Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy: A potentially curable approach to early stage multiple primary lung cancer

BACKGROUND Surgical resection has been the standard treatment for early stage multiple primary lung cancer (MPLC). However, a significant proportion of patients with MPLC cannot undergo surgery. For this report, the authors explored the role of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for patients...

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Published in:	Cancer 2013-09, Vol.119 (18), p.3402-3410
Main Authors:	Chang, Joe Y., Liu, Yung‐Hsien, Zhu, Zhengfei, Welsh, James W., Gomez, Daniel R., Komaki, Ritsuko, Roth, Jack A., Swisher, Stephen G.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Chest Disease-Free Survival Female Humans Incidence Lung Neoplasms - pathology Lung Neoplasms - surgery Male Medical sciences metachronous tumors Middle Aged multiple primary lung cancer Multiple tumors. Solid tumors. Tumors in childhood (general aspects) Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - pathology Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - surgery Pneumology Radiation Dosage Radiosurgery - adverse effects Radiosurgery - methods Retrospective Studies stereotactic ablative radiotherapy stereotactic body radiotherapy Survival Analysis synchronous tumors Treatment Outcome Tumors Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum
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