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  2. Treatment of lung cancer - Wikipedia

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    Chemotherapy for NSCLC usually includes combination of two drugs (chemotherapy doublet), with one of the agents is cisplatin or carboplatin. In 2002, Schiller at al. published in the New England Journal of Medicine, a study that compared four chemotherapy regimens for advanced NSCLC, cisplatin and paclitaxel, cisplatin and gemcitabine, cisplatin and docetaxel, and carboplatin and paclitaxel. [14]

  3. Adenocarcinoma of the lung - Wikipedia

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    For advanced (stage IV) and unresectable lung tumors, the first-line therapy is platinum-based doublet chemotherapy, combining cisplatin or carboplatin with another cytotoxic agent. [3] Regimens strongly depend on each patient performance status and response, and when the risk of adverse events could worsen quality of life significantly, basic ...

  4. Chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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    The word chemotherapy without a modifier usually refers to cancer treatment, but its historical meaning was broader. The term was coined in the early 1900s by Paul Ehrlich as meaning any use of chemicals to treat any disease ( chemo - + -therapy ), such as the use of antibiotics ( antibacterial chemotherapy ). [ 194 ]

  5. Chemotherapy regimen - Wikipedia

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    A chemotherapy regimen is a regimen for chemotherapy, defining the drugs to be used, their dosage, the frequency and duration of treatments, and other considerations. In modern oncology, many regimens combine several chemotherapy drugs in combination chemotherapy. The majority of drugs used in cancer chemotherapy are cytostatic, many via ...

  6. Targeted therapy of lung cancer - Wikipedia

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    Targeted therapy of lung cancer refers to using agents specifically designed to selectively target molecular pathways responsible for, or that substantially drive, the malignant phenotype of lung cancer cells, and as a consequence of this (relative) selectivity, cause fewer toxic effects on normal cells.

  7. The Meaning Behind the Four Rings Kate Middleton Wore ... - AOL

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    The Princess of Wales sported the same ring stack she debuted in the video announcing the end of her chemotherapy. The Meaning Behind the Four Rings Kate Middleton Wore For Her First Post-Chemo Outing

  8. List of chemotherapeutic agents - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of chemotherapeutic agents, also known as cytotoxic agents or cytostatic drugs, that are known to be of use in chemotherapy for cancer.This list is organized by type of agent, although the subsections are not necessarily definitive and are subject to revision.

  9. All the Hidden Symbolism in Kate Middleton's New Video About ...

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    Here, a guide to the hidden meaning in Kate's announcement: Standing at the base of a tree Parts of today's video show Kate standing at the base of a large tree.