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Journal Scan / Research · September 14, 2016

Whole Brain Radiotherapy Not Superior to Supportive Care in NSCLC With Brain Metastases Unsuitable for Resection or Stereotactic Radiotherapy

The Lancet

 

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The Lancet
Dexamethasone and Supportive Care With or Without Whole Brain Radiotherapy in Treating Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Brain Metastases Unsuitable for Resection or Stereotactic Radiotherapy (QUARTZ): Results From a Phase 3, Non-Inferiority, Randomised Trial
Lancet 2016 Sep 04;[EPub Ahead of Print], P Mulvenna, M Nankivell, R Barton, C Faivre-Finn, P Wilson, E McColl, B Moore, I Brisbane, D Ardron, T Holt, S Morgan, C Lee, K Waite, N Bayman, C Pugh, B Sydes, R Stephens, MK Parmar, RE Langley

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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