Time to reconsider prophylactic cranial irradiation in extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer?

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Ben J Slotman. Lancet Oncol. 2017 May.

. 2017 May;18(5):566-567.

doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30193-6. Epub 2017 Mar 23.

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands. Electronic address: bj.slotman@vumc.nl.

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Prophylactic cranial irradiation versus observation in patients with extensive-disease small-cell lung cancer: a multicentre, randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial.
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