Nivolumab provides improved effectiveness and safety compared with docetaxel as a second‐line treatment for advanced non‐small cell lung cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Abstract Background As an inhibitor of programmed death‐1 (PD‐1) protein, nivolumab has been shown to be effective in various cancers. We thus conducted this meta‐analysis to compare the relative efficacy of nivolumab vs docetaxel‐based chemotherapy as a second‐line treatment for previously treated...

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Main Authors: Zheng Xu, Fengming Yi, Dongliang Yu, Jianjun Xu, Yiping Wei, Wenxiong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-02-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1966