Erlotinib plus bevacizumab for EGFR -mutant advanced non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer patients: ready for first-line?

EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) represent the standard of care for first-line treatment for patients with advanced EGFR mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with superiority in overall response rate (ORR), progression free survival (PFS) and quality of life compared to platinum-based chemotherapy (ChT) (1)