Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 88-08 and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 4588: preliminary results of a phase III trial in regionally advanced, unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer.

WT, Sause; C, Scott; S, Taylor; D, Johnson; R, Livingston; R, Komaki; B, Emami; WJ, Curran; RW, Byhardt; AT, Turrisi

doi:10.1093/jnci/87.3.198

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Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 88-08 and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 4588: preliminary results of a phase III trial in regionally advanced, unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer.

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Authors:

Sause WT

Scott C

Taylor S

Abstract

Background Regionally advanced, surgically unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer represents a disease with an extremely poor prognosis. External-beam irradiation to the primary tumor and regional lymphatics is generally accepted as standard therapy. The use of more aggressive radiation regimens an...

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