Prognostic factors in the treatment of node-negative nonsmall cell lung carcinoma with radiotherapy alone

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 607-613

  Kupelian, Patrick A ^a   Komaki, Ritsuko ^a   Allen, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Medically inoperable; Nonsmall cell lung carcinoma; Prognostic factors; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030271699     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00364-1     Document Type: Article

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