Analysis of overall survival (OS) in two large open-label phase III studies (LUX-Lung 3 [LL3] and LUX-Lung 6 [LL6]) comparing afatinib with chemotherapy (CT) in patients (pts) with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring common (Del19/L858R) epidermal growth factor receptor mutations (EGFR mut)

M. Sebastian, J. Chih-Hsin Yang, L. Sequist, M. Schuler, T. Mok, N. Yamamoto, K. O'Byrne, V. Hirsh, S. Geater, C. Zhou, D. Massey, V. Zazulina, Y. L. Wu (Frankfurt, Essen, Germany; Taipei, Taiwan; Boston, United States Of America; Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou, China; Wakayama, Japan; Dublin, Ireland; Montreal, Canada; Songkla, Thailand; Bracknell, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Advances in diagnosis and therapy of thoracic tumours
Session: Advances in diagnosis and therapy of thoracic tumours
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1929
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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