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  • Title: Three-drug chemotherapy combined with radiation therapy in small cell carcinoma of the lung.
    Author: Sibille Y, Steyaert J, Francis C, Bosly A, Prignot J.
    Journal: Eur J Respir Dis; 1983 Feb; 64(2):113-20. PubMed ID: 6299770.
    Abstract:
    In 43 cases of small cell carcinoma of the lung, a combined treatment has been initiated with three drugs (cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2, adriamycin 50 mg/m2 and vincristine sulphate 1 or 2 mg total dosage), split-course-radiation therapy on the primary tumour (3500 rads) and prophylactic irradiation of the brain (2000 rads). The median survival of the 34 cases evaluable at day 50 attains 253 days. A more favourable evolution is observed for patients with a good response after therapy (median survival: 315 days) and for cases with limited disease (321 days) than for non-responders (median survival: 157 days) and for cases with extensive disease (median survival: 214 days). In spite of tumour site irradiation, prophylactic irradiation of CNS and chemotherapy, there were six local relapses, two CNS extensions and six metastatic relapses and only two autopsied cases without macroscopic evidence of relapse.
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