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Article: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® on Nonsurgical Treatment for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Poor Performance Status or Palliative Intent
Title | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® on Nonsurgical Treatment for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Poor Performance Status or Palliative Intent |
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Authors | |
Keywords | palliation radiation therapy radiotherapy ACR performance status chemotherapy |
Issue Date | 2009 |
Citation | Journal of the American College of Radiology, 2009, v. 6, n. 2, p. 85-95 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Radiation therapy (RT) plays a major role in the definitive treatment of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer who are unable to tolerate surgery. Radiation therapy alone is used primarily for early-stage (stages I and II) patients. Higher doses of RT (>65 Gy) seem to improve outcomes, and modern techniques such as stereotactic body RT have been very promising. For patients with locally advanced disease (stages IIIA and IIIB), concurrent chemotherapy and RT remains the standard of care. However, many patients cannot tolerate the regimen because of its toxicity. Sequential chemotherapy followed by RT is used in these situations. Radiation therapy alone is used for the rare patient who cannot tolerate the use of any chemotherapy because of comorbid conditions. Palliative external-beam RT is useful for patients with metastatic disease, causing symptoms such as dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis, postobstructive pneumonia, and pain. Hypofractionation has been attempted as a means to provide more rapid and convenient symptom relief, but results from clinical trials are conflicting on whether it is an improvement over standard palliative fractionation. Endobronchial brachytherapy provides relief for patients with endobronchial lesions causing obstruction or hemoptysis. Palliative chemotherapy improves survival and quality of life in patients with metastatic disease compared with best supportive care. Chemotherapy also improves outcomes as a second-line and third-line treatment for patients in whom previous regimens have failed. Biologic therapies such as erlotinib and bevacizumab have been incorporated into every phase of chemotherapy with good results. © 2009 American College of Radiology. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/266891 |
ISSN | 2021 Impact Factor: 6.240 2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.022 |
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dc.contributor.author | Rosenzweig, Kenneth E. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Movsas, Benjamin | - |
dc.contributor.author | Bradley, Jeff | - |
dc.contributor.author | Gewanter, Richard M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Gopal, Ramesh S. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Komaki, Ritsuko U. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kong, Feng Ming | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, Hoon Ku | - |
dc.contributor.author | Feins, Richard H. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Langer, Corey J. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-31T07:19:54Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-01-31T07:19:54Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of the American College of Radiology, 2009, v. 6, n. 2, p. 85-95 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1546-1440 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/266891 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Radiation therapy (RT) plays a major role in the definitive treatment of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer who are unable to tolerate surgery. Radiation therapy alone is used primarily for early-stage (stages I and II) patients. Higher doses of RT (>65 Gy) seem to improve outcomes, and modern techniques such as stereotactic body RT have been very promising. For patients with locally advanced disease (stages IIIA and IIIB), concurrent chemotherapy and RT remains the standard of care. However, many patients cannot tolerate the regimen because of its toxicity. Sequential chemotherapy followed by RT is used in these situations. Radiation therapy alone is used for the rare patient who cannot tolerate the use of any chemotherapy because of comorbid conditions. Palliative external-beam RT is useful for patients with metastatic disease, causing symptoms such as dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis, postobstructive pneumonia, and pain. Hypofractionation has been attempted as a means to provide more rapid and convenient symptom relief, but results from clinical trials are conflicting on whether it is an improvement over standard palliative fractionation. Endobronchial brachytherapy provides relief for patients with endobronchial lesions causing obstruction or hemoptysis. Palliative chemotherapy improves survival and quality of life in patients with metastatic disease compared with best supportive care. Chemotherapy also improves outcomes as a second-line and third-line treatment for patients in whom previous regimens have failed. Biologic therapies such as erlotinib and bevacizumab have been incorporated into every phase of chemotherapy with good results. © 2009 American College of Radiology. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of the American College of Radiology | - |
dc.subject | palliation | - |
dc.subject | radiation therapy | - |
dc.subject | radiotherapy | - |
dc.subject | ACR | - |
dc.subject | performance status | - |
dc.subject | chemotherapy | - |
dc.title | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® on Nonsurgical Treatment for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Poor Performance Status or Palliative Intent | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jacr.2008.11.001 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-58849103601 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 6 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 85 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 95 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1546-1440 | - |