Impact of thoracic tumor radiotherapy on survival in non‐small‐cell lung cancer with malignant pleural effusion treated with targeted therapy: Propensity score matching study
Qingsong Li,
Cheng Hu,
Shengfa Su
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundEGFR‐mutant (EGFR‐M) and ALK‐positive (ALK‐P)are common in malignant pleural effusion (MPE) with metastatic non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (MPE‐NSCLC). The impact of thoracic tumor radiotherapy on survival in such patients remains unclear. We aimed to investigate whether thoracic tumor radiotherapy could improve overall survival (OS) in such patients.MethodsAccording to whether or not patients accepted thoracic tumor radiotherapy, 148 patients with EGFR‐M or ALK‐P MPE‐NSCLC treated with targeted … Show more
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