Surgery and radiation therapy have been used as a single modality or in combined modality therapy but have resulted in few cures (Hanna and Einhorn 2002). The standard treatment strategy for LD-SCLC and ED-SCLC is chemoradiotherapy and chemotherapy, respectively (Evans et al, 1987; Fukuoka et ...
Patients were treated with a CPT-11 starting dose of 100 mg/m2 body surface given as a 90-minute intravenous (IV) infusion every week with subsequent doses based on toxicity. Fifteen patients were assessable for toxicity, response, and survival. Results: Seven patients (47%; 95% confidence...
With a code now available, I encourage anyone using this therapy in the cardiac space to bill using 0644T so we can eventually have a Category I code.” The AngioVac system utilizes an extracorporeal circuit and funnel-tipped, self-expanding...