Drs. Leora Horn, Ben Solomon, & Jack West debate whether results from a European trial of chest radiation after chemotherapy for extensive stage small cell lung cancer should lead to a change in treatment for this setting.

Dr. Vivek Mehta, radiation oncologist, reviews the basic principles and treatment approach for limited stage small cell lung cancer, which combines chest radiation with concurrent chemotherapy.

After Avastin was found to produce a survival benefit when combined with chemo in advanced NSCLC, it became increasingly appealing to try to see if adding Avastin in earlier stages of lung cancer, both SCLC and NSCLC, where it might increase the cure rate.