EFFICACY OF IRESSA CONFIRMED IN CAUCASIANS WITH EGFR MUTATION-POSITIVE ADVANCED NON -SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER
New data presented at the EMCTO congress showed that first-line therapy with gefitinib (IRESSA) in Caucasian patients with EGFR mutation-positive advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, resulted in a response rate of 70% (95% CI 61-78). Results confirm that gefitinib is as effective in Caucasian patients with advanced NSCLC with epidermal growth factor receptor mutations, as in other ethnicities.