Prophylactic cranial irradiation in small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Xin YinDanfang YanMiao QiuLiming HuangSen-Xiang YanPublished in: BMC cancer (2019)
The results of this study showed that PCI has a significant effect on decreasing BM but little benefit in prolonging OS when brain imaging was introduced to confirm lack of BM after initial chemoradiotherapy and before irradiation.
Keyphrases
- small cell lung cancer
- high resolution
- coronary artery disease
- acute myocardial infarction
- rectal cancer
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- resting state
- radiation induced
- locally advanced
- heart failure
- functional connectivity
- antiplatelet therapy
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- radiation therapy
- multiple sclerosis
- brain injury
- cerebral ischemia
- subarachnoid hemorrhage