Abstract
The identification of new agents active against small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) remains a high priority for clinical investigators. Recently, 2 very different approaches have been used to evaluate new agents in this disease. Some groups have opted to test new agents in previously untreated patients with extensive-stage SCLC, and the second approach is to continue to test new agents only in previously treated patients. Regardless of which method is used, it appears that new-agent activity can be assessed in either previously treated or untreated SCLC patients without compromising the therapeutic gains of the past 2 decades, provided proper patient selection guidelines are employed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 423S-426S |
Journal | CHEST |
Volume | 103 |
Issue number | 4 SUPPL. |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine