Background: To explore the methods of comprehensive treatment of stage III non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC) .
Methods: Treating group consisting of fifty patients with stage III NSCLC was treated with interventional chemotherapy, surgical treatment and radiotherapy, and 42 patients as control.
Results: Resection rate in treating group was 94. 0% after interventional chemotherapy, and 84. 0% of the group got radical resection. The 1-, 3-, 5-year survival rates were 44. 0%, 36. 0%, and 22. 0% in the treating group, and were 23. 8%, 16. 7% and 7. 1% respectively in control group ( P < 0. 05) .
Conclusions: Standard comprehensive treatment is helpful to improve curative effect of stage III NSCLC.