Increasing Heart Dose Reduces Overall Survival in Patients Undergoing Postoperative Radiation Therapy for NSCLC

Increasing Heart Dose Reduces Overall Survival in Patients Undergoing Postoperative Radiation Therapy for NSCLC

Introduction: Given the concern for cardiopulmonary toxicity in patients with NSCLC undergoing postoperative radiation therapy (PORT), the purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between heart dose and overall survival (OS) in patients undergoing PORT with modern techniques. Methods: T...

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Main Authors: Annemarie F. Shepherd, MD, Anthony F. Yu, MD, Michelle Iocolano, MD, Jonathan E. Leeman, MD, Aaron T. Wild, MD, Brandon S. Imber, MD, MA, Jamie E. Chaft, MD, Michael Offin, MD, James Huang, MD, James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI, Abraham J. Wu, MD, Daphna Y. Gelblum, MD, Narek Shaverdian, MD, Charles B. Simone, II, MD, Daniel Gomez, MD, Ellen Yorke, PhD, Andrew Jackson, PhD, Andreas Rimner, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:JTO Clinical and Research Reports
Subjects:
Postoperative radiation therapy
Cardiac toxicity
Lung cancer
Heart dose
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666364321000680

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