Efficacy of Gefitinib, an Inhibitor of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase, in Symptomatic Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Randomized Trial
Kris MG, Natale RB, Herbst RS, Lynch TJ, Prager D, Belani CP, Schiller JH, Kelly K, Spiridonidis H, Sandler A, Albain KS, Cella D, Wolf MK, Averbuch SD, Ochs JJ, Kay AC. Efficacy of Gefitinib, an Inhibitor of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase, in Symptomatic Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Randomized Trial. JAMA 2003, 290: 2149-2158. PMID: 14570950, DOI: 10.1001/jama.290.16.2149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerRadiographic tumor regressionPartial radiographic responseCell lung cancerRadiographic responseTumor regressionEpidermal growth factor receptorOral gefitinibLung cancerOral EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorRandomized phase 2 trialEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsAcne-like rashCommunity oncology centersPhase 2 trialLung cancer symptomsPhase 1 trialEfficacy of gefitinibDisease-related symptomsFraction of patientsGrowth factor receptorNSCLC symptomsChemotherapy regimensEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinaseOverall survival