Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer — What Clinicians Want to Know About First-Line and Maintenance Therapy

About this episode

Dr Luis Paz-Ares and Dr Shields discuss first-line and maintenance therapy for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

Dr Luis Paz-Ares from the Spanish National Oncology Research Center in Madrid and Dr Shields from Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis discuss key datasets surrounding first-line and maintenance therapy for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer and their clinical implications.  CME information and select publications here .

People in this episode

Host: Dr Neil Love

Guests: Dr Luis Paz-Ares, Dr Shields

Topics covered

• small cell lung cancer
• first-line therapy
• maintenance therapy
• clinical implications
• oncology research

Keywords

• extensive-stage
• small cell lung cancer
• first-line therapy
• maintenance therapy
• oncology
• clinical datasets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spanish National Oncology Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine

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