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How would you sequence/prioritize therapy for a patient with newly diagnosed large but relatively asymptomatic, limited small cell lung carcinoma of the lung with newly diagnosed partially obstructing ascending colon cancer with multiple large liver metastases confirmed to be of colon origin?

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Medical Oncology · Mary Lanning Healthcare Morrison Cancer Center/University of Nebraska Medical Center Adjunct Faculty
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When two synchronous malignancies demand immediate intervention, a patient-tailored approach with overlapping regimens may be considered (Choudhary et al., ASCO 2025); however, in this particular case, sequential treatment is more appropriate given the asymptomatic nature of the colon cancer. There ...

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