Efficacy of gefitinib as a first-line single agent treatment in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer
摘要：Objective: To assess the efficacy and toxicity of gefitinib as a single agent treatment in Chinese patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: Forty-five patients with advanced NSCLC were treated with gefitinib at 250 mg daily until the disease progressed or the patient could not tolerate the toxicity. Results: None of the patients achieved a complete response (CR), while 15 patients achieved a partial remission (PR) and 17 experienced a stable disease (SD). Thirteen patients continued to have a progressive disease (PD). The response rate and the disease control rate were 33.3% and 71.1%, respectively. The symptom remission rate was 72.5%, and the median remission time was 8 days. The median survival time was 15.3 months. The median progression-free survival time was 6.0 months. The most common toxicities included rash (53.3%) and diarrhea (33.3%). Dehydration and pruritus of the skin developed in 26.7% and 22.2% of the patients, respectively. Hepatic toxicity occurred in 6.7% of patients and oral ulceration occurred in 4.4% of patients. Conclusion: Single agent treatment with gefitinib is effective against advanced NSCLC, and is well tolerated in Chinese patients.
机标关键词：lung cancercelltreatmentChinese patientssurvival timecomplete responseNSCLCdisease control
分类号：R5(内科学)
资助基金：江苏省自然科学基金(BK2008477)the Department of Health of Jiangsu Province Open Foundation(XK.18200904)
论文发表日期：2009-01-01
在线出版日期：2025-08-15（本平台首次上网日期，不代表文献的发表时间）
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