1985
Neurologic, neuropsychologic, and computed cranial tomography scan abnormalities in 2- to 10-year survivors of small-cell lung cancer.
Johnson B, Becker B, Goff W, Petronas N, Krehbiel M, Makuch R, McKenna G, Glatstein E, Ihde D. Neurologic, neuropsychologic, and computed cranial tomography scan abnormalities in 2- to 10-year survivors of small-cell lung cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1985, 3: 1659-67. PMID: 2999346, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1985.3.12.1659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProphylactic cranial irradiationMental status examinationLarge radiotherapy fractionsCranial irradiationStatus ExaminationScan abnormalitiesNeuropsychologic testingSmall-cell lung cancer trialHigh-dose induction chemotherapyLow-dose maintenance chemotherapySmall cell lung cancerRadiotherapy fractionsAbnormal neurologic examinationCranial tomography scanProgressive ventricular dilatationTherapeutic cranial irradiationTomography scan abnormalitiesHigh-dose chemotherapyStart of therapyLong-term survivorsLung cancer trialsMajority of casesCCT findingsInduction chemotherapyMaintenance chemotherapy
1984
A comparison of computed tomography and radionuclide scanning for detection of brain metastases in small cell lung cancer.
Crane J, Nelson M, Ihde D, Makuch R, Glatstein E, Zabell A, Johnston-Early A, Bates H, Saini N, Cohen M. A comparison of computed tomography and radionuclide scanning for detection of brain metastases in small cell lung cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1984, 2: 1017-24. PMID: 6088707, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1984.2.9.1017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall cell lung cancerRadionuclide brain scanCell lung cancerBrain metastasesCT scanBrain scansAsymptomatic patientsNeurologic signsLung cancerExtensive-stage diseaseTherapeutic cranial irradiationTomographic brain scansCT brain scanSix-month intervalsCranial irradiationRN scansSCLC patientsAsymptomatic lesionsSymptomatic patientsSystemic therapyConsecutive patientsNeurologic historyComputed tomographyPatientsMetastasis