How many days does chemotherapy for lung cancer usually last?

How many days does chemotherapy for lung cancer usually last?

1. A course of chemotherapy for lung cancer generally lasts 21 days.

2. Lung cancer is a malignant tumor that originates from the bronchial mucosa or glands of the lungs. Common symptoms of patients are cough, which is often manifested as paroxysmal irritating dry cough, no sputum or little sputum, as well as chest pain, hoarseness, fever, and dyspnea. Chemotherapy is an effective method for treating lung cancer, which refers to killing cancer cells through oral and injected chemicals. There are many chemotherapy drugs for lung cancer, generally based on platinum drugs, including cisplatin, carboplatin, etc.

3. Chemotherapy for lung cancer is generally 21 days, but according to the patient's pathological type, small cell lung cancer generally chooses sudoside plus cisplatin, with each cycle lasting 21 days; lung adenocarcinoma can choose pemetrexed plus cisplatin chemotherapy cycle for 21 days; lung squamous cell carcinoma can choose gemcitabine plus cisplatin, with a chemotherapy cycle of 21 days. For lung cancer patients, surgery is generally 4 to 6 cycles, and the efficacy should be evaluated after two cycles to observe the effect of chemotherapy. If the effect is good, continue the original chemotherapy; if the effect is poor, other treatment options can be used instead of chemotherapy, or radiotherapy can be used at the same time.