title: [Current progress in chemotherapy for bronchial cancer].
abstract: Recent progress has, as practical consequence, placed chemotherapy as the first-line therapy for any type of lung cancer, except for stages I and II non-small cell lung cancers where surgery alone remains the best approach so far. Indeed, the introduction of cisplatin-based chemotherapy in front-line ("neo-adjuvant") has significantly improved in non small lung cancer the results of surgery and radiotherapy in stage III and of supportive care in stage IV, mainly in term of survival. The development of new cytostatic agents and growth factors and the evolution of therapeutic concepts have lead to multiple clinical investigations that are reviewed in both small cell and non small cell lung cancers.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine et Laboratoire d'Investigation Clinique H.J. Tagnon, Institut Bordet, Bruxelles.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sculier
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000188:drug therapy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Progrès récents en chimiothérapie du cancer bronchique.