Comparison of survival outcomes among standard radiotherapy regimens in limited-stage small cell lung cancer patients receiving concurrent chemoradiation
Rutter CE, Park HS, Corso CD, Yeboa DN, Mancini BR, Lester-Coll NH, Kim AW, Decker RH. Comparison of survival outcomes among standard radiotherapy regimens in limited-stage small cell lung cancer patients receiving concurrent chemoradiation. Lung Cancer 2015, 90: 243-248. PMID: 26277031, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2015.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall cell lung cancerDose-fractionation regimensLimited-stage small cell lung cancerConcurrent CRTConcurrent chemoradiationOverall survivalLimited-stage small-cell lung cancer patientsProportional hazardsSmall cell lung cancer patientsMultivariable Cox proportional hazardsCell lung cancer patientsOptimal radiotherapy doseOngoing randomized trialsInferior overall survivalKaplan-Meier analysisCell lung cancerLarger tumor sizeMedian survival timeLung cancer patientsCox proportional hazardsStandard radiotherapy regimensLarge national datasetChemoradiation regimensSimilar OSEquivalent OS