Journal of International Oncology ›› 2014, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (8): 655-658.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2014.09.005

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Successful patterns of maintenance therapy in human common cancer

Zhang Baihong, Yue Hongyun   

  1. Department of Oncology, Lanzhou General Hospital of Lanzhou Military Region, Lanzhou 730050, China
  • Online:2014-09-25 Published:2014-09-05
  • Contact: Zhang Baihong E-mail:bhzhang1999@126.com

Abstract: Maintenance therapy is an important strategy for cancer treatment,  which mainly include continuation maintenance therapy and switch maintenance therapy, with a classical model of metronomic chemotherapy. Maintenance therapy can be an effective treatment option for patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer and ovarian cancer.

Key words: Neoplasms, Maintenance chemotherapy, Multicenter studies