Whole brain radiotherapy for brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer: the end of an era?

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Anna M E Bruynzeel et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Nov.

. 2016 Nov;8(11):E1525-E1527.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.11.41.

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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Dexamethasone and supportive care with or without whole brain radiotherapy in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastases unsuitable for resection or stereotactic radiotherapy (QUARTZ): results from a phase 3, non-inferiority, randomised trial.
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