Research progress on thoracic radiotherapy for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer
XIA Tong-tong
HUANG Guan-bin
LIN Mu-wen
LUO Yi-ping
CHEN Hua-lin
Abstract：Small cell lung cancer(SCLC)is a highly aggressive pulmonary malignancy,and the majority of pa-tients present with disseminated disease at the time of diagnosis.Currently,immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy is the first-line treatment for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer(ES-SCLC),yet patient prognosis remains subop-timal.Intrathoracic disease progression is one of the major factors limiting long-term survival.In recent years,thoracic radiotherapy has emerged as a promising treatment option for SCLC.This article reviews recent advances in thoracic radio-therapy for patients with ES-SCLC.
Keywords：extensive-stage small cell lung cancerthoracic radiotherapychemotherapyimmunotherapyim-mune checkpoint inhibitors
Publication Date：2025-11-15
Online Publishing Date：2026-01-06(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 1755-1760 )