Concurrent chemo and radiation therepy improves long-term survival for inoperable stage III lung cancer
Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
Nearly 50,000 Americans are diagnosed each year with stage III or locally advanced NSCLC, for which surgery is usually not a viable treatment option. Optimizing nonsurgical treatment strategies for these patients is an ongoing research endeavor. In an article published online September 8, 2011 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, RTOG researchers report that treating patients with concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy significantly increased five‑year survival rates compared with treating patients with radiation therapy upon completion of chemotherapy treatment.