title: [Role of carboplatin in the treatment of lung cancer].
abstract: Carboplatin is a cytotoxic drug used in non-small cell and small cell lung cancer. Its role in advanced disease, but also in combination with radiotherapy, in neoadjuvant treatment and in the treatment approach in elderly patients is reviewed. New cytotoxic drug combinations are described.
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, Hôtel-Dieu, Paris. jeanne-marie.brechot@htd.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bréchot
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019540:Area Under Curve; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D016190:Carboplatin