Clinical lung cancer
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Clinical lung cancer · Sep 2019
Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment as Adjuvant Therapy in Completely Resected Stage IB-IIIA Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Study Protocol for a Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) has been proven to yield an approximately 5% improvement in 5-year survival for patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer. With such small gains in survival, the optimal treatment regimen remains to be established. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment in combination with AC is frequently used in China. ⋯ Secondary end points include disease-free survival and quality of life. Other end points are TCM symptoms, performance status, and safety of the regimens. Recruitment started in October 2016 and is ongoing.
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Clinical lung cancer · Sep 2019
Postoperative Recurrence and Survival After Segmentectomy for Clinical Stage 0 or IA Lung Cancer.
Although radical segmentectomy is an accepted treatment option for small-sized lung cancer, the outcomes remain unclear. The present study aimed to elucidate recurrence patterns and to identify predictors of time to recurrence after intentional segmentectomy for early lung cancer. ⋯ Based on these findings, favorable survival is expected after intentional segmentectomy for selected patients with clinical stage 0 or IA non-small-cell lung cancer. Patients with a higher C/T ratio tumor appear to be at higher risk of recurrence after intentional segmentectomy.