Carcinoid Tumors
Carcinoid Tumors Juan C. Escalon Frank C. Detterbeck History Carcinoid tumors constitute a relatively uncommon group of pulmonary neoplasms, being responsible for only 0.4% to 3% of resected lung cancers.11,14,67,85,90…
Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Small-Cell Lung Cancer Thomas E. Stinchcombe Mark A. Socinski Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among men and women in the United States, and it is estimated…
Novel Strategies for Lung Cancer Immunotherapy
Novel Strategies for Lung Cancer Immunotherapy Dominik Rüttinger Rudolf Hatz Karl-Walter Jauch Bernard A. Fox For a long time, lung cancer was not considered an immune-sensitive malignancy. For this reason…
Emerging Technologies and Techniques for the Management of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Emerging Technologies and Techniques for the Management of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Ricardo S. Santos Fawad Khawaja Hiran C. Fernando Lung cancer is a significant public health problem, with approximately 215,000…
Novel Systemic Therapy for Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Novel Systemic Therapy for Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Anne S. Tsao Merrill S. Kies Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In the United States in the…
Neoadjuvant Therapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Neoadjuvant Therapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Sunil Singhal Joseph B. Shrager Larry R. Kaiser Although surgical resection for early, localized non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the only treatment that experience…
Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Natasha B. Leighl Frances A. Shepherd Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer mortality in western countries, accounting for more deaths than breast,…
Radiation Therapy for Carcinoma of the Lung
Radiation Therapy for Carcinoma of the Lung Ritsuko Komaki James D. Cox Carcinoma of the lung encompasses a group of diseases that require the collaboration of the thoracic surgeon, radiation…
Basic Principles of Radiation Therapy in Locally Advanced Carcinoma of the Lung
Basic Principles of Radiation Therapy in Locally Advanced Carcinoma of the Lung Bahman Emami Nena Mirkovic Julian Rosenman Physical Aspects of Radiation Therapy Ionizing radiation is the name given to…
Endoluminal Management of Malignant Airway Disease
Endoluminal Management of Malignant Airway Disease Joseph LoCicero III Because patients with endobronchial tumor obstruction often present with acute and dramatic symptoms, they are the subject of continued investigation. Many…
