Benefits of Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation in the MRI Era for Patients With Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

Benefits of Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation in the MRI Era for Patients With Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

PurposePrevious studies have shown that prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) can improve the survival of patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC). PCI is recommended for patients who respond well to chemoradiotherapy. However, whether PCI could be extrapolated to the LS-SCLC pa...

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Main Authors: Chao Qi, Wang Li, Hanming Li, Fengyun Wen, Lu Zhou, Xiaohu Sun, Hong Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
small cell lung cancer
prophylactic cranial irradiation
magnetic resonance imaging
brain metastases
patterns of failure
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.833478/full

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