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Highlights • Prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) was more commonly used in younger patients.• PCI utilization rates did not change throughout our 20-year institutional experience.• PCI was associated with improved OS… Click to show full abstract
Highlights • Prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) was more commonly used in younger patients.• PCI utilization rates did not change throughout our 20-year institutional experience.• PCI was associated with improved OS and lower brain metastasis risk, independent of MRI follow-up or era of treatment.• For LS-SCLC patients with good thoracic response, PCI remains the standard-of-care.
Keywords:
limited stage;
year;
prophylactic cranial;
cranial irradiation;
cancer
Journal Title: Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Year Published: 2021
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Journal Title: Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Year Published: 2021
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