Journal article
Chemotherapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: how much benefit is enough?
Abstract
PURPOSE: To estimate the impact of chemotherapy on survival of patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
METHODS: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in the English-language medical literature between 1970 and 1991 were identified through MEDLINE and the reference lists of relevant articles. Six RCTs that accounted for 635 patients and compared first-line chemotherapy with supportive care in advanced NSCLC and …
Authors
Grilli R; Oxman AD; Julian JA
Journal
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 11, No. 10, pp. 1866–1872
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Publication Date
October 1993
DOI
10.1200/jco.1993.11.10.1866
ISSN
0732-183X