Abstract:Background: Palliative thoracic radiotherapy (RT) can improve local control and survival in patients with unresectable locally or systemically advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but the optimal RT dose has not been well-defined. We investigated the survival outcomes of patients with NSCLC who underwent hypofractionated radiotherapy (HFRT).Methods: We retrospectively investigated survival and adverse effects among 74 patients with locally or systemically advanced NSCLC who received HFRT (45 Gy/15 frac… Show more
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