small-cell lung cancer
nounDefinition of small-cell lung cancer
: cancer of a highly malignant form that affects the lungs, tends to metastasize to other parts of the body, and is characterized by small round or oval cells which resemble oat grains and have little cytoplasm
— called also small-cell carcinoma
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Biotechnology company IDP Pharma is developing a type of protein inhibitor to treat multiple myeloma and small-cell lung cancer. — Elizabeth O'day, Scientific American, "A Special Class of Proteins Is Promising Targets for Drugs for Cancer and Alzheimer’s," 1 July 2019 Compared with advanced small-cell lung cancer patients who got chemotherapy, those treated first with Keytruda had a median survival time that was four to eight months longer. — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, "For many lung cancer patients, Keytruda is a better initial treatment than chemotherapy, study finds," 5 June 2018 The patients had a subtype of lung cancer known as squamous non-small-cell lung cancer. — Peter Loftus, WSJ, "Research Yields Progress Against Lung Cancer," 4 June 2018 Patients in the study had an advanced stage of non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, "Lung cancer patients live longer with immune therapy," 17 Apr. 2018 The findings, presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, will probably expand Keytruda’s use as a first-line treatment for advanced small-cell lung cancer, the most common form of the disease. — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, "For many lung cancer patients, Keytruda is a better initial treatment than chemotherapy, study finds," 5 June 2018 Patients in the study had an advanced stage of non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, "Lung cancer patients live longer with immune therapy," 17 Apr. 2018 Patients in the study had an advanced stage of non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, "Lung cancer patients live longer with immune therapy," 17 Apr. 2018 Patients in the study had an advanced stage of non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer. — Denise Grady, BostonGlobe.com, "Lung cancer patients live longer with immune therapy," 17 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'small-cell lung cancer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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