1787. Prophylactic cranial irradiation for patients with small-cell lung cancer in complete remission. Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation Overview Collaborative Group.
作者: A Aupérin.;R Arriagada.;J P Pignon.;C Le Péchoux.;A Gregor.;R J Stephens.;P E Kristjansen.;B E Johnson.;H Ueoka.;H Wagner.;J Aisner.
来源: N Engl J Med. 1999年341卷7期476-84页
Prophylactic cranial irradiation reduces the incidence of brain metastasis in patients with small-cell lung cancer. Whether this treatment, when given to patients in complete remission, improves survival is not known. We performed a meta-analysis to determine whether prophylactic cranial irradiation prolongs survival.
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