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2017-06-22 05:36:41
My mom is a cancer patient.. she has primary left lung carcinoma: stage iv.. recently we are finished chemotherapy of second line treatment.. after the chemotherapy, we go for the whole PET CT. but again poor responses are showing.. so, i want to know about any other solutions of next step for this ?
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None. See for good supportive care. For some biological agents like geftinib might work

Answered2017-06-26 13:29:54

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