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The Role of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Operable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
oleh: Xiangtao YAN, Hui ZHU, Huijuan WANG, Qiming WANG, Peng LI, Zhiyong MA
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | Chinese Anti-Cancer Association; Chinese Antituberculosis Association 2011-03-01 |
Deskripsi
Postoperative recurrence is the main cause of primary treatment failure in the resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Systematic treatments should be taken to decrease the recurrence. Adjuvant chemotherapy, including neoadjuvant chemotherapy, postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy and targeted therapy, is a widely used in this area. In this review, we summarize the clinical trials and meta-analysis related to the adjuvant chemotherapy and targeted therapy in patients with early stage NSCLC.