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. 2005 Nov 29;94(1):18–21. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602888

Table 3. Treatment modalities stratified by year of presentation in SCLC.

  No. of patient (%)
Treatment 1982–1994 1995–2003 Total
Cisplatin-containing regimes 16 (10) 32 (19) 48 (15)
Carboplatin combinations 59 (38) 93 (56) 152 (47)
Nonplatinum single agents 60 (38) 23 (14) 83 (26)
Other non-platinum combinations 22 (14) 17 (10) 39 (12)
 
No. of cycles of chemotherapy      
 1 52 (33) 36 (22) 88 (27)
 2 22 (14) 18 (11) 40 (12)
 3 16 (10) 16 (10) 32 (10)
 4 18 (11) 41 (25) 60 (19)
 5 18 (11) 18 (11) 36 (11)
 6+ 31 (20) 36 (22) 67 (21)
Local radiotherapy 18 (11) 10 (6) 28 (9)
prophylactic cranial irradiation 3 (2) 12 (7) 15 (5)