During the past 10 years, 240 patients with Stage I11 small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) were treated with one of five chemotherapy programs plus thoracic irradiation. In addition, prophylactic cranial irradiation was administered concurrently with thoracic irradiation to 194 patients receiving CAML-H
Small-cell carcinoma of the lung: A five-year experience with combined modality therapy
β Scribed by Philip C. Hoffman; Harvey M. Golomb; Jacob D. Bitran; Tom R. Demeester; Lionel Cohen; Melvin L. Griem; Judith A. Cooksey; Uri Mintz; Leo I. Gordon; Richard K. Desser; Ann E. Kinnealey; Corinne A. Sovik
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 599 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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