Maintenance Tarceva: Ready for Prime Time? Part 2: The ATLAS Trial

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Last week we discussed SATURN, the first of 2 recently presented trials testing the role of maintenance Tarceva (erlotinib) in advanced NSCLC patients. Today I will discuss the ATLAS trial, the last of the 4 major maintenance therapy trials (along with immediate versus delayed Taxotere (docetaxel) and maintenance Alimta (pemetrexed)).

Maintenance Tarceva: Ready for Prime Time? Part 1: The SATURN Trial

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About a week ago, as most of you are now aware, the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting was held in Orlando, Florida. Tens of thousands of oncologists, nurses, radiation oncologists, pulmonologists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, financial advisors, and pharmaceutical representatives descended on Mickey Mouse-land for schmoozing and sunshine… I mean, for the presentation of the most up to date research in the cancer world.

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