Progress In The Effort To Improve Outcomes In SCLC

Several drug makers are working to bring new advances to small-cell lung cancer, a fast-growing cancer with limited treatment options.

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Key Takeaways
  • Small-cell lung cancer is an aggressive disease with few treatment options, but drug makers are looking to change that, with an eye toward combination treatments.

While significant progress has been made in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) has...

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