Randomized phase III trial of amrubicin versus topotecan as second-line treatment for patients with small-cell lung cancer.

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Amrubicin, a third-generation anthracycline and potent topoisomerase II inhibitor, showed promising activity in small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) in phase II trials. This phase III trial compared the safety and efficacy of amrubicin versus topotecan as second-line treatment for SCLC.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Clin. Oncol.

Title: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

ISSN (Electronic): 1527-7755

ISSN (Print): 0732-183X

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 10 2014

Volume: 32

Issue: 35

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[1 ] Joachim von Pawel, Asklepios Fachkliniken München-Gauting, Gauting; Jörg Mezger, St Vincentius-Kliniken Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe; Martin Steins, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum, Heidelberg; Wolfgang Schütte, Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Dölau, Halle; Martin Reck, Krankenhaus Großhansdorf, Großhansdorf, Germany; Robert Jotte, Rocky Mountain Cancer Center, Denver, CO, and US Oncology, Houston, TX; David R. Spigel, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Nashville, TN; Mary E.R. O'Brien, Royal Marsden National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Surrey; Paul Lorigan, Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom; Mark A. Socinski, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Léon Bosquée, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sart-Tilman, Liège; Kristiaan Nackaerts, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium; Jeffrey Bubis, Cancer Specialists of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL; José M. Trigo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Malaga; Manuel Domine, Fundación Jiménez Diaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Philip Clingan, Southern Medical Day Care Centre, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia; Frances A. Shepherd, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Shaoyi Li and Markus F. Renschler, Celgene, Summit, NJ. j.pawel@asklepios.com.

[2 ] Joachim von Pawel, Asklepios Fachkliniken München-Gauting, Gauting; Jörg Mezger, St Vincentius-Kliniken Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe; Martin Steins, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum, Heidelberg; Wolfgang Schütte, Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Dölau, Halle; Martin Reck, Krankenhaus Großhansdorf, Großhansdorf, Germany; Robert Jotte, Rocky Mountain Cancer Center, Denver, CO, and US Oncology, Houston, TX; David R. Spigel, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Nashville, TN; Mary E.R. O'Brien, Royal Marsden National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Surrey; Paul Lorigan, Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom; Mark A. Socinski, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Léon Bosquée, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sart-Tilman, Liège; Kristiaan Nackaerts, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium; Jeffrey Bubis, Cancer Specialists of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL; José M. Trigo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Malaga; Manuel Domine, Fundación Jiménez Diaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Philip Clingan, Southern Medical Day Care Centre, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia; Frances A. Shepherd, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Shaoyi Li and Markus F. Renschler, Celgene, Summit, NJ.

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Publisher Item ID: JCO.2013.54.5392

DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2013.54.5392

PubMed ID: 25385727

SO-VID: 427752b3-6466-4576-9b92-aadec2a69310

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