A Study on the Long-term Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Survivors in the Expand Access Program of Gefitinib in China.
Summary of "A Study on the Long-term Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Survivors in the Expand Access Program of Gefitinib in China."
The Expand Access Program (EAP) of Iressa(gefitinib, ZD1839) in China was initiated in 2001 with the aim of providing gefitinib to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who failed to respond to standard treatment or who could not tolerate chemotherapy. The primary objective was to describe the quality of life (QoL), tumor control status, drug safety, and clinical/genomic features of active long-term survivors enrolled in the EAP. The secondary objective was to determine the clinical characteristics of long-term survivors in the EAP program.
Affiliation
Department of Respiratory Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 100730 Beijing, China.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer
ISSN: 1999-6187
Pages: 332-9
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22681919
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2012.06.03
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