Press Release. New data show Giotrif® (afatinib) provided more than one year additional survival for patients with lung cancer associated with the most common type of EGFR mutation (del19) compared to chemotherapy


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Пациенты с немелкоклеточным раком легкого (НМРЛ) и мутацией EGFR del19 жили в среднем более чем на 1 год дольше (медиана общей выживаемости - ОВ увеличивалась более чем на 1 год), если лечение начинали с препарата афатиниб вместо стандартной ХТ.Афатиниб - первый препарат, показавший преимущество в отношении ОВ больных НМРЛ с определенными типами мутаций EGFR

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