Is chest radiation now a classical practice for extensive small cell lung cancer?

Paul Van Houtte; Luigi Moretti; Martine Roelandts

doi:10.3978/j.issn.2218-6751.2015.04.01

Is chest radiation now a classical practice for extensive small cell lung cancer?

Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2015 Jun;4(3):209-10. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2218-6751.2015.04.01.

Authors

Paul Van Houtte¹, Luigi Moretti¹, Martine Roelandts¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussel, Belgium.

PMID: 26207204
PMCID: PMC4483467
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2218-6751.2015.04.01

Abstract

The recent phase III published by Slotman et al. addressed the question of additional chest radiation showing a benefit mainly in local control. A critical analysis of this trial point out all the limitations and in view of other studies, the real benefit of chest radiation for extensive small cell lung cancer (SCLC) remains unclear.

Keywords: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC); chest radiotherapy.