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Maintenance therapy was shown to particularly benefit patients with stable disease

Tarceva increased median overall survival by 2.3 months6

In a preplanned analysis of patients who only achieved stable disease after first-line chemotherapy, Tarceva maintenance therapy significantly prolonged overall survival by 39%*6


*Stable disease according to RECIST criteria. Overall survival is measured from the time of randomization into the maintenance phase.

  • A hazard ratio of 0.72 indicates a significant reduction in the risk of death for patients with stable disease who received Tarceva (P=0.0019).6
  • After first-line chemotherapy, in the SATURN trial, more than half (55%) of patients had stable disease.6

References:

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  6. Draft Tarceva® (erlotinib) summary of product characteristics, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., 2010.
  7. Shepherd FA, Pereira JR, Ciuleanu T, et al; for the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group. Erlotinib in previously treated non–small-cell lung cancer. N Engl J Med. 2005;353:123-132.
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  9. Data on file, OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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  11. Data on file, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
  12. Cappuzzo F, Coudert B, Wierzbicki R, et al; on behalf of the SATURN Investigators. Overall survival analyses from the SATURN phase III placebo-controlled study of erlotinib as first-line maintenance therapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Presented at: European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) 15–34th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Multidisciplinary Congress; September 20-24, 2009; Berlin, Germany. Abstract 22LBA.

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