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Thoracic Radiotherapy in Small Cell Lung Cancer in 2020

open access: yes, 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

open access: yesActa Medica, 2009
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
doaj   +2 more sources

Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Portable Small-Bore Chest Tube (Thoracic Egg Catheter) in Spontaneous Pneumothorax [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
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
문덕환, 이성수
core   +1 more source

Phase I trial of the MEK inhibitor selumetinib in combination with thoracic radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer

open access: yesClinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 2021
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
doaj   +1 more source

Oral vinorelbine and cisplatin with concomitant radiotherapy in stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): A feasibility study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
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
core   +1 more source

Use of thoracic radiotherapy for extensive stage small-cell lung cancer: a phase 3 randomised controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
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
core   +2 more sources

External radiotherapy of thyroid cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
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
core   +1 more source

Prognostic significance of tumor microenvironment assessed by machine learning algorithm in surgically resected non‐small cell lung cancer

open access: yesCancer Reports, EarlyView., 2023
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
wiley   +1 more source

Radiotherapy waiting times for women with breast cancer: a population-based cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
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
core   +2 more sources

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