Southwest Oncology Group: two decades of experience in non-small cell lung cancer.

Publication/Presentation Date

4-1-2005

Abstract

Over the past two decades, studies of the Southwest Oncology Group have consistently reported stable esophagitis rates despite changing scales with concurrent chest radiotherapy and cisplatin/etoposide regimens. Patient selection has perhaps contributed to increased survival over this period. The Southwest Oncology Group has incorporated surgical questions and advanced the field with a steady use of consistent therapies (ie, cisplatin/etoposide plus radiotherapy of 45 Gy [induction therapy] and cisplatin/etoposide plus at least 61 Gy) in potentially operable or unresectable disease. Further studies examining the addition of either docetaxel or novel agents to such regimens are underway.

Volume

32

Issue

2 Suppl 3

First Page

119

Last Page

121

ISSN

0093-7754

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

16015548

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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