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Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Intratumoral Injection of Cisplatin for the Treatment of Isolated Mediastinal Recurrence of Lung Cancer
Published on: February 12, 2017
[Adjuvant chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer]
Tatsuro Okamoto1, Yukito Ichinose
1Dept. of Thoracic Oncology, National Kyushu Cancer Center.
Abstract:
Recently, several randomized trials with a large number of enrolled patients have shown that postoperative adjuvant treatment improves survival among patients with completely resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Platinum-based chemotherapy has been reported to be effective for patients with postoperative stage I to IIIA NSCLC in western countries. On the other hand, uracil-tegafur was also shown to improve survival among patients with stage I adenocarcinoma in Japan. We reviewed the results of recent randomized trials and meta-analyses, and discuss the current role and problems related to adjuvant chemotherapy in NSCLC.
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