Palliative Lung Radiotherapy: Higher Dose Leads to Improved Survival?

Choosing the optimal palliative lung radiotherapy regimen is challenging. Guidance from The Royal College of Radiologists recommends treatment stratification based on performance status, but evidence suggests that higher radiotherapy doss may be associated with survival benefits. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of fractionation regimen and additional factors on the survival of palliative lung cancer radiotherapy patients.

Source: Clinical Oncology - June 25, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: T.S. Lewis, J.A. Kennedy, G.J. Price, T. Mee, D.K. Woolf, N.A. Bayman, C. Chan, J.H. Coote, C. Faivre-Finn, M.A. Harris, A.M. Hudson, L.S. Pemberton, A. Salem, H.Y. Sheikh, H.B. Mistry, D.C.P. Cobben Tags: Original Article Source Type: research