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Treatment of Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
Treatment of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer may include:
- immunotherapy ( or ) and combination chemotherapy
- combination chemotherapy
- radiation therapy to the brain, spine, bone, or other parts of the body where the cancer has spread, as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life
- radiation therapy to the chest if the cancer responded to chemotherapy
- radiation therapy to the brain after a complete response to chemotherapy, to prevent the spread of cancer to the brain
To learn more about these treatments, see the Treatment Option Overview.
Use our clinical trial search to find NCI-supported cancer clinical trials that are accepting patients. You can search for trials based on the type of cancer, the age of the patient, and where the trials are being done. General information about clinical trials is also available.
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This information was sourced and adapted from Adapted from the National Cancer Institute's
Physician Data Query (PDQ®) Cancer Information Summaries on
www.cancer.gov.
This information updated
November 1, 2024.
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