title: Principles of induction chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: The results of lung cancer treatment have not significantly improved for many years. About 35% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are in clinical stage IIIA. Clinically asymptomatic distant metastases occur in the majority of these patients. In such cases only combined treatment offers a chance of cure. In the Chest Surgery Center in Lublin a clinical trial was carried out aimed to assess late results of combined treatment in patients with IIIA NSCLC. Over 700 patients were enrolled in the study. The results of the trial disclosed, that neoadjuvant chemotherapy prolonged life of the operated patients and improved their life quality. However, a question of qualification for this complex treatment and complexity of assessment criteria, still remain to be answered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University School of Medicine, Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jabłonka
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Furmanik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jabłonka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Paprota
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karczmarek-Borowska
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kukiełka-Budny
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Korobowicz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zdunek
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sagan
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome