Journal article
Radiotherapy With Curative Intent in Patients With Early-stage, Medically Inoperable, Non–Small-cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review
Abstract
Patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are unable to undergo surgery can be offered radiation therapy (RT). Previously, conventional RT was offered; however, newer techniques such as stereotactic body RT (SBRT) have become available. The objective of the present systematic review was to investigate the effectiveness of RT with curative intent in patients with early-stage medically inoperable NSCLC. MEDLINE, EMBASE, and …
Authors
Falkson CB; Vella ET; Yu E; El-Mallah M; Mackenzie R; Ellis PM; Ung YC
Journal
Clinical Lung Cancer, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 105–121.e5
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.cllc.2016.10.008
ISSN
1525-7304