A Rare Case of Long-Term Survival in Stage IIIB Lung Adenocarcinoma: an 9-Year Follow-Up
We report a rare case of long-term survival in a 59-year-old male patient diagnosed with stage IIIB lung adenocarcinoma. Despite disease progression following initial chemotherapy, the patient achieved prolonged survival through a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This case highlights the potential for extended survival in advanced lung cancer with multimodal treatment approaches.
Authors
- Chunxia Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1632-9487)
- Hui-ming Zhu
- Lei Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6529-288X)
- Li Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5691-9946)
- Li Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6128-3284)
- Jianing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7525-1424)
- Yan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7947-314X)
- Jing Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2446-7732)
- Qi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2688-8306)
Institutions
- Tongji University (CN)
- Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biological Procedures Online
- Published
- 2025-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12575-025-00291-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- Tongji University
- Shanghai Hospital Development Center
- Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital
- National Key Research and Development Program of China