Who may benefit from prophylactic cranial irradiation amongst stage III non-small cell lung cancer patients?

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ALSAN ÇETİN İ., Akgun Z., ATASOY B. M., Yumuk P. F., ABACIOGLU M. U.

JOURNAL OF BUON, vol.18, no.2, pp.453-458, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 18 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2013
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BUON
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.453-458
• Keywords: brain metastasis, non-small cell lung cancer, prophylactic cranial irradiation, SOUTHWEST-ONCOLOGY-GROUP, MULTICENTER RANDOMIZED-TRIAL, TERM-FOLLOW-UP, BRAIN METASTASES, PHASE-II, PREOPERATIVE CHEMOTHERAPY, NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY, MULTIMODALITY TREATMENT, FAILURE PATTERNS, GROUP RTOG
• Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose: To identify a high risk group of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who may benefit from preventive strategies in order to reduce the rate of brain metastasis.