Radiation therapy for chest recurrences following induction chemotherapy in small cell lung cancer
β Scribed by Omar M. Salazar; Gregory J. Yee; Robert G. Slawson
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 708 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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## Abstract Fortyβeight patients with small cell lung cancer were treated with an intensive therapy regimen which included induction chemotherapy with vincristine, adriamycin, procarbazine, and methotrexate. This was followed by radiation therapy given to areas of residual disease after restaging.
Approximately 25%-30% of all patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) present with stage III tumors. Except for specific subsets, these tumors are not usually amenable to complete surgical resection and are associated with a 5-year survival of 10% or less. Because patients with stage III NSC