Prophylactic cranial irradiation in stage IV small cell lung cancer: Selection of patients amongst European IASLC and ESTRO experts.

CONCLUSION: European radiation and medical oncologists specializing in lung cancer recommend PCI in selected patients and restrict its use primarily to fit, non-elderly patients who responded to chemotherapy.
PMID: 30935574 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - March 31, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Putora PM, Glatzer M, Belderbos J, Besse B, Blackhall F, Califano R, Cappuzzo F, de Marinis F, Dziadziuszko R, Felip E, Faivre-Finn C, Früh M, Garrido P, Le Pechoux C, McDonald F, Nestle U, Novello S, O'Brien M, Paz Ares L, Peeters S, Pöttgen C, Ramella Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research