The role of systemic chemotherapy in the
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Francesco Grossi; Tindaro Scolaro; Lucia Tixi; Maura Loprevite; Andrea Ardizzoni
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Article
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2001
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Brain is the most common site of metastatic spread in small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Approximately 10% of SCLC patients have brain metastases (BM) already at diagnosis and an additional 40% will develop central nervous system (CNS) involvement during their disease course. Although whole brain radiot