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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2017

Parenchymal and Functional Lung Changes after Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer-Experiences from a Single Institution.

Juliane Hörner-Rieber, Julian Dern, Denise Bernhardt, Laila König, Sebastian Adeberg, Vivek Verma, Angela Paul, Jutta Kappes, Hans Hoffmann, Juergen Debus and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Juliane Hörner-RieberDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Julian DernDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Denise BernhardtDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Laila KönigDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Sebastian AdebergDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Vivek VermaUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States.
Angela PaulDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Jutta KappesDepartment of Pneumology, Thoraxklinik, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Hans HoffmannTranslational Research Unit, Thoraxklinik, Heidelberg University, Germany Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC-H), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.
Juergen DebusDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Claus P HeusselTranslational Research Unit, Thoraxklinik, Heidelberg University, Germany Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC-H), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.
Stefan RiekenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
University Hospital Heidelberg · DEGerman Center for Lung Research · DEHeidelberger Institut für Radioonkologie · DEHeidelberg University · DEUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis study aimed to evaluate parenchymal and functional lung changes following stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and to correlate radiological and functional findings with patient and treatment characteristics as well as survival. MATERIALS AND

methodsSeventy patients with early-stage NSCLC treated with SBRT from 2004 to 2015 with more than 1 year of CT follow-up scans were analyzed. Incidence, morphology, severity of acute and late lung abnormalities as well as pulmonary function changes were evaluated and correlated with outcome.

resultsMedian follow-up time was 32.2 months with 2-year overall survival (OS) of 83% and local progression-free survival of 88%, respectively. Regarding parenchymal changes, most patients only developed mild to moderate CT abnormalities. Mean ipsilateral lung dose (MLD) in biological effective dose and planning target volume size were significantly associated with maximum severity score of parenchymal changes (

conclusionSBRT was generally tolerated well with only mild toxicity. For evaluating the possible prognostic impact of MLD and FVC reduction on survival detected in this analysis, larger prospective studies are truly needed.

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lung injurynon-small cell lung cancerpulmonary functionradiation fibrosisradiation pneumonitisstereotactic body radiotherapy

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PMID28975083
PMCPMC5610686
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