PORTAF – postoperative radiotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer: accelerated versus conventional fractionation – study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

PORTAF – postoperative radiotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer: accelerated versus conventional fractionation – study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background In early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without affected lymph nodes detected at staging, surgical resection is still the mainstay of treatment. However, in patients with metastatic mediastinal lymph nodes (pN2) or non-radically resected primary tumors (R1/R2), postoper...

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Main Authors: R. Bütof, M. Simon, S. Löck, E. G. C. Troost, S. Appold, M. Krause, M. Baumann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Postoperative radiotherapy
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Fractionation
Acceleration
Randomized clinical trial
Phase II trial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2346-0

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