9 January 1997

Apparent Patient Location: Canada

Patient affected by Raynaud Disease and Scleroderma and has Interstitial Lung Disease on right lung. In October of 1996, discovered that she had Small Cell Lung Cancer. The cancer is concentrated in the right lung. Brain scan, bone scan, and ultrasound of lower organs were all negative. Chemotherapy with CAV (cyclophosphamide, adramycin, and oncovin) has been given, planned to alternate with next therapy which will be on Jan.13,1997 -- EP for 3 days (VP16-cisplatinum). On this date she was supposed to start radiation therapy for 3 weeks. However, the radiation oncologist felt that it would have been too much for her due to the existing damage caused by the scleroderma, and that the side effects would have been too strong. Does anyone have any info, experience, and/or documentation of side effects from someone with the same conditions (ie- any patients who have scleroderma and small cell lung cancer who have received both chemo and radiation)?