Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Prognostic Factors and Changing Treatment Over 15 Years
Gaspar LE, McNamara EJ, Gay EG, Putnam JB, Crawford J, Herbst RS, Bonner JA. Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Prognostic Factors and Changing Treatment Over 15 Years. Clinical Lung Cancer 2011, 13: 115-122. PMID: 22000695, DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2011.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall cell lung cancerNational Cancer Data BaseExtensive SCLCHazard ratioLimited SCLCRadiation therapyExtensive small cell lung cancerLimited small cell lung cancerNon-Hispanic white patientsBenefit of chemotherapyReceipt of surgeryAmerican Joint CommitteeEarly-stage diseaseMedian survivalOnly chemotherapyStage diseasePrognostic factorsWhite patientsFemale patientsImproved survivalFemale sexLung cancerCancer stageBetter survivalPatients