Radiotherapy improves the survival of patients with stage IV NSCLC: A propensity score matched analysis of the SEER database.

Rui ZhangPing LiQin LiYunfeng QiaoTangpeng XuPeng RuanQibin SongZhenming Fu

Published in: Cancer medicine (2018)

The results support that RT might improve the survival of patients with metastatic NSCLC in a PS-matched patient cohort from the large SEER database. It is prudent to carefully select patients for RT in metastatic NSCLC.

Keyphrases

small cell lung cancer
advanced non small cell lung cancer
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
brain metastases
squamous cell carcinoma
chronic kidney disease
early stage
case report
adverse drug
peritoneal dialysis
radiation therapy
free survival
radiation induced
locally advanced
rectal cancer