Toxicity and efficacy of a hypofractionated (3 weekly fractions of 850c Gy) irradiation schedule for stage IIIb / IV non-small cell lung cancer elderly patients with low performance status and unfit for chemotherapy.

CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the proposed scheme has a moderate radiation-induced lung toxicity rate and an acceptable therapeutic ratio. Taking into consideration its cost effectiveness, the proposed hypofractionated scheme is a good alternative to conventional fractionation. PMID: 29552767 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of B.U.ON. - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J BUON Source Type: research