THE EFFECT OF CHEMORADIOTHERAPY ON SURVIVAL IN LOCALLY ADVANCED UNRESECTABLE NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER PATIENTS: EXPERIENCE FROM THE SOUTHEAST REGION OF TURKEY

Afsar C. U., Karaca F., Gunaldi M., KARA İ. O., Erkisi M., ŞAHİN B., ...More

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.31, no.4, pp.883-888, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.883-888
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Smoking cigarettes is the predominant risk factor. Chemotherapy (CT) plays an integral part in treating locally advanced-non-small cell carcinoma of the lung (LA-NSCLC) as it improves survival in all subgroups of patients. In this study, our aim was to perform a retrospective overview of our data in LA-NSCLC patients and to explore which CT regimen is more effective during chemoradiotherapy (CRT).