Prophylactic cranial irradiation is indicated following complete response to induction therapy in small cell cancer: Results of a multicentre randomised trial

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1752-1758

  Gregor, A ^a   Cull, A ^a   Stephens, R J ^b   Kirkpatrick, J A ^c   Yarnold, J R ^d   Girling, D J ^b   Macbeth, F R ^e   Stout, R ^f   Machin, D ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c EORTC DATA CENTER   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Phase III trial; Prophylactic cranial irradiation; Quality of life; Small cell lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROTOXICITY; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031424159     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(97)00135-4     Document Type: Article

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