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• n  highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are frequently oat cell carcinomas

• small cell carcinoma

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• Experimental regimen tested for small cell lung cancer
  Small cell lung cancer, which includes oat cell carcinoma, is a more aggressive disease than other types of lung cancer and often is more advanced at the time of diagnosis. Despite the severity of the disease, the standard-of-care treatment remains the same today as it was nearly 30 years ago. A new clinical trial may improve treatment approaches and combat disease recurrence.
  Nov. 13, 2013 - Science Daily
• Cedars-Sinai Physicians Testing Experimental Regimen for Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
  Small cell lung cancer, which includes oat cell carcinoma, is a more aggressive disease than other types of lung cancer and often is more advanced at the time of diagnosis. Despite the severity of the disease, the standard-of-care treatment remains the same today as it was nearly 30 years ago. A new Cedars-Sinai Phase I-II clinical trial may improve treatment approaches and combat disease ...
  Nov. 13, 2013 - Newswise