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Is there a role for prophylactic cranial irradiation in patients with NSCLC?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Colorado School of Medicine
The question of PCI for stage III NSCLC has now been asked twice in the modern era. The abstracts of both of these studies are below. They both show that although PCI reduces the incidence of brain metastasis, it does not improve survival. And when there is the fatigue and neurotoxicity associated w...

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