Treatment options for recurrent small cell lung cancer

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For information on the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Options Overview section.

Treatment for recurrent small cell lung cancer includes the following approaches:

  • Chemotherapy.
  • Immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors
  • Radiotherapy as a palliative treatment to improve symptoms and improve quality of life.
  • Laser therapy, stent placement to keep the airway open, and/or internal radiation therapy as a palliative treatment for symptom relief and to improve quality of life
  • Clinical trials of novel chemotherapy approaches

    Using our Clinical Trials Search, you can find out which of the NCI-supported cancer clinical trials are currently enrolling patients. You can search for clinical trials by cancer type, patient age, and trial site. You can also get basic information about clinical trials.