Individualisation of radiochemotherapy (RTCT) for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
A Tufman, A Borgmeier, C Belka, K Ulm, F Tian, M Flentje, P Schnabel, T Goldmann, RM Huber · Pneumologie · 2014 · Heft 06
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Background: Individualised therapy has not yet found its place in the treatment of stage III NSCLC. Although RTCT can be curative, many tumours progress despite multimodal treatment. The CTRT 99/97 Bronchial Carcinoma Therapy (BROCAT) study investigated radiotherapy (RT) vs. RTCT after induction chemotherapy. The German Intergroup Lung Trial (GILT) investigated consolidation CT following simultaneous RTCT. Here we present clinical and translational predictors of outcome in these two large randomised trials. Methods: We analysed histology subgroups within BROCAT, comparing adenocarcinoma, squamous cell and large…