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Practice guideline on prophylactic cranial irradiation in small-cell lung cancer

Abstract

PURPOSE: To develop an evidence-based clinical practice guideline that would address the following questions: (a) What is the role of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) in patients with limited or extensive stage small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) who have achieved complete remission in response to induction therapy (chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy)? (b) What dose and fractionation schedules of PCI are optimal? (c) Does the use of PCI in …

Authors

Kotalik J; Yu E; Markman BR; Evans WK; Group TCCOPGILCDS

Journal

International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 309–316

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

June 2001

DOI

10.1016/s0360-3016(01)01448-1

ISSN

0360-3016