Impact of Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation Timing on Brain Relapse Rates in Patients With Stage IIIB None-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma Treated With Two Different Chemoradiotherapy Regimens

Topkan, Erkan; Parlak, Cem; Kotek, Ayse; Yuksel, Oznur; CENGİZ, MUSTAFA; Ozsahin, Mahmut; Pehlivan, Berrin

doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.09.031

Impact of Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation Timing on Brain Relapse Rates in Patients With Stage IIIB None-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma Treated With Two Different Chemoradiotherapy Regimens

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Topkan E., Parlak C., Kotek A., Yuksel O., CENGİZ M., Ozsahin M., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, vol.83, no.4, pp.1264-1271, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 83 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.09.031
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1264-1271
Keywords: Stage IIIB non-small-cell lung carcinoma, Chemoradiotherapy, Prophylactic cranial irradiation, Timing, Brain metastasis incidence, RECURSIVE PARTITIONING ANALYSIS, ONCOLOGY GROUP RTOG, TERM-FOLLOW-UP, NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY, FAILURE PATTERNS, CANCER, METASTASES, SURGERY, RISK, TIME
Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To retrospectively assess the influence of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) timing on brain relapse rates in patients treated with two different chemoradiotherapy (CRT) regimens for Stage IIIB non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).