[Molecule pathology in the treatment of lung cancer-Interdisciplinary view of the importance in thoracic surgery].

ABSTRACT: Treatment modalities of lung cancer have rapidly evolved in recent years by the establishment of tumor-specific targeted drugs and immunomodulatory concepts and the complexity has rapidly increased. This development is accompanied by improved survival data and knowledge of other spectra of side effects and recurrence characteristics. This development requires that clinicians maintain a constant vigilance in the stratification of treatment options. This article gives an overview of the current clinically relevant approaches of targeted treatment of lung cancer and points out possible links to thoracic surgery. The presentation of the options of targeted therapy demonstrates which role they play in the adjuvant treatment in cases of proven mutations of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)

SUBMITTER: Kramer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9042959 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature