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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Zhao H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6026606 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhao Honglin H Ren Dian D Liu Hongyu H Chen Jun J
Thoracic cancer 20180516 7
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC), which accounts for 15% to 17% of all lung cancers, is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. More than 130 000 new diagnoses of SCLC and 100 000 deaths from the disease were estimated to have occurred in China in 2013. The existing guidelines of SCLC therapeutic principles differ by region. In recent years, new immunotherapy and targeted therapy treatments have been lacking. In order to understand the current status of SCLC treatment in more d ...[more]