[Sequential chemo-radiation in non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study of 100 patients].
Combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy has shown to be the correct treatment of unresectable non-small cell lung cancer, after many years of poor survival figures with standard radiotherapy alone. It has also been demonstrated that the benefit of chemotherapy is mainly achieved if cisplatin-based schedules are used. The authors present a retrospective study of 100 cases of stage III non-small cell lung cancer treated with a sequential approach of chemotherapy and radiotherapy and evaluate median and overall survival, local progression-free survival and distant progression-free survival. The results of our series are quite similar to those published in literature.
Gaspar
Luís
L
Department of Radiotherapy, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal.
Teixeira
E
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Sotto-Mayor
R
R
Ortiz
M
M
Susano
R
R
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate