Treatment of extensive stage small cell lung cancer.
Over the past twenty years combination chemotherapy has continued to produce small survival gains for patients with SCLC. We enter the next century enthusiastic about the array of new chemotherapeutic agents to evaluate and fascinated by the biological agents with the hope of achieving dramatic improvements in survival for our patients with SCLC.
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University of Colorado Cancer Center, Denver, CO 80220, USA.
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017322:Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D000077143:Docetaxel; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D000077146:Irinotecan; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009857:Oncogenes; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D010166:Palliative Care; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D015398:Signal Transduction; D043823:Taxoids; D019772:Topotecan / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D000077235:Vinorelbine; D000093542:Gemcitabine
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D006133:Growth Substances; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D043823:Taxoids; D003841:Deoxycytidine; D000077143:Docetaxel; D014747:Vinblastine; D000077146:Irinotecan; D019772:Topotecan; D004317:Doxorubicin; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; D017239:Paclitaxel; D000077235:Vinorelbine; D002166:Camptothecin; D000093542:Gemcitabine