All patients had histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced NSCLC. All patients must not have undergone any previous therapy for NSCLC. Patients had to have measurable disease, an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1, and to be less than 75 years old. Adequate organ (bone marrow, renal, liver, heart, and lung) function was required. All patients gave written informed consent.