Published September 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Timing of thoracic irradiation in limited stage small-cell lung cancer: is it still a star on the rise?

  • 1. Dept. of Radiation Oncology, University of Munich (Korea, Republic of)

Description

Early cisplatin-based concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is a mainstay treatment in limited stage small-cell lung cancer (LS SCLC; the Union for International Cancer Control stage I-III). This is based on the several randomized trials and meta-analyses. Most considerable of them are the National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC), Intergroup-0096, and the Japan Clinical Oncology Group (JCOG)-9104 trials. These studies included pre-chemotherapy extent of the tumor in radiation portals and demonstrated 5-year survival rates over 20%.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiation Oncology Journal
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
3
Series
5 refs
Journal Page Range
p. 175-176
ISSN
2234-1900

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
45069634
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
CHEMOTHERAPY; IRRADIATION; LUNGS; LYMPH VESSELS; NEOPLASMS; TUMOR CELLS
Descriptors DEC
ANIMAL CELLS; BODY; DISEASES; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MEDICINE; ORGANS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THERAPY