Induction Therapy With Intercalated Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) and Chemotherapy in NSCLC With Activating Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutation in Stages II-IIIB

This study is designed as a single arm, un-controlled, open-label, multi-center hypothesis generating two-stage phase II trial. It is based on the assumption that the proposed treatment scheme doubles the rate of pathologic complete remission in Mutated epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFRmt) + NSCLC patients compared to historical control data from standard treatments. Patients with NSCLC and activating EGFR mutation in stages II, IIIA and IIIB eligible for induction therapy with docetaxel and cisplatin and gefitinib Patients will be treated for 12 days with gefitinib 250 mg/day p.o. (d -12 to -1) and induced with chemotherapy docetaxel 75 mg/m2 and cisplatin 50 mg/m2 d1+2 and intercalated gefitinib 250 mg/day d4-20 (cycle 1 and 2) and d4-17 (for cycle3). Surgery is planned in the 4th week after d1 of the last cycle.