Salvage treatment of NSCLC recurrence after first-line chemotherapy failure: Iodine-125 seed brachytherapy or microwave ablation?

Bin LiuYongzheng WangShilin TianYancu HertzanuXiaogang ZhaoYu-Liang Li

Published in: Thoracic cancer (2020)

MWA and brachytherapy are effective and safe options for the treatment of NSCLC recurrence after first-line chemotherapy. Which modality should be considered is dependent upon tumor location, tumor size and experience of specialists.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
small cell lung cancer
high dose
radiation therapy
squamous cell carcinoma
rectal cancer