The health outcomes, upon which the comparative clinical performance of EGFR gene mutation testing to determine eligibility for treatment with erlotinib as a first-line therapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC will be measured, are:
Effectiveness
Progression free survival
Overall survival
Objective tumour response rate
Quality of life
Comparison of test performance
Comparison of test performance
In a consideration
of EGFR gene mutation testing, available test options and combination test strategies (e.g. PCR amplification and sequencing with or without HRM pre-screening) should be identified and a comparative assessment performed. Comparison should be made to the EGFR gene mutation testing methods used in clinical trials where there is evidence supporting