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SUBMITTER: Kunitoh H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2538761 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kunitoh H H Kato H H Tsuboi M M Asamura H H Tada H H Nagai K K Mitsudomi T T Koike T T Nakagawa K K Ichinose Y Y Okada M M Shibata T T Saijo N N
British journal of cancer 20080901 6
Preoperative chemotherapy is a promising strategy in patients with early-stage resectable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC); optimal chemotherapy remains unclear. Clinical (c-) stage IB/II NSCLC patients were randomised to receive either two cycles of docetaxel (D)-cisplatin (P) combination chemotherapy (D 60 mg m(-2) and P 80 mg m(-2) on day 1) every 3-4 weeks or three cycles of D monotherapy (70 mg m(-2)) every 3weeks. Thoracotomy was performed 4-5 weeks (DP) or 3-4 weeks (D) after chemothera ...[more]