Internal medicine

Small-cell carcinoma

Cancer

Oncology

Intensive care medicine

Lung

Lung cancer

Carcinoma

Neuroendocrine carcinoma

Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

Medicine

Translational Lung Cancer Research

Abstract: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma. Despite over 30 years of clinical research, little progress has been made in the management of SCLC, and outcomes remain poor. Here, we review the current clinical standards for management of SCLC and the data supporting these strategies.

Current standards for clinical management of small cell lung cancer