[Treatment of non-small cell lung carcinoma in early stages]

Cir Esp. 2013 Dec;91(10):625-32. doi: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2013.01.007. Epub 2013 Jul 3.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Treatment of lung carcinoma is multidisciplinary. There are different therapeutic strategies available, although surgery shows the best results in those patients with lung carcinoma in early stages. Other options such as stereotactic radiation therapy are relegated to patients with small tumors and poor cardiopulmonary reserve or to those who reject surgery. Adjuvant chemotherapy is not justified in patients with stage i of the disease and so double adjuvant chemotherapy should be considered. This adjuvant chemotherapy should be based on cisplatin after surgery in those patients with stages ii and IIIA.

Keywords: Cáncer de pulmón; Célula no pequeña; Early stages; Estadios precoces; Lung cancer; Non-small cell.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Pneumonectomy / methods