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  • Title: Adjuvant chemotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer.
    Author: Pisters KM.
    Journal: Clin Adv Hematol Oncol; 2003 Sep; 1(9):533-7. PubMed ID: 16258445.
    Abstract:
    Survival rates following complete resection for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer are disappointing. Only 60-70% of patients with stage I disease (no lymph node involvement) are expected to survive 5 years. Attempts to improve survival have included the use of chemotherapy, radiation, or both before or after surgery. The majority of randomized trials examining the use of postoperative therapies have not found a survival benefit. Many of these trials have enrolled small numbers of patients and have been underpowered to detect small, but significant, survival differences. Recent data from large, randomized international trials have yielded conflicting results. The use of postoperative therapy should continue to be studied in clinical trials and a new meta-analysis incorporating results from recently completed randomized trials should be conducted.
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