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Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Leptomeningeal Metastasis of Lung Cancer / 中国肺癌杂志
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer ; (12): 517-523, 2022.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-939741
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Leptomeningeal metastases (LM), a special type of metastasis in advanced lung cancer, is known for its severe clinical symptoms, rapid progression and poor prognosis. LM used to be featured with low clinical diagnosis rate, limited treatment options, poor treatment efficacy, and very short survival if treatment not given. Though cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology remains to be the gold standard for the diagnosis of LM, the positive rate of the first CSF cytology even in patients with suggestive clinical symptoms and positive imaging generally does not exceed 50%, leading to a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with LM. With the progress of targeted therapy for driver gene-positive lung cancer and immunotherapy for driver gene-negative lung cancer, the overall survival of patients with lung cancer has been prolonged, meanwhile incidence of LM has been increasing year by year. Current clinical research in this field center around how to improve diagnosis rate and to find effective treatment approaches. This paper reviews advances in diagnosis and treatment of LM of lung cancer..
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Treatment Outcome / Meningeal Carcinomatosis / Lung Neoplasms / Meningeal Neoplasms Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Humans Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer Year: 2022 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Treatment Outcome / Meningeal Carcinomatosis / Lung Neoplasms / Meningeal Neoplasms Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Humans Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer Year: 2022 Type: Article