Prophylactic cranial irradiation is associated with improved survival following resection for limited stage small cell lung cancer

BACKGROUND: Brain metastases are a major cause of mortality in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) may improve survival among patients that respond to chemotherapy. Less is known about the outcomes of PCI following surgical resection of SCLC. The purpo...

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Publicado en:J Thorac Dis
Main Authors: Resio, Benjamin J., Hoag, Jessica, Chiu, Alexander, Monsalve, Andres, Dhanasopon, Andrew P., Boffa, Daniel J., Blasberg, Justin D.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2019
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6462708/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31019769
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2019.01.64
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