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Second-line treatment with ramucirumab plus docetaxel extends survival in advanced NSCLC

2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

30 May - 3 Jun 2014

Published: 31 May 2014

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Dr Maurice Pérol - Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France

At a press conference at ASCO 2014, Dr Pérol presents the findings from the REVEL phase III study of patients with stage IV non -small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) which indicate that a combination of a new anti-angiogenesis drug, ramucirumab, and standard docetaxel chemotherapy extends overall survival for patients who have a relapse after initial treatment compared to docetaxel plus placebo.

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