Can palliative radiation be used to treat recurrent malignant pleural effusion in NSCLC?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
There has been gradual recognition of improved survival with the administration of three-dimensional radiotherapy (3D-CRT) to the primary tumor in the context of systemic chemotherapy, EGFR-TKIs, or immunotherapy in patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. (Zheng et al., PMID 31040256, Arr...
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Radiation Oncologist at Salem Regional Medical Center Radiation Oncology How do you know it's effective if you don't try?
Medical Oncologist at Mary Lanning Healthcare Morrison Cancer Center/University of Nebraska Medical Center Adjunct Faculty As acknowledged in the above-referenced studies, t...
How do you know it's effective if you don't try?
As acknowledged in the above-referenced studies, t...