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Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (HypoFXSRT) for stage I non-small cell lung cancer: updated results of 257 patients in a Japanese multi-institutional study.

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HypoFXSRT with a BED of less than 180 Gy was almost safe for stage I NSCLC, and the local control and overall survival rates in 5 years with a AED of 100 Gy or more were superior to the reported results for conventional radiotherapy.
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This article is published in Journal of Thoracic Oncology.The article was published on 2007-07-01 and is currently open access. It has received 880 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Survival rate.

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NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines

TL;DR: Lymphedema is a common complication after treatment for breast cancer and factors associated with increased risk of lymphedEMA include extent of axillary surgery, axillary radiation, infection, and patient obesity.
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Treatment of stage I and II non-small cell lung cancer: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

TL;DR: Surgical resection remains the primary and preferred approach to the treatment of stage I and II NSCLC, and mediastinal lymph node sampling at the time of curative intent surgical resection can be performed without increased morbidity.
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New Guidelines to Evaluate the Response to Treatment in Solid Tumors

TL;DR: A model by which a combined assessment of all existing lesions, characterized by target lesions and nontarget lesions, is used to extrapolate an overall response to treatment is proposed, which is largely validated by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Group and integrated into the present guidelines.
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New guidelines to evaluate the response to treatment in solid tumors

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a model by which a combined assessment of all existing lesions, characterized by target lesions (to be measured) and nontarget lesions, is used to extrapolate an overall response to treatment.
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Extracranial Stereotactic Radioablation*: Results of a Phase I Study in Medically Inoperable Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

TL;DR: Very high radiation dose treatments were tolerated in this population of medically inoperable patients with stage I NSCLC using ESR techniques.
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