Recent advances in managing non-small-cell lung cancer .4. Chemotherapy of metastatic cancer

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作者
Clarke, SJ [1 ]
Boyer, MJ [1 ]
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[1] SYDNEY CANC CTR,DEPT MED ONCOL,SYDNEY,NSW,AUSTRALIA
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10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb123326.x
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Chemotherapy has been shown to prolong survival and to be cost effective in the palliative treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer. A meta-analysis of 11 randomised trials has found a small benefit from combination chemotherapy in advanced NSCLC, increasing one-year survival rates from 5% to 15%. New combination regimens, especially carboplatin-paclitaxel, show higher response rates in selected patients, and promise improved survival rates, but this has yet to be confirmed in randomised trials.
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