Dexamethasone and supportive care with or without whole brain radiotherapy in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastases unsuitable for resection or stereotactic radiotherapy (QUARTZ): results from a phase 3, non-inferiority, randomised trial
Work
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: BackgroundWhole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) and dexamethasone are widely used to treat brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), although there have been no randomised clinical trials sh... more
Source: The Lancet
Institutions Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Medical Research Council, University College London, Castle Hill Hospital, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust +9 more
Cites: 42
Cited by: 648
Related to: 10
FWCI: 57.59
Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 100
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Sustainable Development Goal No poverty
Open Access status: hybrid
APC paid (est): $5,808