2019
DOI: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_294_18
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First-line management of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: An Indian perspective

Abstract: Lung cancer has been the most common cancer in the world for several decades. The non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) constitutes approximately about 80% of the total cases of lung cancer. Therapeutic interventions in NSCLC have shifted to the target-based approach … Show more

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“…6 The efficacy of chemotherapy was limited with an objective response rate (ORR) of 20%~30% and the median progression-free survival (PFS) of 4~5 months. 7 When the patients progressed after first-line therapy, docetaxel, pemetrexed, gemcitabine and immunotherapy was available as secondline treatment. 8 However, the advantages of traditional second-line single-agent chemotherapy were dismal.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…6 The efficacy of chemotherapy was limited with an objective response rate (ORR) of 20%~30% and the median progression-free survival (PFS) of 4~5 months. 7 When the patients progressed after first-line therapy, docetaxel, pemetrexed, gemcitabine and immunotherapy was available as secondline treatment. 8 However, the advantages of traditional second-line single-agent chemotherapy were dismal.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…4 Chemotherapy efficacy is dismal, with objective response rate (ORR) 20%-30% and median progression-free survival (PFS) 4-5 months. 5 Single-agent chemotherapy with docetaxel, pemetrexed, gemcitabine, and immunotherapy are alternative second-line treatment options, with additional benefits in prolonging survival after first-line treatment. 6 However, the advantages of traditional second-line treatment are limited currently.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%