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NCCN Compendium™ Chapter for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Updated

NCCN has published updates to the following chapter of the NCCN Drugs & Biologics Compendium (NCCN Compendium™) to reflect updates to the 2010 version of the corresponding NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines™):

  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

 

Erlotinib has been added as a first-line treatment option for EGFR mutation-positive patients with advanced or metastatic disease. Bevacizumab and cetuximab have been added as treatment options for continuation maintenance with a category 1 designation. Pemetrexed and erlotinib have been added as treatment options for switch maintenance with a category 2B designation, and docetaxel has been added as a treatment option for switch maintenance with a category 3 designation.

For the complete updated version of the NCCN Guidelines™ and the NCCN Compendium™ please visit NCCN.org.