Induction Chemoradiotherapy Versus Chemotherapy Alone for Superior Sulcus Lung Cancer

Superior sulcus tumors are the most challenging group of non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLC) to treat successfully. Originally these uniformly fatal tumors were described in 1932 by radiologist Henry Pancoast whose name is commonly attached to this malignancy [1]. In the 1950 ’s, the strategy of induction radiotherapy followed by aggressive surgery with en bloc resection of the involved chest wall resulted in up to a 30% long-term cure [2,3].

Source: Lung Cancer - June 18, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lary A. Robinson, Tawee Tanvetyanon, Deanna Grubbs, Scott Antonia, Ben Creelan, Jacques Fontaine, Eric Toloza, Robert Keenan, Thomas Dilling, Craig W. Stevens, K. Eric Sommers, Frank Vrionis Source Type: research