Let's usher in a new era in lung cancer studies——The 12th World Conference on Lung Cancer Commentary
- VernacularTitle:共同开创肺癌研究的新纪元——第十二届世界肺癌学大会述评
- Author:
Baohui HAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
non-small cell lung cancer;
new TMN stage;
target therapy;
chemotherapy
- From:
China Oncology
2006;0(10):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The 12th World Conference on Lung Cancer(WCLC) opened in September 2-6,2007 in South Korea.More than 4 500 representatives attended the conference all over the world,WCLC received 1 500 papers.Dozens of fields specialized conference opened.The hot topics of lung cancer filed have carried on wide-ranging discuss in this meeting.The progress in three aspects is especially noticeable: First,new TNM stage of lung cancer is introduced based on analysis 100 869 lung cancer cases.Second,Individuation treatment will be main therapy tool for enhancing!the lung cancer treatment effects.Third,target therapy was started to combine lung cancer treatment(including adjuvant therapy,first line,second line,maintenance and consolidation treatment,et al).This article reviewed issues mentioned above.
