title: Small cell anaplastic carcinoma of the lung. A review of growth characteristics and implications for chemotherapy.
abstract: Small cell anaplastic lung cancer is increasingly considered to be potentially curable. The opinion that this tumor is a rapidly proliferating one has not been substantiated by kinetic studies, and for this reason late relapse may occur in complete remitters. Differential rates of response/relapse in different tumor sites may be explained on the basis of heterogeneity in tumor kinetics.
mesh_terms: D001345:Autoradiography; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D002455:Cell Division; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D013936:Thymidine