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Adjuvant therapy for early NSCLC increases survival
June 5-8, 2004. New Orleans, LA.
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The ASCO (American Society Of Clinical Oncology) Annual Meeting is the
premier oncology educational and scientific event.
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Two landmark studies reported a suvival benefit for
those with early resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) receiving
adjuvant chemotherapy compared to those put on follow up after surgery.
Both studies included patients with stage IB and II NSCLC.
In the Canadian study, patients receinving adjuvant
vinerolbine - cisplatin had a 69% 5 year survival rate, while those who
didn't had a 59% 5 year survival rate.
Similarly, the CALGB reported a
50% decrease in the risk
of death from lung cancer at 4 years for those treated with paclitaxel -
carboplatin compared to those treated with surgery alone.
ASCO 2004 Annual Meeting: Abstracts 7018 and 7019.
Presented June 6, 2004.
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