title: [Upcoming strategies in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer stage IIIB/wet and IV].
abstract: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common malign lung tumour. It is diagnosed in the majority of patients at an advanced stage without a chance for cure despite substantial progress in the therapeutic armamentarium. The therapeutic goals in this situation are prolongation of life and symptom palliation. Both the classical chemotherapy as well as modern therapeutic strategies (tyrosinkinase inhibitors, bevacizumab) are able to achieve these goals. It is currently unclear how to incorporate the new strategies into first line therapy. At the ASCO congress 2007 numerous studies were presented for first line therapy of advanced NSCLC. A large phase III study with bevacizumab and a study with Docetaxel maintenance therapy are to be discussed in detail, followed by a short presentation of a study with platinum-free combinations, a new platinum combination with pemetrexed/carboplatin, the chemotherapy of patients with PS (2/3), and interesting studies with cetuximab.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Innere Medizin, Bezirkskrankenhaus Kufstein, Kufstein, Osterreich. a.zabernigg@kufnet.at
authors.forename: August
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zabernigg
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Neues in der Behandlung des nicht-kleinzelligen Bronchialkarzinoms im Stadium IIIB (Pleuraerguss) und IV.