Yuanshan Yao, Yinjie Zhou, Zhenhua Yang, Hongbo Huang, Haibo Shen
Oncology Research, Vol.27, No.2, pp. 203-210, 2019, DOI:10.3727/096504018X15202953107093
Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of resection coupled with standard chemotherapy on
the survival prognosis of patients with early stage small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC). Patients (n=110) with
mediastinal lymph node-negative SCLC were enrolled in this study. The baseline clinical data of patients
with surgery were retrospectively reviewed. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were
measured by Kaplan–Meier and log-rank test analyses. Ninety-eight patients received mediastinoscopy biopsy,
and pulmonary lobectomy or sublobar resection, and 67 patients underwent adjuvant chemotherapy after pulmonary lobectomy. Adjuvant chemotherapy after surgical intervention was associated… More >