Table 1 Characteristics of the eligible trials included in the systems assessment.

From: Systems assessment of intercalated combination of chemotherapy and EGFR TKIs versus chemotherapy or EGFR TKIs alone in advanced NSCLC patients

Author

Year

Phase

Country

Treatments of experimental and control group

No. of

CR+PR

OS

PFS

TTP

patients

(%)

(m)

(m)

(m)

Auliac et al.

2014

II

Global

docetaxel 75 mg/m2 d1, erlotinib 150 mg d2-16

73

12.30

6.5

2.2

(GFPC 10.02)19

docetaxel 75 mg/m2 d1

74

6.60

8.3

2.5

Chen et al.4

2007

II

China

Vinorelbine 15 mg/m2 D1; gefitinib 250 mg/d, D2–14

21

52.38

23.4

12.8

Gefitinib 250 mg/d

27

55.56

13.3

7.1

Guo et al.20

2012

II

China

gemcitabine1250 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8, cisplatin 25 mg/m2, gefitinib 250 mg/d days 10–24

36

36.10

12.1

7.3

gemcitabine1250 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8,cisplatin 25 mg/m2

35

14.30

10.8

5.8

Jia et al.22

2014

II

China

pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 day 1 or docetaxel 75 mg/m2 d1, gefitinib 250 mg/d days 2–20

33

9.10

10.4

4.2

pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 day 1 or docetaxel 75 mg/m2 d1,

33

6.45

7.9

3.3

Lee et al.16

2013

II

Global

Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 D1; erlotinib 150 mg/d D2–14

78

44.74

20.5

7.4

Pemetrexed, 500 mg/m2 D1

80

10. 00

17.7

4.4

erlotinib 150 mg daily

82

29.27

22.8

3.8

 

Mok et al. (FAST-ACT)3

2009

II

Asian Pacific

Gemcitabine 1250 mg/m2 D1 & 8; cisplatin 75 mg/m2 D1 or carboplatin AUC 5 D1; erlotinib 150 mg/d, D15–28

76

35.55

17.29

6.86

Gemcitabine 1250 mg/m2 D1 & 8; cisplatin 75 mg/m2 or carboplatin AUC 5 D1

78

24.36

17.66

5.46

Yu et al.21

2014

II

China

pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 day 1,ciplatin 75 mg/m2 or carboplatin AUC = 5, gefitinib 250 mg/d days 3–16

58

50.00

25.4

7.9

pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 day 1,ciplatin 75 mg/m2 or carboplatin AUC = 5

59

47.40

20

7

Wu et al. (FASTACT-2)15

2013

III

Asia

Gemcitabine 1250 mg/m2 D1 & 8; carboplatin AUC 5 or cisplatin 75 mg/m2 D1; erlotinib 150 mg/d D15–28

226

42.92

18.3

7.6

Gemcitabine 1250 mg/m2 D1 & 8; carboplatin AUC 5 or cisplatin 75 mg/m2 D1

225

18.22

15.2

6

Hirsch et al.17

2011

II

Global

Paclitaxel 200 mg/m2; carboplatin AUC 6; erlotinib 150 mg, D2–15

67

22.38

11.43

4.57

Erlotinib 150 mg/d

69

11.59

16.7

2.69

Aerts et al. (NVALT-10)18

2013

II

Netherlands

Erlotinib 150 mg D2–16; docetaxel 75 mg/m2 D1 or pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 D1

116

12.93

7.8

6.1

Erlotinib 150 mg/d

115

6.96

5.5

4.9