Current standards for clinical management of small cell lung cancer

Anna F Farago; Florence K Keane

doi:10.21037/tlcr.2018.01.16

Current standards for clinical management of small cell lung cancer

Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2018 Feb;7(1):69-79. doi: 10.21037/tlcr.2018.01.16.

Authors

Anna F Farago¹, Florence K Keane²

Affiliations

¹ Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Abstract

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma. Despite over 30 years of clinical research, little progress has been made in the management of SCLC, and outcomes remain poor. Here, we review the current clinical standards for management of SCLC and the data supporting these strategies.

Keywords: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC); chemotherapy; radiation.

Publication types

Review