RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Mosley, Mary
T1 Strategies for Optimizing Radiation Therapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 15
IS 8
SP 23
OP 24
DO 10.1177/1559897715588458
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/8/23.abstract
AB The current evidence for the optimal delivery of radiation therapy in patients with small cell lung cancer is reviewed in this article. Hippocampal avoidance prophylactic cranial irradiation is being studied to reduce the associated neurocognitive deficits. Thoracic radiation therapy combined with prophylactic cranial irradiation was shown to improve overall survival and progression-free survival and reduce intrathoracic progression in the CREST trial.