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Bakerwilcox.co.uk

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NextGen Report / News / On EORTC Trial Results Showing That Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation In Small Cell Lung Cancer Significantly Increases Survival

Prophylactic cranial irradiation after chemotherapy significantly reduces the risk of brain metastasis and doubles one-year survival in small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), according to the results of the multicenter phase III randomized EORTC trial 08993-22993.

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive tumor that nearly 15% of all newly diagnosed lung cancers. The majority of patients with SCLC present w ...