Prophylactic radiotherapy for the prevention of procedure-tract metastases after surgical and large-bore pleural procedures in malignant pleural mesothelioma (SMART): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: The use of prophylactic radiotherapy to prevent procedure-tract metastases (PTMs) in malignant pleural mesothelioma remains controversial, and clinical practice varies worldwide. We aimed to compare prophylactic radiotherapy with deferred radiotherapy (given only when a PTM developed) in...

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Autores principales: Clive, Amelia O, Taylor, Hazel, Dobson, Lee, Wilson, Paula, de Winton, Emma, Panakis, Niki, Pepperell, Justin, Howell, Timothy, Stewart, Samuel A, Penz, Erika, Jordan, Nikki, Morley, Anna J, Zahan-Evans, Natalie, Smith, Sarah, Batchelor, Timothy J P, Marchbank, Adrian, Bishop, Lesley, Ionescu, Alina A, Bayne, Mike, Cooper, Samantha, Kerry, Anthony, Jenkins, Peter, Toy, Elizabeth, Vigneswaran, Vallipuram, Gildersleve, James, Ahmed, Merina, McDonald, Fiona, Button, Mick, Lewanski, Conrad, Comins, Charles, Dakshinamoorthy, Muthukumar, Lee, Y C Gary, Rahman, Najib M, Maskell, Nick A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lancet Pub. Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4961873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27345639
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(16)30095-X

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