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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2016

Comparison of the efficacy and tolerability of gefitinib with pemetrexed maintenance after first-line platinum-based doublet chemotherapy in advanced lung adenocarcinoma: single-center experience.

Liping Lin, Juanjuan Zhao, Jiazhu Hu, Fuxi Huang, Jianjun Han, Yan He, Xiaolong Cao

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Liping LinDepartment of Oncology, Panyu Central Hospital; Cancer Institute of Panyu.
Juanjuan ZhaoSchool of Nursing, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Jiazhu HuDepartment of Oncology, Panyu Central Hospital; Cancer Institute of Panyu.
Fuxi HuangDepartment of Oncology, Panyu Central Hospital; Cancer Institute of Panyu.
Jianjun HanDepartment of Oncology, Panyu Central Hospital; Cancer Institute of Panyu.
Yan HeDepartment of Oncology, Panyu Central Hospital; Cancer Institute of Panyu.
Xiaolong CaoDepartment of Oncology, Panyu Central Hospital; Cancer Institute of Panyu.
Panyu District Central Hospital · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeBoth gefitinib and pemetrexed maintenance were effective therapies for advanced lung adenocarcinoma, but which is better is unclear. For patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma, we have no idea whether we should choose gefitinib or pemetrexed maintenance in clinical practice. Here, we assessed the efficacy and tolerability of gefitinib versus pemetrexed maintenance in these patients. PATIENTS AND

methodsA total of 101 patients were identified and divided into gefitinib (n=53) or pemetrexed (n=48) maintenance. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) status of tumors was analyzed in 67 patients. Disease control rate (DCR), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) were compared between the two groups.

resultsThe results showed that DCR (79.2% vs 75%,

conclusionGefitinib compared with pemetrexed as maintenance therapy had a significantly longer PFS and a similar OS with good tolerability in patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma. Moreover, for EGFR mutation-positive patients, gefitinib maintenance had a significantly longer PFS; however, pemetrexed maintenance was considered more effective for EGFR wild-type patients.

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gefitiniblung adenocarcinomamaintenance therapypemetrexed

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