In regards to Chu et al.: Patterns of brain metastasis immediately before prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI): implications for PCI optimization in limited-stage small cell lung cancer.
Journal
Radiation oncology (London, England)
ISSN: 1748-717X
Titre abrégé: Radiat Oncol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101265111
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 Nov 2020
02 Nov 2020
Historique:
received:
02
09
2020
accepted:
24
09
2020
entrez:
3
11
2020
pubmed:
4
11
2020
medline:
4
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We read the article entitled "Patterns of brain metastasis immediately before prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI): implications for PCI optimization in limited-stage small cell lung cancer" with great interest. In that study, the author reported about the importance of PCI timing in limited stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC) in the era of MRI surveillance. In addition, the authors raise the issue of neurotoxicity of PCI. In this letter, we aimed to clarify the value of PCI in LS-SCLC and present ongoing trials regarding PCI and MRI surveillance in SCLC. As a result, we see the need for the development of a prediction tool to estimate the risk of intracranial relapse in LS-SCLC after chemoradiotherapy in order to support shared decision making through improved guidance.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33138845
doi: 10.1186/s13014-020-01680-7
pii: 10.1186/s13014-020-01680-7
pmc: PMC7607688
doi:
Types de publication
Letter
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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