Utility of Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation for Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Modern Era with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surveillance

• Published in: Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain)) Vol. 33; no. 8; pp. e323 - e330
• Main Authors: Ghanta, S., Keller, A., Rodríguez-López, J.L., Patel, A., Beriwal, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2021
• Subjects: Limited stage small cell lung cancer; prophylactic cranial irradiation; small cell lung cancer; prophylactic cranial irradiation; small cell lung cancer; Limited stage small cell lung cancer

To retrospectively analyse the impact of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) on survival and intracranial progression in patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC) in the modern era of widespread magnetic resonance imaging brain screening. Patients with LS-SCLC treated within ou...