Editorial


Immune checkpoint inhibition in small cell lung cancer: a key to reach an unmet need?

Francesco Gelsomino, Alessandro Leonetti, Karim Rihawi, Francesca Sperandi, Laura Casolari, Barbara Melotti, Michelangelo Fiorentino, Andrea Ardizzoni

Abstract

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC), accounting for 13–15% of all lung cancers, is strongly correlated with smoking and it is associated with a poor overall survival (OS) (2-year OS rate: 5%), particularly in patients with extensive disease (1,2).

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