table 1. Randomized controlled study of adjuvant EGFR-TKI for EGFR-mutated NSCLC.

Study (reference) Eligibility Arm No of EGFR-mutant Effect of EGFR-TKI on DFS Effect of EGFR-TKI on OS
EGFR-mutation-unselected
   BR.19 (Phase III) (7) p-stage IB–IIIA Gefitinib 7/251 HR =1.84 (0.44 to 7.73), P=0.40 HR =3.16 (0.61 to 16.45), P=0.15
Placebo 8/252
   RADIANT (Phase III) (8) p-stage IB–IIIA EGFR-positive* Erlotinib 102/623 HR =0.61 (0.38 to 0.98) HR =1.09 (0.55 to 2.16)
mDFS, 46.4 m; 2 yr-DFS, 89%
Placebo 59/350 mDFS, 28.5 m; 2 yr-DFS, 72%
EGFR-mutation-selected
   EVAN (Phase II) (9) p-stage IIIA
EGFR-mutant
Erlotinib 51 2 yr-DFS, 81.4%
VP 51 2 yr-DFS, 44.6%; HR =1.823 (1.194 to 2.784), P=0·0054
   CTONG1104 (Phase III) (10,11) p-stage II–IIIA (N1–N2)
EGFR-mutant
Gefitinib 111 HR =0.60 (0.42 to 0.87), P=0.0054
mDFS, 28.7 m; 3 yr-DFS, 34%
VP 111 mDFS, 18.0 m; 3 yr-DFS, 27%

EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor, TKI, tyrosine kinase inhibitor; NSCLC, non-small-cell lung cancer; DFS, disease-free survival; OS, overall survival; HR, hazard ratio; p-stage, pathologic stage; mDFS, median disease-free survival; 2-yr DFS, 2-year disease-free survival rate; VP, vinorelbine plus cisplatin. *EGFR protein expression by immunohistochemistry or EGFR amplification by fluorescence in situ hybridization.