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SynthesisClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2017

The potential role of brachytherapy in the irradiation of patients with lung cancer: a systematic review.

A Youroukou, I Gkiozos, Z Kalaitzi, I Tsalafoutas, K Papalla, A Charpidou, V Kouloulias

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Synthesis in Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Interstitial single fraction brachytherapy for malignant pulmonary tumours.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

A Youroukou2nd Department Radiology, Radiotherapy Unit, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
I GkiozosNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Third University Department of Ιnternal Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Z KalaitziRadiation Oncology Department, Medical Center of Athens, Athens, Greece.
I TsalafoutasDepartment of Radiation Therapy, Agios Savvas Anticancer Hospital, Athens, Greece.
K PapallaDepartment of Radiation Therapy, Agios Savvas Anticancer Hospital, Athens, Greece.
A CharpidouNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Third University Department of Ιnternal Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece.
V Kouloulias2nd Department Radiology, Radiotherapy Unit, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece. vkouloul@ece.ntua.gr.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRSotiria General Hospital · GRSt Savas Hospital · GRAthens Medical Center · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To review the use of brachytherapy as an adjuvant therapy to reduce recurrences after sublobar resections and as a palliation to patients with inoperable disease. Α review of all published studies was performed to identify the recurrence rate after brachytherapy adjuvant to sublobar resection and assess the palliation of symptoms and the complications of brachytherapy as a palliative treatment. Most of the studies that we found about brachytherapy as an adjuvant therapy to sublobar resection due to patient's poor cardiopulmonary reserve showed that brachytherapy offered low recurrence rate with low toxicity. Ten studies concerning palliative brachytherapy showed improvement of symptoms with good tolerance and good endoscopic response rates. Literature suggests that brachytherapy for inoperable symptomatic disease can be delivered for symptom improvement with acceptable toxicity. Brachytherapy as an alternative treatment option for lung cancer needs more investigation with more prospective trials.

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BrachytherapyHumansLung NeoplasmsPrognosisBrachytherapyEndobronchialInterstitialLung cancerMeshPalliation

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PMID28255649
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