ASCO 2009: Experimental targeted therapy improves progression-free survival for advanced NSCLC
Dr Roy Herbst, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, US ASCO 2009: Experimental Targeted Therapy Vandetanib Improves Progression-Free Survival in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer The results of an international trial have shown that adding the experimental targeted therapy vandetanib (Zactima) to docetaxel improves progression-free survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease has progressed after first-line treatment. This is the first phase III study to show that adding a targeted therapy to second-line chemotherapy with docetaxel results in a clinical benefit for patients with advanced.
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