This study propose neoadjuvant chemotherapeutic role by erlotinib.
It is widely accepted that patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer would have better outcome with neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery than surgery alone. However what should be the standard treatment option is still unclear. Erlotinib (Tarceva®)is an oral inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase and its anti-neoplastic effect is approved especially women, patients with adenocarcinoma, non-smoker and Asian population. Moreover if the malignant tissue has EGFR mutation, its efficacy is known to be enhanced. So we expect that in those population, patients with locally advanced, N2 positive, erlotinib would be more beneficial than conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy in safety and convenience as neoadjuvant therapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
43
Erlotinib 150mg per day for 8 weeks
Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
Pathologic down-staging
Time frame: 36 months
Response rate
Time frame: 36 months
Toxicity
Time frame: 36 months
Progression free survival
Time frame: 36 months
Overall survival
Time frame: 36 months
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