Comparison of Four Chemotherapy Regimens for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Abstract

None of four chemotherapy regimens offered a significant advantage over the others in the treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.

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MedicineGemcitabineCarboplatinDocetaxelCisplatinLung cancerInternal medicineRegimenPaclitaxelChemotherapyOncologyConfidence intervalSurvival rate

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Year: 2002
Type: article
Volume: 346
Issue: 2
Pages: 92-98
Citations: 4924
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                                    Joan H. Schiller, 
                                
                                    David Harrington, 
                                
                                    Chandra P. Belani
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2002). 
                            Comparison of Four Chemotherapy Regimens for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 346
                            (2)
                            , 92-98.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa011954
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa011954