Thirty years of prophylactic cranial irradiation in patients with small cell lung cancer: A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials;Trinta anos de irradiação craniana profilática em pacientes com câncer de pulmão de pequenas células: Uma meta-análise de ensaios clínicos randomizados

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 372-381

  Viani, Gustavo Arruda ^a   Boin, André Campiolo ^a   Ikeda, Veridiana Yuri ^a   Vianna, Bruno Silveira ^a   Silva, Rondinelli Salvador ^a   Santanella, Fernando ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE MARÍLIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Radiotherapy; Small cell lung carcinoma; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; HUMAN; INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SKULL IRRADIATION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; HUMANS; INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SMALL CELL LUNG CARCINOMA;

EID: 84864012836     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-37132012000300013     Document Type: Article

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