A retrospective comparative study of surgery followed by chemotherapy vs. non-surgical management in limited-disease small cell lung cancer | Zendy

A. Badzio | Zendy; K. Kurowski | Zendy; H Karnicka-Młodkowska | Zendy; Jacek Jassem | Zendy

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A retrospective comparative study of surgery followed by chemotherapy vs. non-surgical management in limited-disease small cell lung cancer

Author(s) -

A. Badzio,

K. Kurowski,

H Karnicka-Młodkowska,

Jacek Jassem

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.04.012

Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , chemotherapy , retrospective cohort study , stage (stratigraphy) , incidence (geometry) , lymph node , pleural effusion , paleontology , physics , optics , biology

The role of surgery in limited SCLC is still a matter of controversy. Even though the response rates to chemotherapy are very high, prognosis of SCLC patients has remained poor with a median survival of only 12-14 months for limited disease. High incidence of local relapses after chemotherapy in limited-stage SCLC led to reassessment of the role of local treatment in the multimodality management of this tumor.

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