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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Studies from Seoul National University yield new information about non-small cell lung cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, February 10th, 2009

"Pemetrexed has been approved for second-line treatment in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the role of third-line pemetrexed therapy in NSCLC has not yet been generally accepted," scientists in South Korea report.

"We attempted to validate third-line pemetrexed therapy and evaluate predictive factors for pemetrexed therapy for NSCLC. Medical records of NSCLC patients who received pemetrexed therapy that progressed after systemic therapy were reviewed retrospectively. We stratified patients according to clinicopathologic characteristics to find predictive factors for pemetrexed therapy. A total of 100 patients were eligible for analysis, and overall...

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