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Table 2 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment regimens and evaluation of their effectiveness

From: Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally-advanced lung cancer

Neoadjuvant treatment regimen

Effectiveness, n (%)

CR

PR

SD

GP

12

4

DP

5

3

EC

5

  1. GP (gemcitabine + cisplatin): gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2, intravenous infusion, d1, d8; total cisplatin 90 mg/m2, intravenous infusion, d2–5, 21 days as one cycle; DP (docetaxel + cisplatin), docetaxel injection, intravenous infusion, 75 mg/m2, d1, total cisplatin 90 mg/m2, intravenous infusion, d2–5, 21 days as one cycle; EC (Etoposide,VP-16 + carboplatin), carboplatin intravenous infusion, d1, AUC (area under the curve) method to calculate the carboplatin dose, AUC = 5.5, total etoposide 100 mg/m2,d2–6, 21 days as one cycle