Abstract:Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess whether combined thoracic radiotherapy (TRT) on the basis of chemotherapy (ChT) showed promising anti-tumor activity in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), then to explore practice patterns for radiation time and dose/ fractionation and to identify prognostic factors for patients who would benefit from ChT/TRT.Methods: A total of 492 ES-SCLC patients were included from January 2010 to March 2019, of which 244 patients experienced ChT/TRT. Propens… Show more
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