Type of lung cancer-Small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) Posts on Medivizor

Posted by Medivizor on Jan 23, 2022 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study investigated the effectiveness and safety of combining proton radiotherapy (PRT) plus carbon-ion radiotherapy (CIRT) with chemotherapy (CT) given at the same time in patients with limited-stage (LS) small cell lung cancer (SCLC). The data showed that PRT plus CIRT with CT given at the same time was effective with manageable side...

Posted by Medivizor on Apr 30, 2021 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study looked at the effectiveness of durvalumab (Imfinzi) with or without tremelimumab plus platinum-etoposide (Etopophos) (PE) versus PE-alone for the treatment of extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ESCLC). The authors found that durvalumab plus PE showed sustain survival improvement in these patients. Some background...

Posted by Medivizor on Jan 26, 2020 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study wanted to find out if pembrolizumab (Keytruda) treatment works in patients with small-cell lung cancer who have received at least two other types of cancer treatment before. The study found that treatment with pembrolizumab was effective and well tolerated in these patients. Some background Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC)...

Posted by Medivizor on Feb 9, 2019 in Lung cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This article investigated the safety and effectiveness of atezolizumab (Tecentriq) plus chemotherapy for the treatment of extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). The authors concluded that this treatment is safe and can improve survival of these patients. Some background Patients with extensive-stage SCLC...