Positive plasma cotinine during platinum-based chemotherapy is associated with poor response rate in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients.

Positive plasma cotinine during platinum-based chemotherapy is associated with poor response rate in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients.

INTRODUCTION:Patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are most of the time treated with a first-line cytotoxic chemotherapy. Tobacco use is responsible for 90% of lung cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of smoking continuation during first-line chemotherapy on...

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Main Authors: Philippine Dacosta-Noble, Adrien Costantini, Coraline Dumenil, Jennifer Dumoulin, Pierre Helly de Tauriers, Violaine Giraud, Sylvie Labrune, Jean-François Emile, Jean-Claude Alvarez, Thierry Chinet, Etienne Giroux Leprieur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219080

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