Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for treatment of central and ultra-central lung tumors. Issue 1 (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chaudhuri, Aadel A.; Tang, Chad; Binkley, Michael S.; Jin, Michelle; Wynne, Jacob F.; von Eyben, Rie; Hara, Wendy Y.; Trakul, Nicholas; Loo, Billy W.; Diehn, Maximilian
• Is Part Of: Lung cancer. Volume 89:Issue 1(2015:Jul.)
• Page Start: 50
• Page End: 56
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: Lungs -- Cancer -- Periodicals; Lung Neoplasms -- Abstracts; Lung Neoplasms -- Periodicals; Poumons -- Cancer -- Périodiques; Lungs -- Cancer; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; 616.99424
• DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2015.04.014
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0169-5002

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Study of central lung tumors treated with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR).</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">We define "ultra-central" to refer to tumors directly abutting the central airway.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Ultra-central tumor patients have good outcomes and low treatment-related toxicity.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">RTOG 0813 central airway constraints may be stricter than necessary.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>