Phase I/II study of induction chemotherapy using carboplatin plus irinotecan and sequential thoracic radiotherapy (TRT) for elderly patients with limited-disease small-cell lung cancer (LD-SCLC): TORG 0604

Phase I/II study of induction chemotherapy using carboplatin plus irinotecan and sequential thoracic radiotherapy (TRT) for elderly patients with limited-disease small-cell lung cancer (LD-SCLC): TORG 0604

Abstract Background The role of irinotecan for elderly patients with LD-SCLC has been unclear, and the timing of TRT combined with chemotherapy has not been fully evaluated. Methods Patients aged > 70 years with untreated, measurable, LD-SCLC, performance status (PS) 0–2, and adequate organ funct...

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Main Authors: Yuki Misumi, Hiroaki Okamoto, Jiichiro Sasaki, Noriyuki Masuda, Mari Ishii, Tsuneo Shimokawa, Yukio Hosomi, Yusuke Okuma, Makoto Nagamata, Takashi Ogura, Terufumi Kato, Masafumi Sata, Sakiko Otani, Akira Takakura, Koichi Minato, Yosuke Miura, Takuma Yokoyama, Saori Takata, Katsuhiko Naoki, Koshiro Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
LD-SCLC
Irinotecan
Sequential radiotherapy
Elderly
Carboplatin
Phase I
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3353-y

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