Postoperative radiotherapy for lung cancer: Is it worth the controversy?

The role of postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) in patients with completely resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with pathologically involved mediastinal lymph nodes (N2) remains unclear. Despite a reduction of local recurrence (LR), its effect on overall survival (OS) remains unproven. Therefore we conducted a review of the current literature.

Jaar van publicatie:2016

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BOF-publication weight:6

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Auteurs:International

Authors from:Hospital, Higher Education

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