Second-line chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer
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[Second-line chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer].
The progress in first-line chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer with efficient and often well-tolerated combinations has progressively led to the proposal of second-line chemotherapy for the patients. Docetaxel provides significantly enhanced survival compared with palliative treatments. Various phase II studies with vinorelbine, gemcitabine and paclitaxel have been reported. Pemetrexed h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1465-1858
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd002804