Postoperative radiation therapy in lung cancer: a controlled trial after resection of curative design. [/sup 60/Co]

Journal Article · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-3016(80)90105-4· OSTI ID:5005942

Van Houtte, P ^[1]; Rocmans, P; Smets, P; Goffin, J C; Lustman-Marechal, J; Vanderhoeft, P; Henry, J

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1. Institut Bordet, Brussels, Belgium

Postoperative supervoltage radiotherapy was tested in a controlled clinical trial in an attempt to improve the survival for patients with bronchogenic carcinoma. Radiation therapy began 3 to 4 weeks after surgery; three fields were used giving a dose of 6,000 rad in six weeks to the mediastinum from a Co 60 unit. Between 1966 and 1975, 224 patients were included in this study. No increase in survival time was noticed in the irradiated group. The 5 year survival rate was lower in this group (24% versus 43% for the control group) but the difference was not statistically significant. The slight benefit from radiation therapy was a decrease in local relapse (4 versus 19).

• OSTI ID: 5005942
• Journal Information: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 6:8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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