Fractionated palliative thoracic radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer – futile or worth-while?

Fractionated palliative thoracic radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer – futile or worth-while?

Abstract Background Palliative thoracic radiotherapy (PTR) can relieve symptoms originating from intra-thoracic disease. The optimal timing and fractionation of PTR is unknown. Time to effect is 2 months. The primary aim of this retrospective study was to investigate survival after PTR, hypothesizin...

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Main Authors: Malene Støchkel Frank, Dorte Schou Nørøxe, Lotte Nygård, Gitte Fredberg Persson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Non-small-cell lung cancer
NSCLC
Radiotherapy
Palliative
Thoracic
Overall survival
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-017-0270-4

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