Influence of tumour laterality on patient survival in non-small cell lung cancer after radiotherapy.

CONCLUSION: Our study showed that right-sided lung tumours show worse overall survival for NSCLC treated with curative-intent radiotherapy. Results suggest that the effect of laterality is through a difference in dose-response for individual lungs, with the larger, right lung, having the greater impact on survival.
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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - May 8, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: McWilliam A, Vasquez Osorio E, Faivre-Finn C, van Herk M Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research