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Purpose: Megestrol acetate has been reported to improve appetite a and quality of life and to decrease nausea and vomiting in patients with cancer anorexia/cachexia. The present trial was formulated to evaluate the impact of megestrol acetate on quality of life, toxicity, response, and survival in individuals with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer who received concomitant chemotherapy. Patients...
In 1994, approximately 34,000 to 43,000 Americans will be diagnosed with small cell lung cancer, and 60% to 70% of these individuals will have extensive-stage disease. The median survival time of patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer is 8 to 10 months and 10% or less will survive 2 years. There have been no major advances in the treatment of this stage of disease in the past decade...
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