Platinum versus non-platinum chemotherapy regimens for small cell lung cancer

• Published in: Cochrane database of systematic reviews no. 8; p. CD006849
• Main Authors: Amarasena, Isuru U, Chatterjee, Saion, Walters, Julia A E, Wood-Baker, Richard, Fong, Kwun M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 02.08.2015
• Subjects: Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use; Humans; Lung Neoplasms - drug therapy; Lung Neoplasms - mortality; Platinum Compounds - administration & dosage; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma - drug therapy; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma - mortality; Treatment Outcome

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a very fast growing form of cancer and is characterised by early metastasis. As a result, chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment. A number of different platinum-based chemotherapy regimens and non-platinum-based chemotherapy regimens have been used for the treatme...