[Research Progression of Maintenance Therapy in Small Cell Lung Cancer].

ABSTRACT: Lung cancer is one of the common malignant tumors in the world, the incidence of small cell lung cancer is about 15% among them. Small cell lung cancer is highly sensitive to first-line chemotherapy, but most of the patients relapse after the first-line therapy quickly. Despitemany clinical researchof chemotherapy, biological agents and molecular targeting agents since the 1980s, there still remains a substantial lack of consensus regarding the appropriate therapeutic management on maintenance therapy of small cell lung cancer. The review focuses on maintenance therapy of small cell lung cancer.

SUBMITTER: Lu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6000114 | biostudies-other | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other