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Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a disease of the smoking population. The incidence decreased to approximately 13% of all lung cancer because of a decrease in the number of cigarette smokers. The majority of patients are diagnosed with advanced stage due to the aggressive behavior. SCLC is highly responsive to combination chemotherapy however the survival time seems dismal because of the high rate of relapsing disease. Many targeted therapy are still ineffective. The immunotherapy might be effective in SCLC but there are only limited data have been reported.

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Abbreviations

CT:

Computed Tomography

GI:

Gastrointestinal

IASLC:

International Association Study of Lung Cancer

JCOG:

Japan Clinical Oncology Group

LCNEC:

Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

NET:

Neuroendocrine Tumor

OS:

Overall Survival

PCI:

Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation

PET:

Positron Emission Tomography

RCT:

Randomized Controlled Trial

SCLC:

Small Cell Lung Cancer

SIADH:

Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone

TRT:

Thoracic Radiotherapy

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    Thatthan Suksombooncharoen

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    Apichat Tantraworasin

  3. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Sarawut Kongkarnka & Nirush Lertprasertsuke

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Suksombooncharoen, T., Tantraworasin, A., Kongkarnka, S., Lertprasertsuke, N., Wannasopha, Y. (2019). Small Cell Lung Cancer. In: De Mello, R., Mountzios, G., Tavares, Á. (eds) International Manual of Oncology Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16245-0_10

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