Abstract
Two phaseⅢclinical trials of gefitinib in combination with chemotherapy(INTACT-1 andINTACT-2)showed that gefitinib in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin or paclitaxel and carboplatin in Datients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer did not improve efficacy over chemotherapy alone.This negative resuIt may due to the lack of careful selection of sensitive populations and the antagonism between the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors(EGFR-TKI)and chemotherapeutic agents.The potential combination using sequential EGFR-TKI after chemotherapy or intermittent high-dose EGFR-TKI during chemotherapy might have decent clinical prospect,show promise in some preclinical and clinical trials. Key words: Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors; Chemotherapy; Non-small cell lung cancer
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