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What is the quickest palliative regimen you have tried for obstructing lesions in the lung in patients with stage IV disease?

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Radiation Oncology · Yale School of Medicine

I routinely use 1 or 2 fraction palliative regimens, and in my opinion, this is something that we should be considering more frequently. This has been the subject of dozens of randomized controlled trials, and meta-analyses by the Cochrane group. There is consistently no difference in symptom relief...

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Radiation Oncology · Radiation Oncology Associates PA

I agree completely with @Dr. First Last. I may use 17 Gy in 2 fractions separated by a week in some circumstances, toward the end of life or when patients require monitoring to receive treatment [e.g. ICU].

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