Treatment of Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
Socinski MA, Evans T, Gettinger S, Hensing TA, Sequist L, Ireland B, Stinchcombe TE. Treatment of Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. CHEST Journal 2013, 143: e341s-e368s. PMID: 23649446, PMCID: PMC4694611, DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-2361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBevacizumabCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCetuximabErlotinib HydrochlorideGlutamatesGuanineHumansLung NeoplasmsNeoplasm StagingPatient SelectionPemetrexedPlatinum CompoundsProtein Kinase InhibitorsQuinazolinesConceptsStage IV non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerFirst-line therapyPerformance statusNonsquamous histologyLung cancerAmerican CollegeChest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice GuidelinesEastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) PSChest Physicians Lung Cancer GuidelinesEvidence-based clinical practice guidelinesNon-small cell lung cancer diagnosisEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsCell lung cancer diagnosisReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsClinical patient characteristicsLung cancer guidelinesRole of cetuximabSafety of bevacizumabThird-line settingECOG performance statusGood performance statusPlatinum-based regimensPoor performance status