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Combined Modality Studies on Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung — Current Status in Japan

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New Drugs in Cancer Chemotherapy

Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research ((RECENTCANCER,volume 76))

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Abstract

Small cell carcinoma of the lung is thought to be one of the most malignant tumors that occur in man. However, modern therapy has resulted in a marked prolongation of survival in patients with small cell carcinoma of the lung [1, 3, 4, 13, 24, 27].

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  1. Department of Lung Cancer, Research Institute, The Center for Adult Diseases, 1-3-3-Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 537, Japan

    H. Ikegami, T. Horai & S. Hattori

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  1. Northern California Cancer Program, 1801 Page Mill Road, Suite 200, Building B, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA

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  2. Cancer Chemotherapy Center, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Kami-Ikebukuro 1-37-1, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170, Japan

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  3. Institute of Microbial Chemistry, 14-23 Kamiosaki 3-Chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141, Japan

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Ikegami, H., Horai, T., Hattori, S. (1981). Combined Modality Studies on Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung — Current Status in Japan. In: Carter, S.K., Sakurai, Y., Umezawa, H. (eds) New Drugs in Cancer Chemotherapy. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 76. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81565-2_23

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