Advance of prophylactic cranial irradiation in lung cancer

作     者：Kan Wu Bing Xia Shenglin Ma 

作者机构：The Second Clinical Medical CollegeZhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhou 310053China Department of Ractiation OncologyHangzhou First People's HospitalHangzhou Cancer HospitalHangzhou 310006China 

出 版 物：《The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology》 (中德临床肿瘤学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2012年第11卷第10期

页      面：559-565页

学科分类：02[经济学] 07[理学] 08[工学] 09[农学] 070103[理学-概率论与数理统计] 083002[工学-环境工程] 0202[经济学-应用经济学] 020208[经济学-统计学] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 0714[理学-统计学（可授理学、经济学学位）] 0701[理学-数学] 0713[理学-生态学] 

基　　金：Supported by grants from the Major Science and Technology Innovation Projects of Hangzhou (No. 20112313A01) the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81172072) the Zhejiang Planning Project of Science and Technology (No. 2011F10015) the Zhejiang Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars (No. R2101405) 

主　　题：lung cancer brain metastases prophylactic cranial irradiation radiotherapy 

摘      要：Brain metastases in patients with lung cancer are a devastating problem with profound impact on survival. Prophylactic cranial irradiation has been discussed as an option to reduce the risk of brain metastases. This report provides an extensive review of the current evidence from non-randomized and randomized trials regarding the use of prophylactic cranial irradiation in lung cancer.