CT evaluation of patients during treatment of advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma

Twenty-one patients with Stage III non-small cell bronchogenic carcinoma were studied by chest radiograph and computed tomography (CT) before and after chemotherapy. In three patients (14%), the prechemotherapy CT showed measurable disease not seen on chest radiograph. Postchemotherapy CT scans show...

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Published in:	American journal of clinical oncology Vol. 9; no. 4; p. 292
Main Authors:	Abrams, J S, Cunat, J S, Whitley, N O, Fuks, J Z, Aisner, J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-08-1986
Subjects:	Adult Aged Carcinoma, Bronchogenic - diagnostic imaging Carcinoma, Bronchogenic - drug therapy Female Humans Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Lung Neoplasms - drug therapy Male Middle Aged Radiography, Thoracic Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:	Twenty-one patients with Stage III non-small cell bronchogenic carcinoma were studied by chest radiograph and computed tomography (CT) before and after chemotherapy. In three patients (14%), the prechemotherapy CT showed measurable disease not seen on chest radiograph. Postchemotherapy CT scans showed additional measurable disease not seen on chest x-ray films in nine of 56 (16%) follow-up exams. This represented additional disease in seven of the 21 patients (33%). The CT findings resulted in a significant change in therapy in six of the 21 patients (29%).
ISSN:	0277-3732
DOI:	10.1097/00000421-198608000-00003