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SUBMITTER: Sasaki T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6173687 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sasaki Tomonari T Seto Takashi T Yamanaka Takeharu T Kunitake Naonobu N Shimizu Junichi J Kodaira Takeshi T Nishio Makoto M Kozuka Takuyo T Takahashi Toshiaki T Harada Hideyuki H Yoshimura Naruo N Tsutsumi Shinichi S Kitajima Hiromoto H Kataoka Masaaki M Ichinose Yukito Y Nakagawa Kazuhiko K Nishimura Yasumasa Y Yamamoto Nobuyuki N Nakanishi Yoichi Y
British journal of cancer 20180912 6
<h4>Background</h4>Cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy is the standard treatment for unresectable, locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This trial evaluated two experimental regimens that combine chemotherapy with concurrent radiotherapy.<h4>Methods</h4>Eligible patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC were randomised to either the SP arm (S-1 and cisplatin) or VP arm (vinorelbine and cisplatin), with early concurrent thoracic radiotherapy of 60 Gy, comprising 2 Gy per daily frac ...[more]