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Extract
To assess the clinical efficacy of RAD001, based on the evaluation of objective tumor response rate (RR)
Inclusion criteria
- Lung cancer is one of the most common malignancies in developed countries and accounts for millions of deaths worldwide. In 2000, the annual incidence of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which comprises 80% of all lung cancer cases, was 991,089 and the worldwide mortality was 882,495. Unfortunately, two-thirds of NSCLC patients have advanced disease (clinical stage IIIB/IV) and are considered incurable by surgery or chest radiation