Evaluation and definitive management of medically inoperable early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer. Part 1: Assessment and conventional radiotherapy.
Decker RH, Tanoue LT, Colasanto JM, Detterbeck FC, Wilson LD. Evaluation and definitive management of medically inoperable early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer. Part 1: Assessment and conventional radiotherapy. Oncology 2006, 20: 727-36. PMID: 16841796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell lung cancerLung cancerPoor baseline pulmonary functionCurative treatment alternativeSingle-modality radiotherapyComorbid medical illnessesBaseline pulmonary functionBetter overall survivalEarly-stage patientsMinority of patientsRadiotherapy dose escalationDefinitive treatment optionOverall survival dataMediastinal nodalAdvanced diseaseCurative resectionDistant failureOverall survivalPulmonary functionDose escalationDefinitive managementMedical illnessCancer mortalityTreatment optionsRadiofrequency ablation