American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update on Chemotherapy for Stage IV Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Christopher G Azzoli; Giuseppe Giaccone; Sarah Temin

doi:10.1200/JOP.091065

American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update on Chemotherapy for Stage IV Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

J Oncol Pract. 2010 Jan;6(1):39-43. doi: 10.1200/JOP.091065.

Authors

Christopher G Azzoli¹, Giuseppe Giaccone, Sarah Temin

Affiliation

¹ Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; and American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA.

Abstract

ASCO published a guideline on use of chemotherapy in advanced stage non-small-cell lung cancer in 1997. The latest update covers treatment with chemotherapy and biologic agents and reviews literature from 2002 to 2009.