• Lung Cancer · Mar 2017

    Editorial

    What is the optimal radiotherapy schedule for limited stage small cell lung cancer?

    • Ben Slotman.
    • Dept. of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: Bj.slotman@vumc.nl.
    • Lung Cancer. 2017 Mar 1; 105: 52-53.

    AbstractThoracic radiotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of limited disease SCLC. Best results are obtained with twice daily (BID) radiotherapy, starting early and given concurrently with chemotherapy. At ASCO, 2016, Faivre-Finn and colleagues presented the results of the CONVERT trial, comparing such a scheme with once daily radiotherapy to a higher dose. There was no statistically significant difference in survival between the two arms. Although the publication of the study is still awaited, this editorial puts the available data in perspective and draws some important conclusions.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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