Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
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Randomized controlled trials conducted in Japan were reviewed. Using PubMed, 12 papers published after 1990 were selected. ⋯ According to the results of those trials, cisplatin plus either irinotecan or docetaxel for advanced non-small cell lung cancer, cisplatin plus irinotecan for small cell lung cancer and concurrent chemoradiotherapy for a localized disease of both small and non-small cell lung cancers have been established as standard treatments. No adjuvant treatment method for resected patients has been proved to be sufficiently effective.
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Gan To Kagaku Ryoho · Sep 2002
Case Reports[Advanced breast cancer with lung and pleural metastases responsive to anastrozole--a case report].
A 63-year-old postmenopausal woman was referred to our hospital for treatment of ER positive advanced breast cancer. The patient had lung and pleural metastases with pleural effusion from breast cancer. ⋯ The patient experienced no adverse effects with this therapy. Anastrozole therapy is a useful treatment for postmenopausal women with ER positive advanced breast cancer.