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SUBMITTER: Hellmann MD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5035786 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hellmann M D MD Li B T BT Chaft J E JE Kris M G MG
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology 20160725 10
Molecularly targeted and immunotherapies have improved the care of patients with lung cancers. These successes have rallied calls to replace or avoid chemotherapy. Yet, even in this era of precision medicine and exciting advances, cytotoxic chemotherapies remain an essential component of lung cancer treatment. In the setting of locoregional disease, chemotherapy is the only systemic therapy thus far proven to enhance curability when combined with surgery or radiation. In the metastatic setting, ...[more]