Risk factors for esophagitis after hypofractionated palliative (chemo) radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer

Risk factors for esophagitis after hypofractionated palliative (chemo) radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer

Abstract Introduction Esophagitis influences quality of life and might cause treatment interruption and hospitalization. Previous studies of risk factors focused on curative treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which often involves concomitant chemoradiation (CRT). Given the uncertainty...

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Main Authors: Carsten Nieder, Kristian S. Imingen, Bård Mannsåker, Rosalba Yobuta, Ellinor Haukland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Lung cancer
Radiotherapy
Chemoradiation
Palliative radiation therapy
Esophagitis
Dose-volume histogram
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01550-2

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