My father was recently diagnosed with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer no stage offered, just advanced. It has been a roller coaster ride so far. I'm wondering if anyone out there has not opted for Chemo and went right for Tarceva & Iressa. We are currently faced with the option of participating in a clinical trial using a combination of gemcitabine, cisplatin and bevacizumab OR trying the Tarceva and Iressa. However, if we go for the latter, we are no longer eligible for the clincal trial if the drugs don't work. Upon some initial research, the drugs over the chemo sound more appealing as side effects and efficacy are more immediate. I also understand that being a non-smoker Asian increase his chances for success greatly. However, I am feeling like oncology is kind of against this choice. (Just an intuition) Can anyone shed some light on this?