A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Platinum Plus Pemetrexed Chemotherapy Plus Osimertinib Versus Platinum Plus Pemetrexed Chemotherapy Plus Placebo in Patients With EGFRm, Locally Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC Who Have Progressed Extracranially Following First-Line Osimertinib Therapy (COMPEL)
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Sponsor: AstraZeneca

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