Clinicoradiological outcomes after radical radiotherapy for lung cancer in patients with interstitial lung disease.

Gerard M WallsMichael McMahonNatasha MoorePatrick NicolGemma BradleyGlenn WhittenLinda YoungJolyne M O'HareJohn LindsayRyan ConnollyDermot LindenPeter A BallGerard G HannaJonathan McAleese

Published in: BJR open (2023)

For selected patients with ILD, long-term lung cancer control without severely impacting respiratory function may be possible with radical radiotherapy, albeit with a slightly higher risk of death.

Keyphrases

interstitial lung disease
systemic sclerosis
early stage
rheumatoid arthritis
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
locally advanced
radiation induced
radiation therapy
rectal cancer
squamous cell carcinoma