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Lung Cancer treatment details. Chemotherapy.

Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.

Survival: monthsCountry:Korea
Toxiciy Grade:4City/State/Province:Cheonan
Treatments:ChemotherapyHospital:Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital
Drugs:Journal:Link
Date:Mar 2011

Description:

Patients:
This phase II study involved 28 patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, 71.4% of whom were male. The median patient age was 63 years.

Treatment:
Patients were treated with the chemotherapy agents Genexol (brand name for paclitaxel) and carboplatin.

Toxicities:
The most severe adverse events were of grade 4, including neutropenia (50% of patients with grade 3-4) and peripheral neuropathy (28.6% with grade 3-4).

Results:
The median overall survival was 8.2 months.

Support:
This study was partially supported by Samyang Genex Co., makers of Genexol.

Correspondence: Dr. Dae Sik Hong; email: [email protected]



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