Hycamtin(TM) (topotecan hydrochloride) for injection, may offer a promising new treatment option for patients suffering from small cell lung cancer, one of the most lethal cancers in the United States, according to a study published in the May, 1997, issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Information about new chemotherapy drugs that can be used in late stages of lung cancer.

Some patients with small, early-stage lung cancers can be spared surgery and treated effectively with photodynamic therapy, according to a study by a Mayo Clinic Jacksonville lung specialist.

Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center are at the forefront of pioneering new ways of treating and improving the survival and quality of life of patients with lung cancer.