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Thoracic Radiotherapy in Small Cell Lung Cancer in 2020
Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) represents 10-15% of all lung cancers and has a poor prognosis. Thoracic radiotherapy plays a central role in current SCLC management.
Faivre-Finn, Corinne; id_orcid +3 more
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Thoracic Radiotherapy for Mediastinal Nodal Recurrence
Radiotherapy has been used to treat loco-regional recurrences located at various intra-thoracic sites, but longterm survival of these patients has been rarely observed.
Katsunori Kagohashi +5 more
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Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Portable Small-Bore Chest Tube (Thoracic Egg Catheter) in Spontaneous Pneumothorax [PDF]
Background: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is commonly treated with chest tube insertion, which requires hospitalization. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy, costs, and benefits of a portable small-bore chest tube (Thoracic Egg; Sumitomo Bakelite
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Background: The RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK signalling pathway has a pivotal role in cancer proliferation and modulating treatment response. Selumetinib inhibits MEK and enhances effects of radiotherapy in preclinical studies.
K. Haslett +9 more
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Oral vinorelbine and cisplatin with concomitant radiotherapy in stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): A feasibility study [PDF]
Background: Concurrent chemoradiotherapy has improved survival in inoperable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This phase I trial was performed in order to establish a dose recommendation for oral vinorelbine in combination with cisplatin and
Schmidt, Michael +8 more
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Use of thoracic radiotherapy for extensive stage small-cell lung cancer: a phase 3 randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Background Most patients with extensive stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) who undergo chemotherapy, and prophylactic cranial irradiation, have persistent intra thoracic disease.
Knegjens, Joost L. +35 more
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The Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer: Methods, evidence and guidance [PDF]
National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care +1 more
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External radiotherapy of thyroid cancer [PDF]
Differentiated thyroid cancer comprises papillary, mixed papillary-follicular and follicular adenocarcinomas. They are mostly hormone-sensitive and respond to thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression. The standard treatment is total thyroidectomy. I-
Pollinger, B., Dühmke, Eckhart
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Abstract Background A methodology to assess the immune microenvironment (IME) of non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not been established, and the prognostic impact of IME factors is not yet clear. Aims This study aimed to assess the IME factors and evaluate their prognostic values. Methods and Results We assessed CD8+ tumor‐infiltrating lymphocyte (
Yukihiro Terada +16 more
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Radiotherapy waiting times for women with breast cancer: a population-based cohort study [PDF]
Background: Waiting times for cancer patients are a national priority in the UK. Previous studies have shown variation between cancer networks in the time between diagnosis and start of radiotherapy for all cancer patients. Studies of the relationship
Jack, Ruth H +22 more
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