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Paclitaxel and cisplatin in the treatment of metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer during pregnancy

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The concomitant occurrence of cancer during pregnancy is a rare event. The cancers most frequently detected during pregnancy are breast, cervical, melanoma, ovarian, leukaemia and lymphoma, however the diagnosis of lung cancer during pregnancy is particularly exceptional. In this case, we report on a pregnant woman who was diagnosed with non-small-cell lung cancer and received therapy with paclitaxel and cisplatin.

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  1. Department of Medical Oncology, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario, C/ Travesa da Choupana, s/n, ES-15706, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain

    Jorge García-González, Juan Cueva, Teresa Curiel, Begoña Graña & Rafael López-López

  2. Department of Pharmacy, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    María Jesús Lamas

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García-González, J., Cueva, J., Lamas, M.J. et al. Paclitaxel and cisplatin in the treatment of metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer during pregnancy. Clin Transl Oncol 10, 375–376 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-008-0215-8

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