Patterns of brain metastasis immediately before prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI): implications for PCI optimization in limited-stage small cell lung cancer.
Xiao ChuShuyan LiBingqing XiaLi ChuXi YangJianjiao NiLiqing ZouYida LiCongying XieJie LinZhengfei ZhuPublished in: Radiation oncology (London, England) (2019)
Our findings suggest that PCI is still of importance in LS-SCLC, and MRI evaluation before PCI is indispensable. Investigations are warranted to explore the possibility of moving PCI up to before CRT completion in LS-SCLC patients with prolonged CRT-D. HA-PCI could be considered to reduce neurotoxicity.
Keyphrases
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- acute myocardial infarction
- acute coronary syndrome
- antiplatelet therapy
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- small cell lung cancer
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- magnetic resonance imaging
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- multiple sclerosis
- magnetic resonance
- coronary artery bypass
- cerebral ischemia