Small Cell Lung Cancer Clinical Trials 2018

In a large clinical trial treatment with the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab tecentriq combined with a standard chemotherapy regimen increased survival in patients with this highly aggressive form of lung cancer.

Small cell lung cancer clinical trials 2018. Clinical trials look at new ways to prevent detect or treat disease. The clinical trials on this list are for small cell lung cancer treatment. Histologic or cytologic confirmed diagnosis of small cell lung cancer either limited or extensive disease at initial presentation is allowed. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the u s.

Clinical activity of immunotherapies has been observed in patients with refractory or metastatic small cell lung cancer 8 12. Epub 2018 sep 25. Nci s basic information about clinical trials explains the types and phases of trials and how they are carried out. Use the menu to choose a different section to read in this guide.

For the first time in more than two decades a treatment has been shown to improve how long patients with advanced small cell lung cancer sclc live. First line atezolizumab plus chemotherapy in extensive stage small cell lung cancer. Treatment patterns in advanced small cell lung cancer sclc the safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. The next section in this guide is latest research.

N engl j med. The efficacy and safety. Accelerated approvals may fail to expedite drugs to market in this setting and further research on overall survival benefit is needed to prove. Evidence of progressive disease during or following 1 or 2 prior chemotherapy regimens.

At least 1 prior regimen must have contained a platinum salt adjuvant therapy will constitute a prior treatment. In addition this website offers free access to a video based educational program about cancer clinical trials located outside of this guide. It explains areas of scientific research currently going on for small cell lung cancer. All trials on the list are supported by nci.

Clinical trials are research studies that involve people. A phase 2 randomized clinical trial jama oncol. However a phase 2 single group study of maintenance pembrolizumab and.