What targeted drugs are effective for brain metastasis of lung cancer

The characteristic of targeted drugs is that they can reduce the side effects of traditional treatments while increasing the efficacy. Among targeted drugs, there is a class of targeted drugs that require genetic testing, such as gefitinib, osimertinib, and crizotinib. At this time, the application of targeted therapeutic drugs can control the formation of new blood vessels in some tumors to achieve the purpose of controlling tumors. If there is a clear treatment target for patients with brain metastasis of lung cancer.

Best treatment for brain metastases from lung cancer

For example, when choosing chemotherapy drugs for brain metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma and squamous cell lung carcinoma, the former may mainly be docetaxel plus cisplatin, gemcitabine combined with cisplatin, while the latter is mainly pemetrexed combined with cisplatin. For small cell lung cancer, etoposide combined with cisplatin is selected. Lung cancer can be divided into small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. For adenocarcinoma and small cell lung cancer, the degree of metastasis is very high. For brain metastasis, conventional whole brain radiotherapy can be performed. In addition, temozolomide can be added for synchronous chemoradiotherapy, because temozolomide is an organ-specific recommended drug for brain metastases, and the effect is very effective. Systemic treatment includes chemotherapy, targeted drug therapy and immunotherapy. Sensitive chemotherapy regimens are selected for chemotherapy. For those with relevant sensitive gene mutations, targeted drug therapy can be used in combination, which can greatly improve the efficacy.

How often is chemotherapy given for lung cancer?

The chemotherapy stage is determined by the cycle requirements. A chemotherapy cycle lasts for 21 days. During a cycle, there is a period of medication and a period of waiting. The chemotherapy stage is determined by the cycle requirements. A chemotherapy cycle lasts for 21 days. During a cycle, there is a period of medication and a period of waiting. The chemotherapy regimen for lung cancer is different according to different stages.