Meta-analysis of seven randomized control trials to assess the efficacy and toxicity of combining EGFR-TKI with chemotherapy for patients with advanced NSCLC who failed first-line treatment

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2915-2921

  Xiao, Bing Kun ^a   Yang, Jian Yun ^a   Dong, Jun Xing ^a   Ji, Zhao Shuai ^b   Si, Hai Yan ^c   Wang, Wei Lan ^c   Huang, Rong Qing ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF RADIATION MEDICINE   (China)

^b BEIJING TSINGHUA CHANGGUNG HOSPITAL   (China)

^c CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; EGFR TKI; Meta analysis; Non small cell lung cancer; RCTs

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; EGFR PROTEIN, HUMAN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 84928612145     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.7.2915     Document Type: Article

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