Pemetrexed was known to be effective to pulmonary adenocarcinoma and gefitinib was known to be more effective to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with clinical characteristics such as adenocarcinoma, never smoker and female. The investigators try to evaluate which drug (pemetrexed vs gefitinib) is more efficious to NSCLC patients with clinical characteristics such as adenocarcinoma and never smoking history as second- or further-line therapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
129
iressa 250mg per day every day
alimta 500mg/m2 every 3 weeks
Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
progression-free survival
Time frame: 36 months
overall survival
Time frame: 36 months
objective response rate
Time frame: 36 months
toxicity
Time frame: 36 months
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