This is a case report of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) that underwent spontaneous regression. This was associated with severe neuropathy, which was unresponsive to therapy, including corticosteroids and plasmapheresis. We present here the case report and a brief review of the literature.
The impression at our institution was that paclitaxel was a very acceptable therapy for the older patients. The elimination of paclitaxel from a treatment regimen based solely on the grounds of patient age is not justified. We have shown previously that cisplatin is also safe in a similar population." Therefore the cisplatin, or carboplatin-paclitaxel combination, should be considered in older women with newly diagnosed ovarian cancer.
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