Brain relapses in chemotherapy-treated small cell lung cancer: A retrospective review of two time-dose regimens of therapeutic brain irradiation

Lung Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-181

  Bach, Flemming ^a,b   Sørensen, Jens B ^b   Adrian, Lene ^a   Larsen, Henrik ^b   Langer, Seppo W ^c   Nelausen, Knud M ^b   Engelholm, Svend A ^b  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b FINSEN LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Brain irradiation; Parenchymal brain metastases; Small cell lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030249224     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-5002(95)00580-3     Document Type: Review

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