Non small cell lung cancer medical therapy: Difference between revisions

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{{NSCLC stage III medical therapy}}
{{NSCLC stage III medical therapy}}
==Chemotherapy plus radiotherapy regimens==
===Chemotherapy plus radiotherapy===
The list bellow show the options for concomitant [[chemotherapy]] plus [[radiation therapy]] based on the 2014 NCCN Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer guidelines.<ref name="NCCN">http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/nscl.pdf</ref>
*[[Cisplatin]] 50 mg/m<sup>2</sup> on days 1, 8, 29 and 36 + [[etoposide]] 50 mg/m<sup>2</sup> through days 1 to 5 and then 29 to 33 + thoracic radiotherapy
*[[Cisplatin]] 100 mg/m<sup>2</sup> on days 1 and 29 + vinblastin 5 mg/m<sup>2</sup> weekly for 5 weeks + thoracic radiotherapy
*[[Cisplatin]] 75 mg/m<sup>2</sup> on the first day + [[pemetrexed]] 500 mg/m<sup>2</sup> on day 1 and then every 21 days to a total of 3 cycles + thoracic radiotherapy
*Carboplatin (AUC) 5 on the first day + [[pemetrexed]] 500 mg/m<sup>2</sup> on day 1 and then every 21 days to a total of 3 cycles + thoracic radiotherapy
===Chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy===
===Chemotherapy plus radiotherapy, followed by chemotherapy===
==References==
==References==
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