Perspectieven in de behandeling van het niet-kleincellige longcarcinoom stadium III met radiotherapie en gelijktijdig gegeven laaggedoseerde chemotherapie

Patients with a non-small cell lung cancer stage III should preferably be treated with a combination of concomitant radiotherapy and platinum-containing chemotherapy. Concomitant chemoradiation results in improved survival compared to sequential chemoradiation, although this type oftreatment is associated with higher oesophagus toxicity. With concomitant chemoradiation the chemotherapy can be added in several ways to high-dosage radiotherapy, for example in the form of 2 courses of high dose, platinum-containing polychemotherapy once every 3 weeks. Concomitant chemoradiation with just a daily low dose of cisplatin is a good alternative. In view of its low risk of haematological and renal toxicity and ototoxicity and smaller cardiac load this is the therapy of choice and is also highly suitable for elderly patients with comorbidity